I'm Having a Love Affair...

WITH MY HOUSE!! I've been dreaming of this day for years! Now that I finally have my own home I want to sit in it all the time.  Ok, not all the time.  I've been stuck on the couch for four days now with a bad bacterial infection.  I finally gave in today, got a shot in the booty and some antibiotics.  Normally I would love to sit on my couch without a care in the world, but I only have one week before I go back to school and I have TONS to do.

I only have a few pictures of the new house.  Chris got me an adorable bedsheet set from West Elm for my Birthday/Christmas present.  I love their stuff, but it is super expensive.  Since I'm not gifted with the thread, I have to give in when it comes to any DIY projects that would require extensive sewing.  So this is our new comforter set.  I still want to buy new decorative pillows, but this will do for now.  I might attempt to make some cute decorative flower pillows using fabric and hot glue.  More on that later!

 I'm in love with turquoise/aqua right now.  This paint color looked ALOT lighter on the paint swatch, but Chris and I have adjusted to the color just fine.  We I keep adding little details around the room to help soften the bright blue.  I covered our lamp shades with burlap for now.  Eventually I want new lamps, but I'm searching for the right ones with the right price.  You can kind of see the nightstands by the bed.  I scored those babies off of Craigslist for $35.  I painted them a light cream color and distressed them.  At first they felt too big, but now I love them.

 This picture shows the curtains we had when we first moved in.  They worked well in our old apartment, but I couldn't stand the length of them.  They had to go.

Thanks to a giftcard from Mom for Christmas I was able to purchase these babies.  They make the room look SO much better!! I'm in love!

I got my first comissioned project!  I painted an adorable antique side table for my sister-in-law for Christmas and she asked me to do her bedside tables the same way! Hooray! A real project! Things were going smoothly until I got sick.  Stupid little microorganisms.  I don't have a photo of her side table, but I am trying to be good about taking before/during/after photos of all my projects.

Speaking of, I have decided to start a new blog with all my fun furniture/craft projects. It is called Craptastic.  I know, classy!  You can find it  HERE. I wish I had started this earlier.  Since I start back to school in one week I won't have a lot of time to for DIY stuff, but I'll do what I can.

Remember this cute little side table I got at a yardsale this summer?  I scored it for $2 as is.  Chris helped me put it back together.  I liked the imperfect look of it, just not the wood color.  So I filled all the screw/nail holes and painted it yellow then antiqued it.  It is now on display in our hallway.  I love it!

I have quite a few projects to complete between now and next Wednesday.  I'm sure some of them will overlap into next weekend.  Since we only have a two day school week I figure I don't REALLY have to get into full swing just yet! = )  Here are some projects to come:

1.  Finish the S-I-L's bedside tables.
2.  Finish Start the kitchen stools I'm refinishing for Mom's Christmas present.
3.  Build a bookcase for my office.
4.  Paint the BEAUTIFUL antique desk I scored off of Craigslist this week.

I'll be a busy gal this weekend!! Cheers to antibiotics and a New Year!!