My Magazine arrived!

enjoying the weekend in atlanta. but before i left the magazine i am now a columnist for arrived!! yay!

my name in print! :) be sure to check out those lovely ladies who contributed with images.

hope you are having a wonderful weekend. :)

Day in the Life: favorite bargains, blogs, recipes, style tips & mommy moments

1.) Hudson's Party Theme - Domestic Charm

2.) Impatiently Praying for Patience - 12 dollar candle sticks

3.) Featured Follower - House made Home

4.) Favorite Blog - Hooked on Houses

5.) Favorite Bargain: Pom Pom Sandals- For the Love

6.)Favorite Recipe: Cut-Out Heart Cupcakes - Just Jenn Recipes

7.) Frugal Fashionista

8.) Featured Commenter - It's the Little Things

Sophia and I are off  to atlanta today for a best friend's wedding in Atlanta! My whole family will be there! Excited for a weekend back home where i grew up. Ben is going to DC for a trip with his brothers and dad for a trip they had planned a long time. I'll miss him all weekend but he'll be having a blast. I'll try and post when i can! have a great weekend ladies.

Hooked on Home Renovation Blogs: My Recent Favorites

I find myself not being able to sleep because i'm planning out paint colors..and light fixtures..and floor options...i'm nuts. the house isn't even ours yet but i can't help but plan how i would make it our home!! Here are some blogs that i have recently found and can't get enough of! Reno blogs are sooo inspiring and a lot of them give great tips and tutorials on how to do things yourself or on a budget. check them out!

Kitchen Before and After

Nursery Before and After

Bedroom Before and After

Bathroom Before and After

Staircase Before and After

There is something so attainable feeling when you see real people experiencing amazing real life renovations!! it makes me feel like yes...i can do that!! hehe. If all goes well with the new house i can't wait to show step by step projects of our renovations and share prices items etc.. i think that people would find that helpful and it would keep me strict on our budget. hehe.

ok totally random but i'm so excited for my sister and sabina.... Blanqi had it's first editorial feature!! American Baby Magazine. Check out the Blog for Blanqi!

Buying a 104 yr old Fixer-Upper: Renovation Time!

UPDATE: CHANGE OF PLANS...
DIDN'T BUY THIS HOUSE. 
We changed our minds after inspection and were still trying to sell our house at the time. wasn't mean to be!
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I don't have time to put together a post...because we are focused on this.....

buying a 104 yr old fixer-upper!!

i can see the potential in this place!! We are currently bringing in some professionals/specialists to check out some things in the house for us...get some quotes... and then we are going to put an offer on it sometime this week. So if all goes well this old baby will be mine to go crazy nesting in!! haha. i'm so excited. i love a good challenge...and i can't wait to document it and share it with all of you! So say a prayer all goes well! 

I am not a shy person......at all.....so i was knocking on the neighbors doors last sunday asking them about the house and the neighborhood. met some lovely people!! Found out the couple that lived there moved into the house back when they were just newlyweds in the 40's...and lived there their whole life!! The wife who was a widow recently passed away at 84! So it was a loved house...but not very updated. 

Here's some shots i took earlier today when we were there with our appointments. Look past the wallpaper and "oldness." The trimwork will be lovely with some tlc!! it looks like it's only been painted once. the tree on the left of the house has got to go too.

love the fireplaces. it has two. and the built in has so much potential. i actually like the wallpaper she put up in the back of it it is sooo old (but in great condition) might try and make it work in the room.

i love the trim work in this room!! gonna do something with the fireplace to lighten it up. i've had my eye on some glass tiles..

plenty of rooms to fill up with babies!! and company. :)

most of the doors have glass knobs! need some loving but i love the sparkle!

original subway tile! love it. the wallpaper has to go though..and some other updates will happen.

i love the french doors...and the 3 wide windows on both sides of the house!! can't wait to take down those curtains and come up with something fabulous!! there are also other french doors left around that we can put back up. 

we're going to totally re-do the kitchen......:::::squeals with joy!!::::: if you want me to save the sunflower border for you just let me know where to send it. ;) i'll even throw in the matching valance. I'm trying to come up with a new configuration right now... gonna be tricky but i'm so excited to have an organized/new kitchen.

i love the front porch.

the backyard has so much potential! there's already a plot marked out for a garden. and a fire-pit/fireplace thing. haha.

sorry i can't chit chat more! thanks for stopping by and i'll let you know how it all goes!

Featured: A Budget Friendly Nursery

i love this Nursery by Megan of Megan creates! 
I found it via the fabulous Spearmint Baby blog

  
from the Martha Stewart craft line...I lined the bottom of the pull-shades with it to add some interest. 

...The color is from Benjamin Moore and the shade is #618, Robin's Nest. We had our $9 Salvation Army thrifted swivel-rocker chair custom-fit with a yellow/white slipcover. I added some fabric in embroidery hoops to the wall by the chair to add more warmth to the space. It's a fun and inexpensive way to add art. A favorite detail of mine is the "hooray" banner above the shelving unit...it's a word I love and it adds to the goal of making the room cheerful. I got it from Caitlin at her Etsy shop called Nice. The rug is a 3 x 5 foot shag from Crate and Barrel. The bookcase is the "expedit" from Ikea, the baskets along the bottom are from Michael's Crafts, and the blue bins are from Target...the Orla Kiely line. I illustrated the art above the crib. We took a dresser from Ikea and covered some of the drawer-fronts with natural sea-grass wallpaper. Otherwise, it's just a plain white dresser and I wanted it to look fancier somehow. . -Megan


check out her flicker album of the nursery..she wrote descriptions for each photo.
Yesterday was the longest day everrr..woke up early to go get some blood work done before my 29 week checkup tomorrow. But i did get a nap..and My husband cleaned the kitchen AND made amazinggg fajitas for dinner. sophia boycotted bed time but we finally got her down with her piggy..doggy..and play keys. whatever it takes.