Home Sweet Home - Our Family Room

I have shared bits and pieces of our home..

and recently had some requests to share more of our space!

I'm happy to share our little rental that we currently call home. :)

Here's some shots of our family room over this Christmas Season!

I'm mentioning some of my favorite pieces and the DIY projects in the space below.

Our rug is from RUGSUSA.COM

I fell in LOVE with the pattern. This is the Moroccan Trellis Rug in Light Green.

It also came in yellow and blue and many more colors!

It does shed a bit.. but I heard from others that over time that goes away.

A pretty rug can make a world of different in the space.. and it is super soft!

Our couch and chair are from La-Z-Boy.

They feel AMAZING! We chose the Collins Sofa and The Rex Reciner.

I like how the sofa goes all the way to the floor...no toys getting stuck.

The pieces are very soft and comfy and yet still sturdy feeling.

We first picked out the sofa..and then my husband convinced me to sit in this chair...and it was...heaven. I should add that I was super pregnant..and melted into the chair. I didn't want to get up haha. So comfortable. You are able to choose from a huge selection of fabrics. We decided to match the two pieces. I LIVE in the chair. It is great for nursing. It rocks..and then you have the option of putting your feet up and leaning it back. Everyone that comes to our house and sits there.. loves it.

We painted the space one grey wall and the rest a blue/green. (I'll track down the colors!)

The Piano was free and came painted! love it.

FYI: You can grab up free Pianos all the time on Craigslist..

people list them all the time but you have to move them yourself!

We found our Coffee table in the trash..

my husband sanded down the top and stained it dark.

Then I spray painted the legs white. The curtains are the ANITA Curtains from IKEA.

Our Chevron Pillows are from ElemnOPillows

At Christmas time I string up the tissue paper garland I made for my Cookie Exchange Party a couple years ago. I love it..sometimes it stays up long after Christmas. :)

The large prints over the fireplace I made using Staple's Engineer Prints and Foam Insulation Boards from Lowe's. (for 4 prints that size I spent $6 or so at Staples!

Search "engineer prints" on Pinterest for tutorials!

Morning PJ snuggles

on the couch. :)

(4, 2 & 7 Weeks)

Thanks for stopping over!

DIY Curtains & Pelmet Boxes

I had seen this DIY Project on some of my favorite blogs..

Particularly the Little Green Notebook.

She has a great Pelmet Box Tutorial.

I wasn't even going to attempt one because hers is so great.

Click on over and check it out if you want to make one yourself!

--I used 1 Pack of Ikea Curtains..

(2 pack..cutting each down the middle per window and

using the leftover length for the pelmet boxes)

I don't think they sell this style anymore..at least not online.

But I think I got it for either $19.99 or $24.99 for the 2 panels.

They have some great options! 

--Foam Boards I got at Michael's for $1.99 each. (needed 3)

--I used some batting material I had leftover from another project..

and then grabbed up some extra at Joann's.

--Used Wall hangers attached to the foamboard/fabric

with super glue and then hung up on nails.

The Curtains and Pelmet Boxes came together pretty easy..

and I love the way they look in the room! 

I think if I could do over..I would make my boxes a little taller..

and extend my curtain rod hidden inside the box so they fill it up more.

(I already have the fabric/foam board for another

pelmet box for above the kitchen sink! hehe.)

iPhone Home Tour- Come on In!

I thought I would share how
we are making our rental Home Sweet Home!
We are currently enjoying our
little but perfect-for-us living space.

We have owned 2 homes in the past (flipping one of them) but right now we are loving renting..
I had to adjust to not being able to totally renovate a space..
But luckily our landlord lets us paint and hang up pictures.
That's all I need to be a happy camper! ;) 

Come on In and have a look around.
Ignore the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink.

This is a saturday morning
spontaneous iPhone Instagram Tour. :)

I love the open shelving..we painted the cabinets and left the doors off..

1..because they were plastic..

2. because I just didn't feel like painting anything else. haha.

(The owls above and below are from tj maxx or marshall's. I love owls.)

A lot of my frames are filled with quotes or bible verses I typed up and printed out.
I Use mats to make them feel more special! I frame anything that I love.. just scan in favorite things and frame a copy! (Love letters, the girls' drawings, sketches..)

Free piano that my very strong husband and

3 of his very strong friends picked up for me... :)

In the Hallway.

Jesus. He gets kisses good night.

OLD PLAY ROOM (WILL SHARE NEW ROOM SOON!)
I used the flag garland, from the girls' storybook princess party, above their play kitchen area..they love it. I have some big ideas for this room..one of which is a bistro awning over their table and chairs (already have the supplies just need the time..and brain power.)

I made up pelmet boxes and curtains from ikea fabric and foam boards..

I'll share those soon I love how they turned out!

The girls go back and forth from sharing a room. They'll end up together though.
I framed photos of their ultrasound/just born/newborn photos.
Love remembering how tiny they once were!
(I'll be doing a post on this wall later! with details on the prints and how the 's' project turns out.)


The girls' reading nook - Ikea Chandelier, $5 Sheer Ikea Curtains and $9 Ikea Slipcover from the As-Is section.. we are using it to cover the free couch for now... but eventually I want to make something up, aka ask my mom to help me make something up, with cute fabric!

Our bedroom is REALLYY a work in progress.

But one of these days I'll get around to pulling it all together.

Hope you enjoyed looking around..

one of these days I'll do a REAL home tour post!

It'll motivate me to get some house projects done. :)

Home Tour: Snoop Away! - when can i move in???

I fell in love with these images i found on flickr. can you blame me??? 
how gorgeous. enjoy and get inspired!

we are making an offer on a house tomorrow...ahhh fingers crossed we get it.

it's in move in condition but of course has way more potential..i can't wait to demo. hehe.