The room I use to call the "ugly" room

I am not a big fan of wood paneling. I would rather paint over it. But here is what I did to the little space. It is our playroom, reading room, and my office space. Instead of a desk which was not in my budget, I used a shelf I already had and mounted it on the wall. This room I thought turned out great!

Place to make memories-around the table

Simple and sweet. I always say that the table is a place to make memories. The stories we tell, events from the day, friends over for dinner, holidays, and great food. I always like candles on the table as it is a simple way to add romance to any dinner with my sweet Kevin! It could even be our cheap .10 ramen noodles from college/1st year of marriage days or now our copycat pasta recipes for date night at home; the candles make it even more special.

it is all in the little details that make a room

When decorating a room or shopping think about the little details that will make the room. Think of storage, theme, function, and price. With this toddler airplane room I bought old airplane magazine from ebay for .99 and framed some photos. Old suitcases from goodwill hold legos, blankets, and others things great. Hope this inspires you!

Room for a toddler

Yes the toys are out of boxes! Getting a new room for a toddler is like Christmas unpacking everything. Found this cute 3 drawer dresser on craigslist for $20! Still have finishing touches to do which include on my list: 1) sew lime green curtains, 2) make grey headbord 3) hang airplane

So far Austin is loving it. When we find a home to buy he would like a tractor room. I already have it all planned out.

Here it is...our new little nest

Here is our new master bedroom. This is just a rental house for a few months so I didn't want to put to much money into it. Here a are few little tricks I did. There was only one wall the bed would fit but the windows were behind the bed and not the same distance. So check out the fabric I added behind the bed. You wouldn't even know with an extra curtain rod that there are 2 windows behind there.
See the lamp? Local goodwill buy! It has one piece chipped but who could tell. With a lamp shade for $5=new lamp. (actually got 2)

Busy decorator

We finally made it to Chambersburg, Pa. As we drove in on Sunday night we felt like we were in the Extreme Home Makeover, overwhelmed by all the church people ready to help us unload the truck. We have rented a small 2 bedroom cute house for 7 months. It has charm. I love the hardwood floors! I have decided since we have made such a big change in our lives that my house needed to have a new look. So gone with reds and in with retro! It is a working process. Haven't done much of the fun things yet of decorating. Hanging curtains so the neighbors don't get a show in the morning and organizing things.
I am so ready for this next step in our lives. We have a whole new outlook on things and really ready to jump right in serving. I am praying for direction for my own time since Kevin will be working from the church. Found a great design school in NY with online classes, in hopes of starting business from home of staging houses or design on budget interior design. Throwing the idea of starting a moms group at our house for non church people. Staging homes for extra money to put in our buy a house fund. There are so many things to be involved in, I am praying God uses me and that I remember to keep my family #1 through it all.
Soon to come....photos of the new little nest.

Moving

What a crazy month! As many of you know we have resigned in missions and will be taking a job in Pa. We are so excited about this opportunity! So my little nest is not so cute anymore. More like boxes everywhere. Having a big yard sale trying to sell all the big items. So tonight we will be sitting on the air mattress watching a movie on the computer.
We returned to Mexico this past Thursday night and have been working like crazy. The house got packed up in 2 days!
So in the next few weeks you will see a new house that we have rented all decorated. Pray for us as we have this transition. Austin is already asking where is the couch.