AUTUMN-IT'S SNEAKING UP ON ME {& A WINNER!}

First things first, Monica Smith is the randomly chosen winner of my Blogiversary Giveaway!  Congratulations Monica, check your e-mail for a message from me!  Thank you all for leaving such sweet comments on the blog.  You all are the reason I keep blogging and I'm looking forward to the next year!  Typically Fall is my favorite season.  We've had our first few days with a chill in the air, but I'm having a hard time this year getting it in gear to think about decorating for Autumn.  So far our dinner last Friday night is as close as we've come to anything Fall related: Taco Soup and Two Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Cake Maybe some pretty Autumnal eye candy will help... Traditional Living Room design by Los Angeles Interior Designer Zuniga Interiors MANTELS: This is my favorite mantel from last year, I'm trying to think of a few ways to incorporate some of these details in my mantel this year. Finding Home Source: ho......

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IT'S OVERFLOWING {Guest Post}

Well, you guys sure jump at the chance of a giveaway! I'm so happy to have had many, many entries, and if you haven't entered to win the gift card yet, you have until tomorrow evening at midnight. Just go  here and leave a comment to be entered. Thank you so much for all of your sweet, heartfelt comments on my blogging anniversary. Each one was so encouraging and I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your thoughts. See? I knew that you all were the best readers! You're keeping me going! I'm honored to have been invited over to  Aimee's at It's Overflowing today. I'm featured in her “Dreamy Dwellings” series for a home tour. Please go over and visit! You might even notice something you haven't seen before! From the first moment I came across Aimee's blog at a linky party, I was hooked. She designs beautiful rooms ,    gives great photography tips , shares yummy recipes ,  and I thin......

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THE OFFICE

Finally!  I'm declaring this room finished and am so glad to be able to share it with you today.  You've already seen bits and pieces, but here it is all together.  While working on this post, I realized I had WAY too many photos to show, so today I'll give you the big picture and next week I'll show you more (go here for more details and close-ups). The  hand-painted accent wall is definitely the star of the show!  It ties in beautifully with the gold drum shade that I made and other gold accents around the room. This is such a multi-purpose room for us.  It's the computer, movie, game, toy, craft, piano, and sleepover room!  Although I wanted it to be stylish, it also had to be very functional and practical.  We  painted the ceiling "Wrought Iron" by Martha Stewart, and the walls are "White" (no kidding!) by Behr.  I also painted the backs of the shelves the same color as the walls in an effort to......

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A BLOGGY BIRTHDAY {& A GIVEAWAY!}

My blog baby has turned One!  The actual date slipped by me last week, but I wanted to mention it so that I could share the love with all of you FABULOUS readers!   via Whether you stop me in the hall at church to tell me how much you like the blog, subscibe by RSS or e-mail, check in occasionally to see what I'm up to, or have featured one of my projects, you all have been such a strong support and encouragement to me as I have taken on this huge project. And I'm so thankful for you!  So many times I've wondered if all of this work is worth it, and just at the right time a sweet comment or e-mail comes my way that keeps me going! To show my appreciation to YOU, how about a giveaway?  How about YOUR CHOICE of a $25 gift card? You may choose from one of the following stores... To enter, just leave a comment on today's post.  You don't have to follow, tweet, facebook, or anything else to be entered (unless you want to!).  I'm j......

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A TRIP, TWEAKS, & TWO TIPS

Last weekend my sister and I made a one day marathon shopping trip to Dallas.  It was her first time to Ikea, Home Goods, West Elm, and World Market.  She got a haul at Ikea! I make it to Ikea about once a year, and this time there wasn't anything I had my heart set on getting.  But, they did have this little throw in stock-it's always been out on my previous trips.  I waffled on getting it, but so glad I did!    I love it on the back of the sofa...it helps break up the brown carpet, sofa, and walls. My favorite purchase of the day was the gigantic twig ball from West Elm.  I saw it a year ago when we were in Atlanta, and have still wanted it ever since.  It's about as big as a basketball and that's not a DIY I wanted to tackle. They had a couple with a missing stick or two, and I saw my opportunity for a discount!  Always ask!  They gave me 20% off, and I put the missing sticks on the bottom, so it doesn't matter a......

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