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show us where you live

This Friday Show us where you live is Entry ways at Kelly's Korner. Thanks again Kelly!

WELCOME

please pretend that I have re-potted this plant and there IS NOT a plant hanger still on it from the store... please, please, please!

This cute white dresser was my Great Grandma's. Both my girls have used it in their rooms.

that door is the guest bathroom. Kid4 write's little notes on that chalkboard, and when we have guests we write "Welcome _____" it's exciting to Kid4 to write someones name on the chalkboard.

Thanks for stopping. I hope you have an excellent week! My fun friend Linda's coming and we have the best week planned!

Don't you just love a Kelly's Korner linky party?

My bed and pictures of only Mr. B. and I

I recently added these vinyl words

This is my favorite saying!

I thought I would add myself to Kellys linky party really quick, all I am going to post is my bed because my room is just not quite done yet... still not sure where I should put everything, still a big TV in here not exactally where I would like it... so much to do, so little time... such is the life that I love!

Office Linky party with Kelli

It’s time for another Friday with Kelli and this Friday it’s offices! I love an office even though I don’t really have one. I have this fantastic idea of turning our big walk in closet to a partial office for Mr. B. but for now we’re just trying to do kids rooms, finish the house and all the stuff that happens when you move with lots of kids- you know!

I really HAD to share Kid4’s office space though. She has a cute little place to color and create, she makes cards for her little friend London here and cuts and glues too. I don’t want to show you the whole space because it’s also her playroom and it’s not playroom time yet. (Even though I have already shown the playroom in a previous blog, I will share again when it’s time)

KID4'S OFFICE

(cute and playful, yet still practical)

Cute little roll top desk found on Craigslist

Here it is with the top up. Chair from IKEA


The drawers are filled with markers, glue, tape and crayons

Whats an office without a fish friend (named London), some piggie jacks and a plant?

This is where we store her paper, coloring books, glue, and other office stuff.

MY "OFFICE"

(plain and boring but practical)

And this is my computer desk- it's a plain ol' not exciting computer desk but it hides my computer nicely while still being in a public place. With teens you really shouldn't have internet access in a private place... at least thats my opinion. I'll tell you the story why I KNOW for sure it's a bad idea another day. Just remind me. It involves Christmas, and naked elves- seriously, I'm not lying. Once you hear the story you'll be moving your computer to a public place in your house too!

My other rooms

girls rooms

dining room

living room

Works for me Wednesday

We are joining WE ARE THAT FAMILY works for me Wednesday and showing what we do when Kid4 is getting restless and wanting a change in scenery. There is always lots to do, free museums, finger painting with paint AND shaving cream. There is always a walk to collect leaves to glue onto a paper plate wreath later, she loves to play in the hose and of course it’s always nice to make play dough!

Today I’m sharing with you the recipe I use to make play dough with Kid4. She loves to make a big soft steaming pile (that sentence could have gone real bad, real quick) of play dough to manipulate, mold and make into elephants and unicorns- what kid doesn’t love home made Play dough?

4 Cups of flour
1 Cup of salt
4 Cups of water
4 TBSP of oil
½ Cup cream of tartar

Mix all ingredients into a pot. Cook while stirring over low/med heat until play dough is a ball and no longer sticky. There will be sticky spots, but just keep the heat low and the keep stirring (you will have He-Man arms when your finished).

We break ours in half and use two different colors. I use wilton cake colors and it gets brighter as the dough is played with. Don’t worry- it doesn’t color your hands and it lasts for weeks in a Ziploc bag. I made my first batch a month ago and it’s still going strong!

If kid 4 needs a project we make play dough soup, play dough farms, play dough airplanes, play dough flowers… we just pull out the play dough and lots of fun stuff to cut it up with and she plays for an hour building and mashing!

Have fun!

Show us where you live Friday

Thank you again Kelly for hosting the show us where you live Friday. I love looking through the links and being inspired at what others have done. It’s interesting to see into one another’s houses- don’t you think?

I love my girl’s rooms. I love to decorate kid’s rooms. My kids have had pirate rooms, cowboy rooms, princess rooms, blue and white, pink and white, red and black… you name it and I have done it.

This move was different, my kids are teenagers and decorating a teen’s room is a whole different ballgame. I’m sharing my girls room today because truth be told, my boys room is not yet completed…. errrrrr…. started….. errrrrr….. whatever!

Kid2 wanted to decorate her own and is earning her own money now so she bought most of her own stuff. I was nervous with so much black afraid it would look scary or Goth, but it looks classic and charming instead. We painted her furniture black and are thrilled with the results. I whole heartedly believe in painting furniture or anything that stands still. I am all about the painting it if you don’t like it paint it I always say!

This is the view from her door. She was so excited to pick out her own comforter and curtain set. She chose her best and oldest friends for the pictures above her bed. We printed them from our own printer and bought dollar store frames. To the left are her American dolls and more of her favorite pictures. And to the right is a little place to store junk, books, Ipod, etc. All teens needs a junk spot- they are stuffers!

This GIANT thing is a find that she fell in love with at Goodwill. I hated it, it was ugly brown and hideous and horrible. Painted black its a wonderful storage thing. Her TV, backpacks and clothes are hidden inside of it. The little pink converse on top were hers when she was little.

These frames are also from the dollar store. She chose "now and then" pictures of her most loved friends. The painting was painted by one of her sweetest friend when they were in the 4th grade for her birthday.

KID4

I wanted Kid4's room to be calm and delicate. I wanted her to feel calm and happy when she is in her room. I love white furniture, light pinks, and sweet things. Her room is still a work in progress, I love the lightness and girliness of it.

Kid4's bed is my old bed when I was a little girl. We have painted it white about 500 times. To the left of her bed is her antique iron bathtub painted robins egg blue. She nestles into it and watches TV... yeah yeah I know.... TV is bad, but quiet is good... and TV+Kid4=quiet for me! I made these animal sillhouettes last night- I love how they turned out- she picked the animals she wanted.

delicate, sweet colors, love this bed set from Target!

Im sparing you the picture of her red TV... it doesn't match. This is the scene under her TV a little basket holding extra dolls and stuffed animals.

This is her dresser and her baby's bunk bed. The top of her dresser has some extra decorating stuff on it, so Im sparing you the messy site.

This is the storage for her toys, puzzles, Mr. Potato heads, doll clothes, and other things that 4 year olds have! The neighbor gave it to us last year and we have certainly made good use of it. To the left is a little tiny chalkboard that she loves to write her name and draw pictures on it... note the monkey in a little swing

The end. Thanks for looking!

Dining rooms linky party ...

I LOVE my dining room. A few months ago, I refinished my hutch and buffet and ended up loving it black. I got the idea from THE NESTER- she's brilliant, I love her decorating ideas. And speaking of girls with great ideas Kelly's dining room is awfully great isn't it? Don't you just love southern decorating? I know I do!

One of my favorite walls. I got all of it from goodwill.

My table and chairs were given to me by my mom and dad. We use to have a beautiful antique table but my very very sweet Kid3 is brutal on furniture. It wasn't Kid3 proof so we were agreed to switch to this one so he could join us at the dinner table again- it has stood the test of time for sure!

My brother gave my this table cloth for my birthday. He knows I collect 50's style table cloths, it was so sweet of him to pick it up for me. I had never seen this print and LOVE IT!

My plate holder with a few of my platters. I got this plate rack from a garage sale site locally. The bottom platter says "Give us this day our daily bread". It's so cute, I found it used.

Kid1 broke the bottom of my cake holder a while ago and I found this one at Hobby Lobby for a great deal. I love red, so this was perfect.

I still think my dining room needs a little something else? Have any ideas?

Kelly's corner Linky Party (Living room)

I love my living room. I love used things, loved by someone else, adopted and loved by me too.

My rug came from my neighbor’s front porch. It’s where my Kid2 and her best next door neighbor friend spent so much time swapping secrets and laughing their guts out.

The table under the white tablecloth was found at a little antique store with BatGirl for a super cheap price- we fell in love with it. We gutted it and made it a made it into a TV cabinet for Kid4.

My couches came from a college girl who was selling them to buy new furniture and we happily helped her out of them.

The art work on the little side table that was my Great Grandmas dresser is the work of Kid2. My lamps were found on the side of the road for 6 dollars at a little yard sale and I LOVED them once we repurposed them.

I’m not 100% thrilled with the “black dresser” wall. That dresser holds our VHS tapes- yeah we’re behind the time. That wall needs a small cute chair with animal print on the seat and a too die for lamp on the dresser… still working on it. I do love though- the kids art work hanging with my favorite painting. I LOVE all kid’s art work…

Thanks for looking at my living room.

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