ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS....

...YOU

I wish you all a Merry Christmas.

The best gift that I've ever received is your friendship and I THANK YOU for that!!!

Happy Holidays

Chandeliers ~VS~ Ceiling Fans

Hey guys I need your opinion on something

My husband is concerned about my decision to have a chandelier in the bedroom. He has never heard of such a thing and was wondering why I would do it. He also think that our current source of light (a black and gold ceiling fan) is alright as is for the room. So I would like to ask you:

Why do you like a chandelier in the bedroom?

And while you're at it, tell me what you think about this:

Be honest!

I'M NO COLOR EXPERT

I have no clue as to finding a good color. Have you noticed? I'm always complaining about not having the right colors in my home. With my bedroom, I refuse to have that problem. I went out on a very wet, very cold, very windy morning and purchased 4 samples of paint. Colors that I just knew were going to be the bee knees, but what happened to these pretty colors when I tested them on my walls....

...BLAH

None of them were a success. I'm trying again and hopefully I'll have a color to share with you after Christmas.

Boy do I suck...

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME...

Well guys...I didn't get the lamps. By the time I made it to Home Goods they were sold. But, I did find two of these

(pay no attention to my unmade bed and that dent in the wall!)

Of course they don't look as nice as the two Dayka found, but I do like the color. I'm not completely sold on these, but my motto for T.J Maxx or Home Goods and Marshall's is: "If you're not sure about it, buy it think about it and take it back later". Because most likely it WILL NOT be there when you go home home, dream about, wish that you had grabbed them, and then run back to get it!

Next up: My failures at picking a good paint color...

I NEED YOUR HELP

I have two corner windows (next to each other) . They are approximately 38in wide.

The panels that I plan to purchase for them are 50in wide. Do I use 1 or 2?

I know that this sound like a dumb question, but I'm asking from a design point of view not measurements!

MANTEL TAKE THREE

Do you remember my first attempt decorating my mantel? What about my second attempt? Yeah...I didn't think so! Well I gave it a third try and this is what I came up with

I took close up shots of the mantel because of the mirror. I like mirrors over a fireplace, but I don't care for what they reflect. In my case, you would see an old dusty and country ceiling fan that needs to be taken down. So trust me these close ups are better! Oh and one more thing, I know that I'm missing candles. When I find some, I'll take more pictures so you can see how the mantel (mantle) look then.

Here are a few updated pictures of my living room. I added some peacock blue ornaments with the turquoise (very pretty)
( My branch display had to be moved because it was tempting my 1 year old!)

(see how he is running into the room? that's why I moved the branches!)

While helping me put the ornaments on the tree, my oldest said that these ornaments were him and his brothers:

(He said this is Brendan the baby)

(this is himself....)

(And this is Nick because he take all the presents!)

Now I have to keep these ornaments forever! I purchased those ornaments before my kids were born. I was working at Macy's and they were on clearance. I thought they were cutest ornaments! Now they represent my three boys....thanks to my 5 year old!

SITTING PRETTY

Once again Target has saved the day! I needed some new chairs for my living room because the chairs that are in there now will be placed at the dining table (whenever I get one). While doing one of my daily strolls through the store, I came across this chair



After reading all of the reviews online about the chair, I decided to go for it and ordered two for my space. They arrived two days after I placed the order and I am so excited and pleased with them. Can you say comfy?!

Have you seen these in a Target near you? What are your thoughts about Target furniture?