THINGS TO COME

Just so you know, I have been up to something other than making jewelry.

 

Sneak peek of a nook in my office...

Sneak peek of what's currently going on in the family room...

 

Oh yeah, and I turned 30 and celebrated in Vegas!

Sneak peek of fabulousness:-)

Will catch you up on details this week!

 

KIDS AND WHITE FURNITURE. IS THAT AN OXYMORON?

I’ve been thinking a lot about furniture for my home.  For instance, in my family room, I want a white slipcovered sofa.  Am I nuts??? I have three BOYS for goodness sake.

Dreamy Whites

My husband would seriously think that I’ve gone off the deep end (and understandably so).  My boys ruin everything.  No matter how much we talk to them.  No matter how many rules we make for the house, they find some sort of way to mess things up.

Apartment Therapy

But wouldn’t my life be a little easier with a white slipcovered sofa?  If it gets dirty, I can remove the cover and wash it.  Or I could simply spot clean it if need be.

Apartment Therapy

And with IKEA’s EKTORP sofa being only $399, that’s not a huge investment, right?  Even if I replaced the slipcover every month it’s only $49.  I eat that a month

Canadian House & Home

Sherry Hart via BHG

I don’t know y’all,  I think I’m sold already.  BUT AM I CA RA ZAY?!?!?!

$30 A WEEK ROOM MAKEOVER

Do you guys watch the Nate Berkus show?  I have to admit that I never have a chance to catch it and I don’t have TiVo so if I do see an episode or shall I say clip from the show, its usually on his website. 

I was on Pinterest this morning and came across a dining room and when I clicked on the source, it took me to the Nate Show website.  Of course I got to clicking through the site and I came across this clip about Nate showing a guest how to decorate a space with $30 a week.  What the smurf?!?! I can do that!!! And I think if I did it this way, I can actually complete my family room! AND I think that if my husband sees me putting the room together slowly but surely, he’ll pitch in and add the flatscreen and new carpet. 

 

Did you watch the clip? Come on, click on the clip. I’ll wait

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Ok, see what I’m talking about?  I bet we all can do this for at least one room in our house, right??? Because many of the pieces I want for my living room are from Ikea, this plan is PERFECT for my family room.  Shoot, it would even work for my bedroom and the boys room.  What about a Master bathroom? This may be the way I decorate for now on! And because I am a DIY’er, I’m sure it would take me no time because everything won’t have to be new!  Now it’s just a matter of staying focused.  Y’all know I bounce around a bit (ok, A LOT!!). 

So do you think you can put a room together on $30 a week?  Who’s down for a challenge? That would be FUN!

Happy Saturday guys!

FAMILY ROOM INSPIRATION

Yesterday I shared with you my family room painted Sherwin William’s Accessible Beige. Today, I wanted to show you a few of my inspiration pictures.

I was originally planning the design for my master bathroom when I fell in love with this beautiful Ikat fabric by Robert Allen named Khanjali in Glacier. It was perfect with my clearance shower curtain that I found at Target a few months back. While getting excited about that space, I thought that instead of focusing on another room that does not benefit our family as a whole, I’ll focus on a room that we all hang in—the family room!

This is the room that we gather in as a family and it is about time it received some love! So with this room on my radar, I started looking for inspiration for the space. It has to be kid friendly and it has to make mommy (and daddy) happy. Not wanting to put the use of this amazing fabric on hold, I’m using it as my starting point for the design of the space.

The stripe fabric was found at Hobby Lobby for $4 a yard! I purchased all 6 they had!

You may not be able to tell the true colors, but it has the prettiest shade of blue and a yellow/greenish color in it along with beige and an off-whit background.

Here are the rooms that I like that feature those colors

My color scheme for the room is blue and green. Again, I’m not sure if it’s the weather or what, but I’m feeling colors that are fresh and springy! The room must be both sophisticated enough for adults friendly enough for the kids. I can tell you now, I have my work cut out for me!!!

Now that you know my color scheme for the room, next I’ll share with you my plans and what I need for the room.

Before I go, I wanted to give a HUGE thanks to Dorothy and Sandra over at Calico Corners in Dunwoody! That is where I purchased the ikat fabric because it was a lot cheaper than at any other place I found! Plus they were so helpful. Oh and get this, where else do you know of that as soon as you walk into a store you’re greeted by name? Not because I shop there a lot, but because they read blogs!!! How cool is that?! I have never been so excited in my life to hear my name. Not only did she mention me, but she “knew Janell, Erika, Dayka, Cristi, Brian, and Claire! All of the fabulous Atlanta bloggers (well, except for Janell!).

So if you’re in need of great fabric selections and you’re in the Atlanta area, PLEASE stop by Calico Corners in Dunwoody and ask for Dorothy or Sandra! Tell them Lakeitha sent you

The first two images are unknown (please let me know if you know the source!)

The last five are all Candice Olson Designs!

ACCESSIBLE BEIGE

First I would like to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday! It was great! Like seriously!

I decided to go ahead and show you the family room painted Sherwin William’s Accessible Beige. Let me warn you, this room is a work in progress. But I figure, what’s a after without a terrible before so here goes…

This room is sure to be a challenge.

I have the fireplace, a window, and a door on one wall.

Then on the other wall, I have the powder room and the laundry closet that I painted the same color as the wall to somewhat mask it. I do need to paint the door to the bathroom as with a few other doors in the house!

You may have noticed the fabric on the sofa and against the wall… I’ll talk more about that later!

There is a lot that is needed to make this room functional for our family. Storage, seating, and more furniture are the major needs and I’ll start talking more about that. Tomorrow I’ll share my inspiration for the room and you’ll also see the color scheme. So there you have it, my beige family room

IT NEEDS SOMETHING ELSE DONE TO IT.....

After seeing centsational girl's painted closet doors, I knew that I had to do the same to my laundry doors in my family room. The problem now is that I feel like I should do something else to them. I've already added new hardware from hobby lobby, but there is still something missing. I don't know if its stencil or maybe paint. Also my bathroom door is next to the laundryroom doors so I'm wondering if it should be painted as well.






What do you think. Let me say first: I am really not liking this color anymore! Anywhoooo... Yeah I need your feed back so let it rip!