Sadie's Girly Room

I've been meaning to take pictures of Sadie's room for my family, friends and my few followers to see, but I have neglected my blog terribly. I finally had the time and snapped some photos when Sadie was at daycare last week. 

Decorating our babies room was a complete joint effort between Darrin and I. He had as much of a say as I did. It was really fun thinking of ideas and it came together pretty easily. We didn't have a true "theme" even though I wanted to incorporate my childhood memories of having a little bit of pieces from, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit."We knew the color scheme was grey, pink and white and Darrin's must have was a chandelier for his little girl;) 

We didn't spend a lot money, we used the left over paint from our downstairs hallway and I made a lot of the decor. Some of the big items we bought at an antique store for decent prices, or we had gift cards from my baby shower and my Mom bought our crib and sheets. 

I still love Sadie's room and so happy how it came out. I will be sad if we ever have to move and paint over Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck.

Sadie's Room

Mommy and Daddy's baby pics 

We spend a lot of time in this $40 rocking chair.
No need to buy an expensive nursery glider.

I'm always clearing out her old clothes. So sad! 

Shelves I had since college and original plate set from a
Blacksburg Antique store my Mom bought us.

Special Gillespie family tradition to have a baby engraved cup.
Thanks Mom! 

I mean it's really Sadie and Savannah's room.
See that "hole" under the crib skirt? That's her secret cave.

* Crib from Target / Crib skirt and sheets from Pottery Barn Kids / 

Pink rug from Pottery Barn Kids/ Chandelier from Home Depot / 

"S" metal sign and zigzag pillow from TJMaxx / 

Art and pictures, flags above crib and hanging nest all handmade / 

Dresser, mirror and rocking chair from Antique store.

March sunroom goal: Completed

My whole family and my coworkers have been really sick this whole winter and I'm surprised I haven't gotten anything. I thought it was helpful since I have my own office and don't pass tons of germs?... Well, this week was my turn and then I passed it to Darrin yesterday:(  I took Monday off since my head was pounding. I tried to rest, but that didn't last, since it was lawn day around our neighborhood. That didn't help my head at all! So, I got busy on more house projects.

My goal this month was to get the sunroom done and it is 90% done! It's pretty close to my board I did a few weeks ago. Just need a few more items to fill it, but I feel this room will be always changing. I'm just happy it's not empty anymore;)

Craigslist buy

NOOO!!! Caught her in the act!

This painting was a surprise gift for Christmas from my Dad and his wife.
It was painted by their friend who is a local artist in Clear Lake, CA.
It's very special to us because it's a scene at the winery where we got married.

Left over shelf that I did in the kitchen, so I bought three Anthropologie door knobs.
Screwed them in and instant coat hanger!

Also, this past week we had a lot of FIRSTS: 

1. First bbq at our house. We need to buy a real homeowners bbq soon! 
2. Darrin mowed the lawn for the first time and I planted new flowers.
3. Maddie got her first haircut at the groomers
4. Maddie was boarded for the first time. Don't think she slept one bit!
5. Our nephew turned ONE. 
6. Our other nephew turned FIVE this week.
7. Both nephews got their first Virginia Tech hat!
8. Finally found a good hair salon! I don't have to fly back to CA to get it done;) Close to home and reasonable!
9. And this weekend will be my first NASCAR RACE!!! CAN'T WAIT for the GOOD people watching!! I promise I'll post pics.

First cookout on our deck.

Savannah wanted to join.

First snip snip and got a cool bandanna too!

What's all this excitement about?!

My buffet bargain find

My hunt for a buffet/bar is over!


Buffets are so expensive at Pottery Barn or Crate and Barrel and right now, I couldn't imagine spending those prices. Since getting all new barware from our wedding registry, we haven't had anywhere to display them. I have been looking for a nice bar for a long time and I finally found one at a garage sale last fall!


Our reaction pulling up to this garage sale was pretty funny! We felt as if we were in a horror movie out in the boonies. I asked the lady if she had any bigger furniture and she pointed out to her cow pasture towards this metal shed. I didn't get it? It didn't look like any place to put your nice furniture. I was imagining that it would look like Dexter's kill room inside, so I made Darrin come with me. After struggling with the massive metal door, we opened it and my buffet was starring at me! There were about four dressers and other junk in this shed. I saw the imperfections in the two pieces I took and all for $30 each! 


I knew the buffet would look nice stained... but that meant hard work for me. 
This was my project while staying at Darrin's Mom's in December, while we were waiting to move into our new house.

It was in pretty bad shape.

Maddie didn't like the fumes

A lot better, huh?!
Next: The reveal of the dresser. I've been staining it this week!

Time for some house projects-West Elm knock-off

I've done a few projects for our new house, but I haven't posted anything yet. I will post more soon, but wanted to share my latest project. My inspiration was from West Elm. I wasn't familiar with this design store until I started in this blog world. I was in love when I saw the website.  I looked up where they were located and found out they were in Charlotte, NC!  So, three weeks ago, Darrin and I drove three hours to Charlotte for a special trip to see the store.  I wanted everything when I went in, but bought some dish towels and place mats in the sale section. I can't wait to visit again!


This West Elm shelf was $79 for one! I spent $7 on wood, $6 for stain/cloth and $35 for brackets/screws. Total=$48 for 2! This project was a quick diy project, and Darrin got to use his new power drill! 

West Elm

Maddie always checking the action

~Megan