Showing posts with label around the house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label around the house. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Bedroom Tour

I know I've featured our bedroom before but there have been a few changes lately so I thought of sharing it with all of you. I am in awe myself of how I've filled our whole house of thrifted finds and things that we got for free from good people. I know you too will be surprised as I tell you the source of each item from the space. I will also be featuring every other room in the house on future posts.
But for now, it's our bedroom...

Forgive me for the blurry photos. I had no idea how difficult it was to take interior design photos until today. The room has only one window so there was no natural light coming in.

I love how our room resembles a bedroom that you would probably see in the 1800's, except for modern technology mixed in. It is quite magical when the candles are lit and moonlight shines in from the wooden blinds. I often imagine, as I lay on my bed that I was born many centuries ago. It makes me feel safe. I can't explain why.
Things on the photo:
the orange quilt was from Anthropologie, it's probably the most expensive thing we ever bought for the room at almost $300 (aside from the tv). I got it for my birthday around three years ago.

The goose down comforter was a hand me down, the same person who gave us the wooden moroccan style desk, chair, all the curtains, rods and wooden blinds in the whole house and wooden candle pillars (amongst other things you'll see around our house)

The wooden dresser was a yard sale find for only $3.00


This antique cabinet was from an estate sale, $150.00

The mirror, we have two, I found one at a thrift store for $6.00 and found another one from the same store, months later for the same price.

The LaLaLove You print was from Sparklepower. for $10.00
The vintage needle art below it, $3.00
Rembrandt Painting which I so love was a thrifted find for $15.00
Girl with a pearl earring on wood, antique find from etsy.
Paris wooden carving plaque, antique, thrifted for $4.00
I love the details on this old table.
One day, I was thinking of this alarm clock/radio that I had back in College. I used to stare at it during sleepless nights and I missed it so much. That same week, I found the same exact radio at a thrifting trip for $2.95. I dream good things to life.

The glass lamps, I have two for both sides of the bed, $5.00 each.



The metal (it's soo heavy!) sunburst mirror was also a hand me down. The antique tv console was a yard sale find for $3.00. Bose speakers for the tv, brand new, hand me down.

Future goals for the room, well, I really want to make it brighter, probably add some punches of color here and there. I'm thinking of painting the walls white too. The floors will also be painted white. What do you think?

Friday, December 17, 2010

Pretty Box

of a bunch of mice
Stick your fingers underneath and you can make them move. I'd like to believe that they are alive.
They are my little friends.They even sing to me sometimes.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Pretty Window








I call this my window jewelry. I don't know why I love it so. Seems so magical but the photos can't capture it. I hope you get what I mean. And I hope you love it too.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

On a Serious Note...

Making these paper snowflakes were so therapeutic. It actually made me feel better about everything in life. Things were not so rosy lately. I'm going through some things that I wish I wasn't, specially on this Holiday season. Heartbreaking, really. I have no words for it.



Seeing the house so cheery like this, it makes me smile and it gives me hope, that somewhere down the road, things will be better for me.

There are things in life that we have no control of and this is one of them.
It is indeed a sad Christmas for me but it only makes me look forward to the next Christmas because I know it will be so much better than this one.

Eventually, I will have to accept things as they happen but I'm really glad for this blog, I can run away, even just for a minute...And breathe.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Christmas Cottage

I am finally done decorating outside our home. It kind of reminds me of Hansel and Gretel's house. I wanted to put more but I stopped myself.


I used fake snow but I don't know if it turned out looking like snow. My kids came home from school and said "Mom, why did you spray paint our windows?"
Here's the garland I made. I think it turned out so pretty. What do you think?
I did red and green for our outside decors and pretty pinks and purples inside. I wanted red and green so it would look more like Christmas and not a girl's birthday party. Can you imagine if all these were in pink?
So festive right?
I also installed these little cute plastic white fence. I should buy more to surround the front of the house.
Total cost for all the decors you see:
approx. $13.00

Tinsel garland -$2 for 2 colored tinsels. The bead strings I used were from my own supplies.
Red bow-$.99 cents from the 99cents store.
Wooden candy canes-$4.00 for four from the 99cents store.
$2-white fencing, a dollar each for 5 panels.
$3.99- for a bottle of fake snow.
The Happiness it gave my kids... PRICELESS.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

The perfect compromise

What is this? This is the best invention of the year (not the ipad as you may have thought) It's called Google Tv. Internet on tv! You can surf the net and watch tv simultaneously in one screen!My toddler don't mind watching on a little screen as I surf blogs. I can also control my DVR by using the keyboard or watch Netflix. Awesome, awesome! I can listen to grooveshark while I cook, surf websites on the big screen while I boil water. It's the perfect gadget for moms and bloggers.

My husband being a computer programmer got this for free at a conference (and a droid phone too) but you can get your own google tv for only $299. Not bad right? This is the computer of the future! Why do we need monitors anyway if we already have a flat screen tv?
Get yours here. I know you want it. And no, they didn't pay me, I just love ours that much.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Paperchase Overload

Last night at my mr. and I's usual coffee date at Borders Bookstore (where they have Seattle's Coffee and a Paperchase inside the bookstore), we went crazy over the mini Christmas decors they had. He loved the black mini tree and I loved everything! We ended up skipping coffee because we spent so much buying these little pretty things! So worth it, I must say!
These tiny stars are just too cute!
Super cute Christmas Lights
Super tiny Christmas balls in an even cuter box

Perfect for little hands
This will be unforgettable!
Our dog, Story looks on, jealous maybe.
Priceless
Tada!
And that's what I call photo overload.
Such a happy day today!
Merry Christmas to you all!