A few different looks for around the house!

Over the past few months I have added a few new assessories to the house. Yes, the house is still for sell but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop making it look its best. Plus all the newness (and oldness) will look great where ever I end up next! 

So I will get started with the new night stand. The old one was actually a plant stand that wasn't really doing the job. I wanted something taller, wider, and more useful. After months of hearing about Treasure Hunt in Tuscaloosa, I finally made it up that way. Now, I didn't find much, but what I did find was a perfect fit for the guest bedroom and was even a better price than I ever thought I would find. I ended up finding a nightstand with a door and a drawer for $35.00!!

Here's before (sad nightstand):

 

And here is after: 

I have plans to spray paint the basket drawer black or white.....I am not sure which, but this piece fills the space SO MUCH better than the old plant stand (and don't feel sorry for the plant stand yet, it found a new home as well). I still want to find a bigger lamp and I am thinking a white shade would look better but until I find exactly what I want at a good price, this one will have to work.

 As I mentioned in a previous blog, I went on quick trip to IKEA in October. The first time I ever went there I saw some vases in their magazine but when I got there, they had sold out. Well luckily for me, when I went this past time, THEY HAD THEM! I got 6 of these cuties for $0.79 a piece! And I love how they turned out! I had some random stuff on this shelf in my living room but wanted something more uniform. You can see the old look here!

 

Aren't they CUTE! 

Also while on a Christmas shopping trip, I came across this loveliness. This picture doesn't do the pillow justice because it is so pretty in person with its layers of flowers! I put it on the couch, right under the frames and new vases. The greens are a perfect match! I love TJ Maxx for having cute pillow that I can put in my house.

 Next on the list is the new picture behind the sofa. I know, I know, I had plans to put up ceiling medallions on this wall, but I could never get them to stick. Then when I put my house FSBO, I decided I didn't want to nail the medallions up there, so I was left with nothing! However, one day I was walking through Home Goods right before my birthday when I spotted this beauty! I have always wanted something like this but I could never find something that made me say "WOW" till I saw this! I turned the corner of one aisle, laid my eyes on this and KNEW it HAD to be in my house! Perfect colors, perfect size.....PERFECT except being damaged :( ....dang it. But don't worry, I looked at the damage (which was minimal) and got a discount on something that is a easy fix!! 

 

Now to something that is a 2011 Project. This past weekend my parents came down to help me with "Leaf Removal 2011" and a couple of other things around the house (BIG THANKS to Mom and Dad). While in the "get this house looking great mood" I thought I would finally do something to my outside stairs in my carport. You can see the corner of them in this old blog post on the third picture down! Covered in the lovely green outdoor carpet....classy. A while back my mom, ripped that off and I left them bare for a long time. However, I thought they needed to be revamped since this is the door potential buyers will be using to enter the home. After a trip to Lowe's for some much more stylish outdoor carpet (and glue) here is what we did to them. We covered the tops of each step and I painted the facings. MUCH BETTER!

Finally (I know you're happy this is almost over) I finished a mirror that I got from my sweet friend Tiffany. She bought a craigslist dresser for her baby this past summer but had no use for the mirror that came with it. Well, after letting it sit in my house for a few months I finally hung that sucker (of course, after getting a couple of coats of fire engine red paint applied to it). I don't have a before picture but I just had 2 cheap canvases I had painted up on this wall before, but I think the red mirror looks great in the space instead. 

Oh and I told you not to feel sorry for the plant stand! It found a new home in the mudroom doing what it was meant to do.....displaying a plant so nicely!