Cloud 9

I've been drooling over this duvet at West Elm for a while now.  Ours current duvet is one that we got six years ago for our wedding.  And while it is still in good condition it is just meh and in our green bedroom  it reads as dull and yellowish.  But this baby looks like a cloud you just want to float in.  So the other day we went school supply shopping at Target and low and behold I saw this baby.  Seriously, the pictures just don't do it justice.  I contemplated not getting it, but I've been drooling over it long enough that I knew I really wanted it AND it was significantly cheaper than the West Elm version. So in the cart it when and it now lives happily in our bedroom.

Still some work to be done in this room including evening out the pictures above the bed and replacing the artwork in the frames with some black and white photos, DIYing block print curtains and rehanging them higher and wider, and getting a new romantic chandelier to replace the boob light (not pictured), and maybe a small chair for the corner.

Office Makeover Progress

The office makeover is going slowly, but it's still going. We've narrowed our paint choices down to three samples and are ready to slap some paint on the walls to see which we like best.  Painting has been the cog in the wheel.  Once we paint we can relocate shelves, remove the built-in desk from the wall and turn it into a stand alone desk with file cabinet legs, figure out the guest bed situation (i.e., air bed, sofa bed, or daybed with trundle), rearrange furniture, make and hang drapes, create a photo collage wall, and add the final touches.  So we still have a lot to do.  In the meantime I have been focusing on organizing the file cabinet and closet and stalking Craigslist for furniture finds (mainly wood file cabinets and daybeds).  The search for pre-loved furniture is proving to be more difficult than I thought (Sigh!), but the hunt continues.

I've also done some organizing of the soon-to-be-relocated shelves and finally framed some of my favorite pictures (the frames, which I bought at Aaron Brothers, are made from reclaimed pallets.  I plan on painting them white eventually) and arranged a shadowbox with some mementos from our honeymoon.  It is amazing the difference a bit of organizing and some sentimental decor can bring to a space.  It is starting to feel more and more like our special space, which is the goal.  I used to keep the door to this room closed because I hated seeing the chaos of clutter.  Now I keep the door open and every time I walk by I get warm fuzzies (sometimes I even do a little happy dance).  I can't wait to see the finished product!