Every year I make a few resolutions, and sometime I do better at them than others. To be perfectly honest, I'm not even sure I made them last year, though I'm sure if poured over the pages of my journal I would find them.
So today, I figured I should put them out into the internet for everyone to see...in hopes I'll feel a little extra motivation to actually accomplish some of them.
1) Make our house a little more homey. Right now it still looks a lot like the house we bought. Really only the bedroom has seen a major deviation from what it looked like at closing...even our photos haven't been hung up. So this year, my goal is to start making the place we live reflect the people who live there a little better. And hopefully I'll blog about it along the way.
2) Make some art. Some people might be surprised, but I actually did take an art class in college (two if you count the art history course I took...). And since I've taken a painting course and I really enjoy it...when I manage to find the time. This year I'd like to make the time...and at the very least put together the piece for the master bedroom that I've been planning...
3) Exercise. I'd like to say more...but that would be misleading. I should probably start doing it again...period.
4) Start cooking again (and possibly bring my lunch). This is another one that I could share on the blog, and I generally enjoy trying new recipes...I just seem to have fallen off the bandwagon these last few months...and I don't know how many more nights pasta is going to cut it.
So there you have it. My goals for the new year. Hopefully everyone here can keep me honest.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Bedroom Ideas
Ok - so it's been a LONG time since I actually updated this thing, but life's been a little crazy...so I'm trying to give myself a break. Though I know all 3 of you have been sitting at the edge of your seat waiting for a post.
I thought I'd use this time to give an update on my ideas for the bedroom. (also - the photos below totally illustrate how different the gray walls look in different lighting).
1) I'm looking for inexpensive seating in our bedroom to curl up and read a book. This Tullsta chair from Ikea looks like it will fit the bill, although I'd want to stain the legs a darker color.
2) I bought some fabric from Crafty Planet in Minneapolis that I'm dying to make a pillow out of. I LOVE that it combines yellow with a few shades of gray (though they are more real gray as opposed to blue-grey...but still).
3) The ottoman was at Target (no longer available). Originally it was a little pricey for my taste, but I was able to watch for it to go on clearance. AND - it has storage inside...but I have NO IDEA what to put in there. I'm thinking maybe extra blankets?
4) One of the major bedroom projects is going to be painting the dresser. I have a few colors picked out (all yellow) and the husband has pretty much given me the green light. Now it's just finding the time to tackle the project. I'm hoping one of these weekends in January/February since hopefully life will have slowed down a bit.
5) This is one of my favorite things in the room - and the inspiration for going with a gray theme. It's a canvas picture from our wedding that I LOVE.
6) Just a view of our bed (all Target bedding) and the bookshelf (which I'm hoping to replace soon) so you have an idea of how the rest of the room is looking. I have an art project that I'm planning for over the bed, but again, we'll see when I actually start.
A few things not addressed in the board are curtains - I'm still hunting for the perfect color, bedside lamps (suggestions welcome) and some of the photos we're adding to the walls (black and white wedding photos in white frames and a shadow box of wedding items). I'm still trying to determine where the perfect location for these will be.
Now with the holiday hubbub coming to an end, I'm really looking forward to using our free weekends to get our house looking a little more homey.
I thought I'd use this time to give an update on my ideas for the bedroom. (also - the photos below totally illustrate how different the gray walls look in different lighting).
1) I'm looking for inexpensive seating in our bedroom to curl up and read a book. This Tullsta chair from Ikea looks like it will fit the bill, although I'd want to stain the legs a darker color.
2) I bought some fabric from Crafty Planet in Minneapolis that I'm dying to make a pillow out of. I LOVE that it combines yellow with a few shades of gray (though they are more real gray as opposed to blue-grey...but still).
3) The ottoman was at Target (no longer available). Originally it was a little pricey for my taste, but I was able to watch for it to go on clearance. AND - it has storage inside...but I have NO IDEA what to put in there. I'm thinking maybe extra blankets?
4) One of the major bedroom projects is going to be painting the dresser. I have a few colors picked out (all yellow) and the husband has pretty much given me the green light. Now it's just finding the time to tackle the project. I'm hoping one of these weekends in January/February since hopefully life will have slowed down a bit.
5) This is one of my favorite things in the room - and the inspiration for going with a gray theme. It's a canvas picture from our wedding that I LOVE.
6) Just a view of our bed (all Target bedding) and the bookshelf (which I'm hoping to replace soon) so you have an idea of how the rest of the room is looking. I have an art project that I'm planning for over the bed, but again, we'll see when I actually start.
A few things not addressed in the board are curtains - I'm still hunting for the perfect color, bedside lamps (suggestions welcome) and some of the photos we're adding to the walls (black and white wedding photos in white frames and a shadow box of wedding items). I'm still trying to determine where the perfect location for these will be.
Now with the holiday hubbub coming to an end, I'm really looking forward to using our free weekends to get our house looking a little more homey.
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