We had the perfect place to smack down some chalkboard paint in our kitchen and that is just what we did. You can read more about that here. Since then, our chalkboard has changed with the seasons and the holidays. Since Valentine's Day it has been sitting empty. I got tired of staring at it empty so today I crawled up on the counter with our new sidewalk chalk and let my inner artist loose. If you read my post yesterday (here), you know that I am all about family and appreciating what we ...
Decorating
Five Ways to Update Your Living Room
To see more about the metallic finished mirror makeover click here. To see more about our gallery wall click here. For the owl makeover check here. To see more about the bookshelf makeover check here. Any of you add a little something something to your living room lately? Any of you try these updates? P.S Another reminder that you can vote daily for Balancing Home on Circle of Moms Top 25 Creative Moms. I still cannot believe I am in the top 25! Just have to ...
Cups on Hooks
Embarrassingly, we bought cup hooks years ago. Before Eleanor was even a thought. We managed to grow a whole human being and nine months later we finally got around to getting those hooks up. The driving force behind getting the job done was this girl. She is mobile and curious and bright colored Fiestaware seems to be her thing. She keeps going for it and has even managed to pull a few pieces down. That meant the shelf on the end of our peninsula that use to look like this. Now ...
Gallery Wall
So it was time things got a little change up around here. Of course it all started with the inspiration board, all by itself on the desk looking all lonely. When we decide it is time for a gallery wall we gather anything and everything we have that can hang on a wall. We never know quite where it is going so we like to have all our options out. We played with the general concepts on the living room floor, but in the end you just gotta start putting nails in the wall. They are only nails ...
Mexican Chile by Behr
Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that the new saying I have been chanting to myself is, "Go bold or go home!" Somehow I went from Grape Leaves in my kitchen to Glass Slipper and nothing else. Don't get me wrong, I love my Glass slipper, but I think I have been playing it too safe. The fun of the new couch and relatively neutral walls was I got to dress them up any way I please. Yet, somehow I ended up with a kind of plane Jane space that doesn't reflect my or my family's ...