A Very Special Easter Announcement...

Happy Easter friends! I know I haven't been around much lately but I have a good excuse....we're having a baby!

It's been pretty surreal to say the least! At 36 and 37, we weren't even sure if a little one was in the cards for us, or if we were ready to shake up our pretty awesome life. But in the end, we decided that adding a little buddy to our family would be a great blessing and the next chapter for us. So we threw caution to the wind and....we were lucky enough to get pregnant. And I do mean lucky, because we have many dear friends who struggle with fertility. It is not something that we take for granted and my heart breaks for their difficulties.  

I'm just over 12 weeks along, heading into my 2nd trimester and feeling pretty good. No morning sickness (knock on wood), but plenty of fatigue (can you say daily nap??) and clothes are definitely starting to get tight (um, humbling). Baby should be joining us in early October....

floral dress: Old Navy

olive cardigan: Old Navy

chocolate tights: Hue

leaf necklace: Forever 21

My hope is to continue to share my style peeks (which will now be baby bump peeks!) with you plus other fun bloggy stuff. Thanks for continuing to join me on this blog - it's been along for the ride for so many different life changes and here is yet another one :)

Thanks friends!

Before & After: Modern Grey Dining Set

While I may only be dabbling in my furniture painting lately, my hubby seems to have fully jumped onboard. He recently completed this gorgeous dining set, restored from a nasty garage sale find. I'm bummed I didn't take any before photos - he started the project on the sly - but rest assured they were an ugly honey wood frame with stained mustard velvet seats. Ew! 

After some elbow grease, lots of sanding, priming, painting, finishing and re-uphostering - ta da....a fresh and chic dining set that would go with many different decor schemes.

The frames are painted a soft dove grey and the seats are covered in a creamy neutral fabric with a touch of whimsy - polka dots! Here are some pics and if you live in Winnipeg and are interested in purchasing them, they're listed for sale on Kijiji here!

Hope you're all having an amazing week!

Before & After: Rustic Live Love Side Tables

Hi everyone! Long time no blog...I'm enjoying the slow start to 2013, with lots of lazy nights at home, refreshing yoga classes and cooking comfort food to fight off the frigid winter we've been having. How about you?

So I'm very exciting to share a furniture makeover with you - my first one since around wedding time over a year ago! This was a great project to dive back into because it's for someone super special. My amazing friend L is getting married and I knew I wanted to donate furniture for her wedding social. Well, tomorrow is the big day of the social and here's what I did!

I had a set of two simple side tables in storage for a very long time and they were perfect for this project. I gave them a good sanding, primed them and painted them in an allover pale white/grey. Then I trimmed off a border and added a pop of colour with a vibrant turquoise. But it need a little something extra...so I added a little messaging to really make them unique and mirror the new start with L & I's upcoming marriage. A bit of distressing for that rustic look plus a few coats of finish and...voila! I introduce to you the Rustic Live Love Side Tables. I hope they find a fabulous new home tomorrow!

 

Have a fabulous week everyone!