My RST chair

Well hello there! It's been over 6 months so I figured it was time to post something! :)
This is for my mom, who keeps telling me to post pics of my chair. Well here it is, Finally! It didn't take but a couple days to finish. It just took me 6 months to take a picture and download it into the computer. ;)

This is my RST (road side treasure) that I found.




And here it is today!




You can't really see in the picture but I put trim around everything to finish it off.



I painted it with some leftover paint I had in the garage. Found Fabric and the trim on sale at Hobby Lobby. So that plus the cushion padding I had to buy, the total ending up costing around $20.00. Not too bad, right? I put the chair in my guest bedroom which currently has a black and white theme. Maybe one day I'll get to posting pics of that!
One Day!

Favorite things

I have got so many projects, things swirling around in my head that I want to share. But like always, nothing is COMPLETE yet. I've been slowly working on my Guest bedroom and Bathroom and am anxious to take pictures and show you. But, besides being completely done, the room has become storage for things that I am selling on Craigslist. SO, until then, I thought I would share with you some of my favorite things.

One of my FAVORITE things are plates! I have a major obsession with them!

My husband did this trimwork in my Dining Room with a notched shelf all the way around just so that I could display my pretties. :)




I just hung these plates in my Sunroom right off my Kitchen. I got them all at the thrift store. Still working on some finishing accesories on the buffet.



And dessert tastes even Sweeter on a pretty plate! ;)

I LOVE PLATES!

OK, I think this is called HOBNAIL , but I call it HOB NOB. I bought these on eBay for myself last year and I need to get some more of this collection. They sit in my Dining room hutch. I love the classic white color and the nubby texture.

I LOVE HOB NOB!

One last thing I'll share is this pedestal bowl I found at a local antique store. I love the shape and the green color.

And I Love how it perfectly holds my other Favorite thing, my Sequin Fruit!

I bought the fruit on EBay for only $10. It reminds me of my Grandma Green. She always had a bowl of "fake fruit" laying around. I'm not sure that hers was exactly the same, but its exactly how I remember hers, Pretty and Sparkly! :)

Well, there you have it, a few of my favorite things. And unlike what OPRAH does , you won't find any of these wrapped up for you underneath your chair. But you can scroll up and look at them again. Ha!

RST's

-First of all, I have to tell you that I'm sorry it's been so long since my last post. ( All 3 of you that I beg to read this. HaHa! ) I'm not the most computer savvy and have had trouble uploading pics. Oh, and another thing I'm sorry about is the quality of some of the pictures you're about to see. It seems I'm not too good with a camera either. -




I just wanted to share with you some things that I've gotten over the past few months for F R E E



This is what my sister would call an R.S.T. It stands for Road Side Treasure. You would not believe all the RST's that my sister has in her home. So glad that finally I have some too! :) I found this chair while I was visiting my family in New Jersey and YES, I brought it back home all the way to North Carolina. Chairs like this retail in the hundreds, finished of course. But I plan to re-do this chair this summer. I'm going to paint it and replace the cane webbing with fabric. I'm pretty sure it's gonna go in my guest bedroom and when I finish it I'll be sure to post about it.



This great find my husband brought home for me. He was at a home remodeling job site, the couple was re-doing their master bath and they were just throwing this away. My wonderful husband, knowing how much I love chandeliers, brought it home and hung it in my closet. After having one in my Laundry room the next obvious choice would be for one in my closet, Right? Can a girl have too many chandy's? I think not!

Another remodeling site my husband was at, and I got this! My current screen door was showing some wear, but I wasn't planning on re-placing it just yet. That is I wasn't planning on BUYING a new one just yet. A FREE one?! For sure! This one is much nicer and it actually closes all the way :)

The old door......



The new door...




The next thing I found was this bike. It was sitting on top of someones garbage can! I was so excited when I saw it. I just knew it would be perfect for my little girl, Hannah. And she loves it!


One mans trash is another mans treasure. How true is that! Lovin' all my free stuff and I'm on the lookout for more. You have any RST's in your home??

My Laundry Room

We have lived in this house for over 5 years now and never did I think that I would decorate my laundry room. I'm not sure why I never thought to, I guess I figured it's just a small room at the top of the stairs that pretty much only I see. Well, why should that stop me! Right? So I started thinking about what I wanted to do and I saw it in my head. It's what I call a "vision" :) I'll just be going about my business and all of a sudden I'll just stop in my tracks and see it. I don't get lightheaded or headaches or anything like that. HaHa! O.K. so here is my laundry room!





I keep the main living areas of my house nuetral, so I thought I would paint a bold color in this room. With the green color, I knew I wanted a black and white zebra rug. I can't tell you how long I looked for this rug. Months!! I finally found it at Target for $20 just a couple weeks ago.





I saw the idea for this drying rack in a Ballard Designs catalog. But No Way was I paying what they wanted for it. So my wonderful husband made me one. I absolutlely love it! Not only does it look great but I use it all the time.









I wish I had a window in this room, but I don't. Sooo, I bought this old window frame for $2 at a junkyard. It may not give me fresh air or natural light, but I'm lovin it!





And of course, what is a laundry room without the most perfect crystal chandy? Who knew that doing laundry could feel so glamorous. ;)



Well, thats it, that's my laundry room.




With a few more accesories and maybe even a french door, my vision will be complete. :)

Spring Cleaning

So I thought I would share with you a project that has been on my wish list for quite some time now. Unfortunately it wasn't high priority for me and it kept getting pushed back. Now that it's done, I cant believe it took me that long to start it. It really wasn't hard and it only took a week-end to complete. The project was my garage and as much as I hate to show it, here are some before pictures.




It was bad, I know! It's always kinda been my what I considered my "dirty little secret".
The to-do list!
1- Paint/Epoxy the garage floor
2- Paint the stairs and door black
3- ORGANIZE!! ( the hardest part for sure )
And here it is!








So much better! Now I'm not embarrassed every time the garage opens. :)

Pizza on the Grill

Fridays for us means PIZZA for dinner, and Summers are for cooking on the grill. So put'em both together and you get GRILLED PIZZA. If you haven't tried it you need to! It's delicious! I make my own basic pizza dough and roll it out so that everyone has their own individual pizza to make. I use a canned pizza sauce that is really good (DEI FRATELLI) and have a variety of toppings. Some toppings that are a must for our family include- sage sausage, black olives, pineapple, tomatoes, and my favorite, green pepper and onions.
After you've rolled out your dough make sure both sides are floured good and use Non-stick aluminum foil. Cook one side on LOW temp. till lightly cooked and will look slightly golden brown.
You then take it off the grill and make your pizza on the cooked side. Then you put it back on the grill to finish cooking. Your non-cooked side will then be on the bottom.


Doesn't it look good?


I think I need to go and heat me up some leftovers now! ;)
Happy Pizza Friday!

I Spy

This is a game the girls and I play everyday sitting on the front porch waiting for Josh's school bus. We'll go out at least a half hour before and wait. It's such a sweet, quiet time.

I spy something with my little eye, something the color YELLOW

something.... the color RED

and PINK

It's hard to believe that there is only one day to left to sit and wait for the school bus. Summer vacation is here! Whats even harder for me to imagine is that next year it will just be Hannah and myself waiting for the bus. Josh will be in 3rd grade and Rachel will be starting Kindergarten. It really is amazing how fast time flies. As crazy as I'm sure this summer might get, I plan to take time to simply swing on the front porch with my 3 kids, eat lots of Popsicles and of course play I spy. :)