Thrifty Thursday

I am so excited to share with you today's Thrifty Thursday project.

I was really drawn to this piece of art at CB2.

It is called Basalt painting and it has a layered modern design with touches of silver as well as my favorite neutrals.

But as much as I loved it, it was a little big for my space, so I decided to make my own!

This was seriously the easiest project and I only spent around $35 to make the entire thing. 

I went to Ross because they always have inexpensive artwork. I had 2 criteria:

1-it needed to be the right size

and 

2-it needed to have a similar style frame.

Bingo! The right size. The right frame. It didn't matter what the colors or subject matter was, because that was all getting painted over. 

The first thing I did was spray paint the entire piece black, frame, front, everything. 

Then I printed out a picture of the CB2 painting and using acrylics I had on hand, and started adding layers of whites, blacks, and silvers. I even got some metallic white and black paint and added those in here and there. 

I started out with a brush and put color on that way.

Then I moved to a putty knife and added the paint that way to build up texture. This painting already had a bit of texture on it, so that was a bonus. 

It isn't exact, but I am totally OK with that. I am happy with the way it turned out, and even happier I saved around $500!

What do you think?

Stripe pillows are from the fabulous Oliver and Rust! 

To see more of my Thrifty Thursday projects, click on the Thrifty Thursday tab at the top of this page.

xoxo

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Joanna Gaines for Anthropologie

Did you hear about the new line by Joanna Gaines at Anthropologie?

It is magical and such a great collaboration!

Everything is just fabulous, but here are a few of my favorite things:

These wool pillows look so fluffy and soft!

The Isabel rug has the perfect colors.

This is a sweet blush pink pillow.

This wallpaper is great for a fun but neutral backdrop to any room.

I still need to get my hands on this book!

I bet this smells amazing!

I am so happy for their continued success!

xoxo

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Purina ONE 28 day challenge

Hello there!

As many of you know, we are huge animal lovers and have three labs all under the age of 6. 

We love our fur babies. I am sure if you have pets, you all know how important it is to keep them in tip top shape, because we want them around FOREVER, am I right?

When Purina asked me if I had any overweight dogs, and would I like to put them on a 28 day challenge with Purina One, I immediately jumped at the chance.

Meet Oakley. 

Oakley is 4 years old and is an English Lab. He is our laziest dog out of the three, and doesn't get much exercise. He loves lounging around, and napping in his special chair. 

I took this 28 day challenge very seriously because I wanted him to lose the weight and get some energy back.

Before the challenge he weighted in at a  little over 100 pounds. The vet kept telling me to put him on some really expensive diet food, which I contemplated, but then this less expensive option with
 Purina ONE came about. 

And here he is after the challenge.
He has lost about 5 pounds and he has a ton more energy! I am so happy to have found this dog food because it not only will save me money, but Oakley is way happier with this new found energy.

This pet food comes in a variety for dogs as well as cats, so if you have an overweight cat, you should try it out! 

Click here to take the 28 day challenge and to receive a free bag! 

xoxo

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shop our master bedroom

I have had a lot of people ask for bedroom sources, so here they are!

1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

xoxo

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Friday favorites

I love the look of ticking, stripes, all of the above. When I found these sheets I thought I'd give them a try. We are using them on my sons bed and he loves them. They are super cute. I will get a pic of them on his bed soon!

I am in love with this chair! Look how cozy it looks! Give me all the sherpa, sherpa anything.

Have you guys seen the Le Creuset in the color "sea salt" Wow, just wow. Saving up for this dutch oven for sure. It's pretty enough to leave on the counter.

20% off throws and pillows at Williams Sonoma Home.

Call me boring, but I love this one.

The combo of that plus this would be so dreamy.

This piece of art screams spring to me.

I have always been a fan of blue and these pillows are just the right shade.

These baskets are a lighter version for spring storage. 

Have a great weekend!

xoxo

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shop the amazon outlet

I did not realize until recently that Amazon has an outlet, did you? 

So many great deals, you can shop the outlet by clicking here. 

I have found some great items and thought I'd share them with you here. 
Most of these items are simply overstock items.


Everyone needs white dishes.

Love Starbucks holiday flavors? 

Wood slices for crafting?

Bluetooth beanie anyone? Only $7.50!

It's almost time to get those umbrellas out!

An inexpensive fitness tracker.....

Cute little portable USB splitter. 

This faux fur pillow is $5.95!

Nautical gift wrap.

I really need this bag organizer.

I hope you find some good deals too! 

xoxo

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progress on Savannah's room

A few more developments in the makeover of Savannah's room.

If you would like to see the last post on her room, you can go here. 

Quick recap:

Our daughter Savannah is in her second year of college and while she comes home often, her bedroom will double as a guest room. 

So we are adding a little more rustic, cozy, and modern features and furnishings.

I am covering the walls below the chair rail with this in grey. It is the same wood we used in our office and I just love it. I think it'll really cozy up the room and give it that modern mountain lodge look I am after.

I am still weighing options on what color to paint the upper walls. 

I have always loved the looks of these acrylic frames, so I have one going in the space once it's all painted! I chose this print to go in it.

I am waiting to paint the walls before I hang the drapery. If you remember I got the roman shades from Barn And Willow for the windows behind her bed.

I didn't get them for her French Doors because it just wasn't in the budget. But I did have a happy accident and I found some drapes that match almost perfectly, from non other than Ikea.

When money allows I will spring for the ones from Barn And Willow because you just can't beat their materials and the attention to detail they put in their work.

Packages are starting to arrive. I just got the little table that I want to use at the foot of the bed. I want to find some really cool modern comfy chairs to put on either side. 

That's it for now, I will hopefully be painting soon and have some actual photos to show you!

xoxo


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our flip has been staged

Ah, the power of staging. You will see why it is so important to stage a home for sale simply by looking at the photos below.

This is the master bedroom, walk in closet, and master bath. This bedroom was down to the studs when we, Thompson Design + Build, got our hands on it. But it had potential! A fireplace in the bedroom? Dreamy. I immediately envisioned a big comfy window seat next to it for relaxing and reading. I loved seeing my vision come to life. 

Let's start with the before, which you can read all about here as well as see the products we used.

After construction:

And after staging:

Pretty great right? Soothing colors, lots of sumptuous pillows, etc. will show the potential buyer how much furniture can fit in the space, placement ideas, and the overall feel of the room.

This is a room I could feel right at home in!

The opposite side of the room is the master bathroom and closet.

Before:

We created three rooms within this space. A closet, the master bathroom, and toilet room.

The kitchen once looked like this: {for product sources we used click here}

 After we finished construction:

And all staged for sale:

And the guest/kids bathroom just down the hall started out looking like this:

After staging:

I am actually a little sad to be finished with this project, it has been so much fun. We worked over there many days, and seeing it all come together has been very rewarding.

I sourced out as many of the products I could if you are interested, just click on the links below.

And, if you are in need of a remodel or spruce up, please fill out the contact page on our website and we will be in touch.

Thanks for following along and taking this journey with us!

Framed abstract art, click here.

Faux fur pillows on bed, click here.

Knit pillow on window seat, click here.

Island lighting, click here.

Dining chairs, set of 2, click here.

Master bathroom barn door, click here.

Living room sofa, click here.

Living room chairs, click here.

If you would like any other sources, please leave your requests in the comments section!

xoxo

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