Nursery Gorgeousness

My sweet friend Lindsay is due any day now. We are all impatiently awaiting the arrival of sweet baby Sloane. In the meantime, I am dying to share the nursery photos. There is nothing I like better than nursery's that aren't pink and blue. Prepare yourself for pure sweetness. 

 Owl paintings....I die!

 Don't have room for a ottoman?!? Just add the cutest foot stool ever!

 Love how all the fabric is so different yet it flows so well.

 Love the bookshelves and how they almost look built-in on each side of the crib.

 These colors are so amazing and I couldn't be more obsessed with these striped walls. 

Great job Lindsay and wishing you and baby Sloane the best of luck these next few days!!

White Legs

I decided that my dining room table needed some lightening up. 

I left the top wood. I did a few coats of Annie Sloan's Old White, distressed some and then a coat of clear wax. Not sure if I'm finished with this piece yet but I definitely like the direction it's going so far. The chairs aren't finished yet either. I have something in mind for them that I will share soon.

Barn Wood Headboard

I love my hairdresser Michael. We have been together for 7 years now. I get bored easily with my hair so I'm constantly changing colors and trying new things. He is an artist and a color genius and he's always down for whatever I want to do and he makes it look fabulous. Here are a few changes over the years. And please don't notice how much I've aged!

Current color!

This story is going somewhere....it's not really about my hair at all it's about Michael. Turns out he is not only creative when it comes to hair...he's also super crafty and into design. He built this headboard out of barn wood from his own barn for his assistant Joni's bedroom. He also painted the canvas'. It's hard to see in this picture but do you see the blue color on the side posts? Love!

File Schmile

I've been working on my office this month trying to get it organized and clean so that I can start the year fresh. My desk only has one mini drawer so I decided I needed some storage in there. I found this little filing cabinet at Goodwill for $5 buckaroos. Sorry to report I did not take any before's but it was typical file cabinet grey, rusty silver pulls, and so filthy I literally took it outside when I brought it home and sprayed it with the water hose. But here is how she turned out...

After thoroughly cleaning, I primed with 2 coats of spray Kilz. Then finished off with 4 coats of Krylon 'Global Blue' spray paint. The old handle size was an awkward one, so I ended up deciding on a handle that would cover the old holes but it did require me drilling new ones. The pulls are Martha Stewart from Home Depot. I love the blue with the gold. 

Loves

The simple things in life that get me giddy...pick-up trucks, cowboy boots, sweet tea in mason jars, lacy-frilly dresses and a farm...

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Twin Tables

I've had these 2 little tables for quite sometime and decided they finally needed some attention. I bought these at a little store here in Little Rock for cheap. I love them because they are in the same family, yet different. You have that relative right?? I also love them because they are small enough I can move them around as often as I want and they go anywhere. 

I used 'Interesting Aqua' Sherwin Williams on them. Then topped off with a coat of Annie Sloan's clear wax. 

Gallery Wall Completed

I shared in an earlier post the start of my gallery wall. It changed quite a bit by the time I was finished. But it's DONE....well sort of. I want to be able to add and take away if i want over time so I tried not to make it perfect with every picture the same distance, etc. That just wasn't the look I was going for. I'm not crazy about how these pics turned out but this wall was very difficult to photograph because the chandelier is in the way and I don't have much light at all in my dining room 

All the items I chose were meaningful so I thought I would share them individually.

Frame was a yard sale find I painted and antlers were free from my man. 

Vacationing in Barbados...my fav vacation location yet!

More Barbados..

My last name is Abbey so I've always loved the Beatles 'Abbey Road' stuff. I ordered the print off of Etsy and the frame was another yard sale find I painted.

Cabo pic I took. Frame is a Michael's find for cheap.

I love the Rock so this pic had to make the wall.

Frame was a yard sale find that I painted and letter is a hobby lobby special.