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Sparest of Spare Rooms

September 2, 2011 by Aliesha

The name of our guest room comes from Anne of Green Gables, when Aunt Josephine tells Anne, “If you come to town for a visit, I will put you up in my very sparest of spare rooms.”

I’ve been getting our spare room ready for my friend Kristy coming this weekend!  I think it would be so fun to run a bed and breakfast someday, so I look at times like these as great opportunities to practice.  Here is what our spare room is looking like this fall!

 
 
 
 


And for those of you who are curious, here is our menu for the long weekend!

Saturday
breakfast: raspberry cream cheese coffee cake, scrambled eggs, grapes, coffee
lunch: creamy tomato soup with croutons, grilled cheese, salads with tangy Caesar dressing
dinner: chicken enchiladas, chips, restaurant-style salsa, queso blanco dip
dessert: chocolate chip cookies

Sunday
breakfast: breakfast souffle, double-orange scones with orange butter, fresh orange slices, coffee
lunch: leftover enchiladas
dinner: orange chicken stir fry, fried rice
dessert: sorbet with shortbread cookies

Monday
breakfast: raspberry cream cheese coffee cake, cereal, milk, coffee
lunch: grilled Mexican marinated flank steak, cilantro-lime rice, grilled corn
dinner: tacos made with leftover steak served with carmelized onions, lettuce, salsa, sour cream, & black beans
dessert: chocolate chip cookies

Filed Under: entertaining, fall, friends, house, house tour, menu monday, spare room

Laundry Makeover

November 5, 2010 by Aliesha

Our house does not have a laundry room, per se, but we do have a small laundry closet in the kitchen that is just big enough to hold a stacked washer and dryer.  Since moving in, I have tried to be creative in my use of the space.  My brother helped me install wire shelves inside the left wall of the closet.  Last weekend I made a few more changes I want to share!

The laundry area had heavy wooden bifold doors concealing it.  We removed them and hung a springrod and a white Ikea Vivan curtain instead.  (Yes, Mom, I hemmed it myself!)  I tied it back with a sage green ribbon, but we can always pull it shut if need be.

I added a little black and white rug ($1 at Dollar Tree!) to help separate the space from the rest of the room (though the black and white still coordinates with the kitchen).

I added vinyl (peel-off) letters to my dryer ($1 at Dollar Tree) that say “Live well, Laugh often, Love much.”

By removing the bifold doors, I now can slide my drying rack into the closet when it’s folded up and I am not using it to dry cloth diapers.

 

Here’s the overall new look!  With diapers:

Without diapers:

Ta-da!  A laundry “room” makeover for $8.50!

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Filed Under: homemaking, house, house tour, kitchen

Nursery Project: The Big REVEAL!

July 24, 2010 by Aliesha

Are you ready to AT LAST see the little bird nursery that we have been working on for months? We put the finishing touches on it today, and are happy to finally show you pictures of the whole room!

Here’s what the room looked like when we first moved in.And here’s what it looks like now!
This art and the corner shelf are immediately to the left when you walk in the room.
I love corner shelves! We just put this up today.
This is our changing table (a gift from my parents). We love the cute green changing pad cover! I also love how the art turned out!
Some of our cloth diaper stash.
This bookshelf is right next to the changing table.
Baby girl already has lots of great books!
I love how the bunting banner looks hanging in the corner. We just put up this wall shelf today!
We have a beautiful Dutalier glider and ottoman set (a gift from my parents), but the glider is downstairs at the moment. Tad wouldn’t carry it up our long, narrow staircase just for a picture (can’t understand why…), so you’ll just have to imagine that it is there! We really like the soft, flowing curtains that add so much texture to the room.
Our beautiful crib (a gift from Tad’s parents) and quilt (made with love by my mom). Oh, and our cute Boppy!
The quilt is just gorgeous and it coordinates PERFECTLY with our color scheme!
Purple bumper pads and cute pillows complete the look!

Note: We are completely aware of the dangers associate with loose bedding, pillows, etc. in a child’s crib. When our baby girl is sleeping here, we will make sure there is nothing else in the crib with her! But doesn’t everything look great in the pictures? 🙂
We hope she enjoys her little bird mobile!
We painted the closet the same color as the walls to give it more “pop.” Yep, her closet is already packed full of adorable clothes! She is going to be one stylish little girl. Since we opted not to have a dresser, this hanging organizer is a lifesaver! It’s how we store everything from socks to pacifiers to onesies and little toys.
Love this big wicker basket…perfect for stashing blankets, extra crib sheets, baby wraps, and more!Here is a partial-room shot (right side of the room) to give you an idea where the closet is in relation to everything else.
The other (left) side of the room. (It’s really hard to get a full-room shot that isn’t too dark because of the windows!And… finally… a little door-hanger I made.
Hope you enjoyed tip-toeing around our nursery with us! For more house tour photos, click here.

Source list:
paint (trim), Olympic No-VOC Semi-Gloss in Ultra White; paint (walls), Valspar Hotspring Green color-matched into Olympic No-VOC Satin; light switch plate, DIY; white frames, Dollar Tree, art inside DIY; corner shelf, Lowe’s; birdhouse, Michael’s (painted white); trash can, Big Lots; diaper pail, Walmart; wall art, DIY; changing table, Craigslist; changing pad cover, Target; white storage bins, Walmart; clock, Target; lamp, gift; lampshade, Target (ribbon accents DIY); bookshelf, thrifted; cloth cube, DIY; little birds, DIY; frame, Michael’s (painted turquoise); birdhouses, Michael’s (painted white); wall shelf, Lowe’s; Dutalier glider/ottoman, Craigslist; bunting banner, DIY; curtains, Ikea; curtain rod, Big Lots; white wicker baskets, Michael’s; sleep sweet sign, DIY; Baby Mod crib, Walmart; Boppy, gift; Boppy cover, Target; crib sheets, Target; bumper pads, Ikea, covered by my mom; quilt, made by my mom; pillows, made by my mom; mobile, DIY; hanging organizer in closet, Ikea; large white wicker basket in closet, gift

Want to see our nursery DIY projects from start to finish? Check out our posts on the fabric birds, cloth cube, bunting banner, light switch cover, and white frames, wall art, bird mobile, ribbon lamp, and sleep sweet sign that I made.

Filed Under: baby, house, house tour, nursery, pregnancy

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