A Loo for Lads and Lasses

I always despised sharing a bathroom with my brother growing up. I wanted my own. My mom's reply was always, "I don't have my own bathroom. I have to share one with your father." Ugh - hardly the same.

Thankfully, my kids are not yet asking me for their own bathroom. They are 7 and 2. But male and female, respectively. Between the 5-year age difference and the opposite sexes, it was a smidge challenging to come up with some decor that could be considered unisex and could withstand at least the next 4-5 years of their adolescence. i.e., no Disney Princesses, no Indiana Jones, no cartoon characters.

I made a poor attempt of jungle-theme leftovers from the old house. Elephants and Giraffes. Totally means jungle, right?

Notice the ugly towel rack. My kids couldn't reach nor get their towels on it.

Now they each have their own hook. And with their initials above it. I found the metal wire letters at urbanoutfitters.com

That's the butt of their elephant tooth brush holder.

I love this grassy one! Also found at urbanoutfitters.com

Giraffe = Jungle

Another ugly towel rack. Unusable. Kids couldn't reach it.

Now we have a place for a hand towel. Along with a note from Mom. You know, since I can't be everywhere at once.

And another friendly note from Mom.

The shower curtain is awesome! It's the top 500 SAT words. What better way to prepare than studying while sittin' on the throne?

And one final shot.

The fresh flowers did not stay. They are there for the photo shoot only. Did you really think I'd put fresh flowers in the kids bathroom?

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From Bumper to Boudoir

Sophie had a fabulous bumper on her baby crib. Made by Grandma Noodle. Again, I couldn't let it just go. I had to use it.



I love that it was made with two coordinating fabris.



Now Soph has a reversable boudoir pillow for her big girl bed!





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Sugar Bee Craft Edition

Do It Myself Art

I'm not an artist. But I wanted a large painting of bright colors.

I started by painting squiggly lines, then large waves, then swirls. And then it happened, the yellow paint touched the red paint. And the green paint touched the yellow paint.

I went a little crazy but I'm content with the painting.

I hung it in our family room.

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Shams to Throw Pillows

I purchased a duvet cover a few weeks ago and turned them into curtains.

Turns out, it came with two shams - SCORE!



So lucky me, I made two throw pillows for our recliners.



I'm working on some green pillows for the couch.



I have a love/hate relationship with throw pillows. They look fabulous but no one really uses them...Ending up on the floor...Collecting dog hair.

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Lamp Redo Number 3

Lamp #1

Lamp #2

And last but not least, lamp #3. While its not the most glamorous, it took me the longest. Years and years and years of dirt and paint.

I almost gave up.

These were all free and they all worked. So I painted the third one red and dressed up the kids toy room.

Doesn't look too bad on top of some Rubbermaid containers.

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