Threshold for Target - The Dollhouse

What I would give to be able to visit the Threshold Doll House in NYC's Grand Central Station. 

2 stories, 7 rooms totaling 1,500 square feet. A real life-sized "dollhouse" filled with 3,500 items from the Threshold for Target collection just sounds DREAMY! 

Threshold for Target first peaked my interest with their magazine and TV advertisements.The 'springy' mixture of classic and modern style while adding pops of color and whimsy is what "had me at hello."

My first Threshold purchase was our bedding for the master bedroom update. The quality of the duvet set and bed skirt is great and the price was right. 

Then they came out with the lime green and turquoise blue ikat print and I had to have it. I purchased 2 throw pillows to freshen up our pillow mix on the couches. 

I haven't found a slideshow of each room posted anywhere yet, but of the pictures I've found, the space below is one of my favorites. Not only do I love the mixture of color on a neutral couch.... but those mirrors are awesome! 

We have a big blank wall above our couch and think a statement like that might be neat.

My want-list from the Threshold Collection is pretty long. Basically, just let B, Dixie and I move into the Dollhouse and we'll call it good. Actually, if they could just move the Dollhouse to us in OK, that would be better. 

 

Paint Slinging Sunday

I felt inspired to sling paint on Sunday. My inspiration came from two random places: Pinterest find and a Saturday shopping trip.

I found this bedroom on Pinterest and fell in love with the look and feel of it. The mix of color (my favorite colors) with hints of rustic was what caught my eye.  In true stalker fashion, I wanted to see more pictures of the room so followed the sources to find that the headboard was a DIY project by See Cate Create. The ikat, chevron pattern on the headboard was actually painted onto white fabric, who knew!?

My other inspiration is really random. I went to the mall Saturday morning to scope out Dillard’s Additional 40% Sale and ended up walking around the mall. Walking by Victoria’s Secret, it caught my attention that they had swim suits in store (ordering online has had its back-fires for me) so I turned in. As a lover of bright colors, chevron and gold – I was drawn to this print:

I can't seem to find the exact swim suit I saw in store, but this is the same fabric on a different suit.

After finishing my Sunday honey-do’s and nothing on slate for my afternoon, I busted out the painting supplies. When all else fails, create.

I got stuck here for a bit. Should pink make an appearance? What about white, would it be too white? What’s the repeat going to be? 

So, I went with a little pink (Momma Swann would be pleased), a little white and another “line” of gold and found my repeat. Here’s the final product:

Master Bedroom Update: Painted Nightstands

As we prepare for "Blizzard-like conditions" tomorrow, I made some progress to updating our Master Bedroom.

The following nightstands were hand-me-downs from my aunt, Bonnie. And unfortunately were fighting against our new, rustic headboard. So they were in for a facelift.

The jury is still out if I made the best color decision, but I went with CeCe Caldwell's Siera Mist Grey. Wondering if I should have gone with the Santa Fe Turquoise to tie in our French dresser, but we'll see. 

Because I used CeCe Caldwell Paints, I was able to do this project inside our home without fear of "death by fumes" or a "tornado-like mess." I simply laid trash bags down in our entry way and went at it. The distressing part was painless because it's done with an old t-shirt and water. 

Here's the finished product!

What do you think about the nightstand color choice? As you can see, I'm using one of my colorful paintings to help bring in some color to tie in the dresser.

 I'm contemplating painting the lamps either turquoise or gold. Turquoise to tie in the french dresser or gold to add some "glam". 

Master Bedroom Update: DIY Rustic Headboard

Houston Oklahoma City, we have a headboard! 

And I couldn't be more excited about it. Our new headboard is the first (and biggest) step to transforming our Master Bedroom. Although, the headboard might be the biggest transition step, it might be the most budget friendly. Our DIY Rustic Headboard cost us less than $90.00. 

Supplies List:

7 1x8 Oak boards

3 1x2 Oak boards

1 can Stain (we chose Minwax Special Walnut)

1 can Polyurethane (Satin Finish)

Sander

Chain and other "Rusti-fy-ing" tools

Paint Brushes

Wood Screws

Level

The boards spent the night inside our house Friday night. B was worried with the forecasted snow storm, the boards might warp in the cold, cold garage. Saturday morning, B kicked off the project with some sanding. Then cutting the boards down to 7 feet.

After sanding and cutting to desired length, B got to take out some aggression and beat the boards. He chose miscellaneous objects from his tool box. By the picture, looks like the chain was his favorite.

Stain progress. I just love how the Special Walnut grabbed the grain and knots and varied with each board. B & I stood and starred at the different stains in Lowe's trying to decide - but am happy with what we picked. 

Busted. We were sneaky to get the headboard at the right height with less wood. It ended up being 58" tall, the perfect height. 

My handyman in progress. It was his idea for the 3 support beams, that's why I keep the engineer brain around. The support beams were cut to be 2" below the top of the headboard and placed on the wall where the studs were. From there he started placing the beams with a little help from me.

BOOM! Headboard is all in tact and drying after going back through to stain the screw holes.

Once again, here she is! The headboard totally made the room and added some masculinity to counter the girly, white bedding. Don't remember what it looked like before without a headboard? Just look back at the last post. 
 

I'm obviously beginning to want to talk about our Master. Next steps? I'm planning to up-cycle our nightstands and the bedside lamps. We want a rug and more throw pillows, but those will come in time. 

Let's talk about the room I don't want to talk about (Yet)

Our master bedroom.

3 years later, I still don't have it figured out. But the good news is, we now have to make a point to figure it out because we just upgraded to a KING!  

 We currently have the bare essentials for bedding (and the room for that matter) but here's what we've got to work with. 

Duvet Cover Set: Pinched Pleat at Target. Bed Skirt: Threshold Gray Target. Euros TBD

Hand-me-down Nightstands from my Aunt: possibly paint? Lamps: TJ Maxx (Shades TBR (to be recovered)).

French Dresser: Painted with CeCe Caldwell Paints. Chest of Drawers: Brandon's Great Grandmother's

  

What are we wishing for in a bedroom? The perfect mixture of girly and manly with a dash of rustic, color and relaxed feel - my Bedroom board on Pinterest can better explain.

PB&J Stories Master Bedroom Redo Reveal 

The PB&J stories post is probably my go-to inspiration for Bedroom project. I fell in love with the "girly" pintucked bedding and the "manly' rustic headboard. Even though, yellow is not our thing - we definitely plan to pull some color in the room (obviously with a turquoise dresser) with a rug and throw pillows, etc.

Because I Like to Decorate's DIY Rustic Headboard Tutorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source Unknown but Pinned it anyways..

 

B likes rustic and dark decor so incorporating that into my love of color and whimsy can be difficult, but I didn't hesitate one bit when we came across the rustic headboard ideas. And luckily, B is pretty handy so am excited for him to tackle our headboard in the next couple weeks! 

As far as all of the other details on my wish list besides paint, a rug, updated night stands... are some adorable, personalized throw pillows. These Custom State Pillows by Marekalaine would be perfect. A Texas pillow for me and Oklahoma for B, please!

Marekalaine's Custom State Pillows on Etsy