Rosemary's Daughter: August 2012

SPECIAL NOTE: I have to warn you, this post is very picture intense.

I have had a very busy month. My goal this summer was to clean the guest room. It was quite a task, but I did it.

Let me start by telling you I was starting to feel like a hoarder. I have so much *stuff*. Things I didn't need, didn't use, didn't want. It was overwhelming. I would look in the room and the mess and just turn around and leave. What was I going to do with this mess? Where would I even start?

I am so ashamed that I let this room get in this condition. It was a catch-all.

We live in KY during the spring/summer months. In October we will go to Florida. I decided to take everything I didn't want to Florida to sell in a garage sale. I would have had a sale here in Ky, but I live in a rural area and not an ideal place to have a garage sale. So, I have a ton of tubs filled with goodies when we make our trip to FL.

Once I got the room cleaned out, I started the task of making it presentable. I decided to use this room for my crafts also. I painted the room a soft robins egg blue/aqua. I ordered fabric and made my curtains. Love them!!! If someone knows how to take a picture in front of a window without washing out the color, please let me know.

This is the true color of my new curtains.

I found a pretty comforter in the colors I was using. I made a few pillows for the bed with a little pop of pink.

I prefer a gathered bed skirt. I didn't want white, so I made my own. Love it!!!

Next I painted a lamp I already had and covered the shade.

I was looking for art work to hang above the headboard and found a pair of watercolors. Loved them but not the price. Being a DIY kinda gal, I painted my own. I have used acrylics and oils but never watercolors. Found a pair of frames at the thrift shop and painted them white. Then I got out my watercolors and attempted to duplicate the prints I loved. I'm real happy how they turned out.

Next, I had a round mirror that had roses painted on the frame. That was not going to work so I primed the frame. I found some chevron contact paper at TJ Maxx and added it to the frame. Much better.

Now on to the other side of the room. I do a lot of crafts. I love to sew and paint. I put a lot of my fabrics in the armoir. I found a pair of vintage owls and painted them pink!!

My craft table holds my sewing machine. I made a cute cover for it when I'm not using it. My husband helped me hang some shelves to hold all my crafts. I covered boxes, bins and containers to better organize everything. What a change. I added a floral wall decal over my table.

I had a wooden plate that was put aside for the garage sale, and then pulled it out to make this cute button.

Can't forget my computer chair. It was an ugly black. I found this cute fabric at Hobby Lobby. Such an improvement.

I still have a few more accessories to find. I need a rug next to the bed.

I am so happy to finally have this room cleaned out and back to being what it's suppose to be. I have a space for guests. I have a space to do my crafting and sewing. I'm a happy camper.

till next time...

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I am loving turquoise these days. I'm usually not this bold.

My sister-in-law gave me this table when she moved into a smaller space. Lucky me. I wish I had a before picture. It was black with pink flowers. Not my style at the time. I originally painted and glazed it a soft sage.

My daughter is a mini me. We are a lot alike, but when it comes to decorating, she likes bold and bright. I tend to lean more towards soft muted shades.

She was redecorating her living room and had some leftover paint. I thought about it and thought a little more about it. Then I thought, what the heck. Just do it. So I painted my table this bright turquoise. I had the antique mirror stashed away in the closet and painted it too. Wow!! What a difference. It took on a completely new look.

It really adds a bright spot to my hallway.