christmas in July…

I know it’s July 31, but I am already dreaming of Christmas! If you follow me on Pinterest, you’ve probably noticed. Maybe it’s the constant over 100-degree temperatures we’re experiencing, or the promise of a sweet baby girl arriving at the end of November, but all I can think about is Christmas! 

Here are some “Christmassy” things that I’ve seen that I just love and can’t wait to recreate in our home this winter…

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A worn wood crate, mason jars, epsom salt, and candles...so beautiful!

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I love the way Aimee Weaver uses an old card display rack to perfectly display Christmas cards! I'm on the hunt for one now!

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What a cute, easy mantle decor idea! Love the stripes and spots!

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We all know how much I love book pages and sheet music...these ornaments would be perfect for our tree! I can see making them using plastic, nonbreakable ornaments for our tree!

What about you?  Are you dreaming of Christmas or thoroughly enjoying the hottest summer on record?

i love stripes…

In order to add a little interest to our entry way, I am thinking of painting stripes on one wall.  The current paint color is Monroe Bisque by Benjamin Moore and I’d like to paint wide stripes in a color about 2 shades lighter than that.  Here is some inspiration from around the blogs.

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The beautiful striped Reading Room at The Lettered Cottage

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The look I'm going for, although a little more “tone on tone” stripes instead of the more bold ones above…

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Great gallery wall on a striped wall…

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Tips on painting crisp stripes, which I’m hoping will work on our textured walls.  It looks like her walls are textured, too, so I’m hopeful!

What are your thoughts on stripes?  Love ‘em or hate ‘em?

Grayson's bathroom inspiration....

Is it Tuesday already?  Really? My "I'll be back tomorrow" line from Thursday's post and turned into "I'll be back 5 days later".  So sorry, y'all.  It's been a long 5 days with a sick boy, some antibiotics for me, and my husband being gone for a few days on a trip with the students.  Couple that with a SuperBowl party extravaganza and here we are on Tuesday...ugh.

Let's start with what we already have in the bathroom that is staying.  I made the shower curtain using a brightly-colored flat sheet from Walmart.  Here's a better picture of the colors in the sheet...

I need to trim the curtain down a little on the sides so it's less "bunchy" and lies a little flatter when stretched all of the way out, but I love the little bit of whimsy it brings in since this bathroom also serves as our guest bathroom.

The BATH letter hooks are staying, but I'm going to move them down a bit on the wall so the kiddo can actually hang up his own towels.  I'm going to add some art above the hooks.  Maybe something like these?

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Grayson would love these if we replaced "Jedi Knights" with "Cowboys".

 

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These are CUTE! But I'm totally okay with splashing, so we could leave that one out. :)

I'd usually just paint the room to add more color but I'm thinking with the addition of some art and colorful towels to hang on the hooks, we'll have plenty of color and still  have the neutral wall color (Monroe Bisque).  Because we all know the re-decorating bug will bite me again in the future! Ha!

I've got a few more ideas for the room, but you'll have to wait for the reveal at the end of the month!

Do you have any great kid's bathroom ideas?  Have you pinned any cute bathroom art lately?