Ok, let me first say, sorry for my lack of posts these last few weeks.
Things don’t seem to be busy,
but if I look at my lack of blog posts, I guess they are.
Well time for an update.
I have been hot on the search for all things white,
can I just put a side note in here :
“Why is it that when you aren’t looking for something, you see it everywhere,
and when you are looking for it, it’s nowhere to be found?”
UGH.
The great thing though about hunting for white things,
is I know I will always find them,
because they never go out of style 🙂
(insert sigh of relief)
And it takes time when you are on a budget.
Can’t go broke overnight.
So earlier this week I picked up a few things to start
transforming the dining room.
To put together a simple table top for the time being
I grabbed the styrofoam balls I used to
make some of the decorations for Dannika’s 1st Birthday,
and decided to wrap them in moss.
I wasn’t sure which one I would like better, so the package on the left comes in like a sheet form,
and the package on the right is just loose moss.
I ended up using the package on the left, and it worked really well.
I grabbed my hot glue gun, and started wrapping the moss around the styrofoam balls tightly,
gluing in place.
NOTE: I really had no concrete method of doing this, so if you are reading this
and you are a florist, I’M SORRY.
It might look totally hodge-podged to you,
but I was kinda flying on the seat of my pants,
and I think it came out rather well 🙂
Once I had completed covering all three of the moss balls,
I grabbed a white urn that my mom had,
and was not using, and filled it
with an arrangement of decorative stick and twine balls that I already had.
I layered some place mats down on the table first,
until I get make a table runner,
I also envision some sort of long rectangle low basket or something
that everything can fit in.
I also grabbed my two IKEA vases
Filled them with the small white stone vase filler,
also from Ikea, and I had it on hand,
and picked up the white pillar candles when I grabbed the moss.
So for now we have stage one 🙂
I also grabbed a new lamp for the dining room to replace the one that was in there.
BEFORE:
As mentioned before, I was never a fan of this lamp base,
but we bought it (and it’s twin) for our first
apartment out of just needing something.
You know how that goes.
AFTER:
I picked up this lovely lady at TJ Maxx for $29.99.
Cute shade and all.
It fits in the room so much better.
I also grabbed some white plates to hang on the wall on
either side of the mirror, and once we get those up
will post some updated photos.
Also for an update on the living room,
I finally decided on the table lamps.
While scanning store shelves this past week, I did come across
two pottery barn look-a-like mercury glass lamps with
burlap shades in Home Goods.
But once seeing them in person, I wasn’t 100% sold.
And when shopping with kids, it’s not as easy to buy something,
get it home, find out you don’t like it,
and go back to return it.
So I passed them up (although they are still a favorite in general).
The winner of the new table lamp debate for the living room
are these beauties:
from Target.
They seemed the most simplistic from all the ones I was deciding on here,
but while at Target I saw them in person,
and fell in love.
Brought them home, and they fit the living room perfectly.
Just need to finish start sewing my new throw pillows,
and I will put up some pics 🙂
Ok, that’s it for now, will be back soon with more updates 🙂
~ Have a great day.
~BDD
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ohhhh LOVE your new lamp! I just bought two at Target and what a difference they made!! Who would have thought a lamp could have such an impact but my husband came home and said it changed the whole room?! Have a great weekend!