Mid Century... Cheap Century

For a long time I've been plagued by the heavy ottoman that I've been using as a coffee table for over a year. It was small, heavy, and didn't really work for what we needed in the living room.

So I ventured off to my local Habitat For Humanity store because I was attempting to find some sort of console table for the entry way and some mirrors. Well no luck on those two options but I did find this guy...

For only $10 dollars! Unbeatable really! He's a little worn out... obviously he's been heavily used by someone. The top part of the table is wood and the legs are obviously steel. Gives that vintage vibe that I love while still being a little trendy.

I plan on sanding him down and perhaps doing a darker-deeper colored stain to give him a fresh look for this century.

This pic is a little dark but you can tell how much better the table works in the space.

And of course Lucy tested out the comfort level of the new table. She laid on it for several hours. I'd say it passes the test.

March Madness: Guest Bath

Since both of my roommates are out of town for the entire week of Spring Break I figured this would be the perfect opportunity for me to catch up on finishing that guest bath. So as you already saw here's the before pictures again:

Remember this broken up and hideous fellow?

After many hours in Lowe's, Home Depot, and at local thrift stores and Restores, my roommate Karly (who is amazing P.S.) Found this fabulous guy on Overstock.com! It's much smaller but still offers that classic look that I personally like and that the roommates desperately need in that small bathroom. The little shelves will be great for accessorizing! Totally looking forward to getting him in the mail! And at $51.00 he was the least expensive option that we were able to find!

Since we're going with a clean classic look I went to this particular photo for inspiration! I love. Love. LOVE. The shower curtains and you better believe that it will be happening in my guest bath! I think that it will first of all hide all the bottles and soaps, etc. Plus it will make it look less cramped if we can move the curtains to the side. I prefer the curtain closed cuz I think the inside looks messy but the roommates love it open because they don't want someone (ahem. Lucy-cat) to jump out of the curtain.

It's all about compromise! Plus the added height looks awesome.

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I took down the ugly stripes that I hate so much and started the process of puttying the walls. Which is also something that I wouldn't put on my top 100 list.

Ahhh such a beautiful void of space that used to be a big ole broken cabinet. So lovely.

I do plan on painting the crown molding and replacing the vent cover in there also. The corner round used to look awesome with the former paint color but it's been through a lot of abuse and needs a little refinishing.

Still have a lot of work ahead but at least I have a good game plan! The main items like the vanity and shower and tiling, etc. are already done so really I'm doing a cosmetic before and after but. still. It's gonna be prettier.

Target is Love

I have found the new love of my life. Well... I've known about it all along but I have finally succumbed! Gave in! Allowed my heart to feel it again! Who is it do you wonder?

Well...

It's no boy! It's Target! I've always loved Target, it's true, but this weekend I realized that it was a true deep love.

Check out all the super clearance goodies I got!

Beautiful new pillows: (They were only 7.48 a piece! I also bought a yellow one that I forgot to grab a photo of)

They are big and comfy! I love them sooo much!

And my most prized new possession...

A new lamp! Finally! It was a bit of a splurge at $68.00 but wow... talk about a difference! It provides some great light, plus looks super cool. Which is always important I'd say!

The other day I was talking about getting new hand towels for the kitchen, I had found a few on Etsy.com but! Alas! Target also delivered with some (much) cheaper lemon hand towels for only $2.99 a piece! Sooo cute!  Also if you look in the top right corner you can see some adorable new canisters! They are teal and they were 50% off! Finally replaced the old thrift store ones that I had.

I also made a little bit of art for the counter! You can buy the print of the lemon in a much larger size for only $29.00 but I got this little print out for free. And I bought a cute little milk cow! Totally adorable.

 

I also went on a little bit of a ceramic animal shopping spree also. I evidently felt as though there was going to be a run out of little ceramic owls soon. (Did you know that a group of owls is called a "parliament of owls?") I thought that was prettyyyy cool myself! Maybe because I'm an English nerd. hehe