Vintaged!

I've been really enjoying decorating my entryway! It's sooo much better then it used to be! Are you ready?

Check it out!

And of course Lucy snuck into that picture. I am pretty sure that 90% of all my photos have that cat in them. Hmmm. Someone likes attention. Anyways. I found this mirror at Ross for $14.99 and it had the perfect vintage/wood flair that I needed to coordinate with that vanity table. I feel like it needs more art and decor around it but that could take me a little time to get just right.

We went shopping around the house for some pieces that would work really well on top. We found this sweet globe at a thrift store for $2.99, vintage looking lamp came from HomeGoods in Salt Lake City, little silver plate was a Goodwill find for .99 cents. Those old books are about 100 years old a piece. They actually came out of my Great Grandpa's house in Minnesota, something that I treasure.

I also received my new picture in the mail from Target.com! It was awesome! Apparently there is also a type of wine bottle that has the same emblem. I almost bought it! But I didn't... I'm sure it'll happen.

See how great that looks?

Gosh. I just love it!

I also moved the piano bench that was originally in the dining room over into the living room. The ottoman was just too big for that spot and the bench works much better. And of course Lucy was in the picture. Pretty sure I was watching HGTV. hehe.

PS! I'm headed to Denver/Fort Collins this weekend to visit my really good friend Kendall! and IKEA!

File This Away

Filing cabinets are ugly. Let's face it, they never really look that great. But they are functional and as you become a grown up they seem almost necessary. Suddenly you have to keep track of insurance information, credit card agreements, leases, car titles, bills, medical things... the list keeps going.

But did I mention they are ugly?

Check out the monster in my closet:

Yup. I'll admit it. It was pretty bad. It was also very messy. Over a year ago I decided it would be a grand idea to spray paint it lime green.

That was a bad idea.

I have quite a bit of paintable wallpaper left over from when I did my kitchen and have been trying to think of other ways that I could use it.

Filing cabinet, meet paintable wallpaper!

Since the usual method of applying wallpaper involves getting the paper wet and then applying it to a wall. Well that doesn't work quite the same with a metal file cabinet. So I used handy dandy spray adhesive! That stuff is amazing and it's only $6.99. You can get it at almost any craft store!

Obviously I need to cut my grass. But I laid the cabinet on the side so that I could do one at a time. I definitely suggest wearing plastic gloves when working with spray adhesive because it gets sticky and gets all over the place.

I did the same thing on the other side of the cabinet. I cut a small piece for the bottom edge of the cabinet, making sure that the tiles line up.

It was actually fairly quick and easy. To cover all the sides only took me a few minutes. I used a razor to cut down the excess on the sides to get a good fit.

After everything was attached I used regular white gloss spray paint and covered the entire thing with several coats. I also spray painted the drawers the same white color.

The plain white drawers still looked a little too "file-cabinet-y" so I added this wallpaper border I found on clearance an eon ago to give it some classic personality.

And here's the final product:

I love the difference! I think for the first time it went pretty well. It still looks a little filing cabinet-y but hey. At least now it's a classy cabinet!

Linked to:Christina's Adventures: 20 Below Thursday DIY Dreamer,   Lil Luna, Savvy Southern Style,  Primitive & Proper House of Grace House of Hepworths Beyond the Picket Fence

Colorado Summer Adventure #1

I've decided since I will be graduating college in December and really have no idea where I'm going after that fateful event, I really need to get out and explore the state and scenery that I love so much. Single lady style. So my first mini adventure was to go on a hike. I haven't gone on a hike since last summer and since I had surgery in February I've been slow getting back into a lot of activities that I love. I remember my family and I going on many long hikes in the summer and I wanted to be reminded of that.

And of course I took my camera so I could give you guys a tour!

These sweeping views never cease to amaze me... it looks almost unreal.

Just to give you an idea of how much of the Grand Valley you can see from the top of the trail....

No make up on the journey but it was a lot of fun! I had my REI SPF 30 shirt on plus SPF 100 sunscreen. My CamelBak was awesome. Had so much fun!

This trail was originally a motor way for residents that lived in an area called Glade Park to drive down into town. It's about 7.75 miles long and steep! Back in the 1920s when it was originally built there was no such thing as fuel pumps so vehicles would have to back up the mountain in order to use gravity to move fuel.

This is some of the most interesting scenery on this side of Colorado. That's what I love about it here, you can have lush green forests in one direction, in the other you can find raw landscape.

Oh! And we have lizardsss!

This sort of shows you have far down you have to hike.... pretty amazing. In less then an hour and a half I walked up and down a mountain.

I just love Colorado! I hope that you guys enjoyed going on my little journey! I'm planning to post several more of these trips so stay tuned!