Long awaited Nursery Finale

I promised a picture of Millie's room months ago - about 6 months ago. In December my cousin came over and painted a tree on the nursery wall based on a picture I found online. It turned out beautiful. I added stickers to complete the look.

Painting again

We're painting again! Or still. We've completed the living room, dining room and kitchen. We've already picked out the paint for the master bedroom and upstairs bathroom. I also picked out the paint for the stairs but that's still being looked at. J's not so fond of the bright maroon I picked out. So I'm looking at blues for that wall now. And actually, I think dark blue will work much better. Blue is my favorite color so I'm happy it'll work into my decor scheme.

And we're also picking paint for the nursery! This room has french doors and is on the west side of the house. So since we moved in, I've always envisioned it as a yellow room.
I really enjoy picking a paint. And so far, even though some of the colors scare J a little, they look wonderful on the wall and in our house. We could avoid some anxious moments if only I could transfer the mental picture I have to his brain. But until then I'll confidently pick colors, convince J and be happily proved right when the paint hits the walls! I love seeing how paint personalizes and pulls our home together.

House Dreams

I have design dreams for our house and I know many of them will take years to become a reality. So for now they're just dreams.

I love wall art like you see in these pictures. We have a long narrow room in the basement that I hope to break into a couple different spaces. I think wall art is an awesome, creative way to do. I'd rather not just paint a line on the wall. I hope our basement will be a fun space. We'll use it for TV watching and lounging and someday for kid's toys and the office. Even though it's a walk-out basement, I still don't want it to feel dark or unused. These designs were featured by desire to inspire. Wallter carries some really fun shapes that are available through 2Modern.

I would also like a new a desk with dividing shelves like they have from IKEA. Justin found this one. And I really like the concept!

We've also been furniture shopping! We looked at a few different places here and in Omaha with little success. But I kept thinking of this cute set we found at Slumberland. It's not the style I had pictured but I love it. The more I think about it in our house, the more I think it's the one. And the subtle pattern that you can't see in the picture is so cool. I love texture so it really appeals to me. Now the challenge is to find the right coffee table and side tables. But this is a challenge I can enjoy!!

Here's one house dream that has come true...

My beautiful rug! We ordered this rug from Pottery Barn. We decided a rug was worth splurging on a little. And I couldn't find one that I like more than this one. I couldn't even find another one I really liked. So this rug is the first step in decorating our new (it still feels new to me) home. And now that we have the rug, I can start nailing down paint colors. I hope we have time to paint before Christmas!