Big Boy Room

We finally put the finishing touches on Bentley's big boy room!  I say "we" because as usual I recruited my handy-man hubby to hang the pictures/art.  For Christmas Gammy and Gampy bought him a West Elm reclaimed wood bed, and YES he got a full size.  Gammy and I tested lots of mattresses to pick the right one for him to grow into.  DeDe and Duppy bought his bedding from Pottery Barn Kids.  And over the last few weeks I've been picking some artwork to go above the bed.  It's finally all put together...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I took these at night, so please excuse the "non-natural" light...

~E

Fall Decor

I didn't go too crazy this year.  And oddly, my decor is sort of shabby/country-ish which is typically NOT like me.  But I wanted it to feel cozy for fall/winter so I went with neutrals, burlap, and furry things...

 

FRONT PORCH:

 

 

 

 

 

INSIDE:



 

 

 *Normally I would hide those toy baskets, but hey, the baskets are cute and I can't help it - I've got a 2 year old who loves cars and a 5 month old who likes crinkly and light up things. That's life!*

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then I figured I'd show you also what goes on "behind the scenes"...

 

 

 

A corner of kids/baby toys...with Grace, who you can barely see, sitting in her little play gym, and a dining room table covered in crafts that I've finished and need to list for sale in my shop!

But the rest of the house is clean, laundry is made, buffalo chicken salad is made, and a fresh batch of metch!

~E

Gallery Wall

I love a gallery wall like the rest of us.  These pics are courtesy of Pinterest but I don't have original sources...

I am obsessed with family photos and both of our parents had old family pics just sitting in boxes.  When I was pregnant with Bentley my project at night when I couldn't sleep was to frame them.  I ran them up my staircase and along my upstairs wall, and just added more on the remaining blank wall.  The previous count before the most recent additions was about 75 total!!!  That's a lot of frames to try & keep straight!

There is one blank frame you may notice, which I'm holding for a special picture of Gracie in a couple of years in the Cape!

~E