More of the Make-Over

More of my make-over. This is the mantle that I bought at a yard sale this summer, I still haven't refinished it yet, but I told dh to bring in it in the house anyway. I couldn't hang the picture in the middle as underneath the yellow box on the wall is the thermostat control, so I had to work around that. I kept the mantle simple for fall, just a few pumpkins and some berries. After the Holidays are over I don't know what I will do to the top of the mantle as I have nothing left over to put on it..lol
Just a little arrangement in the corner. This room is supposed to be a dining room but we don't use it for that. It is now a family/pc room.
Right at the bottom of the stairs. The lamp needs to find a new place, have moved it all around and still haven't found a place yet.
Shelf with some spools, a picture, some pumpkins, candles and a longaberger basket that I got for free.
This table used to be just plain wood and I painted it black awhile back. Need to find a way to cover up the hearts on the sides and front. They remind me of my country decor days..trying to go more prim...will take me awhile though

My quilt cabinet. This was my Grandmother's at one time. Needs something on the door and something for the top shelf after the holidays. Tomorrow I will show you pictures of my kitchen..needs lots of help in the prim department.

Total make-over

Well we are just about done with the bedroom remodel and the dust that had taken over my house for 2 months is finally gone, so since everything needed to be cleaned anyway I took everything off the walls and started over with how they were put back up. I have come to realize though that I certainly need more Prim stuff, and I don't have enough stuff to fill every space or wall but I will work on that after the holidays are over. Please forgive the pictures, my flash is not working and they came out a little dark but I think you can still see them.
The above picture is a little arrangement between my tv and quilt cabinet, I think it needs something above it and maybe another sampler or two, but I like how it turned out.
The table next to my sofa and love seat. I put out my Halloween/ Fall stuff right away also so you will see that throughout the pictures, what little I have..lol. My living room certainly needs more stuff on the walls, but I tried to space out what I do have throughout the house.
A candle box I bought off ebay awhile ago, I added the light and berries. This is above the table from previous picture. Love how this came out.
Shelf above couch, this is one of two things that did not get moved. I like this shelf there so I left it alone, just put some new stuff on it.
A full view of my couch area...needs more items on the wall behind couch and some new prim pillows. If anyone has any suggestions on what else to hang up or place around in any area, please let me know. Will be back tomorrow with more.

Tray Makeover

This is a tray that I've had for years that my Mom painted the flag on it for me. I have been seeing on other blogs all these great looking trays that people are using, so I thought I would give this a makeover.
I painted it black and then dry brushed on some mustard yellow and then sanded it down lightly to let some of the blue show through. The above picture is how I decorated it for now. It is on the top of my washer. This is a pretty big tray and I am now on the lookout for a smaller one for my kitchen table. Please excuse the next picture...as I was arranging this tray dh came in and said he has the perfect thing to add to the arrangement..
I don't think so dear!!!!

Adoption update

We got a call from the adoption agency 2 weeks ago and she told us that we have moved up to #2 on the list. We still have no idea how long the wait will be, could be a short wait or still a long time. Even after waiting all this time I still am not ready, we are finally almost done with the baby's rooms as far as the remodeling, but we still need to put down carpet in there. Still need to go out and buy a crib, etc. I want to try cloth diapers and I have yet even begun to make any. It is hard as we don't know how old the baby will be when he comes home, so I have no idea what size diapers to make or even what size clothes to buy. I have been buying bigger size clothes that would be good for any time of the year, but really don't have that much. So not prepared..lol, but so ready to hold my precious bundle in my arms!

Pumpkins

I was doing some Christmas shopping online the other day and came across these cute little pumpkins so I thought I would show them to you. I got these from Bed Bath and Beyond, but I believe Wal-Mart also has them for sale.

Goodnight

I finally finished up this sampler yesterday and got it framed. It will eventually go in our bedroom, as soon as the remodeling project is over with and I can start putting stuff back. Just need to go to Lowe's today to pick out the molding for the 2 rooms and get a carpet for the bedroom and then we can start putting stuff back and I can finally get my stuff hung back up , etc. Then I can start on my Fall/Halloween decor.

I Won!!

As some of you are aware, I won the giveaway from Lisa at Black Sheep Prims and I got these wonderful gifts yesterday. What a great job Lisa did, I love the little candy corns, and the sampler is just perfect. Check out the cute little card she sent me with the baby on it. Thank you Lisa, I love them and they will soon find the perfect spot in my home.