Cute napkin rings

Here's a close up of it.  How cute are they???

Cute napkin rings

Yesterday I spent the day with mom for my Birthday.  Had a great lunch and shopped. Most all the stores are just getting their fall and holiday items out so we browsed through all the fun stuff.  It doesn't quite feel fallish yet being it was 110 degrees outside, but we imagined it cooler.   I came across the cutest napkin rings that I couldn't resist.   I came home and set the table as if I were having guests over for a casual meal just to see how cute they look.  I bought a set of six. Here's some pics.....

Home Office

So I've been reorganizing our home office area making the bedroom work as a guest room as well.  I have a beautiful twin bed done by Refreshed Decor and had to figure out a way to make everything fit.  So, here is my office nitch now.  I took the doors off the closet and walla! My office desk is pretty big but it fit just perfect. I still have more to do but at least it's in it's place and there is plenty of room in here now. Getting the rest of the room done, til next time.......

New repainted Lamp

And here's the repainted lamp.  I started with plain white and it was really white! So I toned it down with an almond color.  I think it turned out pretty good for a first timer, don't you? Plus it only took a few minutes to paint and 1 hr. to dry. Simple and cheap, I like that!

Repainted lamp

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before

My first paint project.  So here's the before pics of the lamp. 

Fabric Ideas

I've picked out some fabric samples for the drapes, bedding and accent pillows.  I can't decide what I want yet but I like these ones. I like the tan colored linen fabric for the drape panels.  Any thoughts?

Home office/guest room design update

I just got some new peices from the wonderful Refreshed Decor and I am excited to see how everything comes together.  In my previous post I showed some before pics of my home office/guest room.  The only thing I had done was paint the walls a light gray and housed my desk inside the closet area. (only way to fit everything in here).  I already had a dresser which keeps all my office supplies and other fun stuff so now awaiting the bed set up with my end table.  I am in the process of picking out fabric for the drapes, bedding and accent pillows.  I also took on a lamp painting  project this afternoon.  This would be my first experience with paint (other than my kitchen cabinets that I had help with).  It is drying now and hope it turns out ok.  Not too worried, I've had these old lamps for years and this seemed like a better choice than heading to my favorite store (Marshall's Homegoods at Desert Ridge) and spending money.  Here's a few preview pics.....