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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Livingroom is DONE!!!

We finally finished the room.Now we're in the process of hanging some paintings (new ones we bought,and my mom's art).I'm trying to find the PERFECT wall sconces to hang on either side of our newest picture since Target and Wal-Mart apparantly don't sell them,so I've been looking online.In times like these,I wish we lived in Birmingham where there are Kirkland's and Hobby Lobby.I will find them,even if I have to order them online and wait for delivery because I have a picture of what I want.Also,I would like to take this time to tell you about something cool I have in the livingroom (you will see a picture of it).I have a friend who sells Scentsy...which are warmers you plug into the wall that use 25 watt bulbs to melt wax bars.The scents are delicious,and will make your whole house smell amazing.Once we get the house done,I'm going to have her come up and we'll do a housewarming party and you can buy whatever you like.If you live out of the area and would like to order something,go to her personal Scentsy page at: www.heatherharlow.scentsy.us/Home


Here's the room before we got the final coat of paint on the walls,and molding/baseboards:


Here is our front door,the trim around it needs some paint:


Our new window frames Buddy installed,need some paint around the trim:


Our decorative hallway casings,looking into the den.You can see the hall color and the beautiful (kidding) pad for our wood floors.


Our new switchplate covers :)


Our new painting we got (and saved almost $100 on),and you can see my Scentsy Milano warmer on the table.They also serve as great nightlights.I have a Christmas type scent in there right now: One cube of Christmas Tree,one cube of Poinsetta Pine:


One of my mom's paintings:


You can see the crown,baseboards,and the wall color with our wood floors.Looks very pretty together....not bad for first time DIY:


Fritz isn't sure what to do with all of the hammering going on :) (excuse my pink toes,and Peace Frog pj's)


Finally got our entertainment center moved in from our garage.Now we don't look redneck using a nightstand to put the tv on,or using a step ladder for our cable box,modem and router :)


Got this sign at Old Time Pottery.Thought the saying was pretty perfect since this is our first house :)


An up close shot of the new picture,and my Scentsy warmer.The box on there is a hope chest of sorts,and was a Christmas gift one year from my awesome mother in law,April.It holds some of my baby pictures and my Scentsy bars :)


Well,that's it for now.I will post more as more gets done!

1 comment:

  1. Nikki,
    I often read your blog when you post something new & love it! Your home is pretty, I love the colors youre choosing & your mother's paintings ate beautiful, I wish we had art like that for our home. We are also working on our home step by step but it's hard when we need so many pieces that we can't buy all at once. Also how expensive & awesome is scentsy? I've been wanting to get some scents for our house, we currently use wallflowers from bath & body but they seem to lose their scent pretty fast.

    Thanks,
    Tiffany(from primrose)

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