{Teen Rooms}

I am super busy with work, remodeling, and redecorating "Middle's" (my name is my middle son...lol) room...Here are a few pics of the process...It is so sad and a little abusive to leave Middle's room like this for...Oh, a little over a month!!!! I know, I know...You should call Child Protective Services on me...I am a bad Mama...;) lol I have been busy and I thought I would get to it...and then life happened...end of school, work and a little procrastination too boot! Hate me!




This room is usually more organized and tidy...Middle is actually one of my best cleaners/organizers I own...I mean have living here...lol...but I think when things are in limbo or out of place...it is never easy to keep tidy...You know what I mean? Maybe a little depressing or a little overwhelming is the word? Do you see that paint can? It sat there for a month...Well, it got moved around for vacuuming and a little horseplay...But it sat in that area...waiting for the "decorator" to get there...Haha! Someone needs to fire her, huh? Or pay her? I don't know which one? BTW, Middle put this shelf in the closet for organization...I was going to donate it...I love how he thinks...my little organizer!


Do you see the stripe under the primed wall? I painted that for him about 4 years ago...Okay, a little tip for you...remember when painting a kid's room, to think about them actually growing up...They do grow! Shocking, I know! lol So, I wish I had thought about it and realized I would have to repaint more sooner than later...


I finally walked passed his room on Sunday and thought you are a horrible mother/decorator if you don't get that paint out and JUST DO IT! So, the guilt trip I played on myself worked!!! Yay!!!! I love when that happens! LOL I just started painting and painting...and before I knew it I had painted two coats!

I was so proud of myself, I even decided to have a margarita towards the end of the process to celebrate...I headed to my "Old Saloon" in our gameroom and mixed one up! I am a pretty good bartender, if I do say so myself...It is convenient to have a Saloon at arm's reach, too...Though I only have a drink or two a month, I mean, week...To keep this girlish figure I got going on lol...I feel like it is Happy Hour whenever the mood hits...lol And I don't have to even get all dolled up! I'm brilliant for building a Saloon in my home...Just pure brilliance! Lol!!!


The paint color is Valspar 5006-1B Notre Dame....It is a gorgeous grey...with a hint of blue...I love how it looks...both morning and night...And it looks great with warm colors, too...


Okay, I am even more of a horrible Mama for shopping the "Eldest's" room for decor...lol I took this art off his walls, like thief in the night...I sure did! I decided to use it here because I loved how the art popped against the grey walls! I promised Eldest that I would get him an even better piece of art...So now I have that on my "Ever Screaming To Do" list...:) I think he didn't really mind...He wasn't attached to it...and he knows I always come through with my promises...especially in the decorating department...lol



See the warm colors pop! I love this art...I purchased it last year at Home Goods for $50 on sale...I am using some dark bamboo shades with some white curtains I got for free from Mama Law (my mother in law)...


Here is a peek at his new room...We purchased the sofa (futon) last year for $399 @ Walmart.com and picked it up at the store...I was not a fan of futons...But the Middle bugged me about it until I just gave in...I liked this one because looked decent and was comfortable...I think teen rooms should be more about them and their likes...You slowly have to start letting go of your pipe dream and let their taste evolve. It also is a way for them to express themselves more...Middle picked the color (he did fabulous, huh?) and the futon...agreed on the art and blinds...We are looking for a desk...preferably the armoire style...So we can close the mess and have peace...:) The lamp may stay in here, as well...I stole that from another room too...That table I dug out of my neighbor's trash...{Hi, Michella...I am the creepy neighbor who digs through your crap late at night!} We may be painting it...and adding hardware...More to come on middle's new room...

More photos of his room to come! So, what do you think so far?

Xo, Meme

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Class {Sneak Peek}

I attended a Annie Sloan class @ Wonderfaux Studios this past Saturday! If you live in or around the Houston area, YOU need to take a class! I learned so much! I am so grateful for the experience and I enjoyed my classmates and my "Wonderfaux" teacher and new friend, Michelle. We have a lot in common and she let me crack my jokes and even laughed! :) Lol!

She is a talented and creative woman with a thriving business to match! I am super excited that she is bringing Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to the NW area of Houston. It is quite the drive for those of us over here! She is renting a booth at Antique Gallery and will be opening soon! So look for her! She will be renting next to one of my friend, Michella from The Gypsy Caravan too! Small world it is, even in Houston!

Here are my projects from my class! I am going to be sharing more about how I got each look...so stay tuned for that! I wanted to show you all how "wonderfaux" they turned out! I have looked at them million times and probably drooled all over them, as well...I have showed Mr. Screaming Meme and my 3 Screaming Boys...a million more times and I get the impression they may be tired of seeing them...I guess I can start on all my neighbors and FB friends...poor souls won't know what hit them...lol

I am proud and excited and I will be taking more classes from Michelle and her AWESOME crew! I will be a die hard Wonderfaux Crony, peep and studious student! She teaches an array of classes and I plan on attending all of them!


Okay here are my practice boards...This was my first try and I think they turned out wonderful! It was easy and anyone can do this! I promise!






Paloma and Provence...waxed with clear and lightly with dark wax over the clear...



Versailles...waxed with both clear and dark wax...This looks like a brown mustard in person...


Emperor's Silk with clear and dark wax...I love the red...waxed or not...gorgeous!







Cream with clear and dark wax...Beautiful isn't it? I am most proud of this one...I love the layered effect! I will post more on how to's soon...







Wonderfaux Studios has graciously offered to give my followers and stalkers a chance to win Annie Sloan Clear & Dark Waxes...I will be setting that giveaway up in the beginning of July. Whoever wins will win both cans of wax...yay! You will want to use both waxes to achieve some of the looks I showed today! If you want to order any Annie Sloan Chalk paint or waxes, I recommend Wonderfaux Studios...They are a great company and they ship all their orders out promptly! Love that!

Thank you again to Wonerfaux Studios and Anita @ Cedar Hill Ranch for the chance to learn something new! It is a gift that I will treasure and I will take that gift and "pay it forward"! If you have not been by Anita's blog...You need to! She is a lovely woman with a gorgeous home! It is a blog you will want to follow...that I know for sure!

XoXo, Meme

I Won SOMETHING!

I wish it was this Texas Ranch! But I won Anita's Giveaway @ Cedar Hill Ranch. Cedar Hill Ranch is one of the prettiest place in Texas, I quite sure. A place I know that her and her family treasure...a place that shares wonderful memories of a life that is a little slower...a place to be able to take off your boots and kick your feet up...Oh, I wish that someday my family can have that same dream...You are a lucky girl, Anita! And by the way you decorate and make a house a home...I know you know how lucky you are!


I will be attending the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Class. I am so excited! But more importantly I am so grateful! I will take this gift and make sure to use the experience to it's fullest. Soak it up and share the experience with all of you. Thank you Anita and Wonderfaux Studios!


I wanted to share Anita's home with you and let you all soak up this Texas treasure....So take off your boots and get more comfortable...Anita's home is a place you'll want to stay awhile...longer....















Isn't one of the prettiest places? I told you so! It beings a feeling of peace and gratitude...Life is truly wonderful @ Cedar Hill Ranch! Now we need to talk Anita into making it a Bed & Breakfast...so we could stay...awhile longer!

Xo, Meme

A Furniture Redesign, Clients And A Sneak Peek!

I have been a busy girl lately! I have a few clients I am working with. A few furniture redesigns and a gorgeous home I am styling. Here is one of my furniture redesigns. A toddler bed...




It was a plain, old honey oak toddler bed. I used Annie Sloan's Old White Chalk Paint with Annie Sloan's clear and dark wax. I loved how beautiful it turned out.



My client was beside herself when she saw it! That makes all the work worth it! That is my favorite part of my job, even more than my paycheck...really! :)




She is using it for her son's room, which is decorated beautifully. And she shared a secret with me...she is pregnant with baby #2! And she has asked that I paint her baby furniture! And I gladly said YES! :)




I love when I hear someone else is pregnant...it instantly brings me back to my experience of being pregnant with my boys. I was the type who loved being pregnant! It was a beautiful experience for me.




I wish her the best pregnancy and birth...and I will be ready to paint that furniture once we figure out what she is having! A girl? A boy? It doesn't matter...she or he will be loved and treasured, I am quite sure!




I am so excited about the giveaway today. I will post the winner tonight! I wish everyone good luck! I am off to shop window treatments for the home I am styling! I have really loved working with this client. She is refreshing and fun! And her Mama, who is 92 (though looks 7o something) is a hoot and a breath of fresh air!

She lives with my client and her husband. Such a great family! Those are always the best to work with and even better to become friends with! I seem to always have luck with meeting clients who end up as friends! Another benefit to my job! :)




Here is a peek at a piece of furniture we moved to the hall...We are making a gallery wall with antique mirrors and old family photos! And look at that antique typewriter...I love that piece the most! Heck, I love a lot of her pieces! I will be sharing more of her lovely home as we go!




XoXo, Meme

Slipcovers, Swirling, and Hoarding , Oh My!

I finally finished six slip cover orders and had four picked up yesterday! It was a little hard to let one of them go...How can I get away with keeping it?...lol That was what I was thinking yesterday! ;)




It is a fun chair...It swirls around and around! And makes me feel like a kid again! I remember my Great Grandma Meme had one that swirled...and I loved it!


LIFE.

IS.

{Please excuse the lamp with no lamp shade...another "baseball" accident, I am quite sure...Oh, the life with boys is filled with surprises! That shade was made of stained glass and was a special gift from Mr. Screaming Meme...But a miracle happened...it is fixable...Life is truly good, huh?}

GOOD!!!!

Ahh! Life is good {and fun}, isn't it?...if we stop and play with life a little more...so swirl, dance and be silly...no one is watching...Well, not if you don't post it all over your blog...Nope...No one has to know if you dance and sing...leap, skip...or swirl around...just to feel the butterflies in your tummy once again! That is what curtains {and locks} are for...:) So, play with life...It is patiently waiting!

Yesterday was a fun day for me...I have been so busy with work...I finally had some time to myself...Well, an hour or so...But it was MY hour and I did what I do best...shopped! ;) I went to Goodwill & Target...I got a little annoyed at GW by some crazy old lady...She was very pushy {literally} and a little out of control...So much so I think the whole store was staying clear from her...It looked like she had had 9 cups of coffee or maybe on crack, I don't know the difference between the two? :D

But hey, she bought $150 worth of furniture...I know that because I bravely stood behind her in line...ready to karate chop her, if need be...I don't think her husband was very impressed...He LOUDLY confessed that they had a barn full of furniture that she will never fix or get to...and sadly, she doesn't sell any of it...It is stuff she wants to use herself...So, I guess she is a hoarder or something...Which is not funny...or is it? No, It isn't...hoarding is a horrible disease and one I try to remember when the deals are just too good...I literally have to stop myself...remind myself of the show, "Hoarders" and just walk away...I will only buy things I know I will be able to get to in a month...And if I don't...I sell it as is...Because that show scares me that much! haha! NOT kidding! I did buy four old farm house chairs at GW yesterday...that I will be keeping (I will post about them later this week).




So, I headed to Target and ended up buying the Shabby Chic Linen Duvet in robin's egg blue...I love the feeling of linen through my fingers, don't you? And the robin's egg blue is a perfect blue, I must say...I actually am returning it because I want something a little different and I may be the only one to be able to do that...I seem to never be able to get away from my sewing machine, Ole' Bessie Girl...She works harder than most sewing machines! And I am so hard on her! lol


Okay, back to my swirl chair, I mean my clients...hehehe ;)...originally I hated that chair...I thought it was going to be the hardest slip cover because of the odd shape and attached pillow...I worked with it and came up with a way for her to shine again...My client has a set...so, I made two slips...They were her grandma's chairs...I guess all grandmas have swirly chairs...Well, it is fitting...Grandmas are FUN! ;)


I added some piping and few ruffles...



And made ribbon ties for the closure in the back...I think it adds charm to this ole' chair, what do you think?

I double knotted the ribbon ties to give it more structure...So, remember that if you have a slipcover that has ties....It helps give them more form...


Oh, darn it...I totally forgot to get a before picture...And my client was due any minute...so, I snapped a sexy leg picture right before she pulled up! At least I have that...LOL! I need to remember that!

So, a recap...swirl more, life is good, stay away from Crazy Ole' Ladies, don't be a hoarder and take an hour and just be YOU! It is priceless! Life is waiting...go play!

XoXo, Meme

Reminder...I am having a Chalk Paint Giveaway (2 cans), stop by and sign up!

A Before And After

Have you checked out my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Giveaway? Well, hurry...it ends May 26th!!!



I fluffed a little this past weekend...in between sewing slipcovers for a client and getting "My Baby" ready for a dance {he looked so handsome}...I call it multitasking...Others may call it ADD... l say potatoe, You say potahto! ;)


It is so hard to get a good shot above the cabinets..it took my 30 minutes to get this one...lol...because I don't have a great camera {okay, a better camera...because I am grateful for what I have {always}), my ceilings are 10 foot and the lighting in the kitchen is fluorescent...which needs to be addressed, as well...slowly but surely we chug along...

I am not a big fan of stuff above cabinetry...I say the less the better...But my space above the cabinets are soo big I have to. If I were going to live here longer, I would get custom cabinets put in and bring it up to the ceiling or at least close to. But I am not going to be here that long and the value of the house is not worth doing it. I have thought about adding height to it like The Lettered Cottage did here...Which is totally doable!

I also plan on painting the {ugly...I mean,} honey oak cabinets...maybe with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint {Old White}. I also want to talk Mr. Screaming Meme into adding some beadboard to the kitchen walls...just on that wall above the cabinets and one on the other side...not all the way around the kitchen...It will have depth and character...and tie in well with the built in hutch we created....


Remember this photo of my faux flowers I bought @ Hobby Lobby?



{Before}....Well, since I showed it last...;)...I change my decor a lot...My MIL {Momma Law} hates to visit because it is different every time she comes...Hey, I am a designer, after all...I have to create, change & evolve...That is what designers and decorators do, right? ;)



{After}....I love my white dishes...My favorite things I own...


{Before}...
Okay, I found this old frame last week @ Goodwill...I loved it and knew I would paint over the artwork with chalkboard paint...It was a little tarnished and discolored...so I cleaned it up a little and refinished it with Stencil Magic Paint Creme...Wonderful stuff! Used it on this project, as well!




{After}...
I just rubbed it on in circles with a stencil brush...It really made a world of difference, huh?


I need to paint one more coat of chalkboard paint...I will add that to my list for next weekend!




I will reveal the other side soon...

Here is "My Baby" and his friend before the banquet/dance! :)

XoXo, Meme