LC Interior: July 2015

Mint & Gold Furniture Inspiration

9:14 PM

My Mom recently called me about a desk at her office that they were planning on throwing out. Of course, before they went through with tossing the "piece of junk" as they called it, she called me because she knew I would want to try to work some magic on it. The desk was in pretty good condition, it was just kind of ugly {only a few minor scrapes and scratches.} I knew I wanted to do something different on this desk, and after seeing some photos of furniture makeovers on Pinterest, I decided mint & gold was the way to go.

Here are some of the mint and gold pieces of furniture that inspired me...

DIY

Floral Canvas Wall Art

3:56 PM

I had been trying to find something to fill the two frames hanging in the living room for about 4 months with no photos in them. I finally decided to go ahead and create something to put in them. I really wanted to incorporate coral and navy into the color scheme in the house and decided those would be the colors I would go with. I had been searching pinterest for inspiration and found a few things I thought I would try to recreate in a way. Here is what I used as inspiration…

And here's how it turned out

Room Makeovers

Bedroom Makeover Updates

7:08 PM

With only a month left in my Afton Townhouse, I'm finally getting around to the final touches of my bedroom makeover. Hope you enjoy!

I debated for a long time whether or not to paint my bedroom in my townhouse since it was a rental. My struggle: Was it worth it? I would be moving out in about 4 months {at the time} and I just couldn't decide. Until, I realized the awful color that was on the walls when I moved in was making me miserable so I just went for it! I had painted the living room in my Mom's house Behr Billowy Down and fell in love with it, so that was the color I chose to paint my bedroom!

Take a look at the before and after photos:

Another debate I was having, was whether or not to paint the trim in the room. It was painted the same color as the walls when I moved in and next to the freshly painted Behr Billowy Down walls, it looked hideous. I decided to paint the doors and the trim around the windows and not the baseboards for fear I would ruin the hardwoods in the rental, and it made a world of a difference!

2 Room Essentials Off White Pillows I got for $11.99 each at Target. I wasn't able to find them on the website anymore {probably since they were clearance}

I picked up the lamp shade from Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart for about $15. They no longer carry that specific lamp shade, but you can check out similar styles here and here. I got the lamp base I got from Jake's mom. She had two of them sitting in her basement and they were going unused with no potential home in sight, so I asked if I could have them and she gave them to me! You can find similar styles from Walmart here and here.

Then there is the entertainment center/ tv stand I made using unfinished wood crates from JoAnn Fabrics. I spray painted them white and black to give contrast. It's great for storage and decor.

Another touch that I added was the wrought iron bed. It had been tossed from bedroom to bedroom throughout the years and ended up in the garage unused. It needed some touch ups since it had been beat up quite a bit so I decided to spray paint it black.