Weekend...

It's been one of those weeks....

Have a great weekend from the girls of in your back pocket..

Faux Trim

  

I've been itching to paint lately. This always happens to me as summer comes to a close and I start to look forward to a little free time when the kids go back to school, (I know some of yours already have.)  I've been interested in a little bit of detail: faux trim.  Doesn't look very easy (i'm not very good with a level!) but i think it's worth a try.  Here's a little inspiration.

Sydney Barton

Etsy

Littlegreennotebook.blogspot

Decor8

I also love the painted molding above.  They have the same thing painted in the "PINK" fitting rooms at our Victoria Secret.  So cute...i'm thinking it would be cute in my daughters room.  (I tried to take a photo with my phone for you but it was too dark...) Check it out some time.

Put some faux moldings in your back pocket.

Staircase Open Shelving

These images of  staircase open shelving/storage caught out eye.  We're always looking for more places to store our crap  belongings.

images designsponge, decorpad, BHG

I need a back staircase....

Put some staircase shelving in your back pocket.

it's that time again...Leopard Print

Every year, around this time, I get exited for a little leopard print.  Remember, a little goes a long way, although I'm so gonna buy this gem from J Crew.  

Dcorpad

House to Home

The Zhush

and PLEASE people, unless you are under 12 yrs old, DO NOT do this:

Put a touch of leopard in your back pocket.

Dormlife

In a couple of weeks my oldest son will be heading off to college. With that comes a dorm room.  Now, anybody who knows me would know that a blank canvas like that is a dream come true.  However, with a 17 yr old boy...not so much.

 

Me:  "Hey honey what color theme do you want your room done in"  (the word "Theme", big mistake)

Him:  No response, just look of bewilderment , with hint of disgust.

Me:  trying a different, simpler approach, "I mean what color comforter do you want?"

Him:  Without looking up from Sports Center, "I don't care...Blue.?"

And that, my friends, is how our dorm room planning-decorating-bonding time has gone.

This is his dorm room, and It is newly built...so it's even a "clean " blank slate.

How in the world is he gonna fit his stuff in this little closet?  Hmmmm, maybe a cute curtain for doors? (note to self:  Do NOT use the word "cute.")

I do like the storage space under the beds...I'll keep you posted. 

A little lesson in teenage boys to keep in your back pocket. 

Sneaky!

Here are a few ingenious cool ways to incorporate a some extra sleeping space. Although they are so cool and sneaky that I would probably show ANY visitors that stop by.....

Below is one of Murphy Bed's best sellers-the Camden chalkboard bed..  It's a perfect way to incorporate an extra bed into a space. It also comes in cork board or white-board.

My kids would rather sleep on a top-secret hideaway bed.  It's a big deal when we pull out the old sofa bed in our office!

Put some extra sleeping space in your back pocket.