Living Room REdo REveal

I have to say that this living room project was extra fun because I was lucky enough to have help from one of my best girlfriends.  Her real name is Billi Jo, but I call her Billi Zshuzsh...perfectly describing her sparkly personality! 

REcreating this living room was incredibly enjoyable thanks to my partner in zshuzshing!  Hope you enjoy the photos as much as we did creating them...

Before:


During:

After:

Before:

My client liked the rug and couch/love seat that was on the PINTEREST page I created for her...



...as well as the curtains I pinned.

The curtains were 15% off with another 20% off with my designer discount. I purchased the all the hardware from Bed, Bath, and Beyond on sale and with another 20% off coupon. (Remember, it's always the HUSTLE for me!)

After:

New:
couch and love seat, rug, linen curtains, curtain rods/hardware, pillows, console table, lamps...still need to purchased a large, round mirror for above the console.

REpurposed:
ottoman, side tables, art, photos, candle, floral

Mantel before:

Mantel after:

Added "S" and two silver lanterns with candles

Bookshelves before:

Left side:

Right side: 

Bookshelves after:

Added everything except books, candle sticks, bowls of decorative balls, letter S, and nesting doll

Up next?  

Powder Room REveal! 

Asian Inspired Bathroom REveal!

Ta Da!  

Here a close-up photo of the actual wallpaper in the bathroom!  

Stunning.

Blah.

Ta Da!

Love how the extra large mirror makes this small bathroom seem so much bigger! I also love the consistency in the accessorizing...all dark finishes on the mirror, the trashcan, the small vase, and the door.

Blah.

Ta Da!

Love the new flooring...crisp white penny tile...brightens everything and is more period to this old house!

Ta Da!

And....the most unexpected ZSHUZSH to the bathroom?  A pop of bright yellow on the ceiling surrounded by crisp white crown moulding!  

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

Ta Da!

Finally, she added a simple lantern-style chandelier...to add to the Asian flair. It's all in the little details...and the ZSHUZSHING!

This project was so fun because it really reflected my client's personality. Classic, but with a flair.

Remember...a little ZSHUZSHING goes a lonnnngggg way!

MIGHTY HEARTS for SALE!

Today (and EVERY day) is the perfect time to BE MIGHTY! 

Show just how MIGHTY you are by showcasing a MIGHTY HEART in your life.  You can hang these one of a kind MIGHTY HEARTS anywhere you want...a tree, your house, your office...anywhere you need a little zshuzsh!

Each MIGHTY HEART is hand drawn, hand cut... 

...and lovingly hand painted!

Celebrating MIGHTINESS!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY, OAKES!

And, remember to ALWAYS...

Want a MIGHTY HEART?  Stop by my front porch and grab two small ones or one large one for just $30!  Drop your cash/check through my mailbox in my front door.  You can make your check out to MOHF  (MIGHTY OAKES HEART FOUNDATION)...all proceeds go directly to helping HEART BABIES and their MIGHTY families!

Apparently A LOT of you are READY for a ZSHUZSH!

Right after my last post, Who is READY for a little ZSHUZSH?, I received a handful of emails from friends, clients, and strangers replying that they needed a little help in the "zshuzshing" department!  Here is just one of them...try not to laugh...this client ALWAYS cracks me up!

I have 3 or 4 or 10 projects I want to do this spring. Andy says I can pick one... can you come over and help me?  Please. 

These are the projects I've narrowed it down to...

1.. Entry (Beige walls, needs wainscoting, BLAH)

2.  Change Light fixtures everywhere... EVERYWHERE.  

3.  Our bedroom

I'm leaning towards the entry.... your new entry is stunning.  

Do you have certain days that work better than others?  

Thanks

Meghan

But before I could even respond  to her, I received ANOTHER email from her that cracked me up even more!  Here it is...

And now I need this on my list....My downstairs basement is Webster Orange which is beginning to offend Dillon (11)..... so I'd really be doing it for Dillon.  For the kids... And Andy... he's on the KIRKWOOD school board for God's sake.. we have to change the bathroom.

I shouldn't have looked at your blog.

Love that she is inspired by my blogs...and we already have a date to start working on the "zshuzshing" of her house.

Thanks to all of you who have read my blogs...you keep my busy, laughing, and HAPPY!

Who is READY for a little ZSHUZSH?

Who is ready for a little ZSUZSH?

I am.  

I AM.

I AM!!!

After all, it's January.

Ugh.

Holidays are over.

The sparkle is put away.

Your house looks BLAH.

I get it.

I feel the same way.

So...I got my ZSHUZSH on today and just did a little something MIGHTY to make my attitude and my house perk up!

Take a look...

It wasn't very hard to do...

(I purchased 3 Mighty Hearts from The Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation!)

and took very little effort...

(I screwed my new house numbers to the Mighty Hearts and hung them on little nails outside of my front door!)

but I AM IN LOVE WITH IT!

And the best part of this little ZSUZSHING project is that every time I see it, it reminds me to be MIGHTY and do things I just didn't think I could do.

What project are you MIGHTY enough to tackle...and how can I help?

MIGHTY HEARTS update...

Here is a quick photo update on the MIGHTY OAKES HEARTS...

Grahammy Boy hard at work painting on the primer...

He's feeling pretty proud of himself and SUPER MIGHTY to be helping! 

Just a few of the MIGHTY HEARTS drying in the sun...aren't the shapes just so cute?!?

Oakes' mom and big sister, Becky and Isla, joined in the fun and helped paint a few of the MIGHTY HEARTS!  (Check out Becky's cute HEART necklace...always sporting a heart somewhere!) 

Up next?

Two coats of a MIGHTY RED...and then they are yours to buy!

I just KNOW you want one of these MIGHTY HEARTS to zshuzsh up your home.

Just think, they will be a great reminder for you and your family to always    BE MIGHTY!!!

Occasional Chairs---REvitalized!!!

I just landed two of these occasional chairs from a friend who was "donating" them to me to REvitalize.

They needed a little bit of life added to their old frames and seat covers.  

They needed a little ZSHUZSH...and you all know how much I love to ZSHUZSH!

I already know what I am going color I am going to paint them...and it is HOT! Think cute...not sexy.

I am still working on the fabric choice for the seats, but I am thinking something bright and graphic.

The REveal will be soon and SUPER FUN...THINK SPRING!

It's the MOST Wonderful Time of the Year!!!

Christmas is the MOST WONDERFUL time of the year!

It always has been and it always will be to me.

I am one of the "crazies" who gets up at the crack of dawn the day after Thanksgiving, not to shop on Black Friday, but to wake up my family by blasting the Christmas music and making a traditional Mack Daddy breakfast---coffee, OJ, bacon, eggs, and my famous french toast!  I stay in my jammies all day and just go to town decorating.  It is serious bliss!!!  (At least it is MY serious bliss--my husband?  Yeah, not so much!)

My home is a true reflection of my love of the holiday season.  Every room is touched in some small or BIG way with sparkly or glittery or twinkly holiday MAGIC.

My larger than life Santa greets you at my front door...


My foyer also blasts holiday cheer with garland and its' paper "Peace" birds, a reindeer decoupaged in Christmas music sits proudly on one of my most prized possessions...my best friend's Grandma Campbell's baby grande piano, a giant silver heart ornament hangs in my window, and my leather wing back chair with a tiny handmade candy cane pillow waits for Santa to take a seat!


My front living room proudly houses our Christmas tree...adorned with all of my favorite ornaments in the front and the not so favorite ones in the back!

All of the ornaments have a story behind them...a lot of them are from my childhood...which my kids love!


My dining room is sprinkled with decorations from memories past.  I showcase my Gaga's family silver and her prized red goblets proudly. They are beautiful in their simplicity. It was my Gaga who gave me my love for decorating.

Last year I zshuzshed up the inside of my dining room windows with these glittered ball wreaths and hung them with a simple burlap ribbon embellished with red buttons.  I added these dangly stars for the last bit of sparkly holiday punch!  Love them.

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Again, I zshuzshed these star mirrors by adding these simple vintage looking paper dove "Peace" birds.  These birds are sprinkled though out this room...and my entire house.

My great room and kitchen is where we spend most of our time, so I want it to feel like Christmas although we do not have a tree in it.  So...I add flowers, lighted wreaths on the inside of the windows, pillows, a basket of Christmas books, cranberry garland, handmade stockings and garland above each doorway with ribbons streaming down each side to hang our holiday cards.

My Santa collection...I add one new one every year.


I added the paper birds, the lights and the bow to these wreaths...


Giant peppermint sticks, plate and mug for Santa, and fresh cranberries add to the holiday spirit...


My friend, Noelle, made me this sweet pillow last year.  Again, it has a story...

Next up?

The outside of my house...

Happy Holidays!