DYI Chandelier Inspiration Curated For Hometalk

Hi Lovelies, I am currently in Germany on vacation, but I could not say NO to 

Hometalk when they ask me to curate a board for DIY Chandeliers.
WHY? Cuz I love Hometalk and chandeliers!!!

My First Cowhide Rug

Hello Everyone,  Well I finally jumped on the cowhide wagon and got myself a
"MOO MOO" cow for our dining room. You might remember my plans for a new
Dining Room Look ? Well it's coming along slowly but surely!

On my  IKEA Shopping Trip last weekend, I purchased this brown cowhide
with a few little white spots on it.

A few new things from IKEA

Hello Sweets, my friend Jill and I went to IKEA yesterday and did a little damage between the two of us. 

I am really busy today, so here are some quick pictures of some new treasures throughout the house.

I got these beautiful white MATILDA curtains for our Master Bedroom. They have a little pattern to it that I love. The wicker trunk is also from Ikea, but I've had it for a while. 

DIY Chalkboard & A Monogram Tutorial

Hello and Happy Weekend Peeps, I am really busy working on our Dining Room this weekend, 

so I am sharing a little project I actually did a few month back but never shared before. 

I've always wanted to have a Family Name Monogram on a Chalkboard for our Staircase wall,

so I did some research on Pinterest and found this awesome tutorial from 

Lilacs and Longhorns

Paint Your Old Buckets

Hello and Happy Weekend Sweets, if you have been following me for a while you know that I am 

a sucker for old buckets. This time of year I love to use them for my flowers outside. 

I wanted to "cutify" them a bit, so I got out some paint. 

Touring Through Blogland

Hello sweet readers, the awesome Kelly from The Essence Of Home
invited me to join a fun blog tour. Kelly's blog was one of the first ones
I ever followed and she helped and encouraged me when I first
started my own blog.  Although I have never met Kelly in person,
she is one of my favorite blogging pals. And her beautiful Cottage
Style Home is just amazing!!!!!

So let's get started with my mini tour......

 

Dining Room Design Board

Hello Sweets, I am so excited to share my very first design board with you today. 

I used PicMonkey to create this inspirational board for our dining room.

Since I am such a visual person, I feel this board will really help me pull

things together when I get to the final stage.

While searching for Dining Room inspirations on the web, I've learned what really attracts me.

Here is the scoop: I love creamy light slipcovers and darker tables, white sheer curtains,  

jute rugs layered with a cowhide rug, wicker baskets and the contrast of black & whites.

A Little Outdoor Chandelier and the Tortoise and the Hare

Hi there sweet peeps, I haven't been up to all that much this week. 

But I did manage to hang up a little chandelier on my front porch today. 

The chandelier is actually meant for indoors, the candles 

are battery operated. But I really wanted it for my porch. 

So if it gets a little rusty over time -- even better!