MASTER BEDROOM!

IT'S TIME FOR A TOUR OF OUR MASTER BEDROOM~ IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF OUR HOME, BUT STILL IS A WORK IN PROGRESS! IT IS A LOVELY PALETTE OF CHOCOLATE AND TURQUOISE WITH PEACOCK FEATHERS AND FLOWERS! HOPE YOU ENJOY! PLEASE GO OVER TO KELLY'S BLOG AND LOOK AT THE OTHERS, TOO! BE SURE TO COMMENT AND LEAVE ME YOUR BLOG SO I CAN CHECK YOURS OUT AS WELL!

OUR BED! I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BED. WHEN WE GOT READY TO BUY NEW FURNITURE, IT TOOK FOREVER, BUT WE FINALLY FOUND JUST THE RIGHT ONE!

ANOTHER LOOK! OUR BEDDING WAS A BED IN A BAG SET ON CLEARANCE AT GOOD OLE WALMART! I JUST LOVE THE CHOCOLATE VELVET!

A CLOSER LOOK AT JACOB'S NIGHT STAND. ARRANGEMENT, LAMP, PICTURES, AND ALARM CLOCK... ALL OF HIS ESSENTIALS! (OH, AND GLASSES!)

THE ARMOIRE. IT HOLDS OUR TELEVISION AND A TON OF OTHER ELECTRONIC JUNK! I LOVE THE ANGELS ON TOP, BUT AM WORKING ON SOME GREENERY AND GOODIES TO GO ALONG WITH THEM!

THIS IS ANOTHER SPECIAL PIECE! IT BELONGED TO JACOB'S GREAT GRANDPARENTS. IT HAD BEEN PAINTED AND DISTRESSED, BUT I WANTED IT TO MATCH OUR FURNITURE, SO I CRACKLED IT AND CHANGED OUT THE OLD KNOBS WITH ONES I PAINTED WITH TURQUOISE AND CHOCOLATE ZEBRA TO JAZZ IT UP A BIT! IT TURNED OUT GREAT AND PROVIDES SO MUCH MORE STORAGE!

A PEEK INSIDE... IT HOLDS OUR BEDROOM CHRISTMAS TREE PERFECTLY! I JUST UNPLUG IT AND PUT IT IN AND THEN TAKE IT OUT THE NEXT YEAR AND PLUG IT BACK IN! PERFECT! IT MATCHES THE WREATH THAT IS HANGING IN MY BATHROOM UNTIL CHRISTMAS!

AND HERE IS THE CROWNING JEWEL! MY FRIEND ERIN DID THIS STORYBOARD FOR ME AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! I THINK IT IS A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO MY SWEET BOYS!

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND!! BE BLESSED!

BONUS ROOM!

IT'S FRIDAY AGAIN AND TIME TO SHOW OFF YOUR BONUS ROOMS! THIS IS JACOB'S PLAY ROOM! HE IS A MUSIC LOVER DELUXE AND LOVES HAVING THIS ROOM TO DECORATE AS HE CHOOSES! HE HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB!

LOOKING IN FROM THE DOORWAY... THIS IS THE SUPER COMFY COUCH AND THE OTTOMAN IS QUITE HANDY FOR SITTING A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE TV TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES!

THE ELECTRONIC DRUMSET... I LOOKED AND LOOKED FOR THIS FOR JACOB FOR CHRISTMAS. I HAD SEEN IT AT SAM'S BEFORE JACE WAS BORN, BUT DIDN'T GET IT. THEN AFTER OUR ADVENTUROUS 38 DAY NICU STAY AND NOT GETTING HOME UNTIL DECEMBER 18, I COULD NOT FIND ONE ANYWHERE! UGH! SO I GAVE UP AND FOUND OTHER THINGS TO GET BY! IN FEBRUARY, LO AND BEHOLD, SAM'S HAD IT AGAIN, SO I SURPRISED HIM WITH IT AS A "THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO TO TAKE CARE OF US" TREAT! GARRETT LOVES IT AS MUCH AS DADDY, SO IT WAS A WIN WIN GIFT!

THE WALL OF FAME! OLD ALBUM AND AUTOGRAPHED MEMORABILIA!

THIS LITTLE GUY PLAYS MUSIC FROM JACOB'S IPOD! IT LOOKS JUST LIKE AN ORIGINAL JUKE BOX WITH REAL INFINITY LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING! FUN FUN!

AND YOU GUYS THOUGHT I WAS ROTTEN LAST WEEK WITH A TV IN MY BATHROOM! NOW, LOOK WHO HAS TWO TV'S IN HIS ROOM! HAHA! EVERY MAN'S DREAM TO BE ABLE TO WATCH TWO FOOTBALL GAMES AT ONCE OR WATCH TV ON ONE AND PLAY A VIDEO GAME ON THE OTHER! HAHA! NOTICE ALSO THE VIDEO GAME COLLECTION, RECORD PLAYER, SATELLITE, AND GUITARS... CAN WE SAY "ELECTRONIC JUNKIE!"?

OLD PLAY BILLS ABOVE THE CLOSET!

1 GUITAR, 2 GUITAR...

3 GUITAR, 4! UMMMM... ROTTEN? I THINK YES!
AND THERE'S ANOTHER IN A CASE NOT ON DISPLAY!

AND THE CUTEST THING IN THE ROOM IS THIS PICTURE OF GARRETT (AGE 2)! WOW, HE SURE HAS GROWN! JACOB'S PARENTS SNUCK HIM TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND HAD THESE TAKEN FOR OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT 4 YEARS AGO! WE LOVE IT!

THANKS FOR LOOKING! BE SURE TO POST YOUR BLOG ON KELLY'S PAGE SO WE CAN ALL HAVE A LOOK! BE BLESSED!

BATHROOMS!

IT'S FRIDAY AGAIN... AND THAT MEANS SHOW US WHERE YOU LIVE! THIS WEEK IS A TOUR OF THE BATHROOMS! WE HAVE THREE IN OUR NEW HOUSE, BUT I ONLY HAVE PICTURES OF 2 BECAUSE GARRETT WAS SLEEPING AND HIS BATHROOM IS CONNECTED TO HIS ROOM! AND IT REALLY IS NOTHING EXCITING... I'VE GOT TO GET INSPIRED AND DO SOMETHING FUN WITH IT SINCE MY BOYS WILL SOON BE SHARING THEIR BATHROOM!

THIS IS OUR GUEST BATHROOM... IT IS FAIRLY SMALL AND IS IN THE HALLWAY BETWEEN THE THREE BEDROOMS AND OFF THE LIVING AREA. IT STILL NEEDS SOME "FLUFFING", BUT IT IS COMING ALONG! I LOVE THE FLEMISH GLASS ON THE SHOWER DOOR... IT HIDES WATER SPOTS AND SOAP SCUM SO WELL! ;)

THIS FAUCET IS THE ONLY THING IN THE ENTIRE HOUSE THAT JACOB PICKED OUT. WHEN WE MOVED IN, THIS BATHROOM HAD THE WRONG FAUCET INSTALLED. I CALLED THE BUILDER AND NICELY TOLD HIM THE STORY THAT THIS WAS LITERALLY THE ONLY THING JACOB WANTED AND HE QUICKLY SENT THE PLUMBERS OUT TO REPLACE IT! WE LOVE IT!

HERE IS A VIEW OF THE VANITY AREA. THE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT WAS ON SUPER CLEARANCE AT MERVYN'S ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO! ALL THE FIXTURES ARE DONE IN OIL RUBBED BRONZE.

I PAINTED THIS CANVAS LAST WEEKEND BECAUSE I HAVE LOOKED AND LOOKED FOR 3 YEARS FOR THE PERFECT THING FOR THIS WALL AND HAVE COME UP EMPTY HANDED... AND SINCE WE WERE HAVING COMPANY, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GET BUSY AND GET SOMETHING ON THE WALL! NOTHING LIKE HAVING COMPANY TO INSPIRE GOOD OLE HOUSEKEEPING AND DECORATING!

THIS IS THE MASTER BATHROOM COUNTER AND IT WILL NEVER BE THIS UNCLUTTERED AGAIN, SO TAKE A GOOD LONG LOOK! HAHA! GRANITE IS VENETIAN GOLD AND FAUCETS ARE OIL RUBBED BRONZE.

THESE ARE MY APOTHECARY JARS IN THE CORNER OF THE SINK AREA. (JUST A SIDE NOTE: JACOB HATES THESE AND THINKS THEY SERVE NO PURPOSE AND TAKE UP WAY TOO MUCH ROOM!) GARRETT FOUND THE SHELLS AT THE LAKE A FEW YEARS AGO, SO WE PUT THEM IN HERE FOR SAFE KEEPING!

JACOB BOUGHT ME THIS TV A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, SO I CAN WATCH TV IN MY DEEP SOAKING TUB! YES, I KNOW... I AM ROTTEN! HE KNEW HE MARRIED A PRINCESS, BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW HIGH MAINTENANCE I WAS! HA! GARRETT LOVES THIS TV, TOO AND HAS WATCHED MANY MOVIES WHILE BATHING IN HERE. EVEN JACE HAS WATCHED BABY MOZART SO MAMMA CAN GET IN THE SHOWER! SO, IT HAS COME IN QUITE HANDY FOR EVERYONE!

THIS IS THE DOOR THAT GOES INTO MY CLOSET, AKA: THE DANGER ZONE! THE WREATH IS USUALLY INSIDE UNTIL CHRISTMAS, BUT JACOB RUNS INTO IT WHEN THROWING HIS LAUNDRY IN HERE, SO HE MOVED IT TO THE OUTSIDE. NOW, IT IS CHRISTMAS YEAR ROUND IN OUR BATHROOM!

THIS ARRANGEMENT LOOKS DOWN FROM THE UPPER LEDGE ABOVE THE TUB AND SHOWER. IT'S THE ONLY THING I HAVE MANAGED TO GET UP THERE, BUT HOPEFULLY I CAN FIND JUST THE RIGHT THINGS TO FINISH IT OFF!

HERE IS MY FABULOUS TUB! I TOLD JACOB THE ONLY THING I WANTED IN MY NEW HOUSE WAS A BATH TUB BIG ENOUGH TO SWIM IN! I GOT IT... IT IS 6 FEET LONG AND I CAN FILL IT TO MY CHIN! BTW... ABOUT A WEEK AFTER MOVING IN, WE HAD TO HAVE AN EXTRA 50 GALLON WATER HEATER INSTALLED IN ORDER TO HAVE ENOUGH HOT WATER TO FILL THIS BIG DOG!

AND NO TUB WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT A BOAT, "GOGGLERS", AND A SNORKEL! I TOLD YOU... BIG ENOUGH TO SWIM IN! HAHA!

I FOUND THIS AWESOME TURQUOISE VASE AT ROSS (MY FAVORITE!). IT HAS LOTS OF PEACOCK FEATHERS, AMBER HYDRANGEAS, AND SUPER SPARKLY CHAMPAGNE CURLY WILLOW!

A CLOSE UP OF THE INFAMOUS WREATH! I MADE IT TO MATCH THE PEACOCK CHRISTMAS TREE THAT GOES IN OUR BEDROOM! I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE CHOCOLATE, TURQUOISE, AND LIME GREEN TOGETHER!

AND THIS IS THE ARRANGEMENT THAT SITS ON THE BACK OF THE POTTY! JUST A LITTLE EYE CANDY FOR THE UGLY CORNER!

THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY BATHROOMS! BE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR LINK, SO I CAN LOOK AT YOURS AS WELL! BE BLESSED!

LAKE FUN!

WE WENT TO LAKE BROWNWOOD THIS WEEKEND FOR A MINI FAMILY REUNION AND HAD AN ABSOLUTE BALL! GARRETT HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME JET SKIING AND INTERTUBING WITH DADDY AND JACE ENJOYED BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION! HAHA! GARRETT ALSO WENT FISHING WITH GRANDPA GEEZER AND CAUGHT QUITE A FEW FISH! THIS WAS HIS FIRST FISHING EXPERIENCE THAT RETURNED ANY LOOT! HE HAD A BLAST, BUT WAS NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN TOUCHING THE FISH! WE HOPE TO SPEND A FEW MORE EXCITING AND RELAXING WEEKENDS AT THE LAKE THIS SUMMER!!

SERIOUSLY... IS THIS THE TINIEST CATFISH EVER??!!

GRANDPA GEEZER AND GARRETT WITH THE "BIG" FISH!

PROUD LITTLE FISHERMAN!

THIS FISH WAS SO BIG, GRANDPA HAD TO PULL IT IN BY HAND BECAUSE GARRETT'S POLL WAS TOO LITTLE! GARRETT COULD HARDLY CARRY IT UP THE 4 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS TO SHOW US! AND EVERYTIME IT SWUNG TOO CLOSE TO HIM, HE WOULD SQUEAL!

SHOW US WHERE YOU LIVE FRIDAY AND CROSS CANVAS

ITS TIME AGAIN FOR SHOW US WHERE YOU LIVE FRIDAY!! CHECK OUT KELLY'S BLOG AT http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/ TO SEE LOTS OF OTHER AWESOME ROOMS INCLUDING NURSERIES, DINING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, AND KITCHENS! THIS WEEK IS OFFICES AND MINE IS A DISASTER! HAHA! JACOB BOUGHT ME A LAPTOP FOR MY BIRTHDAY LAST AUGUST, SO MY LOVELY DESK HAS TURNED INTO A PILING STATION! SINCE I DO ALL OF MY BLOGGING, COMPUTING, FARKLE PLAYING, ETC. ON MY LAPTOP IN THE BED OR ON THE COUCH, I RARELY EVER GO IN MY OFFICE ANYMORE! HOPEFULLY THIS SUMMER I CAN GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL AND USE IT AGAIN... WE SHALL SEE! THANKS FOR LOOKING.... BE SURE TO COMMENT AND LINK TO YOUR BLOG SO I CAN CHECK YOURS OUT AS WELL! BLESSINGS! AND... AT THE END OF THE TOUR OF MY OFFICE, THERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE NEW CROSS CANVAS I PAINTED LAST WEEKEND! IT TURNED OUT LOVELY AND I CANT WAIT TO DO MORE!

LOOKING IN FROM THE ENTRY WAY

THE CHAISE LOUNGE AND HOPE CHEST


LOOKING OUT OF THE OFFICE INTO THE KITCHEN
TO THE LEFT OF THE DOOR WAY IS THIS PRECIOUS PICTURE
TO THE RIGHT OF THE DOOR IS MY COLLEGE DIPLOMA

MY DESK FROM THE FRONT


AND... A VIEW OF WHAT IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE! HAHA!




THIS IS THE CROSS CANVAS I PAINTED FOR OUR GUEST BATHROOM THIS PAST WEEK. THE COLORS ARE MUCH PRETTIER IN PERSON THAN IN THIS PICTURE. IT IS WASHED WITH A METALLIC COPPER AND HAS TOPAZ AND SMOKE RHINESTONES THAT DON'T SHOW UP WELL HERE!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND SEE YOU NEXT WEEK FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF ROOMS!