Big Update

Haha sooooo....I really REALLY am bad at blogging. Last post was a year after the one before...and so is this one! What is it about May that makes me want to start blogging again? ;P

What's inspiring me to start up again? Well, I'm planning a bedroom makeover. Why? Because we moved our bedroom to another room. Why? Because...BABY!

Saturday I will be 14 weeks! I can hardly believe it, it is going so fast. 

Our former bedroom was up a steep set of stairs, and I didn't really love the idea of having to climb up and down them in late pregnancy and afterwards. So we've moved into a bedroom downstairs, and I'm loving it! We moved almost everything in yesterday, now that I've finished painting. I'll get a few pictures up soon to show the color! Thanks for stoppin' by :)

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We Have A Winner!

CONGRATULATIONS to Rachelle, the winner of the cart makeover contest!

 Her idea of painting the tray of the cart a fun color and the legs only a metallic really struck a chord with me. I love color and metallics paired, and that treatment would also mimic the current design of the cart. I definitely love when a makeover pays homage to the original design of a piece! (Plus, her idea is simple and cost-effective. Definitely what I was looking for!)

 Blue is my favorite color, and I am loving all of the vintage-inspired shades I see around nowadays - one of those will probably be my color of choice for this cart! Want to see some inspiration photos? 

  

This one is much more distressed than I would choose, but don't you just love it? It looks like something you'd find while trespassing in an abandoned dairy farm, or some such place. 

Here's a fun and retro cart! This makes me wonder if I should paint the edge and handles of 

the tray in a metallic as well...? 

I could DIE over this color! In fact, I have, several times. The ratio of chipping to paint is perfect - I'm sure it could be recreated with a generous amount of Vaseline!

When I look at this 70's malachite cart, I think glam. Class. Upscale. And, well, expensive! I haven't the slightest clue how to recreate the look with paint...but isn't it just gorgeous to look at?

So tell me....

Which one is your favorite? And what shade of blue should I choose?

Thank you to everyone who entered their ideas for the contest! And thank you all for reading!

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I'm Back...With a Contest!

**UPDATE - the contest has been pushed back a week, so you now have until 6/7 to submit your ideas!**

I'm excited to get back on the blogging train with a contest! Everybody loves a contest, right?!  

Up for grabs is a $10 gift card to your choice of either Hobby Lobby or Michael's! (I know, right? I wish I could enter!) What must you do for a chance to win this exciting prize, you ask? Read on to find out!

I bought this cart at a garage sale with the intention of using it as a coffee table. It's small, in decent shape, and will easily roll out of the way when needed.  It is, however, a bit...90's office chic? (Minus the chic.) Definitely in need of a makeover. I have a few ideas of what I want to do, but I also want to hear YOUR ideas!

To enter this contest, all you need to do is comment with your best design ideas for how to transform this plain Jane into the beauty she was meant to be! I will review all the entries and choose my favorite - and announce the winner one week from today. One week after that I will reveal the transformed cart, custom designed by one of you! 

The winning design will be the most:
- Original
- Cost-effective
- Detailed (Thorough info on supplies, process, etc.)
- Suited to my style (for help on that, follow me on Pinterest! here and here)

**RULES**
- Must live in the US of A to enter (and be willing to provide address)
- You may enter up to 3 separate ideas, in one or multiple comments
- If multiples of the same design are entered, the first person who entered it gets dibs
- Designs need not be original to you
- All entries must be in by Friday, May 31st, 10:00 PM Central time
- All entries must be as a comment on this post
- Winner must claim his/her prize within 48 hours; after that, the winner becomes my second choice

**INFO ON THE CART**
- 26" long, 21" tall, 15" deep
- Wood & Metal

Good luck and happy designing!! :)

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