Making Progress In My Mind

What a crazy couple of days. My husband worked on a side job for a relative ALL weekend long which meant I had to find ways to keep myself busy. I think I was pretty successful and managed to mark about 9 more things off of my To-Do list along with some things that weren't on the list. I made this cute little centerpiece for my table. I wanted something cute and simple that we could leave on the table even during meals. I think it is pretty kid proof too (if there is such a thing). It's much cuter in person than it is here in the picture....

I have had these topiaries laying around for quite some time. I picked them up at Goodwill for $4 for the set. They had black pots before and I thought they needed a little more color so I painted the pots red. (Please ignore the counter top clutter. My kitchen is my project and craft room!)

I put the FINAL coat of paint on the outside of the china cabinet and painted the inside back panel red- the same red as my kitchen walls...........

I think the red backdrop will really make the pattern in my china pop! The inside of the hutch needs one more coat of white and then it will be done. The entire cabinet- WILL BE DONE! Oh I will party that day! While I was doing all of my crafting and painting I was thinking about what to do with my master bedroom. As I mentioned in an earlier post- this room is really giving me fits. I want to carry the cozy cottage look into our bedroom that we are creating in the rest of our home............ but it isn't easy. The master bedroom has always been the hardest room for me to do. Therefore, one of the reasons it is always the last room completed. I keep seeing cottage bedrooms and they are blue and white and have toile wallpaper and cute accessories but I just can't take that plunge. Up until today I couldn't figure out why. As I was looking around my apartment I noticed a pattern...................... a very obvious pattern. I love red!!!! With the exception of my daughter's room I have red in every room! My kitchen walls, curtains, rugs, dishes are red.............. dining room hutch and chair cushions are red, accents all over the place are red, throw pillows and living room curtains are red, towels, bathmats and shower curtain- you guessed it! RED!

I remember a couple of years ago I was walking my friend through a house that we were moving into. Throughout the tour I would go room to room and tell her what color the walls would be and how it would be decorated. She turned and looked at me and asked "What room is going to be red? Where are you putting red?" I looked at her and said "Hmmm..... I hadn't thought about it."

"You haven't thought about it!?! You can not be serious! Red is your signature color! People come to your house and they know they are going to see red somewhere!"

Today that conversation popped into my head........... she is right. Red is my signature color. Since I moved out of my parents house and out onto my own I have always used red in my decor. Red is my color. It is romantic, happy, cheerful, energetic, calming and cozy all at the same time- for me anyways. And then it donned on me- that is why I haven't been able to pull the trigger on that blue and white toile wallpaper! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
So in between coats of paint today I hopped online and went to all of the home stores I could think of. I ended up on Target.com last. I assumed they wouldn't have anything because I was just at the store Saturday and didn't see anything that sparked my interest. Boy was I wrong! I stumbled across this beautiful bedding set............

ISN'T IT GORGEOUS!?!?!?! I am in LOVE with this bedding! It is so me! I literally lost my breath when I saw it which sounds crazy but I did. How exciting. I sat at the computer starring at this picture and suddenly my entire master bedroom came together in my mind. I grabbed a pen and paper and started jotting ideas down as fast as they were coming to me. Finally some headway............. even if it is just in my mind for now. :) So, I will order this set with all the fixins' and as soon as I finish some of my other projects I will get the master done. Or maybe I will squeeze the master in between some of the other projects!!!! he he he

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!!

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!

~Heather :)