Over the week of Thanksgiving we stayed in our guest bedroom. For those of you new to the Dream House layout – we have four bedrooms on the second floor – and there is a definite separated guest bedroom that we determined is perfect for anyone that wants to sleep over and not hear the crying baby at 2 am in the morning…although we make no promises.
When we first moved in, the bedrooms had an overall theme – the walls matched the carpet. in every single room. So as much as we dig the whole monochromatic look – this just wasn’t workin for us…so we bought new carpet. Something a little more neutral.
The bathroom was also sportin the Give-Me-Teal-Or-Give-Me-Death look.
A few of you were around when we finally set up the guest room bed….
And switched out the overhead light fixture…
And then finally we added some pizzazz to the side tables with all the ‘stuff’…which personally I think help play down the cherry red lamps (yes, they still make me smile!) but in a good way…like how Ben Affleck semi-personality-less-ness in movies makes Liv Tyler somehow way more appealing. It’s called chemistry. And I think it exists in home decor.
And then my brother and his lengthy wife came to stay with us for Turkey day…and we offered up our bedroom (with the king bed) to them while we bunkered down test-mode style in the guest room. It’s good to give those rooms a whirl once in a while just to be sure that they are comfy and your sweet guests aren’t flat out lying to your face. So we moved in.
And that’s when it happened…
Yup. I contracted the disease known to many as weirdness. Don’t ask why I decided to don tons of embroidery hoops. All I know is that I walked in looking like this…making my best robot voice say “take a phoo-to Jer-e-meee” and he looked at me dead pan and said “this is not even funny. this is just weird.” okay okay. point taken.
The reason I share my blindingly embarrassing homeschoolishness with the masses online is this – I scored two bundles of hoops at Goodwill…and they came out to be about ten cents each…I had no idea why I need so many embroidery hoops – seeing as how I don’t embroider anything, but I knew it was a deal and I would find a spot for my new round beauties.
Enter the bubbles. Yup, I convinced Jer that we could take some and just create a little abstract art on the wall above our newly christened bed (we didn’t christen it like that gutter brain!) and surprisingly he dug it.
I think eventually I want to just spray them white…or fill them with all sorts of different fun fabrics that play up my new ‘taste-the-rainbow’ decorating style.
Don’t ya think they would look cool with all different swatches? Or just empty with white hoops? I know this might only appeal to me…and only the quirky girl in me…but I dig it.
And while I was on a roll with ‘hanging stuff’…I thought, hey, let’s share this wall-puncturing love with our guest bathroom which is sorely lacking in the looks department.
Yup – seven months ago, I barely got that shower curtain up before I quit. And as I took these pics, I remembered how massively neglected most of the rooms in this house have been.
This needs a shower curtain. A print like this one would go FABULOUSLY. But I don’t know how to make a shower curtain…so I will probably procrastinate on that one for a while. And yes, that is Will – fully dressed in the shower – trying to turn it on.
And that poor little storage piece got shoved under the towel rack. I don’t know who I feel more sorry for – the towel rack or the storage furniture. such an awkward arrangement.
Now is where I get a little inspired. I was shopping at Goodwill (where else?!) and saw these framed pieces. They are actually fabric. I have no idea who makes them or how old they are or where they came from…but they are so pretty to me I could burst. This is exactly where I am right now. what I am into. what makes me smile. color…and beauty…and happiness.
I think I discovered that with this house, I need happy colors. This house was hard for me. Moving to this house was hard. And admitting that was hard. I felt like I was so blessed to even move to such a gorgeous place, and even more blessed to have such a wonderful appreciative family in our old house, and to not enjoy it was confusing. And in the old house, we decorated for the masses. We always knew that would be our first home. And when we made our choices we shyed away from being us so that we could appeal to everyone (because we knew that one day we would sell it)…so this time around, we have more freedom. And this is exactly what I want to do with it.
I painted the frames red…because I just didn’t dig the 80’s blend of orange and peach.
It’s nothing fancy…but it helps.
And it makes me want to move forward. It’s funny how a few pictures on the wall can do that, huh!?
First on my to-do list is raise that mirror a little…because I don’t have any little people coming to visit. And I want a shower curtain and a new light and a shelf somewhere…don’t know where yet…but I know I want one.
And the shades had to go….I switched out the one for a more girly white ruffled looking one…it reminds me of a skirt I had in 9th grade. Yes, it went down to my shins and was plaid…but it had those same pleats. Maybe I should spray the light fixture silver. Would that look good, ya think? and the mirror a blue? who knows.
So all that is what we are up to in that bedroom. We have been working on a bunch of other projects lately too…trying to wrap up some big commitments…edit photos…watch the little guy….who recently started calling himself Mumbles…which I find hilarious. He looks at something that he wants and then it’s all “Mumbles Mumbles Mumbles”….and so all that to say – we have quite a bit to update you guys on.
PLUS~ and this is a big plus….PLUS Bower Power’s 12 days of Christmas is coming back! So be prepared for a heck of a lot of jolliness 🙂
Really love the embroidery hoops on the wall. It is so unique and I think would look good either sprayed white or covered with fabric. Do what y’all want!! We are in our first home, too and I understand what you said about decorating for the masses. I am ready to not be so concerned about what the buyers might think…but you kinda have to when you want to sell.
The robot randomness cracked me up!!
I love the hoop art and I want to take those cherry red lamps out for dinner and see how it goes. 🙂
I think a blue mirror would be good, but what kind? I was thinking navy, which would just be pretty and also refer back to the blue in the pictures. I’m sure whatever you choose will be great. You have a good eye for decorating.
I think adding some toilet paper to your holder might be the best thing you can do for your guests! 🙂 I do love the hoops on the wall.
Im so excited for the more “taste the rainbow” look……wait that is what you called it right?!?! haha! I love the prints they are so shabby chic and fun and bright!! Who knew that embroidery hoops would look so good on a wall…….I need to step up my “Goodwill buying” game and find me some of these things!! Lovin it……I feel you (eeww not in that way…hehe) when you say your first home was more for the masses……..we just bought our first home (which we’ll probably end up selling) and I find it hard making decorating decisions that is more us…..rather than this is what will sell down the road!! I can’t wait to see how you decorate for Christmas this year!
Does this mean you are pregnant? You said the “crying baby.” Hoping that was your subtle way of announcing 🙂
Oh hey now, don’t go blaming the weirdness on homeschooler-ness. I was homeschooled and I’ve never dressed up in embroidery hoops and made my husband take a picture. I did however…um…embroider in embroidery hoops…and quilt…and cross stitch…and wear long plaid skirts just like 9th grade homeschooler you. Ok, fine. Go ahead and blame the weirdness on homeschooler-ness :-P. We’re a happy sort of weird though.
Cool arrangement idea!
LOL at the robot. You are nuts Mrs. Bower! Nuts I say. But made me laugh
I love the embroidery hoops! It’s the little things that can pull a room together sometimes.
I love the embroidery hoops on the wall and I think spraying them all white and adding some fabric to a few of them so you have the best of both worlds would look awesome! A friend of mine did this and it looked fabulous! 🙂
I think those hoops would look awesome in white. Plus, if you wanted to change them later or changed the decor in the room, (or even wanted to use the hoops in another room… oh wait, you have like 12,487 more of them ha) it would be much easier to change. Also, I just like white things so that could be it too. And I’m digging those prints- definitely not something I would be drawn to at first glance but seeing them in that bathroom makes me kind of want them. Good luck in your revived mission to get this house going!
Loved the hoops. I could totally see myself at Goodwill going “Look at this mother load,” but than not buying it because I couldn’t think of anything to do with it. Did you have the idea when you were at the store? Or truly did you just think – something good must come of this and were later struck with inspiration?
I think my husband would have thought the robot strange as well, strange but adorable. And something he was glad I didn’t do in public 🙂
The robot photo is cracking me up bigtime. But I’ve gotta ask -how on earth did you end up with over 50 embroidery hoops?
Clearly I should be sleeping and not reading posts near midnight, since I’m blind. I just re-read and saw where you got the hoops. Actually I’ll blame my oversight on the fact that I was so amused by the photo that I lost my concentration on the words. 🙂
I love the hoops. I saw something on Pinterest with hoops a while ago. I also big ol’ puffy heart LOVE the red frames. So punchy and fun!
Nope – I saw them and just knew that it was a good deal and that I would use them somehow. Oh the Joys of Goodwill 🙂
xo – kb
Nope…not pregnant. And just so everyone knows – I will definitely not keep it a secret if and when it ever happens. You will know when I know.
xo – kb
Haha…you know what happened, right?! Jer and had so many guests that we ran out of TP…so we had to ‘borrow’ it from this bathroom for the downstairs one 🙂
xo – kb
You are way too funny! I love it and wish we had a photo of your hubs face when you walked out looking like that!
I could make you a shower curtain way easy if you are interested…feel free to email me!
hello,
just an idea: take the fabric out of the goodwill frames (or just 1) and put that in the hoops. then pick more fabric colors for the rest of the hoops based on your “inspiration piece”. i saw fabric in hoops on pinterest somewhere! it looked great, especially on a painted wall.
A shower curtain would be a cakewalk for you, kb.
No end in sight for the night terrors, huh? It gets better. Soon he will just run into your room at 3 am to say, “My toilet is broken and there is water everywhere.” No, wait… that was my child. Last night. But night-terror-wise, it gets better.
Paint the light fixture! And I dunno why you’re pretending you’ll do it silver, you KNOW it will be ORB.
I actually love the embroidery hoopsnon the wall! So it’s not just you. It’s great to see the creative ideas you are coming up with that make the house seem more “you”.
The embroidery hoops remind me of the Circles Votive Holder from PB- good re-purposing! I think they would look great painted all white…or red…?
I love the shower curtain that you’ve got your eye on. DIY may be taking a white sheet and doing something like this to it:
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2011/12/mod-pink-geometric-painted-erslev-rug.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Ikeahacker+%28ikeahacker%29
It seems like there are all kinds of ways these days that you can attach shower rings without creating button holes. And don’t forget stitch witchery, if sewing is not your forte.
I found your blog through Young House Love, and am totally enamored with both of your daily life/house reports. Thanks for playin’!
Nice! I like the hoops as they are, and I think they’d also look good white or with fabric… And I agree, paint the light fixture and it will look great!
Haha…yeah, maybe! But I do love nickel…I mean, it’s great for bathrooms especially and bath accessories are easy to find in that finish. Who knows!
xo – kb
I really like the hoops! It think they would look great painted white. Also, those floral pictures are beautiful! Can’t wait for your 12 days of Christmas!
-Diana
Those hoops would look awesome filled with all different fun fabrics! And those pictures are such a great find!! 🙂
I can totally see where you are going with the bathroom! Love the art. I’m excited for it!
I think the embroidery hoops on the wall are festive – although I’m kind of interested to see how they would look with different swatches of fabric!
Your house is GIGANTIC! I can’t even imagine what you do with all that space. I’m partly jealous, and partly horrified about the aspects of cleaning and decorating. Then again, I live in a city in 434 sq ft.
You CAN make a shower curtain. Remember, you already have.
Good luck!
I love those hoops, what a score. I’m going “Goodwilling” today 🙂 Can’t wait to see what I find!
You should post some videos of Will 🙂 I smile when I see him, he reminds me so much of my little man.
I love the hoops on the wall! And I love the idea of putting different fabrics in them. I think it would be awesome to fill the whole wall with them-maybe leaving some empty…it would kind of be like the 1 “wallpapered” accent wall. But it’s very creative and something i would have never thought of 🙂
Also that 1st picture of your mirror looks like it’s out a cartoon or it’s a portal to something. I know random…
I’ve been wanting to do embroidery hoops filled with fabric on my guest room wall. I even asked for some for Christmas with that purpose in mind. I’m so envious that you got all of those at Goodwill! I like the subtle bubble look you have going on with the empty ones , but a rainbow of fabrics is more my style. I’ll be curious to see if you decide to go that route.
Pure awesomeness, Katie Bower- you, you as a robot, embroidery hoops, Dexter-clear shower curtain and beautiful new/old happy flower prints. Love it all!
I’ve got to find vintage, flower portraits like those. I see them on so many blogs but never in real life. Love them!
I love the hoops on the wall and I love the red frames!
Your embroidery hoop madness make me laugh out loud at work! lol! LOVE IT!
I also love the hoops above the bed – they add a special touch, especially with the tapestry-like pillow on the bed. LOVE the red lamps and the bathroom art, too.
It’s supposed to be really easy to make a shower curtain. Not that I know this first hand, I always chicken out and buy one for like $40 and then feel offended that I spent so much on what is basically a sheet with holes at the top. But YOU could do it! 😀
Love the hoops on the wall, they look so cheery.
Love the hoops! I think them in white would be great. Then you can switch it up with fabric when you get sick of that. Very versatile! Love the new white ruffled shades too- very pretty!
Didn’t you make a shower curtain out of a sheet for Will’s bathroom? You could totally make a shower curtain for this bathroom.
And while I am sure those hoops would look great with fabric in them…I’m kinda digging them as the are. I love the way you arranged them!
You’re a nut! 🙂
Little by little you’re making it your house. I love seeing what you’re doing with it! I can’t imagine having that much space to decorate, though! I have about half of one floor of your house worth of space in the Little House and it’s all I can do to come up with decor ideas!
I just tried to leave you a comment on pinterest, but in case that didn’t work…I love the look of doilies in embroidery hoops. Although, I’d spray paint the hoops a bright color for a whimsical POP! Love it so far!
I love the hoops!! I think they’d look really cool if you painted them white like you mentioned but they look great as is too! 🙂 The robot photo is awesome!
And you could definitely make a shower curtain! I made one using a couple of curtain panels and if I can do it, I’m sure you can!
I think you should try silver Rub n Buff on the light. And, might I suggest using Rustoleum’s Lagoon spray paint for the mirror? I painted our basement bathroom mirror the same color and love it: http://ourhumbleabowed.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/plunge-into-the-lagoon/ Just an easy way to add a splash of color. Oh and I think you should add swatches inside the hoops. Worst case scenario, you don’t like it and you take the fabric out.
Fill the hoops with fabric!!! That would be so fun to shop for. You could use skirts, tableclothes, curtains from thrift shops and garage sales. And if you found something expensive in a fabric shop, you would only need a small remnant. I love this idea.
That robot looks like something I would do! Hi-larious!
Ok, love the hoops on the wall. I like the idea of pulling colors from the throw pillow on the bed – some solids, some prints – to brighten up the room even more. OR you could paint the hoops a different color for a little more subtle color. (Not sure about that one but it could work).
Anyway, great find!
That’s true – but I’m probably gonna be more picky about the fabric in here for the shower curtain…ya know….because people I’m trying to impress are gonna be in there 🙂
xo – kb
Katie,
I actually made my own shower curtain for my guest bathroom, and posted it here:
http://gettinby.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/pull-the-curtain/
It wasn’t exactly hard, but you’ll need a lot of space. Let me know what you think!
I made a shower curtain out of a vintage bed sheet I got at the thrift store. They come in all sorts of cool fabric, you could try that!
I’ll admit it, I love being able to blame my weirdness as a result of my homeschooler status. Though I did not rock the long plaid skirts, my homeschooled friends and I were more of the colored corduroy overall types (sigh, tragic).
Have you told us where that pretty pillow on the bed is from? I love it!
I’m actually thinking paint the light fixture red…. would be so pretty with the white shades. And even prettier with a blue mirror below it.
Love the difference that the pictures make. The room is so happy now. As for the embroidery hoops; wow. I like the fabric swatch idea a lot. And when you’re feeling really over the top, gotta do something special when guests are coming… you can cut out letters for the hoops to temporary attach to the fabric to personally welcome your guest… ie….. if Cole is going to be sleeping there…. some letters to spell out “Cole sleeps here” or the first time your newly wedded sister stayed over “bridal suite”…. okay, maybe I just have too much time on my hands or the brain is on overload with the Christmas creativity!
I had fabric in embroidery hoops above my bed in my shady didn’t get any heat bedroom in the house I rented with friends in college, I loved how it made the room so cheery, though truth be told I love the way they look on your wall right now so I don’t think I’d add fabric.
Progress is always a good thing, even if slow. I would paint the light fixture bronze, since silver spray paint never really looks like silver, although I’ve read some people have moderate results with Looking Glass Spray paint. You could also paint…wait for it… the faucets to match. I just painted my nasty builder grade late ’90s fake chrome faucets in both sink and bath/shower with gorgeous results. I seriously couldn’t believe it. I did all the doorknobs/hinges/latches in the house this summer and it gave me the confidence that it would actually hold up to three kids. It does. And it is fah-bu-lous!
When my daughter was 3ish and having “quiet time”, she covered herself in a whole box of Dora pull-ups in much the same way as you did for your hoop robot. I was nursing our son when she walked in and announced, “Cock-a-doodle-doo! I’m General George Washing Machine”. It was pee-my-pants funny (which was surprisingly easy to do postpartum). So thank you for posting because that memory makes me very happy! Needless to say, I am a huge fan of your embroidery hoop robot (second pic is seriously awesome). I’m also a big fan of the hoop wall art. Combined results = excellent Goodwill score!
12 days of Christmas!?! *gets giddy*!!!
Love the red-framed art on the walls! And the embroidery hoops look great too… it would be fun to see what the fabric inside would look like. You may love it, and if you don’t, the hoops look great empty too. Or maybe a little hybrid-action (some w/ fabric and some empty)? I’m sure you’ll come up with a great look.
If you attempt a shower curtain please let us know how that goes. The one for Will’s bathroom looked great, so I have confidence.
p.s. Loving the pretty, multi-color, rectangular pillow on the bed… did you make that?
ha ha. love the ‘ro-bot’. too funny. The hoops and frames look great and I’m digging your vision!
I really like the hoops. I put some in my living room and put fabric in them…I love them. Talk about a cheap wall-filler 🙂 Here’s how mine turned out… http://sweethomehelena.blogspot.com/2011/11/its-where-we-live.html
I love the hoops on the wall. Empty they definitely look like bubbles which is fun! Maybe you could paint them a few different colors instead of just white, like red to tie in the lamps more? They would look great with fabric too, but I really love them empty!
I wish I could find embroidery hoops by the bus load like you did. I’ve been wanting to do the same thing you’re thinking with fabric for my craft room. I do like the empty hoops on the wall though. It looks good!
ooooo…loving the needle point hoops! I did a minature version with fabric swatches in my guest bedroom… http://gibbgabb.blogspot.com/2011/12/hoopy.html … and I really am lovin the colors in the floral artwork! you can so sew a shower curtain, girl! easy peasy! go for it!… 😉
I absolutely love all of your homeschooling jokes since my husband was homeschooled and likes to blame all of his weirdness on it! That was such an ingenious idea to use the embroidering hoops on the wall as art. I cannot wait to be able to decorate my house, but unfortunately I have a while to go since I am currently building it. Yes, my husband and I have to put in 35 hours a week building our home. You can check our our progress on garrdenoflove.blogspot.com ….. In the meantime I will follow the progress you are making on decorating your home! I just love your style!
Anna, your living room is awesome, and the hoops on the wall above the piano look GREAT!! Mind if I pin that photo onto my pinterest board? I’d give you credit of course.
I dig the embroidery hoops! They look good!…I’d paint them white and add fabric swatches for sure…..great project!
Umm…the flower frames in the guest bedroom bathroom WHATTA good deal!! I heart (ALOT) good will shopping!! those frames are AMAZING!! and painting the bathroom mirror blue: smart smart smart! Adding one thing to a room can totally make you want to go full speed ahead and work on a room more.
Katie, only you would buy that many emboridery hoops with no idea what you’re going to do with them! Then again, I guess you have a bunch of space to store those kinds of purchases thus giving you the freedom to “buy it and sit on it” until the perfect idea strikes.
Great job at figuring out what to do with them, though. They look great up on that wall and that’s a very creative use of the 100 or so embroidery hoops that it seems you now own! 🙂
Wow you crack me up. I’m sitting in my cube trying not to bust up. And I like the circles!
If you have any more of the tiny hoops, they look great with Christmas fabric, hanging on a tree as ornaments (either plain wood or painted).
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the hoops on the wall. I saw something that looked very similar to this on TV and have been dying to try it since. Do you ever watch the millionaire matchmaker? (doubt it- only the loonies like me are obsessed with such a crazy addictive show. dont judge me – its totally my secret obsession). But the lady on the show has hoops hung on her office wall just like yours. They are both georg! (: I cant wait to see how they turn out! (:
Val
that is a heck of a lot of hoops… lol
Thanks! No, of course I don’t mind…go for it 🙂
Love the embroidery hoops…and YESSSS!! Bring on the 12 days of Christmas!! Love it!!
Okay, there were many funny things in that post, but the funniest to me is how you described your sister-in-law as “lengthy.” And I think those rose pictures are pretty dang awesome.
I have to say I love your “bubbles” idea because I just did the same thing in our guest room/office a few months ago. Living in an earthquake zone I refuse to put a framed piece above the bed, so I used a bunch of old embroidery hoops from my Grandma and filled them with 6 different fun printed fabrics. The whole project cost me $9 for all the fabric and I absolutely love it! I hope you consider adding some fun prints in the future!
had to laugh out loud a little at your robot pic 🙂
love them hanging up on the wall, and they’d be even cuter white! awesome find!!
Totally understand what you mean in respect to decorating “for the masses” in your first home with the notion of one day selling. My husband and I do that in our home (our first) and I look forward to one day making a little more “out of the box” choices because I like them even if the home buying masses might not. We even made “for the masses” decisions when remodeling our kitchen and while it’s obviously wonderful to have a new kitchen, I never think of it as our forever kitchen.
She is! Almost six foot that one…which is why her rapper name is Legs McKracken!
xo – kb
haha…that’s the plan Julianna – great minds think alike 🙂
xo – kb
i did a fabric-in-hoops wall in my living room, and it makes me happy every single time i walk in the door. it’s been up for a few months, and i still love it just as much as the first day i put it up. i pick up fun fabric wherever i find it (some cut from goodwill dresses or shirts or sheets, some from fat quarters on clearance at fabric stores…) and it’s morphed into one of my favorite parts of my whole apartment. i started gathering kitschy christmas fabrics to swap out some of the hoops for the holidays. so much fun!
Greetings from Frozen Fargo!
I was reading a magazine today and thought of you when I saw a “Runs on Bacon” t-shirt. I did a little checking and it turns out fibers.com has an entire section devoted to bacon tees. Thanks for doing what you do~I love checking in everyday to see what you’ve been up to 🙂 http://www.fibers.com/shop/bacon
Nope – it was a TJMaxx purchase that I will never regret 🙂
xo – kb
TJMaxx – they had it last year so I don’t know if it’s still available.
Happy Shopping!
xo – kb
I have an embroidery hoop arrangement just like this pinned on Pinterest I wanted to do for my baby girl’s nursery. It has all of the fabric in bright sunny colors and looks awesome (now I maybe wonder if I found it from you…hmmm) anyway, it looks neat even before the fabric treatment. My one complaint is I see you come up with this awesome stuff from Goodwill and then I go there all excited and there are just piles of junk to my eyes. I think I can’t shop in that format because I peruse and get turned off by the junk instead of spotted the potential of things and hidden gems. I went and cased my Goodwill one week and found nothing, then my mom came to visit me from out of state happened to go look and came home with 2 silver serving platters for a combination of $30 that I missed.
I love the embroidery hoops as wall art — I’ve honestly thought of doing the same in my apartment, blank slate that it is. I, for one, think it looks awesome.
I also wanted to thank you for commenting on our site’s blog post that featured this site! I’m glad you liked our little plug for you guys, and I meant every word I said there. 😀
And no, I totally get how adding a little wall art helps inspire the drive to finish a room. I’ve definitely felt that, and I totally get it!
What a fantastic idea with the hoops. I have been wanting something going down our stairs and I think I just found it!!!
Katie –
I love everything about this blog. Love you, love Will, love your style. For the love of GOD – please write a post about your sisters wedding. PLEASE! I speak on behalf of all your readers. We read for months about all the house updates and her shower and the backyard and now I want to see some pictures and some DIY wedding stuff that I know you killed yourself over with Little Debbie to finish on time.
My rant is over. I love you.
Didn’t you make a shower curtain in the other bathroom out of a $5 Walmart sheet?
LOVE the hoops! I think they would look great with a few different fabrics inside. And I love the wall color and would have never thought to accent it with red, but I like it!
Maybe you can make one of those ombre ruffle shower curtains that are floating around pinterest. Seems like a lot of work, but I’m sure it would be impressive!
I love the pillow too! I bought one at Marshall’s. The name of the fabric is Covington Paisley by Willmington! Everything looks great, Katie! I love your style!
Great purchase! I would fill the hoops with different boyish swatches and hang ’em from the ceiling in Will’s room…
A la this:
http://quiltyhabit.blogspot.com/2011/10/favorite-things-friday-4-embroidery.html
Seriously. Click there. Awesome ideas. Also love the idea of maps and lace inside them (if you choose a different location than a kid’s room, of course.) When you use one of these ideas down the road, remember to thank the random internet stranger who directed you there. haha
Yay for decorating for you, instead of decorating for everyone else. I have always liked your style – will love to see how it evolves!
Thanks Karla – always good to know! Now I can at least name the fabric 🙂
xo – kb
Why yes I did. But I have never made one out of just fabric bought by the yard.
xo – kb
haha…I know, right?! I am waiting on her photographer to get the photos back to her…which should be any day now. Now I know how my clients feel 🙂
xo – kb
Hi Katie!
Since I’m not from the US I have absolutely NO(!) idea what it means being homeschooled.
How does it work? Does your parents have to have a teachers degree? Do they have to aply for homeschooling their own kids? How do they know what to teach you? Do you get degrees? Are you permitted to aply for collage after being homeschooled your whole life?
I’m sooooooooo curious! Please do a post about it???
I would die a little if you did. 😉
Love,
Sara from Sweden
Katie,
Love the hoops! Very artsy and bubbly and fun!
Do you have a Cost Plus WorldMarket near you? I could swear they had a poppy shower curtain that would complement your artwork , but they don’t have it online. This one, however, would look great! http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12248589
Hi Sara,
I haven’t done a post on it – and I think the rules probably vary a little from state to state. Basically the kid is taught by the parents (or enrolls in tutored classes or takes online classes) and the coursework is sent into the school system…the grades, attendance, extra credit work, tests, everything are sent in. The parents don’t have to have degrees…and there are a lot of curriculums out there that you can buy that lay out everything in detail. When you are little, the parent plays a bigger role in actual teaching. But my parents (even though they were teachers by trade) had us when we were older so they played more of an administrative role and the books really did teach everything that we needed. I wasn’t homeschooled my whole life – only highschool. I actually have done it all – public, private, online classes, video classes, collaborative classes, etc. And yes, I was allowed to apply – some colleges even offer additional scholarship money to homeschoolers. I did have to take the SAT, ACT, and all the SAT II’s though 🙂
xo – kb
One tip for filling the embroidery loops… I have a friend who did this for a craft corner. I would suggest using more modern or bold prints instead prints with smaller items to avoid it looking too crafty/country. so far so good though 🙂
You can TOTALLY make a shower curtain. Simple straight stiches for the hems, and then use THESE (http://www.dritz.com/brands/showcase/details.php?ITEM_NUM=44363) – for the hangers. They are so simple to use, and come in loads of colors!
I l.o.v.e. embroidery hoops (maybe because I embroider for a business) and I love what you did with them for decoration! Really cute.
I just found something else that another blogger does with embroidery hoops— makes adorable wreaths with simple hedge clippings: http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2011/12/07/diy-jotters-for-designsponge/
Have fun figuring out what else you want to do with those hoops!
I am LOVING those embroidery hoops on the wall. They look super super awesome. They might looks cool in an ORB, tying all the furniture together. I love the fabric idea too. I can’t wait to see what you do!
I saw Ashley’s post this morning and LOVE it – I might need to give it a whirl. I wonder if my neighbors would mind if I clipped their boxwoods?!
xo – kb
will it stay two different shades on the light fixture?
um…no. That was just a comparison shot…they are both white now…I was just lazy about the photos 🙂
xo – kb
Watched ‘The Chew’ today and they had BACON candy canes. Thought of you, but sad to say that ‘The Chew’ crew did not have good things to say about the taste . . . so sad.
Think they are fom here – http://www.baconfreak.com/bacon-flavored-candy-canes.html
Imagine this though – real bacon wrapped around a candy cane, maybe dipped in chocolate, with sprinkles and whipped cream . . . just dreaming . . .
Love the toss pillow on the bed. where is it from?
It’s from TJMaxx – read at some of the other comments – there are some folks that know the fabric design!
xo – kb
Yes… sitting on the pot, inspecting your handy work VERY closely. 🙂
Hello Katie! I have been reading your blog for quite a while and LOVE it! You make me LOL and that keeps me coming back for more. Anyways, I wanted to share with you how I used embroidery hoops to decorate my son’s nursery. I loved using them and know I will use them in other rooms in the future. I am sure you will figure out something super cute to do with them. 🙂 I love your arrangement of them on the wall.
Please visit: http://treasuringthejourney.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/embroidery-hoop-dcor/
Thanks,
Iris
LOOOOOK AT WHAT I FOUND! I instandly thought about this post!
http://pinterest.com/pin/328461427/
That’s exactly what you were talking about right?
I think you should def pick out some fabric to put in your hoops!
Can’t wait to see what you do with them 🙂
Love your blog!!
WIDLOVE,
SP
Just curious, how did you draw your house plan on the blog post? I always draw mine using excel… haha. Yours looks much more professional!
Thanks, Katie & Karla!
I used floorplanner.com I think 🙂
xo – kb
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/941788?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=updates&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery4&d=2&w=144035
hope that link works, I came across some pics on houzz.com that reminded me of your art work. 🙂
Oh boy… I just found a new temporary obsession! Time to redraw my house… Thanks! 😉
Love the gold mirror! It’s very Domino or Elle Decor :). It would be beautiful blue but I love it gold. Great Goodwill finds!
I have done something similar with embroidery hoops for my daughter-to-be’s nursery. One thing my husband and I can’t figure out, though, is how to hang them securely so they don’t get knocked off the nail with the slightest movement. How did you hang your hoops? Any tips?
We used large head nails – but I’m sure those picture hanging hooks would make them much more secure.
xo – kb
Love your blog! I’ve truly been inspired. As an Army wife, we move around a lot and its hard sometimes to really decorate the way you want because you’re either restricted by landlord/Army regulations, or you don’t want to spend the money to redo every single house, just to have to return it all back to the original state before you leave. I love the embroidery hoop idea – that’s something that can be rearranged in any house we make our own for a few years!
Blessings to your sweet family, looking forward to more inspiration!
I have some questions…
Have we ever seen this “playnook” Im intrigued….
and I remember reading awhile agao you wanted about 4 kids, but there are only 4 rooms total. Do you plan of having some share bedrooms? Would you make a guest bedroom in the basement? (Cant remember if there already is one)
Have you started baby #2s nursery??? Yes I know, Im nosey hahaha
I know this is your dream house, I also know you cannot predict the future… but do you plan on this being your “forever” home??
Fav blog by far! S happy for you… and I voted last week:)
Sar.
oh heavens girl – there are four true bedrooms upstairs…but one of them has a small play nook off of it…so yes, I do hope that we will have two little ones that can share Will’s current room and have the play nook as a bonus space. No we haven’t started the nursery – we just found out we are preggo so I think we will wait to start that process till after we find out what we are having 🙂 And yes, we all hope this will be our forever home!
xo – kb