A few of my favorite things!

Mickey's Home Decor Edition

I love my Harry Allen vase, mounted right there on the wall. 

Talk about a conversation piece!  LKB gave us this for Christmas a few years ago and I love it. 

You can buy this here.  He makes coat hooks, key holders and all kinds of other things too!

A few years ago I got Ben a magnetic bottle opener that attaches tightly to the side of the fridge.

It blends in, as you can see below and clings so tight so it never gets lost.

We have it in stainless steele and bought it here.

Random signage is the best.  Here's one of my favorites.

I got the above "Family Rules" sign above from this Etsy shop. 

It adds a personal touch to our house, and I love the shabby color!  They have other colors too.

We have 2 dogs, Blue and Barry and 1 cat, Skunk.  I love them. 

My mother-in-law (LKB) has made some awesome animal decor for us!



Bubba (RIP) and Skunk.



Our all-star, Blue, as a puppy.



She's got talent!  Now if we could just get a pic of Barry...hint hint.  JK!

In case LKB is just waiting on a pic, here's Barry!  :)

And last, but not least, I know I've showed our transformation of the entry nook.  I just have to post a pic again because the mirrored table and wallpapered mural is some of my favorite decor in our home.

Have any home decor you love and want to share!  Either shoot us a message or post a comment.  We always love new ideas!!!

Shopping!!!!!

If you need something to do this weekend- this is one of my top fun places to shop!!!!

Hunt & Gather


http://huntandgatherantiques.com/

 We  have been there a few times- my husband found all his office furniture there.
Even if you don't need anything, it is a fun experience.
We shopped there before Christmas and they had fun and funky vintage Christmas decorations.

Last week daughter-in-law and I went, and they had little jars with fresh flowers scattered throughout the store. Sooooo nice!!!

Piper was happy with a sucker they gave her for on the way home.

We did manage to find a couple goodies to take home!!!!

Making Progress!

You may remember Ben and I finally realized we need to add some piZzAzz to our house.

We've been making some small changes that are adding up to a big difference!

It's humbling to show the before picture of the little niche in our entry way.

Yep, that's it on the right.

We sincerely thought the plant would spruce it up. 

Embarrassing.

Now we love that little space!

We found the little bunny coat hanger at Rick Rack.  Great little store in Minneapolis!

We bought the mural on the wall at Hirshfields.  You can also find this one and other ones like it right here. 

The mirrored table is a true gem.  When I found it at HomeGoods for half off you couldn't convince me I didn't win the lottery!

Entering our house is fun now!

Not too shabby...My mission to flip this house!

If you were my one and only reader of my original blog, you already read about my long overdue epiphany relating to my home decor.  I'll plagiarize myself to get you all good and caught up.

I promise Ben and I are fun!  Our home decor, on the other hand, would have anyone convinced we have the personality of a tuber.  When Piper was under 10 weeks old we moved into our new home.  A newborn baby, full-time job, 2 cats, 2 dogs and a million other things took precedence over decorating our "crib".

The other day it finally hit me...Our house needs some pizazz! 

Our house (which I actually love the house itself) is completely mission styled - Beige walls and dark wood everywhere.  If I won the lottery, I'd have the walls painted white, the woodwork painted white and turn the whole thing shabby chic.  Not practical, but a girl can dream.  Soo...since I can't go completely shabby chic, I guess we're going to try to turn the house "not too shabby".

I know what I like when I see it, but certainly have never come up with a creative idea (which is where LKB and her offspring, Ben, come in) and I have no natural sense of style;  I wore overalls every day until a few years ago and just minutes ago referred to our house as our crib.  Obviously, adding style to our house will take much outside influence.  With the tips and help from my husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, I am going to makeover our house. 

Since I originally had this grand realization in October, we've already done a little.  I'll share pics once I get our place cleaned up!