SUYL- Bathrooms

I'm a day late, but I wanted to get this in anyway!!

Kelly at Kelly's Korner has been doing a tour of homes all summer!! I am a 24 year old teacher in Dallas, Texas (I'll be 25 tomorrow though!) and I just bought my first home in April. I have been showing it off through this tour! Today is bathrooms!

Here are the links to my other posts:
Den
Living Room
Dining Room
Kitchen
Bedrooms

My house hs two bathrooms, but I'm only showing one off today. The other one my sister is currently using until she gets married in August, so I haven't had a chance to decorate it. Oh well!

This is my master bathroom. It's not huge, but I still love it!

Here's the sink. Since taking this picture, I went back and added a basket to put all of my stuff in. The basket matches the ones on the wall, so it looks really cute!

And this is my tub/shower and toilet! I got the basket idea off interest and I love it! I also love love love my shower curtain. The yellow/gold color matches the walls perfectly!!!

And across form the toilet is my amazing closet....

Seriously... this might be my favorite part of the house. :)

Thanks for dropping by!

Catching up!

It's been about forever since I've done a real blog update, and for that I apologize. There isn't much rhyme to my reasoning for that. I guess I've just been busy... with summer relaxing. Seriously guys, summer is such a gift! I don't do anything. I sleep in, work around the house (I need to post pictures of my re-done barstools!), hang out with friends, and sleep some more. It's amazing. I have no big trips planned this summer, and I've loved just relaxing.

Last weekend was Holly's first wedding shower. Paula and Alicean threw it in Irving. It was a nice brunch with a nice crowd. Below are some pictures from that event...

Tuesday night, I went to Kaboom Town in Addison for a firework show. It's supposdly the second best firework show in the country! I will admit the show was amazing. The traffic? Not worth it. It took us two hours to get home... and normally, it would have taken 15 minutes. Needless to say, Addison's police directing traffic were so not good at their job. Here are a few pics from that night though:

Yesterday was the fourth and pretty fun! I went to the pool with Cali, Chelsea, Amy, and Ian. (And got super sunburned....) Then last night I had some people over and cooked them dinner. (Tacos are American, right? Oh well...) Then we went downtown and watched fireworks from Ashley's parking garage. One amazing thing about Texas being so flat is the fourth of July. You go to the top of a parking garage and you can see firework shows any direction you look! It's pretty cool.

Friday is Cali's birthday, so Amy and I are taking her out to celebrate. Everyone else is out of town. Holly and I turn 25 on Sunday. That makes me feel SO OLD. I'm a fourth of the way to 100! But then a friend pointed out that an average lifespan is 75 years... which means my life is 1/3 over. Gee, thanks. Ha! Monday night we are having a birthday celebration with all of our friends, because that's when everyone will be back in town. I'm excited about that... not necessarily because I want to celebrate my birthday but because it'll be the first time all summer that all my friends are in one place! People need to quit traveling.

Speaking of traveling, I'll be in sweet home Alabama at the end of the month. Holly has a tea and a bachelorette party... Kevin and Alicean have a baby shower.... and my friend Heather is getting married! It will be a busy weekend but I look forward to being home for a few days!

Today I'm off to buy birthday presents for Holly and Cali. I may go to a matinee movie with John this afternoon too. Here's to another relaxing day of summer!

SUYL- Dining Rooms

If you're new here, my name is Heather and I'm 24 years old! (But I'll be 25 in 16 days!!!) I just bought my first HOME in April! I am looooving being a homeowner! When I saw that Kelly from Kelly's Korner was doing a home tour this summer, I decided to wait and show off my new HOUSE on my blog during the home tour!

If you missed the earlier weeks of my house, you should check them out!...
Three weeks ago was the den!
Two weeks ago was the kitchen!
Last week was the guest bedroom & master bedroom!
I finally finished my living room, so I did a post on that last week as well!

This week is the dining room! Sadly, I'm not too excited about showing this one off. This is the one room I have yet to decorate!! My twin sister is getting married in August, so my dining room table has become invitation central!.... Here is a shot looking in from the kitchen.
                                              
           (Purple invitations galore. Coming to a house near you... maybe. If I actually know you...)

I love the space of the dining room, but have no idea what I want to do with it. I love the chandelier! I love the yellow walls. I love the curtains.  But it needs to be DECORATED! I'm thinking of recovering the fabric on the chairs once I decide how I want to decorate it. Here are some more pictures...

 BIG OPEN WALL. AHHHHHH.

SO, here's where I need YOUR help! I'm going to be looking at all of your dining rooms to get inspiration for this room!! If any of you have any ideas on what I could do with this space, I'd love to hear it in a comment!! This room needs YOUR help so badly!!! I want this room to be done by the end of summer, so any and all suggestions are more than welcome!!!

My new buffet!!

So I had this big empty wall in my den. See the white wall behind the couch? It just looked so bare. I couldn't decide what to put there. But after painting loads of furniture, I decided I would buy an old buffet and paint it RED! and then put it on that wall!

 This is the buffet I bought off craigslist. It was only $100, and the guy even delivered it for me! And let me tell ya-- it was UGLY! Right???

My least favorite part of this buffet were these hideous lion handles. I mean, seriously? Were these really in style?! I think they are hideous. I knew right away I would have to go buy new hardware to make this piece really shine!

                                               
I went to Lowe's andpicked out new handles. I painted it with Annie Sloan's chalk paint in Emperor's Silk. This paint is like, FIRE ENGINE red when it's red. That made me so nervous. But it dried this beautiful red color. Whew! Here's the after shot....
                           
It kind of looks orange in this next shot, but I promise it's red! Ha! I still want to buy like a large mirror or something to hang above it.

 Doesn't that big white wall look so much better now that it has a beautiful red buffet on it??! I love it!

 I currently have no more furniture to paint, and my heart is a little sad about that!! I'm seriously considering just buying random furniture off craigslist, painting it, and then trying to sale it. We will see! Ha!

My NEW and improved living room!

Well, my summer project turned into a week project. In the past week, I painted my cabinet, piano, and side table. I bought a new rug and two new chairs. (Holly is taking our moms chair to Oklahoma now.) And I am in love with this new room! I haven't spent any time in this room since I bought the house. Now? You will more than likely find me sitting in one of those chairs either reading a book or playing on the computer. I love love love the bright colors! It just automatically puts me in a better mood!

Here's the before... Can we say drab and booooooooring!!!

But now??

 I went with white, turquoise, and coral. As you can see, I painted the piano and my china cabinet. I bought two new chairs from IKEA and white covers for them. I also got the white rug from IKEA. I still want something to hang on the wall above the chairs! Not sure what yet. Mirror? Art? Who knows!

 If you look on the piano, I have pictures of my siblings. I also have a coral lamp and a yellow canvas I painted that has my monogram on it!

 My chairs from IKEA! I love them! That side table use to be black, but I painted it yellow. I got the turquoise lamp from Target!

 I love love love this pillow. I got it from Uptown Country in dallas and it has ALL the colors from the room!

It is possible to love every single room in your house? Because I'm pretty sure I love this one too!

Things to finish in this room: Hang something above the chairs. Finish making the cushion for the piano. (It is going to be coral!)

Random sappy post...

Tonight, I miss my momma.

Maybe it's because of all of this wedding planning.

Maybe it's because of Kevin having baby.

Maybe it's because of watching "We bought a zoo". (Great movie, but if you're mom is dead... don't watch it.)

Maybe it's because I need to hear her boy advice.

Maybe it's because it's been six years, six months, and one day since I held her hand and kissed it goodbye.

Maybe it's because she was the most amazing woman I've ever met.

I miss you, momma.

SUYL- Guest & Master Bedroom

If you're new to my blog, my name is Heather and I live in Dallas, Texas! I bought my FIRST house in April of this year. I have sooo enjoyed decorating it and making it mine since! When I found out Kelly from Kelly's Korner was doing a SUYL Home Tour this summer, I decided to wait and showcase my house each week through her tour!

Two weeks ago was the den, last week was the kitchen, and this week is the BEDROOMS! I'm so excited about this week!!!

I am going to showcase both my room and my guest room. My house has three bedrooms, but my sister is currently renting the third room until she gets married in August. I will wait and show that one off once I get my hands on it after she has moved out. :)

I will start with the guest room. In my old apartment, I had a TON of Alabama art! (I went to the University of Alabama- roll tide!) My dad also owns an art company (ActionSportsArt- check it out! They have SO many schools and their art is BEAUTIFUL!). Anyway, the combination of being an Alabama fan AND having  a dad who owns an art company means that I had a TON of Alabama art! I knew that I didn't want to display it all over my house, so I decided to go with my guest room as my "alabama" room! I love how it turned out!

I love love love the brown houndstooth comforter that I found on Overstock.com. I think it fits perfectly with the colors in the art pieces. The bed frame is beautiful too, isn't it?? It belongs to my sister in law. They had it in their master bedroom but recently upgraded, so I'm storing it in my house until they need it again years down the road! I was super thankful for a FREE bed!

The bookshelf was purchased from Target with a gift card that my sweet friend Sarah's mom, Nancy, gave me. (Hey Ms. Nancy! I've heard you read my blog! :) ) I store all of my craft stuff in those baskets, which I love! Mainly because those baskets are so messy on the inside, but no one knows it by looking at it!

On the shelves, I put more Alabama decor.
                           
The football was signed by the 2009 national championship team!

The coke bottles are the Bear Bryant ones and belonged to my late uncle, who was a HUGE alabama fan! The houndstooth picture frames were given to me by a "second mom", Becky! She made them. I love them!
                           
The little tiger has a shirt on that says "I wish I was Big Al" :) The hat belonged to an ex of mine... he was an Auburn fan, so I inherited it after the break up. I actually didn't even realize I had it... apparently it's been in a box since I moved out of Tuscaloosa three years ago... so it just now got added to the shelf. :)
                           
The plate at the top with the cheerleader outfit is signed by my best friends in college, the six! I got the lamp at Target. The (ugly) flower bouquet belonged to my mom... my friends lovingly referred to it as "Botanical Gardens"... it's hideous, but it reminds me so much of Lala that I just can't get rid of it!

And of course, here is all of my dad's art around the room! :)

The big piece is from the 2009 National Championship. The frames on either side have our tickets and programs from the game and one says "Remember the Rose Bowl...." and the other says "... we'll win then!" I love how those turned out :)

SO, that's my guest room! I love how it turned out! (I also love that 2 people that have stayed there recently are HUGE Auburn fans. I'm hoping they dreamed in Crimson. ;))

And now on to my FAVORITE place in the house... the MASTER BEDROOM!!!....

First off, I don't think I can say enough that I love these double doors to my room....

And my room is just huge! I loooove it! The color of the walls came with the house, and I loved the color. I couldn't find anything to match it, and I wanted to keep it. I love the chevron pattern, so I decided to keep the walls and go for black and white with chevron accents! This is the view from the door!
                           

I got the chair and ottoman from target.com. They were on sale, which I love! I got the black rug from IKEA. I looooove their rugs! (Excuse my laundry basket... I need to wash clothes!)
                           

The two dressers are also from IKEA. They aren't my favorite, but they work!
                           

I love my big black mirror. It came with my old dresser (that broke) that I bought in Alabama. I kept the mirror and just hung it on the wall! My side table and bed are also from Alabama.
                                              
The bookshelf is from Target! I love that I have a place to show off my favorite books. :)
                                              
I sewed the chevron accent pillows for my bed. I loooooove the way they look!
                           
I made the chevron picture frames and chevron H with extra chevron fabric. Most of the pictures in my room are also black and white. I decided to just go with the black and white theme and I love how elegant it all looks!
                             
                             
I ordered Julio's chevron bed from etsy and loooove it. However, Julio does not. In fact, he's never once laid in it. I've seen Gus in it a few times, so at least someone is getting good use of it! Ha!
                             
I love the shelf above my bed! It has a picture of some of my favorite people. One is a picture of me, Lacey, and Charlie bear... one is of my mom and me... one of my sister and me... and one of me and some of my best friends from college at Tiff's wedding.
                           
I also splurged and bought a big TV for my room! I'm not a big TV person, but I love watching shows on DVD. The wall is so far from my bed that I just knew I had to go big in order to see anything! So I splurged and bought it. I love it!
                           

Basically, I love these two rooms of my house! I think they are both very "me". I hope you liked them too! Can't wait to see everyone else's!