Annie's House

I visited my sister Annie at her house in Orem last week.

I love to visit Annie and Jed - they are great hosts. I always feel welcome and relaxed in their home.

Their house was built in the 1940s and she and Jed did a lot of remodeling. Check out their black floors. They painted them! I would never have the nerve, but they look awesome.
Annie came up with a perfect solution to the familiar TV problem: check out the two pictures above. The curtains are genius .

I love the dining nook. Jed built the benches (they lift open for storage) and Annie made the cushions and curtains. She found the chairs at D.I.

Striped walls in the hallway.

They completely gutted this bathroom. The chandelier is such a dramatic touch and I love the tile work on the floor.

And of course you remember our little project in their boys' room.

Love your style, Annie.

Kids' Taxidermy

My sister, Annie, and I did this fun project yesterday for her boys' room.

We used foam core, some thin batting, a graphic dish towel, and this cute stuffed animal trophy head. We also thought about using these initials of the boys' names instead of the animals.

It took about 30 minutes to cut and notch the corners of the foam core, then staple the batting and towel around it.

This one goes over Miles' bed. We made another one to go over the baby's crib but didn't have the animal head for that one yet. Baby boy is due in May. Annie is one chic pregnant mama, isn't she?

Girls' Room After

I'm tired. I posted the before pictures yesterday, making it look like I did this in one day. Then I really would be tired. It took a week.



The hardest parts were the canopy and those self-covering fabric buttons on the headboard. The headboard itself was super easy - 15 minutes. The funnest part was the salt and pepper collage art over the bed. Get it? S and P for Sicily and Piper.

Piper in her rocking chair. You can see the edge of the roman shade. I used Little Green Notebook's tutorial. Easy.

This bulletin board is actually enormous, 86" x 48". It was hanging behind a dart board in the house when we bought it; I just recovered it. It's pink; my camera makes it look brown.

I love the polka-dot lining on the curtains.

I thought I would be done with projects for a while, but remember that bulletin board that I took down. Now there is a 86" x 48" area next to our TV that is covered with dart holes.

Think Pink

This is my first attempt at a whole room makeover. I'm playing it safe: it's the little girls' room in the far corner of the basement.


This is my inspiration picture:

This is the room before, half torn apart:

These are the fabrics I'm using:

I have nothing pink in my house, so this is a big leap for me. But the carpet is dark pink, so I thought I'd stick with it.