~gustavian style....love~

Happy Monday!!

How's everyone doing on this new Monday?

I'm super happy today~

it's my daughter's birthday

Mackenzie Cole...

she's 15 today!

and she is just the most awesome

daughter anyone could ask for....

she's sweet, compassionate, caring

witty, super funny, smart,

and generally, a dream to be around....

super low key, but at the same time

high energy!

I love her!! :)

we've got an awesome day planned

for her!

but while she's momentarily detained.....

out to breakfast with Mr. T & T

{one of our family traditions is Dad takes them out to breakfast

on their birthday :)}

 I wanted to check in with

you!

are you in love with gustavian style?

do you dream of grey & pale blue

finishes???

 are you crazy over worn wood,

distressed grey cabinets...

and time worn linens?

oh I know you are....

just thinking about it makes your heart

beat just a little faster right??? ;)

you see stacks of ironstone dishes and

layers of grainsacks and you're off dreaming...

oh I am right there with you!

so in love with it all.....

there's so much wonderful inspiration

out there...on how to create these looks

& finishes.....

what an amazing invention pinterest is huh?

and all the fabulous bloggers who

are so talented & share their projects

with us!

I hope you are inspired today to

do something fabulous!

to move forward on something amazing

in your home....

even little baby steps....

each day brings you a little closer to your dream...

I'm off now to celebrate

with Kenzers....

Have a great day!!!

xoxoxo,

Shellagh

{all images found here}



~grey walls with grey skies?~

Happy Friday!!!

my favorite day of the week!

we are enjoying the most amazing

late summer weather....mid 70's and

the air is a bit crisp......

it's the kind of weather that when you

walk outside...you can't help but take

note of the beautiful day....

ahhhhhh....nice fresh air.....

let's not even speak of what's coming....

in let's see...roughly 2 months

(if we're lucky...)

yes, that would be the r.a.i.n.  and the

grey skies....that will last roughly

6-7 months....ugh....

that leads me to my idea/question/point...

grey walls.....

do you like them?

I do.

totally drawn to them....

we've got a very pale grey in our

master bedroom

shown below...

I have loved it...not regretted it one time...

but what about in our living room?

would it be too gloomy with all our grey skies

around here?

you might be able to see

that we now have a "parchment paper"

wall treatment....

I must've painted it 5 years ago at least...

it was quite the lengthy process...

plaster

base coat

top coat/glaze

that's why I haven't been a huge hurry to

repaint...

although I'm feeling the need for a greyish tone...

something like this would be perfect.....

oh my goodness....totally 2die4 yeah?

love it.

so back to my original question....

would grey walls work in the rainy nw??

or would it get gloomy??

cannot have g.l.o.o.m.y.

what do you think?

anyone have grey walls & grey skies??

I'd love to hear your thoughts!!

Hope you have an amazing weekend!

xoxo,

Shellagh

{all images found here}



~put me in the attic~

Hello everyone!!

How's everybody doing today??

I'm doing good.  Busy busy...but got

my workout in & I always feel so much

better after that!!

keeps me on the straight & narrow, right??

I've just been crushing over

attic bedrooms lately....

although I am still not ready

for fall & pumpkins...

I am warming up to the idea of cozy

bedroom spaces....:)

and cozy attic bedrooms....with white

floors....mmmm yummy!

painted out rafters....nice...

it looks like they just painted the plywood

sub flooring in this room...

love that trunk for a night stand...

all washed out & faded ya know?

ok this next room just makes me want

to move to an old farmhouse n.o.w.

I've had this room stored away

in a binder...torn out from a

magazine from years ago....

{back before we had Pinterest!!}

I just love it....

so simple & sweet....love the walls & the

ceiling....

part of me wants to install plank walls

in every single room in our house...

but then again...I'm torn because I love

my "faded french farmhouse plaster look"

walls....they're kind of a washed out

taupe-ish, cream-ish color....

k not to freak anyone out....but here's

a little splash of color....hehehe

aren't those big wide plank floors so awesome?

and the faded grey trunk?? love...

ok....yeah ~ I probably woudn't have any

 {well so much} red...cuz well you know...

don't wanna get wild & crazy here....

but I do think it looks nice! :)

no words needed for this amazing

room....

what a dream....

Anyone out there got an amazing attic space?

or are you dreaming up a cozy attic room??

Have a great day!!

xoxo,

Shellagh

{all images found here}

~tutorial tuesday~

Hello everyone!!

How is your week so far?

I'm doing great!

there are soooo many amazing ideas

and tutorials out there....it was hard to narrow 

it down!!

but I thought this little 

pitcher from 

Michelle @ Petite Michelle Louise

was just the cutest thing e.v.e.r.!!

Michelle did a post that included this

cute little thing a few months ago &

it's been filed in my Pinterest cabinet

ever since!!

and she was so kind to share with me

how she did it!

but before we get to that....

let's look at some other

super amazing stuff Michelle creates!

aren't these book page bundles so darling???

what is it about vintage and especially french

book pages tied with string with a cute little

tag ....  that makes us swoon???

and if you really want to make us crazy....

tear off the book covers & tie up with

a cute ribbon & string.....

now we are out of our minds in love!! 

oh yeah~ little french stamps here & there...

oh my! ;)

and we like our vintage bottles.....

and if you take a vintage bottle, 

fill it with buttons...

a  n  d

add some vintage paper 

.....

yep ~ you guessed it~

over   the   moon!

everything Michelle does is just

mind boggling to me!

I seriously want to buy e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g.

in her shop!

~*~

ok...so the darling little pitcher.....

HOW do we do that???

1) buy cute little pitcher at a thrift store...

any color will do!

2) spray paint it white

3) hand stamp with "stayz on" ink

4) seal with spray on poly sealer

how easy is that????

I found some letter stamps at Michael's for under

$10 & can't wait to try it!!

Michelle's blog can be found here

and her little Etsy store

can be found here

{she's actually on vacation right now...but be sure to go

back ~ you'll be blown away!!}

Have a wonderful evening!!!

xoxo,

Shellagh

{all images via} 

~if I had a little time....~

Happy Monday!

Hope you are all happy &

ready for a new week!

we had a great time on our little Seattle

getaway.....sunny & hot....

lots of swimming & relaxing....

a little sight seeing.....

and back home...

the kids had a blast & we made some

fun memories! :)

~*~

ok....if I had a little time....

I would be creating some s.e.r.i.o.u.s. chaos

around here.....

many of you know how badly I want to redo

our bathroom....

it's one room in our house I have not touched....

at. all.....

it has the "builder original"

pale pink counters...

oooh yummmy! hahaha! 

the lovely original laminate floor

with little bits of pink & blue

here & there....

oh yeah....it's a beauty!

{not!}

you know....all I r.e.a.l.l.y need is just a teensy

bit of time to recreate....

I know exactly what I'd have Mr. T & T  I'd do.....

I'm sure we could handle it in maybe a week....

I mean ~ how bad could it be...

hauling out

a big ol' bathtub/shower combo??

tearing up a floor?

ripping out a vanity??

nothin' but fun! ;)

but when I see ads on craiglist for tubs like this... for....

$100

$100

$100!!

{and it does include the claw feet.....}

I seriously have to use a.l.l. restraint

to control myself.....

you with me??

cuz I know after we gutted it....

and laid down some plank flooring....

and some plank walls...

and added a cute little dresser vanity....

like this....

or this...

{of course...not in yellow!}

we'd be 90% of the way there!!

oh man!!

it's a very good thing {for Mr. T & T} that

I am kept so busy right now......

no idle time for me....to get in trouble.....

{dang it!!}

but ya know??

I'm thinking it's on the agenda for next year....

or maybe our after Christmas project....

we do that on occasion....

when Mr. T & T has a week off

with 

nothing else he'd rather be doing.....

right???

hehehe!

Got any big projects on your to-do list??

Are you just dying to get your hands on 

an eyesore in your home???

Do tell!

xoxo,

Shellagh

{all images via Pinterest found here}