POWDER ROOM TRANSFORMATION

I'm so excited to share this bathroom update with you today! Besides sewing, house projects are my very favorite kind of project, and seeing a space completely transform is so fun, don't you think?

This little half bath at the front of our house has stumped me for the three and a half years we've lived here. The architecture is strange with angles and cut outs, and it's so tiny so it's hard to really do much in there. So we kind of just ignored it because I didn't know what to do with it. 

I did a project with Walls Need Love a few months ago for San's nursery, and right around that time I discovered that they carried removable vinyl wallpaper! My mom loved wallpaper when I was growing up, so I've done tons of wallpapering and know how big of a pain it can be...to put on and take off. But an easy sticker that you stick on and then can peel right off? Now that's a wallpaper I can get behind. It's also a perfect non-permanent solution for us as renters. 

Philip and I looked through Walls Need Love's wallpaper selection and this handwriting paper instantly caught our eye. It's simple and elegant, but also bold and unexpected. It's just so chic and we completely fell in love with it, and I knew it would be the perfect thing to freshen up this powder room.  

It took a couple of hours to hang all the paper, and after it was done we could not stop commenting on how gorgeous it was. And then I had a total decorating bug and had to update a few other things because a room this pretty couldn't stop there. We took the ugly oval mirror off the wall and replaced it with a black framed mirror, we replaced the dinky frames on the wall  (that I'd never gotten around to actually filling...) with a beautiful graphite print, and then added little homey touches with a candle, fresh hand towels, and greenery. 

I cannot even tell you how thrilled I am with how great it turned out. I love, love, love it.

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They have tons of other beautiful wallpaper -- I love this gold honeycomb pattern paper, this bold navy and white floral, and this black and white dot pattern. This simple gold pattern has a herringbone feel to it and is subtle and gorgeous. They just have so many pretty papers. And don't forget to use code peelstick20  to get 20% off your order of $30 or more through August 1st!

  And because I love seeing BEFORE & AFTERS, I have to share these ones so you can see how much better this room looks!

And don't forget! You can get 20% off your entire purchase of $30 or more with code peelstick20 through August 1st!


ROOM DETAILS: 

wallpaper c/o walls need love
hand towel
rug
candle
soap
plant
basket
fake succulents
salt lake city temple wall print
mirror

thank you to Walls Need Love for partnering on this post  ||  photos by Rad & Happy

BABY ROOM REVEAL

I'm so excited to finally share the baby room with you today! I've been working on this room for several months, on top of the boy's room (which you can see here if you missed it!), and I'm so happy with how it came together.

I wanted to create a really simple and peaceful nursery, and since already owned the gray rocker, the gray pouf, and the white and brown dresser from Foster's nursery, I went with gray and white as my color palette. Since there's very little color in the room, I wanted to add a lot of different textures and subtle patterns to keep the room visually interesting, so I chose this diamond patterned rug with a sheepskin rug layered over it, the water hyacinth basket, a white faux fur pillow (that's unfortunately no longer available), some neutral blankets, a mirror (which also makes this tiny room feel bigger), a big tropical plant (a pop of green makes a room come alive!), and of course the stripes on the ceiling.

I'd seen stripes on the ceiling once a long time ago on Pinterest and thought it was such a good way to add some pattern in a unique way. The only bad part is that no one wants to paint the ceiling, let alone measure and tape it all off and then paint. So when I heard about Walls Need Love and their Easy Stripes, I knew it was the perfect solution. They're vinyl strips that you can just stick on and cut down to size -- no measuring, no paint fumes (which is perfect for pregnant mamas), and not permanent so they're great for rental properties! I put these up by myself and although it took three or four stripes to get the hang of it, I got better and faster and had all of these up within a few hours. And I love how they really complete the room and add that unexpected but subtle pattern. They have different widths and they come in a ton of colors that you can see right here, but they also have tons of other decals including murals, maps, and more.

The only thing I wish the room had was a mobile over the crib. Since we have earthquakes here in California we didn't want to hang any picture frames over the crib, so that space still looks a little empty. That amazing handmade felt ram's head from Heart Felt Creations was a perfect addition to the little wall space, but I still think there needs to be something in the other wall above the crib, I just haven't found anything I've loved or had the time to make one myself. Maybe one day!


I linked to everything in the room below, but if I missed something leave a comment!

WALLS NEED LOVE STRIPES - 5" in PEBBLE, c/o WALLS NEED LOVE
RAM HEAD c/o HEART FELT CREATIONS
CRIB c/o DELTA CRIBS
RUG c/o JOSS AND MAIN
IKEA DRESSER (painted by me)
MIRROR
ROCKING CHAIR
FLOOR POUF 
RAD AND HAPPY QUILT (on the crib)
GOLD ANIMAL FIGURINES C/O JOSS AND MAIN
WOODEN NOAH'S ARK
SHEEPSKIN RUG
PLANT
WATER HYACINTH BASKET c/o JOSS AND MAIN
STRIPED THROW BLANKET c/o JOSS AND MAIN

MY OUTFIT: JEANS  ||  LACE TOP

thank you to walls need love for partnering on this post!  |  photos by rad and happy 

DIY FRIDAY: BOY'S ROOM RE-DESIGN

When we found out I was pregnant with San, we decided to rearrange the bedrooms. The boys each had their own rooms, but with the new arrangements they'd be together and the other room would become the nursery.

I teamed up with Wayfair for the redesign, and had a blast coming up with color schemes, choosing fabric and furniture, and then watching the whole room come together bit by bit. Building a bunk bed at eight months pregnant was not the highlight, but the rest was so fun. And I'm so excited to share it with you today!

The hardest part of the entire room for me was the comforters on the bed. We already had the rug from when it was Foster's room, and the bunkbed, chairs, and couch were easy to decide on, but I just couldn't find bedding that I loved. I searched through every store I could think of, with no luck, and finally decided that we could make them instead. My mom offered to help, so of course I jumped at that opportunity. But the hunt for good fabric proved to be just as hard as the the search for a ready made blanket. Finally I ran across this simple red-orange arrow print and instantly loved it. I knew I wanted a contrasting stripe on the back, but I couldn't find a nice wide-striped fabric anywhere. Then I happened to see this wide-stripe fabric on a duvet cover at IKEA, so I snagged two of those and my mom cut them up and used them as fabric. Plus we got striped pillowcases out of the deal! My aunt is a professional quilter and owns a long arm quilting machine, so we sent the quilts off to her to be quilted (with a simple large windowpane pattern), and then she sent them back to my mom who trimmed them down and added the binding around the edge.

I love, love, love how this room turned out, and the boys are so happy with their new space!

bunk beds c/o wayfair
love seat c/o wayfair
land of nod rug (on sale!)
desktop
hairpin legs
red chairs
black and white chair pillows
lamp
world map c/o walls need love
neil armstrong print
sheepskin rug
monogrammed pillow, made by me (tutorial here) 
gray sheets
comforters -- red fabric, striped fabric
red rocking horse

if there's anything you have a question about that I didn't list above, leave a comment!

photos by rad and happy

DIY FRIDAY: EASTER TABLE INSPIRATION + PAINTED GINGHAM PLACEMATS

created in partnership with World Market | photos by rad and happy 

Easter is early this year and coming up in only four weeks! So today I teamed up with World Market to share a super easy and beautiful table scape. I love a beautiful table and think it makes my dinner that much better, so I always try to make a little effort to make it special and pretty. Here's a few ideas to get your table ready for Easter: 

1. Fresh flowers. There's nothing that brightens up a table like a vase (or three!) of fresh flowers. If my table scape is colorful, I keep the flowers neutral, like these white hydrangeas and blush roses. But if my tablescape is more neutral, I love adding a pop of color with some bright blooms. Also, if I'm not in the mood or running out of time to bake something, store bought cupcakes are instantly prettier and personalized if you stick some fresh flowers in them. 

2. Make it your own with a DIY project. I love adding something handmade to my table because it makes it unique and puts a little personal stamp on it. When I was coming up with ideas for 

my Easter table, I wanted something springy and fresh, but not overly pastel or Easter. I've been crazy about gingham this spring, so I had the idea to paint some white placemats with a simple gingham pattern. I'm sharing the easy DIY below!

3. Try some fresh fruit. Especially for spring, fresh fruit is so beautiful and colorful and instantly adds life to your table. I chose lemons because I love a yellow and blue color combo.  

4. Ground it with earthy tones. A colorful or bright white table scape can be so gorgeous, but adding some earthy neutrals really helps the colors or whites pop, and adds depth. I added some with these darling bunny napkin rings and nests (they also have these cute ones for slightly cheaper!) from World Market. The eggs are (I think) from pottery barn last year, but I also think Jordan Almonds would be so cute inside the nests! 

The gingham placemats are so easy to make -- click READ MORE below to find the easy step by step tutorial!