Bathroom progress

My mom and I did start hanging pictures in the house, but it is hard because I am extremely picky and want everything to look perfect so I am taking my sweet time. The one room in the entire house that is starting to look good is the downstairs bathroom. Of course there are no wall hangings though!

(yes, that is clearly me, I am not good with photos.)

Can you see the paint color behind that giant mirror? It is "Mark Twain National Grey" or something like that from Valspar. I didn't know Mark Twain preferred a certain shade of grey, but I liked it and thought it was a good shade for the downstairs bathroom.

I finally found a mirror (actually my aunt sent me the craigslist link) to replace the sheet o' glass mirror, it is just a matter of hanging it up. I am kind of worried because it is heavy. But I love it.

I found this little corner shelf the other day at Relics. It is a little rough, and I originally got it for the kitchen to display cute dishes on it, but then found out that the vendor scotch taped the leg on. Liar! So I was a little leery to put my etched glasses on it. I think it works well in the bathroom though.

Oh yeah, that's the toilet and the shower. I love the shower curtain! My friend Morganne got it for us for our wedding. 

That is about it for the downstairs bathroom. Not much, but it is starting to come along little by little.

House update

Everything is starting to bloom over here at the new house. The giant bush in the front turned out to be pink and there are other plants and flowers that are supposed to bloom. It is exciting not knowing what it's going to do. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but one weird thing about our house is that there is no front entrance. Yes, there are doors, but there is no way to get to them. Supposedly (my dad says) it's an easy fix. So that is on the list. I know that we will use the front porch way more if there was an entrance. I just know it!

Also, the painting is completely done! It looks so much better. It really is amazing what paint can do. Everything feels much more open. Here's a sneak peak of the kitchen. The cabinets were originally oak?

Tadaaa!!! I will look for a before picture and post them back to back sometime. It looks so much better. If you look at the top of the cabinets, there is no trim. Drives Mike Davis (dad) nuts. So he is going to trim them. I don't think there is a post that goes by without the mention of my dad. It is pretty awesome to have a handy man contractor father.

It's been awhile

Remember me? Ok..good, I was worried.

Evan took us to The Crescent in Eureka, AR for our anniversary. The Crescent is an old hotel/hospital/finishing school that has some crazy history and is supposedly haunted. We went on the ghost tour that the hotel offered, which was actually interesting. I was kind of worried because we went on a ghost tour in Philidelphia (amazing) and one in Branson (worst ever) so you really never know what you are getting into with these babies. After being on three ghost tours I am going to make an educated guess and say that the more history the place has, the more interesting the ghostie tours are.

We went around the hotel trying to capture spirits on film. Evan swears a ghost touched his butt...I beg to differ. The hotel is pretty amazing. Actually, when we checked in, there was a wedding going on which was kind of a sweet reminder of what we were really celebrating. The next day we went shopping and explored Eureka Springs. There was some kind of festival that was going on and all the old houses had chinese lanterns all around their porches. It was the most beautiful thing at night. Sadly, it was storming too bad to take a picture. I am currently on the hunt for some for my porch. What a copy cat huh?

It was really fun. I am already wanting to head up there again!

Happy Anniversary!

Today is our one year anniversary! It has seriously gone by so fast. I am so thankful for my loving husband and the life that we have started to build together.

We got married at Cave Springs Church, which is a little white church that is over 100 years old and is almost in my parent's back yard.  The ceremony was short and sweet, about 5 minutes.  After the vows were said and the kiss sealed the deal we danced down the isle to "The Love Shack". 

We held the reception in my parent's back yard.  There were lots of twinkling white lights and white pom-poms that filled the wedding tent.

( I think we made over 500 pom-poms, sheesh)

I made the design and the cake topper, and now Evan has it tattooed on his arm! We also included it on the guitar picks that were favors. We also had lots of candy and a cake buffet.  The lady who made our cake is 80 years old and it is seriously the best cake I have ever had. Yay for grannies.

We played lots of Frank Sinatra and danced under the gazebo. 

It was really great.

And that was only the start. 

I have learned so much in this past year and I know I will learn more.

Evan is bossy. I learned that. :)

But he is also my best friend. He appreciates how weird I am. He loves me unconditionally and he is the sweetest man I know. Nothing beats the feeling of running up to him at the airport and hugging him after he has been on tour for months.

Evan, you make me so happy. I am so lucky.

I love you buddy!

Browsing my Etsy favorites

When I am really bored I like to revisit my Etsy favorites. I think you can tell a lot about your style by looking at your Etsy favs. So lets do a little self diagnostic...

Source

I am a little bit of a "fancy old lady" kinda girl. I like doilies and ceramic birds. I have to watch myself sometimes with my grandma decorating tendencies. If I do well on my math final maybe I will treat myself to one of these beauties. Then I will have a tea party. 

Source

I lean towards a lot of modern things. I like clean lines. All the walls in my house are some kind of shade of grey/gray. I love this branch, but touching porcelain makes me want to throw up. So I will just admire this little buddy.

Source

I am an antique/thrifting kind of girl. There is nothing better than waking up early and combing an old barn or swap meet for little (or big) treasures. I would love to fill a fireplace with these beeswax candles. Seriously how cool are these?

Source

Due to the fact that I am afraid of anything but grey/gray paint on my walls, I add color with a lot of art prints. Almost all of my art has came from Etsy. I especially love this print (even though it's not that colorful haha)  because my home is really wherever I am with Evan. Sometimes home is a cramped bunk on a tour bus, but it's worth it.

Source

Here's a colorful one for you! 

Source

I've had my eye on this for a while. It's old lady meets modern meets rustic. Perfect!

So those are just a few of my favorites in my archives. I like old, rustic things with a modern, granny twist. What would you diagnose yourself as?

Happy Mother's Day!

My mom won't be home for Mother's Day. She is helping my sister, Maranda, adjust to her new life in Dallas, which is really exciting. But man I miss her. She is the best example of a mother and wife. She is loving, funny, and easy going. She is also extremely strong. This past year has been especially tough for her. Ever since I was in 8th grade she has battled eye cancer. She has been through radiation, chemo and countless surgeries. Through everything she has kept an amazing attitude and a wicked sense of humor. Last year, her little eye gave out. It was tired and had been through a lot. For a week my mom suffered unimaginable pain. When she finally went to the doctor, he told her that the inner structures had collapsed and it was time to remove the eye. We were so scared. But the surgery went great and she healed wonderful and now has a prothetic eye. I have my old mom back, she isn't in intense pain anymore and I can tell she is happier. She is beautiful and I am a lucky daughter. Especially when she teaches me lessons like keep a little mad money for yourself. Mad money is money you stash away for something you want. I remember her pulling this secret money out of random hiding places when I was younger. As I look back on those memories I realize she was using her "mad money" on back to school clothes for me and my sister. My plan this year is to save a little mad money and spend it on her. Happy Mother's day Hot Donna. I love you.

Woodsy

Source

I have seen this wallpaper in several homes/apartments/lofts. And it is pretty amazing. But this is better, Katie and her boyfriend did this look entirely by hand, with (drum roll) sharpie! It looks so perfect in the hallway and they saved some serious cash. I think their version actually looks better than the wallpaper.

I also love that yellow chair in the picture. 

My dad surprised me by having our whole house painted. I am currently trapped in the bedroom for the next day or so, and then I will be trapped in the living room. He is also is having our cabinets painted white, which is huge for him. He is a true manly man who loves him some oak cabinets. I am pretty thankful to have an awesome dad, who is also a contractor!! High five for dads! I will post some pics when everything is done. I am really excited and slightly sick thanks to all the paint fumes. But it is totally worth it. Especially since the paint job will be better than anything I could do!