One Room Challenge: Week 6

Hey everyone! It's week 6 of the One Room Challenge and holy moly it's going by so quickly. I can't believe it's almost time for the reveal! Well, technically we should be done this week but everyone was given an extra week and I am SO thankful for that bonus time.  The room is definitely coming along and I am loving the results but we still need a bench and two chairs for the room. It's been very difficult to find chairs that are within our budget and that we really like for our room. I don't want to just buy something for the sake of the challenge, I want it to be the perfect chair. Whatever that means haha.

Headboard  |  Lamp

So this past week we made some big progress. We finished the shiplap wall by painting it white and adding some one-inch quarter round to the sides of the wall.  I think it really helps to make the wall look finished but it still holds some of the rustic feel we love. Since we used knotty pine there are some notches in the wood but I like the "imperfect" look. Also, when I say "we" did all this work, I really mean Mark lol.

Mark also painted all the trim in the room which makes it look 1000% better. Hallelujah!!! It's hard to get a good picture of the trim but trust me, it's awesome! :) We also hung a bunch of the decor and WOW we all of a sudden have a master bedroom. So fun.

Headboard

Another big change to the room is that our mattress is officially off the floor and we have a bed! Seeing the bed in place and the headboard installed makes the room really look pulled together. We got our headboard from Wayfair and I couldn't be happier with it. The color is perfect and it was very reasonably priced. The only downside to having a bed is that Oliver (our pup) can't just walk onto the bed any more. Poor puppy!

 I can't wait to show you all the whole room next week. Let's pray that we can find the rest of the items we need so it will really be complete. :) If you want to check out the other guest posts click here or check out the Calling it Home website.

Here are the previous week's from my ORC:
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 5

One Room Challenge Week 5

Hey everyone! I'm sorry for my lack of ORC post last week but it was pretty uneventful on the room make-over front.  I bought a couple things from Kirkland's but most of our attention was spent on our dining room table.  Mark started building it a few weeks ago and we finished it last week. See my post from earlier this week to take a peek at it!

We seem to have a lot of projects going on in the house, including our latest one, which actually is happening in our master bedroom, yay! We decided to do a faux shiplap wall on a random whim last weekend.  This was an unexpected twist to our original room plan but we needed a focal point and so far nothing was doing it for us. Mark bought all the wood on Thursday and had it finished Sunday night. He seriously amazes me! Now, we just need to paint it white and it's good to go. We've also hung a few items in the room and it's starting to come together. Hallelujah!

I'm only including a couple pictures because I don't want to give too much away in the room. Plus, all the pictures look so dark since our room has terrible natural light. I leave before it's light out and get home when the sun is going down. Hard to take great photos lol. So please forgive me!

Yep we are still missing a bed frame lol!

There are some major items that need to be purchased though... bed frame, bench for the end of the bed, and a wingback chair and small side table. These are BIG purchases so it's been hard to pull the trigger. UGH! I will keep you updated with what we find.

Check out the previous week's posts:
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
See the pros here.
See all the Week 4 participants :)

Weekend Recap {Halloween & Projects}

Hey everyone! I hope you all have a great weekend and did something spooky and fun in celebration of Halloween. We went out to a local bar for their Halloween party and it was a blast. We decided to dress up as Forrest Gump and Jenny this year. The outfit was super easy to pull together because we had almost everything in our closet. We just purchased Mark's bubba Gump hat, a ping pong paddle (only $3 at Walmart!) and I purchase a few items to make my head band. Easy!

His ping pong paddle was a huge hit!

at the gender reveal

The rest of the weekend was spent at a friend's gender reveal party and working on the house. Our friends are having a boy... congrats! So exciting! As far as our projects go, we got a ton done. We (well mostly Mark) finished the dining room table. I am so dang excited with how it turned out!! Mark is pretty amazing and can look at most anything and make it happen. I picked out the color of the stain and then stained the base and bench. He did much more work than me lol but I'll claim my portion! It looks great in our dining room and every time I catch a glimpse of it I smile. I feel like we are real grown-ups and can finally have people over for a meal! Who wants to be our first dinner guests??

a close-up of the bench and a cute doogie in the background

I love the rustic look of the tabletop!

Mark found the table legs on Amazon. Love them so much!

Chairs

I have been waiting to bust out this centerpiece I got at Kirkland's during their blowout Fall sale. I am missing a candle still but it will do for now. Also, I couldn't find a table runner that I liked so I used a blanket lol. I like how it turned out though! Kinda looks like a scarf from this angle...

Mark also worked on our shiplap wall for our bedroom. Now all that's left is paint which we should get done this week. You'll have to check out my One Room Challenge post on Thursday to see pics of the completed wall :)

It was a great weekend and so fun to have two full days together. That never happens! I hope you all had a great Monday and can't wait to see adorable pics of your little ones on Halloween.

...and because they are just the cutest, two more pics!

Confessions {October Edition}

I wish VA Beach looked like this picture! This was taken last year in Michigan. SO pretty!

Hey everyone! I am in the mood to write today but of course failed miserably with taking pictures this weekend or this week lol. Well, I took a picture of our beers at Green Flash but that's about it haha. So I thought why not post a good ole fashioned confessions post. Here we go!

I am so close to breaking down about buying Christmas decor. I can't help it when it's out everywhere and so dang cute!! Kirkland's has the best stuff right now and I'm nervous that it will all be gone. They are pretty much sold out of fall decor so I know it's only a matter of time until the Christmas stuff is flying off the shelf. Don't judge me... I am a Christmas fanatic. :) I love this painting because it's subtle Christmas and this is also a fave.  Also, check out their ornaments. There are SO many cute ones!

These loft jeans are my new fave! They are super comfy, are higher- waisted without being high-waisted (if that makes sense), and fit tightly enough around the ankles. For some reason, most jeans are too baggy in that area or they look like spandex, not a good look.

We have made some BIG progress on our dining room table. Mark designed it himself and has done most of the heavy lifting... buying everything, cutting the wood, sanding the pieces, assembling it, etc. My job has been to stain the table base legs and the bench. It's been pretty time-consuming but I am loving how it's turning out so far. We are planning on having someone apply the lacquer for us because that can be a big job. Hopefully it will be done within a week!

Unfinished base. How cool are those table legs?? Also, ignore the mess in the background lol

The Pioneer Woman has done it again with another great cookbook. I was so excited when this showed up at my door on Tuesday. I had pre-ordered it but kinda forget so it was like a mini-Christmas morning! This book is centered around quick and/ or easy meals. This is right up my alley because I am the world's slowest cook. When a recipe says 30 minutes it will take me an hour lol. I need this cookbook so I'm not standing in the kitchen all night. I already have several pages marked so I can test our some recipes. A full review to come!

I am missing my friends like crazy. This move has been pretty tough for me, way more than I thought it would be. I forgot how lonely it can feel in a new city and I was anticipating to just bounce back quickly lol. I can happily say that I don't cry every week any more so that's an improvement. Also, I've met some really nice people here. I just miss being able to call a girlfriend for last minute dinner plans or call up Dina and Meaghan to go dancing. You know I love a good dancing night!

Can't I just stay home all day and decorate?? I am LOVING decorating our new house minus the fact that I don't have time to do it and it can get really expensive lol. It's so fun to pick out items and watch everything come together. If you've been following my One Room Challenge posts (Week 1, Week 2, Week 3) then you know I committed myself to finishing our bedroom in 6 weeks. Well we made little to no progress this week so I was thrilled when the ORC people extended the deadline. Look for my post this week to see what we've done :)

We are hosting our first Thanksgiving at the house this year. I know it may sound really silly but I've always wanted to host a holiday at our house. We've just never lived in anything big enough to make that happen. Our house will definitely accommodate everyone and when we are finished with the table, we will have a place for everyone to eat lol! I LOVE having people over ( I get it from my mom) and hosting an entire holiday week is like a dream to me. Now if only I didn't have to work that week lol.

I have been binge watching Gilmore Girls again. I just can't get enough. Rory and Lorelai are just the best when they are together. Yes, I know that I am a nerd.

Well that's about it for this confessions post. Hopefully, I'll be back on Monday with a weekend recap. Let's pray I can get my life together by then lol!

Five on Friday: Current Wish List

Hey everyone! Happy Friday! It was finally starting to feel like fall this week and I wore my first scarf of the season. {Insert a happy dance here!} It was back up into the high 70s today but still feels better than 90! This has been a doozy of a week and I am looking forward to some down time. Mark is back this weekend too so I can't wait to see him!

With the change of a season always brings shopping to the mind. I love an excuse to throw together some new outfits and all the cute bloggers out there have gotten me excited about fall clothes. I have racked up quite the wish list but I narrowed it down to 5 items today.

Green sweater
Slouchy tan sweater
Plaid Cape
Crossbody purse
Slip-on sneakers

I am in LOVE with these slip-on Caslon sneakers. I think the color is a great neutral and these are an easy shoe to throw on for any casual outfit. I don't know how practical they are going into the winter but I'm all about them for fall.

So to be totally honest, I just ordered the plaid cape pictured above. I am going to New York in a few weeks and I think it will be perfect to throw on. Plus who can resist this gray plaid??

My fall go-to outfit is usually a tee, a long sweater, skinny jeans, and ankle boots. It's so easy and always looks cute! This green sweater is the perfect fall color and will spruce up any neutral outfit.

I'm on the hunt for a new bag. I use my Longchamp bag every single day but want to change it up a bit. This saddlebag is a great neutral but the print is a little different at the same time. Also, I love the color!

This slouchy sweater doesn't look like much in the picture above but one of my favorite bloggers, Emily,  posted pics in it and I love how it can be oversized enough to wear off the shoulder.

Have a great weekend!