Pillow Sham Project

Freshy's bed has a hand made tractor quilt. The person that made it for him gave me a TON of left over fabric. I am going to attempt to make some sort of a quilted pillow sham, and maybe a throw pillow or two.

This is the tutorial I am going to attempt to follow:
Pretty Patchwork Pillow Sham Tutorial

I will post pictures as I go. Wish me luck (I'll be sure to need it)!

Bunk Beds: Night 1

He did it! Daddy-O worked long and hard, but finished the bunk bed assembly just in time for the Minis' bedtime routine.

We went over bunk bed rules and came up with:

• Always use the ladder.
• Never stand or jump on the top bunk.
• Never pee on the top bunk.
• Never let a dinosaur in the house.
• Never share your bed with a peacock because it might peck you.
• Never try to fly out the window from the top bunk.

The kids slept well, but took a looooooong time to fall asleep.

Off to guzzle some coffee (and chase it with a few Diet Cokes). Happy Sunday!

Hooray for Bunk Bed Day!

As I type this Daddy-O is assembling the Minis' super cool Maxtrix bunk beds. They are beyond excited...who am I kidding? So am I!

This is pretty much the set we got (with two drawers under and shelf for the top bunk):

The only difference is our set has ball-shaped finials. For any locals, we ordered our set from Bedrooms on Route 1 in Saugus, MA. We worked with Luke and he gave us a very reasonable price.

We sold the old bed frames a couple of weeks ago, so the kids have been sleeping on mattresses. Although they have had fun with it, I am happy to be getting them back into a bed. I am also happy that I no longer need to explain to teachers, strangers at the grocery store, and neighborhood kids' moms what Freshy means when he says "are we sleeping on the floor again" or "will we sleep on the floor forever, Mommy?"

Stay tuned for actual pics. Right now Daddy-O is plugging his way through 13 boxes of white boards to assemble. I better make him an Irish coffee before he gets grumpy. ;)

More Finds for Little Buckaroos!

The room is starting to take shape. Hooray!

We are working with the existing Nantucket white bureaus and mirror, and we are making subtle changes to better use the small space. Daddy-o has added a fresh coat of pale butter yellow paint to the walls, and white to the trim. I'll post pictures once our bunk beds are in.

I found the perfect lamp at The Christmas Tree Shop for $14.99! It is white wood with a thick straw basket weave shade. The shade was too beachy, so I painted it with a sample of Benjamin Moore courtyard green. Here are the results:

We also hung the big horse painting over the wide bureau (pic to come) and moved the mirror over the small bureau (so that the kids have an easier time looking in the mirror):

Check out the cuteness for over the door. The seller is going to add an "s" on the end:

Listed on etsy for $10 by designaline.

The Minis' "Mini" Bedroom Makeover - Teaser

The consensus is in. The Minis' new bedroom theme will be: "Little Buckaroos."

It wasn't easy to find a theme that works for both a girl and a boy. Those that know Chicky & Fresh can probably guess that tractors and horses may have had something to do with this (they are both just a tad obsessed).

Let the fun begin--I am now on the hunt for: lamp shades, quilts, and wall decorations.

I will share each piece as I find them, starting with the piece that inspired the theme.

GINORMOUS Horse Painting:

Faux Oil Painting found at Homegoods for $40.