Decorating Cents

Happy Friday everyone! We are less than a week out from Thanksgiving.  I am so ready to spend time with friends and family and stuff my face with good food.  We are hosting this year so I've been playing around with a tablescape.  I wanted to keep it simple but still look nice. Of course I had to use my blue! I layered a gold charger with a simple white dinner plate and blue salad plates. Who knows if it will actually look like this Thanksgiving afternoon when it's eating time.  We usually do buffet style and I have way more people coming than this table will seat.   You're reading Thanksgiving Table b y Andrea, originally posted on Decorating Cents .  If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Andrea on Facebook , Pinterest , Bloglovin , Instagram , and Hometalk .

These bead garlands have been popping up all over the place.  I've seen them in so many vignettes around blogland and I knew I wanted some.  Thing is I never actually looked for them.  It was something I knew I could make.  Well fast forward a few months and that's exactly what I did. This was a super simple DIY.  I bought two sizes of wood beads from Michael's.  I bought the ones with holes already in them but they do carry more sizes that do not have holes.  I wasn't in the mood to drill my own holes.  I also bought some twine for stringing the beads. I laid out my beads how I knew I wanted to string them.  I put the larger beads in the center and placed the smaller beads along the ends for a graduated look. I strung my beads onto the twine and spaced them out slightly so my garland would have some give to it.  If not, the strand would be too stiff and not move much.  I knotted the ends, cut the excess twi...

How many of you can relate to too many toys in the family room?  I sure can.  We have had the same brown, faux leather ottoman for several years.  It did the job of storing and hiding toys that the kids kept downstairs.  I didn't think there was any other way.  Ever since we moved, I thought it looked too small in our space.  It wasn't large enough for more than one person to actaully put their feet up and the cushion on top was no longer plush.  There came a point one day where I was tired of picking up toys that my kids had pulled out and left out.  I wanted something different. I really wanted a coffee table.  I begin looking and found several that I liked.  I was going for something with a wood and metal combo like below.  The more I thought about it, the more I was afraid of one of the kids hitting their head on the corner of it.   source   So I went back to the beginning and thought I could marry hav...

Is it M onday already ?   I don't know about you guys, but I have lots of wood scraps laying around in the garage.  I decided to put them to use.  I like quote signs so this was an obvious choice.   I chose a small piece of 1x4 and got to work.  With the addition of craft paint and a brush, this was an easy little project. I first painted my wood with some black craft paint usin g m y foam brush .  Since I don't have a cutting machine and I didn't bother to print and trace a stencil, I free-handed the words in pen cil so I could e rase if I m ade a mistake.  W hich I did several times .  I chose the word blessed. After a few coats of white paint to fill in my words, I had a cheap little sign I could put anywhere.  I used a tiny bristled brush for this step. I paired it with my painted pumpkins for fall in the dining room. How cute is this little wire ba s ket I found in Do llar Tree? I kn...

The paint most used in my house is Behr.  It's affordable and the paint is easy to work with.  When I buy it, I know what I'm getting myself into. Recently I saw they posted the color trends for 2017.  These are 20 limited edition colors that are trendy and will help you create a loved and livable home.  You can choose colors to fit your personality. I think I am more drawn to the Composed Palette.  I am more into blues and grays.  According to Behr, the Composed Palette includes earth tones and jewel tones.  They are more of a backdrop to allow you to show off your other decor.  I love the Laid Back Gray and Wanderlust.  They are very similar to colors I already have in my home. The Confident Palette has brighter colors.  They are adventurous and more dramatic.  These are colors I would consider accents or used more for the decor and not the walls.  But like the name says, if you want to make a statement...

Hello and welcome to Friday.  Can I get a w hoop whoop ? A few weekends ago I decided it was time to upgrade the boa rd and batten in the back entry.  I wanted it to be a little taller and more hooks.  I felt like only the kids had room for th eir jacke ts and backpacks.  Their stuff was hogging it all. Well now every one's got some space.  We do have a coat closet to the left but it's easy to ju st walk in and hang up your purse or jacket without immediately goi ng to the closet. I had some leftover pieces from the bottom poplar boards in the garage so I just extended it up.  I like the two rows of hooks instead of just the one. I had to buy a 1x4 for the top horizontal board and a 1x2 for the ledge.  I like the little ledge at the top so I can lean stuff on it.  For now it's got my paint stick project and a blue monogram.  It also gives it a finished look. Check out those hooks.  I originally was going to go with...

I feel like I'm in the home stretch with my daughter's room makeover.  There are always a few small things I want to get done before I reveal them.  Ever since the room was painted gray, she's been loving it so I can take my time for all she cares.  Painting over the green made the room feel so much more calm and larger. I knew from the start I wanted to do another gallery wall in her room.  I got rid of the old prints because she was over the whole butterfly thing and wanted to tone down the colors to just a few.  We've decided to stick with pinks, blues, white, and gold.  This print from Minted is the star of the wall.  I loved this print the moment I saw it.  It had all the colors we were going for and it had a playful effect with the watercolors. I bought a few pieces from Hobby Lobby for those touches of gold.  They have awesome sales.  I bought the So in love with you canvas from Marshalls.  The rest of the pr...