Spark Your Creative Side | Home Office

With all the big projects finally finished at our house I have decided to start planning the next one. This one will definitely take some time since we are going to need to add another room to our home. We have been planning to make two additions to our home over the past couple of years, and it is finally almost time. The two additions will be a home office that will double as a sun-room and seating area. The second addition is a game room that can double as a guest room.

The easier job would probably be the game room. We will be utilizing unused space in our garage for that. I, however, have been waiting on my office for entirely too long! I need a space to be creative and have some time to myself! I am ready to get going on this project! In the meantime I have been looking at pinterest and other sites for some decor ideas. Since I live with my husband and two sons I decided this room needed to be as feminine as possible! I wanted it to be filled with things that make me smile! Things I can't have all over my house! 

I have decided on using white, gold, and pink for my main color palette. Here are a few of my pins so you can see some of the pictures that inspired my color decision!

office by flairbybrandi featuring Isaac Mizrahi

Check back soon for updates on our newest project! I'm ready to get started! Until next time lots of love and hugs!

House Remodel Part One: Kitchen

I said that I was going to post this several months ago, but it took longer than I thought. I finally got around to do it! I am going to do this in a series of posts starting with the kitchen! We have gone room by room and updated a few things and added a few new touches! 

A few years back we redid our den floor and opted for stained concrete. I liked it for the most part, but with our family it just wasn't a practical option to keep it that way. We decided that since we still have kids at home we would go back to carpet for now. Everyone still likes to lounge around and lay in the floor at times. Concrete isn't the most comfortable option for that. 

I will be doing our latest den transformation in the next post. Today we will focus on the kitchen!

Here is the kitchen before! The kitchen had never been updated and has looked the same since 1989! It definitely needed some work.

We didn't replace all the cabinets, but we do plan to refinish them. That has not been done as of yet! We just did the basics! I will walk through the numbers below each photo!

1) A quick picture of the floor before we pulled it up.

2) The crazy wallpaper! That was not fun to rip off!

3) We just pulled apart the old counter! 

4) The stove after we pulled it out. It was a built in type stove and was not fun pulling out either. It was hard wired into the wall and did not have the "normal" plugs that stoves have now. We had to rewire everything when we put in the new stove. Again not fun!

5) This is the insane mess that was the sink side of the kitchen.

6) Just pulled off the counter

7) New counter down and to measure to cut the sink.

8) The sink is installed with a new faucet!

9) Removed all the floor and had to scrape the remaining glue from the cement foundation.

10) Time for the walls.

11) Creme on top, chair rail, then blue-green on bottom.

12) Almost time to caulk and fill in the nail holes.

13) We primed and sealed the floor then put down the tiles. I measured with spacers.

14) Next came grout!

There was a good bit of clean up when we finished! We also bought a few new things to add to the decor. We are still working on the "finishing touches", but this is our current kitchen! I hope you guys liked this post! Don't forget to check out my posts on how to organize your cabinets!

Love and Hugs!

Coffee Break : Kitched Decor Ideas

For years I've had my kitchen decorated with an Italian theme. I love the bistro type look, but I'm ready for change. I am a huge coffee drinker and love the cozy feel of coffee bistros! I am playing with the idea of redecorating our kitchen with a coffee type theme. Here are a few coffee décor ideas. I still don't really know what I want my accent color to be, but I will definitely keep you posted once the redecorating is underway! Also stay posted for my Cozy Corner makeover!






Happy Thursday! The weekend is almost here! Love and hugs!!

Currently Craving: What's On My List

Hey loves! I hope you are all ready for your weekend! I know I am! I've been doing some shopping and browsing lately and here are a few things I've come across that are on my shopping list!


1) I really want to try this Smoky Cool pallet from Bobbi Brown. You can pick it up for about $50. I really love the shimmering silver shades! This is going to be my next cosmetic purchase!
2) I am in love with these Michael Kors booties! I found these at Belk for $225. I might break down and get them!
3) Do you not love this phone? I want it! Don't ask me what I would do with a crazy big phone, but its totally girly and adorable! This one was also at Belk for $89.
4) Ok I saw this the other day and didn't get it. I have regretted it since. I have been to two other places trying to pick it up and there is none! This is the Garnier Fructis Fall Fight Leave in spray. This is supposed to help prevent hair breakage and strands from falling out. I wanted to try it out!
5) I love these adorable elephant book ends! Did I mention I collect elephants?
6)I came across this chandelier online and thought it would look really cute in a bedroom since it was small. It would give a smaller space a luxurious feel! It's on the list!

Have a fabulous weekend!!