Home Decoration

Hope you had a great weekend!

I'm finishing up my weekend watching the students from Oprah's Academy graduate, they make you want to do better and they also make me realize how good I've had it.

I had the privilege of assisting with a DIY backyard wedding a couple of weeks ago.
In total the decor cost less than $700. The price does not include the table and chair rentals.

Chair Covers gave regular folding chairs sophistication.

We purchased them here, if you are planning an event, check them out, it's cheaper than renting. They also have sales all the time. I also used them for my daughter's sweet sixteen here.

The budget didn't allow for real flowers, so my niece & I created these centerpieces using faux roses from here .

They are so realistic that you really have to touch them to realize that they are faux flowers.

$700 well spent

My sister made the cake, didn't she do a great job.

So I went away for a week to here

Came home to this. @#$!*$%#@

My upstairs bathroom had a leak with ruined the bathroom upstairs and the family room below.

Dehumidifiers kicking out 120 degree heat, can you stay miserable in the summer?

I'm sure you're seen Martha O'Hara's design work all over the blogosphere but her work is so amazing I knew I had to feature her work. I love the design work she did on this house, it's like she designed it with me in mind. Enjoy the eye candy!

I would have totally dismissed the wallpaper in the two bathrooms above, but don't they make a stunning statement. It's high impact done well.

A hint of yellow and red... genius

Nailhead, Linen and dark wood floors

OMG look at the kitchen

I don't normally like a blue bedroom, but this is ultimate serene bedroom

I would LOVE LOVE to work here, I love the paint color. Can you believe that it's the same paint in both rooms?

Are you drooling yet? Because I sure am.

OMG my appliances have turned on me... my washing machine (the devil) has finally died and my microwave/oven combo is halfway there. The microwave has completely stopped working but it is fourteen years old so I really can't complain but now it means that I have to now replace the entire unit. (cha-ching)

The devil is a Whirlpool Duet Sport and is less than 6 years old but it's a front loader and from my experience totally unreliable. That sucker has broken down numerous times since I bought it. The sad thing is that it cost me a pretty penny and I feel like I've been bamboozled. WHIRLPOOL IF YOU ARE LISTENING, STEP YOUR GAME UP. If I'm spending over a grand on an appliance, I expect that bad boy to work. Now I'm actively searching for a new machine and braving the laundromat (tears) with tons of clothes.

Does anyone out in blog land know of any really reliable front loaders? If you do please let me know.

On a bright note I created my first YouTube video, the camera man (she shall not be named) was a little shaky but I think it came out okay.