Martha Stewart Ain't Got Nothin'

Something gave me a little big itch this spring to update parts of our house.  When we moved we took all the stuff from the old house and put it in the new one - easy, right?  Yes, but after awhile you realize you want new stuff for a new house.  I've been trying to change small things - pillows, curtains, linens, rather than furniture and expensive stuff.  Also, with limited shopping time it's been difficult to figure out what to do, so it's a matter of just buying and hopefully liking!

I was super sick of our red bedding and dreary bed, so we bought a new duvet cover, but I wanted some funky pillows.  Rather than combing the stores I went to Jo-Ann, picked out fabric I liked (so much more variety), and just started sewing away to make pillow covers!  So for $30 I made 4 throw pillows - can't beat that!  

I was also hating our brown, brown, brown family room.  So we painted the walls a nice light grey, added new drapes, and even built this wall clock made from family pics.  I really like how it turned out!

Now that I've gotten rid of the spring itch and put a small dent in the checkbook, we'll move to the outside and build a new front porch and hopefully work on the patio.  The joys of home ownership!