my bedroom smells like an old book

Here's a little DIY!

E kept trying to convince me to name the title of this post ... words with friends ... I refused because I HATE that game.

If you've been reading the blog, then you know that I've been wanting to cover one of our bedroom walls with pages from an old book.

I bought a couple of old readers digest books many weeks ago, but I've been putting the project off. 

Since this is my last week off work {I start my new job on Monday}, I figured that I better get busy. 

So here you go ... the evolution of a wall...

Before

{sorry about the picture of the cats butt}

1. Buy old books, wall paper paste, and some foam sponges. 

2. Tear out pages and cut off rough edges with scissors.

3. Cover the back of each page with the wallpaper/border paste. Stick to the wall. I'd also keep a credit card handy to smooth air bubbles!

{Yes, I am wearing strawberry shortcake pants. What can I say, I'm a classy lady}

4. Stand back and enjoy!

Here's the wall from a few other angles

It was a little time consuming, but overall a very easy project!

spare bedroom remodel

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! My mom's side of the family came to visit, which helped me speed up the remodel of our spare bedroom. As promised, I wanted to share some before and after pictures.

Before:
The chandelier before I painted it:

After:

I will post soon about how I made the window treatments. They're super easy and inexpensive (less than $50 for both)! Also, I made the headboard out of old shutters I found in our attic when we moved in. Currently, we do not have a box spring for the bed. That's why the mattress looks a little low and the shutters look a little high. I hope to change this very soon! Sorry the lighting is so terrible in the photos. I am working on my photography skills, but I look these pictures late last night and there was zero natural light. I am thinking I need a new fancy camera :)

movie review & a cup of tea

Happy Weekend, Readers! I recently got home from a little date with E. I somehow convinced him to see Julie and Julia with me. In spirit with the movie, I had to come home and blog. It was the only thing that seemed fitting. Also, the football season seems to have begun and E is captivated by every game. While he watches every game, I feel like it is the perfect opportunity for me to blog. It hasn't come up yet, but I foresee one problem. You see, E has a mild addiction. {Since I work in with these types of things everyday you would think I could help, but I have been unsuccessful} E is addicted to fantasy football. He may disagree, but like I said I am around addictions everyday, so I feel like I can call it what it is. For the past two years, E has watched the games on the weekends and had our computer in front of him to track his points. If I plan on blogging during these games, who will get the computer? I guess we will have to battle it out...

Anyway, I liked the movie. If I were a critic, I would say it isn't one of my all time favorites, but it was inspiring. I loved that it was a true story & I loved the movie set. The things I would do for some of her copper cookware! E didn't enjoy it the same way I did. So, if you haven't seen it yet, I would maybe make it a girlfriend outing. The movie has inspired me to cook something new. This Fall I think I am going to try to bake a pumpkin roll. Something about the spirals intimidates me, but I am going to give it a try.

I have learned from watching my parents, that after a delicious meal, nothing is more fitting than a warm glass of tea. My parents have been married almost 25 years, and for as long as I can remember they have shared a glass of tea after every meal. There is something so relaxing about enjoying conversation over a warm cup of tea {after your belly is full of course}. Maybe this is one of the secrets to a long happy marriage {the conversations...although I don't think the tea hurts either}. I think that growing up with this tradition, has spurred on my love for tea. I was flipping trough a catalog I received in the mail this afternoon and I found these lovely glass teapots...

The caption in the catalog says, "why boil water behind a metal barricade? {good question} It's not nearly as pleasurable as the pure pleasure of watching water gather steam in this safe, heat-proof lab glass kettle {I agree}". I have a feeling this teapot may appear on my Christmas list this year...

One last thing, I know it's not really fitting with this post, but I want to share the new bed frame E and I recently purchased...


Currently on my list of to-do's, is make a roman shade for the windows above the bed. I plan on using this yellow houndstooth. What do you think?


Enjoy the rest of your weekend! No matter where you are reading from, go outside and catch a glimpse of the full moon. I am tempted to start talking about our distance from the moon & how amazingly detailed God is, but that another conversation, for a later post.

too beautiful not to share