this is the final week of room tours and out takes from my home that was featured in the Land of Nod catalog. you can see the other rooms right here and the video tour right here.
welcome to my dining room. i mean playroom. about a year ago, i decided to turn my dining room into a playroom. yes, we have a playroom in the basement but no one ever wanted to be down there. and, of course, i wasn’t able to always go sit down there with the little ones. so, one day, it dawned on me, why not, for a few years, turn the dining room into a playroom? we didn’t use the dining room, that often, and we really didn’t have to make any major changes. and the great thing about it is, that when the time comes to turn it back, there won’t be much to it.
to change things, we gave the room some fresh paint, took the dishes out of the hutch and exchanged them for toys, hung a few shelves and let the same fancy chandelier do its thing and shine some magic into the space.
you can shop the look of this room right here! but here is a list of some of the resources :
paint / top half of the room = winter wheat by benjamin moore. bottom half of the room = filmy green by sherwin willimas.
hutch/ old piece that my mom bought at ace hardware, of all places
light fixture/ i bought this (for a steal) out of someone’s dining room (literally).
play table / land of nod
chairs / little felix + iron rich play chairs
rocking chair/ retro rocker
rug / the land of nod
wire bins / down to the wire bins
polka dot bin / dotted storage collection
airplane + hedgehog night light / land of nod
lime green tea towel / lucky fish
cloud pillow / land of nod (this pillow makes me smile everyday)
yellow pouf / pull up a pouf
i hope you have enjoyed this little series and a behind the scenes look and out takes from the Land of Nod catalog. and, thank you Land of Nod for being so rad!
images courtesy of Land of Nod
this week i’m sharing some out takes from my boys room featured in the Land of Nod catalog.
welcome to luke and liam’s room. did you know this used to be my room growing up (well at least until the 7th grade when i moved all my belongings to the basement in an effort to not share a room with my sister anymore)? if you are new here, i should mention that i live in the house i grew up in. it’s crazy. it’s awesome. it’s weird. but mostly it’s super cool. i’ve watched this room, in particular, go through many makeovers over the years according to who resided in it. at first it was my sister and i (ages 9 + 4, to start with). than just my sister for the longest of times. then when my family (as in my husband and i) moved back in it became my daughters room (this is her room now) and then we moved everyone around when # 4 came along. now my two middle boys share this room. and come to think of it, it is the first time boys have lived in this room which is, in fact, still claimed by my sister, as her name carved in the closet door states.
you can shop the look of this room right here! but here is a list of some of the resources :
paint / winter wheat by benjamin moore /chalkboard paint
bunk beds/ land of nod
light fixture/ up and atom light fixture
wire baskets / land of nod
desk / little sloan leaning desk
desk chair / class act desk chair
rug / chevron and on rug in grey
robot drawings / hand drawn by luke, age 7 (he was super proud and i was too)
window shades / the home depot
string lights / ikea
the mouse hole / this was a super fun addition we recently made connecting the boys room to the nursery. the kids think it’s so fun to crawl through and i think it just adds an extra touch of magic.
i’ll be wrapping up the room tours next week with my dining room/playroom. (and again…. if you have e-mailed me with a question or left a comment, i promise i will get back to you).
images courtesy of Land of Nod
so this week, i’m sharing more detailed photos of my living room, which you may have seen in the Land of Nod catalog. before we go any further….did you see the video? i’m a little in love with it. i’m still a rather overwhelmed by the response and all of the lovely notes i have been receiving (and if you have e-mailed me with a question, i promise i will get back to you). thank you all so much for your kind words.
you can shop the look of this room right here! but here is a list of resources :
paint / winter wheat by benjamin moore / inner child by sherwin williams (above fireplace) . . . great name for our playful room, right?
chairs / both vintage finds
disco ball / flea market find
chests / circulation chest
art / land of nod (with the exception of the mosaic – DIY coming tomorrow)
mirror / the mirror lady
rugs / land of nod
couch / crate and barrel
coffee table / crate and barrel
pouf / land of nod
floor lamp / land of nod
bench / vintage find
the swing / the swing was custom made by a carpenter. if you would like further information please e-mail me. however, a swing DIY is likely in the works for next month…so stay tuned.
masks / lucky fish who has the most rad stuff. sadly, as of now no masks are not available. but you will want everything else they have, i promise.
look for mosaic DIY tomorrow and next week, i’ll be sharing pictures from the boys room.
images / Land of Nod / last image Frank + Harvey
Here is a little sneak peek at my powder room that I painted black the other week. As you can see there is still work to be done but I thought I’d give you all a peek (massive shadow and all) and share some do’s and especially dont’s when painting with black.
*Go with flat. I tried matte in order for easy clean up (4 kids has me thinking this way, always). But it looked like laquer.
*Better yet – go with Chalkboard paint. I’ve used chalkboard paint and I love the finish (bottom right picture). I don’t know why I didn’t just use it again, except that I wanted to be a bit adventurous and try something new.
*Wash your paint brush out after each coat. I put mine in a plastic bag, thinking I’d do the second coat the next day. I didn’t and it was a bit goopy.
*It may take more coats than you think. It took me 3 coats to cover up the off white. I thought it would be the opposite but it’s not so.
And some painting tips Jo from Miz November gave me:
*Use Frog tape - It has a paint resisting agent in the sticky stuff that keeps the paint from bleeding underneath.
*Best brush for trim – 2 1/2 inch angled
*Rollers – textured walls need a thick nap. Smooth walls do best with a smaller nap, or even a foam roller cover. This is important….. I did not use the right roller on the first coat and it added a good 2 hours to my work
The color I used is Greenblack by Sherwin Williams.
Do you have any painting tips or favorite dark colors that you’ve used?
P.S. I’m also loving my new Mr. Moustache Mobile.
The great people at Houzz asked me if I’d be willing to do a little house tour of my home. And although, there are a million things I’d like to change, update or fix in my home before I share it with the world, I said a “why yes, and thank you very much for asking me.” Because, really, there will always be something to change, to fix and to style. I think that is the case with the majority of people. As for me, my house is very lived in . . . my house is a home.
So if you’d like to see a a peek into my home here it is.
I’ll post a few more pictures that didn’t make the cut later this week, so check back.
And speaking of Houzz I write a monthly ideabook for Houzz. This month I shared My picks for A Rainy Day Reading Space.
And don’t forget… today is the last day to enter the Easy Canvas Prints Giveaway . Good Luck!
images | la la Lovely |
I’ve been working on my little inspiration board. And speaking of work this is where I blog [if I'm not on the couch or at Starbucks, that is]. It’s a work in progress, of course . . . Things to be added + some pieces may lose their place but for now, it works for me.
Do you have an inspiration board? It’s one of my favorite things to spy. This one was always a fav + I also have an entire pinboard of inspiration boards.
If you entered the giveaway be sure to check back later to today to see if you won!
Here is a peek into Rocco’s space. He’s currently hanging out in our room and will probably stay for awhile since rooms are at a minimum at our house. I still hope to add a few more bits but overall I wanted something simple that worked with the rest of the room + that made me happy to look at. And looking at a big ice cream cone definitely does the trick. The most special piece is the fabulous tree stump end tables that my sister had custom made for me by her very talented friend. The two pieces groove together and have have super beautiful natural finish made from local beeswax (if you are interested in a piece like this message me as this artist is taking orders — and the pricing is very reasonable).
Other Items:
Tree Stumps / Custom made
Ice Cream Poster / Debbie Carlos
Crib / Ikea
Sheets / Dwell Studio
Bla Bla Doll / Bla Bla Kids
Sheepskin Rug / Ikea
It pretty much seems like everyone room is a playroom in my house. At least there are toys in every room. I wish I could share a great solution with you on how to avoid this common problemo but I’m searching for one myself and with 4 little la la’s I’m pretty sure there is no ultimate end to this dilemma.
To help tidy things up a bit and in order to be more intentional about specific play areas, I’m considering turning my dining room [you can see my dining room here + here] into a play room [temporarily]. I’m not looking to make major changes or clutter the room with toys floor to ceiling, but rather I love the look of the above rooms. They are areas for play and creativity yet they don’t lack style + in an instant, with a switch of this + that they could be just as inviting to an older crowd.
What do you think? Should I turn my dining room into a play space? Have you tried anything like this? Any inspiring images or ideas that you have come across recently?
images | pinterest | lonny |
