Say Hello to My Little Friend

It's snowing again in St. Louis! I spent a lovely day inside, baking cookies for my valentine, roasting garlic, reading on my Nook, and watching this little guy out my window. Well...big guy. I guess all of us aren't counting points all day long!

We whipped up some tasty recipes this weekend -- I can't wait to share them with you!

Master Bedroom Update {taking my sweet time}

It's been a couple of weeks since all the smack talk I was doing about updating our bedroom. Progress is being made, my friends. I assure you. Here's a peek at what I've done so far.

I recovered the bench and the headboard (before and after pics) -- getting rid of the "leather" and replacing it with new fabric.

You are only getting a brief glimpse of the headboard because:
a) I'm going to keep you in suspense until the Big Reveal and
b) I didn't make the bed the day I took this shot.

We also started painting. This has been more difficult than I originally intended because someone, who shall remain nameless, picked a bad color and we had to go and pick a new color. OK...it was me. It happens to the best of us.

Here's a shot of the first color. It was supposed to be gray, but turned up almost light blue. And not much of a contrast from the existing color.

So, back to Home Depot to try a different color. The cashier is a cute, older gentleman who always thanks Mr. VB for bringing in his beautiful assistant (ME!!!). I might just start going there for the compliments. But, I digress.

Here we are today! Yes, I am aware only half the wall is painted. Mr. VB isn't sold on the color yet. We'll be slapping up some chair rail this weekend, and I think once that is done, the room will look alot different.

 

Have a great weekend!