Ballard got a face lift!

Some fun new and sale items:

Bamboo Pendant ( was $119, now $39 )

Mercury Glass Votives ( set of 5 $29 )

Niles Double Coat Rack ( $179 )

Elizabeth Urn Lamp Base ( was $99 now $49)

And remember this Jeff Lewis room I posted about? I loved the print in the background

You can buy it here at Ballard for $199

I heart Magic Erasers

I love them so much that I asked for boxes upon boxes of them for Christmas. ( good stocking stuffer I suppose) I've talked about them before HERE

So imagine my surprise and THRILL when I found knock offs at the Dollar Tree. I bought a box and immediate put them to the test, on my bathtub. There is something actually satisfying about cleaning porcelain with these babies. I'm tellin ya.
I'm sold on them! So instead of spending $3-5? on the name brand, head on over to Dollar Tree.

I'm back. Kinda.

Short hiatus, but I'm back much sooner than I thought. And wow  thank you for all the emails!

My camera is dead, so these are phone pics, sorry for the quality.

Here's the problem. The lighting in my house is not ideal. There is NO recessed in this house ( being as it's 100 yrs old and all and VERY pricey to put in ) so I have lamps, everywhere. It is kind of nice though, I dont like bright lights anyways, and it's more of a cozy feel around here.

So here is one half of the living room. I literally switch around lamps weekly because I'm never satisfied with the look or lighting they put off.

A small solution will be to buy a floor lamp. I need more metals in this room anyways, so here's an easy, affordable way to do so.

Ikea's Barometer Lamp. $60

The other BIG HUGE problem, that many of you likely struggle with as well, is slouchy sofa pillows. I've had these's sofas for 4 years and they need a pick me up. Punching them, shaking them to try to give them life just doesnt do the trick anymore. So I'll be investing in some more foam and perhaps some pillow stuffin. Stay tuned for these updates by the weekend.

Seriously I apologize for the quality.
Moving on.

Upstairs is getting more attention. This is the landing w/thrifty antique finds on top of the dresser I redid.

1. $25 wood birdcage ( antique )
2. $5 window pane ( i rubbed a lil blue paint on it, distressed )
3. Turquoise mirror, free. A friend traded a shelf with me

Next up, Chandelier and window treatments ( which I'm in no rush for )

And a lil project my 2 yr old and I did ...collected leaves from the neighborhood and framed them for the lanterns to sit on. They will dry, and I'll be able to use them in lanterns and tablescapes for next year :)

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Hiatus

I'm going to be taking a break from blogging for a few weeks. Besides being a very busy time for us, we have some upcoming "stuff" that needs my focus. By the time I come back I will hopefully have announcements to make as well as new upcoming projects and business adventures! In the meantime, I still am accepting emails and clients for design boards.


See you soon!