Category Archives: Master Bedroom

Black Friday Scores! TVs and Tools!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Yup, we were throwin’ bows to get some deals for Black Friday!  We made our list, checked the ads twice, and were ready to rock!  As our first ever Black Friday Adventure, we feel like we did a hell-of-a-job!!!  We figured, if nothing else, it would be good entertainment.  BUT, in the end, we scored the exact deals we were hoping to get!!! At Target, we were completely in it for TV’s!  We specifically went to get a 46″ LCD on sale for a rock-bottom price of $280!  What?!?!? Crazy, I know!  The store opened at midnight, so we got there at 9pm.  We thought we were plenty early, but apparently NOT!  When we got in, they were out of our TV’s and only had 40″ LCDs left for $260.  Still not a bad deal, but not exactly what we wanted.  Though, afraid we’d miss the deal, we grabbed two (one each)! After we grabbed the TV’s, I ran to the TV mounts and grabbed two for $50 a piece… and they were the last two on the shelf!  Then, as we headed for the check stands, I saw the family that was immediately in front of us in line, and they had a 46″!  I was distraught!  So distraught, that I asked them how they scored the TV, thinking they go the last one… Not. The. Case. They told me that someone decided they didn’t need two and gave the extra one to them!  I told Eric to stand by the carts, I was heading in!  I set out on a mission to “get” a 46″ TV!  I prowled through the store, looking for the right person, and sure enough I found her!  She was standing there, kind of aimlessly with one 46″ TV in her cart.  Then, I … Continue reading

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Fun Free Quick Fixes

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

In finalizing some things in the master bedroom, two things stood out like a sore thumbs: 1) the small frame on Eric’s nightstand, it had seen better days; and 2) the new ombre lampshade on my nightstand lamp didn’t quite fit right and was sitting all wonky. To address the issues, this is what I did: For the frame, I took this dated and dreary frame, gave it a quick coat of silver spray paint that I had left over from my $7 table centerpiece project, and wa la… GOOD AS NEW! Here’s the before and after. For the lamp shade, we exchanged it at Target thinking it was just a janky one, but the new one still didn’t fit quite right. So… enter our solution! I grabbed a metal file and just filed the metal ring inside the lamp shade and turned it as I went, to assure even filing. In the end, it fit perfectly!  Two quick fixes that brought all kinds of joy! WORKING ON ANY QUICK FIXES OR SMALL PROJECTS OF YOUR OWN? Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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Have You Honored Your Wedding Vows

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

If you follow our blog, you may have noticed a few changes in our master bedroom tour from yesterday!  In case you don’t, let me explain.  Our walls in our master bedroom have been fairly blank for some time, until now!  There have been four new additions.  One of which is our wedding vows! Eric and I worked very hard to make our wedding as personal as possible because the main point for spending the money on the shindig was to pronounce our love for each other and share our love with our family and friends!  This was of utmost important to us!  So, writing our own vows was a give-in.  A lot of couples use standard vows, or if they write their own vows, they do so together.  There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with these options, but for us, we wanted to take this opportunity to express our deepest sentiments to each other as a surprise. Since we worked so hard writing our vows and they were so deeply personal, we knew that we wanted to display them in our master bedroom, for both sentimental reasons and as a daily reminder of our union (not that we need it).  And once I found the awesome heavy duty metal key for $4.99 at Ross… I knew it was time! Here’s my quick hanging tutorial via pictures: After everything was up, the key was showing some bright silver nail heads and I was just not feeling it! I quickly grabbed a craft paint brush and some brown acrylic paint. Abracadabra… no more silver standing out like a sore thumb! Now, the other wall hanging (out of the four) is a series of our engagement photos that we had yet to hang, but it’s on a wall that was never seen on … Continue reading

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Master Bedroom Tour for Apartment Therapy’s Room for Color

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Well, I have TONS of projects lined up on the blog, but I decided to put those posts on hold for one day because I got a SUPER EXCITING email from Apartment Therapy letting me know that our Master Bedroom was selected for their Room for Color competition!  Sooooooooooo excited!  Enter my trademark jumping up and down and clapping my hands… dorky, I know… but it’s me! Anywho, PLEASE VOTE FOR US! The more votes we get, the better we do in the competition!  All you have to do is click on THIS LINK and click on the heart on the right side of the page.   Simple! When looking at my page on Apartment Therapy, a woman left a very good point. in her comment.. it’s hard to see the “big picture” of the room, so I’m taking this opportunity to do a FULL ROOM TOUR of our MASTER BEDROOM!  Here we go and hope this helps! For more about our master bedroom progression, check out these posts!  Thanks for checking out our tour and I really hope you take a minute to vote for us!  We’d super appreciate it!!! ~Ashley (I promise lots of DIY posts starting tomorrow! I’m a little behind after a computer virus and my Dell charger smoking last week.  Also, obvious next steps in the bedroom will be drapes and panel TV to hang on the wall above the dresser.) Linking up… Meg and Mums Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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Purple Home Accessories Collection

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

As promised in yesterday’s post, I want to feature our lovely $3 little vase that I snagged on clearance at Target!  Here it is!!! But, what would this post be really, if it only showcased one item!  So, I decided to do a one-stop-shop of all of our purple accessories that have recently found a home in our Master Bedroom.  We seriously couldn’t be happier with the progress so far!  BUT, there’s still LOTS to be done! Our purple accessories now include: shapely round vase via Target clearance unity sand vase from our Wedding pillar candles in glass bubble holders little scent-filled birdie purple ombre lamp shades DIY’d love note bunting That is official our collection of purple items that now grace our master bedroom!  And, that is not including the pictures that have little doses of purple.  It’s totally warming our hearts to see the room taking shape! ANYONE ELSE HAVE A COLOR LOVE AFFAIR?  PURPLE, ANYONE?!?!?   Linking up… Tip Junkie’s Tip Me Tuesday Sugar Bee Crafts Nothing But Country A Bowl Full of Lemons Not Just a Housewife My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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$15 Changed the Game

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

This might be the cheapest “big impact” design change we’ve made in our house other than paint!  To some, it might not be a big deal, but to us, it has really brought the room together.  Now, let me preface this by stating that our master bedroom is by no means complete, but we feel like it is well on it’s well, especially now! Now, you ask… what is this game changer exactly?!?!?  2 Lamp Shades 1 Vase Yes, that’s right, Target clearance came through for me and I was able to score the lamp shades for $6 a piece, and the vase for $3!  To say the least, I was stoked!  Y’all know we’ve been working on injecting a healthy dose of purple into our master bedroom (as seen here and here), so this was just icing on the cake! I’ll share more details on the vase and other purple accessories tomorrow, but the lamps are the “bees knees” of this post! Our lamp ordeal started here, when we originally purchased the shapely glass lamp bases from Target.  What you guys didn’t know, is that there was yet another back and forth with these (I know, this is definitely becoming my M.O.)!  Shortly after purchasing the bases, I decided that I just wasn’t sure they were giving me the impact that I wanted, so… I returned them, never even trying a lamp shade on the darn things (though I had tried desperately to find cool ones to go with these lamps and had failed miserably). Next up, I snagged these cute lamps at Marshall’s for only $20 a piece!  Score!!!  I loved the color, the narrow and tall shape, and the sheen!  I figured they’d be perfect!  I proudly plopped them on the nightstands, and over the next couple … Continue reading

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