Getting cre8tive with a lamp shade

Life goes by way too fast doesn’t it?  I can’t believe it has been 20 days since I did my last post!  It feels like it was yesterday.  One thing I have realized in the last couple of weeks, is that I enjoy reading blogs and pinning on Pinterest more than actually sitting down and writing a post for my own blog.

I am too much of a perfectionist when I blog, I re-read every sentence over and over again, then change it, {like I am doing right now}, then mess with my pictures until I can’t get them to look any better.  Needless to say, one post takes me hours, so I would rather read and comment on other blogs and pin then do a post, it is less stressful for me.  But I have to get over that perfectionist attitude and just go with the flow of what I have written and be ok with the pictures.  I also had a sick husband for the last two months, so that has been more of priority for me.   He is fine, doing much better, and is on the road to recovery.   So I should be able to post more now.

If you can believe it, I have been working on sprucing up our guest house for over a year. It is 95% done, but there are  just little projects that I wanted to do for the finishing touches.  One of them is to use maps on a piece of furniture.  So far it is a fail.  So I won’t be showing you that one just yet!

But I did finally change out some lampshades in one of the bedrooms.  I ended up using the existing shades but freshened them up a bit.

They were covered in a floral fabric.  You can see one of them on the left in this picture here

Since this picture has been taken, I had grass cloth wallpaper installed on the headboard wall, which I love.

My overall concept for this room was to try and keep the colors muted for the room, but still use the existing fabric covered headboard and the two red side tables. I had envisioned making a ruffled linen shade for the wall lamps, but realized that the project was not an easy one, which is why I kept putting it off.  I just needed to get this done, it was bugging me.  So, I went with plan “b” and decided to come up with something that I had in my stash, that would be quick and easy.

I pulled off the old fabric on the shade, and replaced it with a natural grass cloth wallpaper I already had.  That was pretty quick and easy, but I felt it needed some type of decorative element.   I had some dollies {actually, truth be told,  I have a lot of doilies, I am really drawn to them when I go to Estate sales and they are always so pretty and inexpensive} that I made into flowers.  The ribbon I had was the right color for the room, but a little thin, so I did a double row on the bottom.  It was fun just to use what I had.  It really makes you be more creative.

I love the relaxing feeling this room now has, the view from the bed isn’t too bad either

I love that green cabinet.  I have had in there forever.  It holds the tv and fits so perfectly in that corner.  I love how the sage green color with the red accents picks up the headboard and side table colors.

I thought I was done, until tonight when I saw this picture on House of Turquoise

It made me realize I didn’t add any accessories to the side tables, DUH!  Guess you can tell I don’t stage my pictures.   I like how they added the books on the bottom shelf, with some texture of a basket.  And dare I say?  I like the map art work on the walls.

That grass cloth wallpaper is almost identical to the one I used, so I know it would look amazing.  But that would mean having to take down that tapestry…hmmm I don’t think I will ever REALLY be done with this guest house.  But that is the fun of decorating, right? Changing things up.

Speaking of changing things up, I wanted to show you how much my grandson Carter has changed.  He is 3 months old now!  He is so darn cute and such a good baby.  He is now giggling, just melts my heart.

I found that collared onsie on sale at Jack and Jill, so stinkin cute!  Seeing his little toes makes me miss him.  I just love being a grandma.

To see more of the guest house projects click here