Trees in kid's rooms

In my daughter's room there is an access door to the attic in the ceiling. You know the kind you just push up on and climb in?

I've been brainstorming ideas to disguise it's akwardness in the room... I've thought about making it a frame, a magic trapdoor, adding trim to the whole ceiling so it blends in, etc.

Then, I started thinking it might look cute as the door to a treehouse. I could make a faux tree on the wall, complete with ladder steps to go up to the "treehouse".

Here are some pictures I've collected for inspiration :)

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Another reason to love Robert Pattinson

Have you read this book???




I would give you the run down about it but wikipedia.org does a much better job. Check it out here.

I liked this book because it was a thriller and yet there was romance. I was mad, scared, saddened and happy. All things that a great book should be.

When I first spotted this book, I was drawn to the cover. I often judge my books by their cover. I know I shouldn't, but I have found many of my all time favs that way. Someday I will make a list and share them here :)

ANYWAY!!! Are you thinking what is this crazy girl doing going on and on about a book about elephants when the post title said ROBERT PATTISON!? Well, he is going to be the star of the movie version!!!




I am so excited! I love it when my favorite books are turned into movies. I'm not one of those people who complain about how the book was better, of course they always are! DUH!!! I like to see the movies because it puts faces and images to the story that maybe my imagination was struggling with. I like to wait a while and reread them with these movies in mind. That's what I did for "Twilight"... I didn't start reading the series until the first movie was previewing. I don't know about you but Rob has always been my Edward :)

Girl's Room Inspiration

I have had the hardest time coming up with ideas for my daughter's bedroom. I shouldn't say that, I have lots of ideas and even more inspirational pictures collected. But it wasn't until I found this one in an old Redbook magazine that I felt excited to grab some paint and get to work.

I bought a very subtle pink from Sherwin Williams called "Demure". I'm going to paint her bed and dresser this week hopefully. The weather has been so sticky hot that we haven't wanted to do anything!

Pink was always something I wanted in her room but I didn't want bubble gum pink washed walls. I wanted to keep a neutral backdrop because kids things have so many colors and not everything will be matchy-matchy... I will post some before and after shots as soon as I can :)

"Ombre"

When Camilla Alves showed up on Shear Genius with this 'do', instantly I knew I had to have it!!! Over the past few months I've been collecting pictures of girls with the "Ombre" style. I have dark (I call it dirty) blonde hair and the real purpose of this style is to be able to go longer in between visits to the salon. I get that, that's cool... BUT, I want to be brunette. I want to look like a girl who has dark brown hair with light brown highlights.

So tomorrow morning I'm off to the salon, hoping to come home looking something like this :)

I'll take the gorgeous good looks too please?