6 Random Thoughts

1. If you looked at our most recent grocery bill, you'd think we had a bunch of teenage boys living in our house. But no, it's just a occasionally crazy pregnant woman who wants to eat every fruit know to man and a lot of french toast sticks.

2. I think I really want to try making these simple, glam dishes.

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These would make my Cheerios extra fancy. :)

3. With it still being over 100 degrees here, we eat a lot of fruit, veggies and salads for dinner so that we don't have to turn the oven on. This is one of our favorite salad dressings, and we love it on a spinach, fresh strawberry, and grilled chicken salad. (PS if you want to add some mandrin oranges to this salad, it's also amazing.)

4. I'm really in love with white, wide plank floors. 

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5.  Even though we won't find out what we're having till October, my momma's instinct is telling me it's a girl. :) I'm thinking of doing "her" nursery in a simple, glam, chic style. Think white walls, molding, mint green, some gold with a little mid-century twist.  And colors and patterns like this.

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6.  Lastly I want to thank all of you for being so patient with me and my lack of projects, posting and responding to every single comment.  Please know I am so grateful for your encouragement and well wishes. I wish I could say the morning sickness is totally gone. I had a few amazing days, and now I'm back to lying on the couch for most the morning.  But really, truly, sincerely THANK YOU for sticking around. This is for all you, beautiful people. :)

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Crazy & Co. Accessory Giveaway!: $25 Gift Card

Accessorizing an ensemble  is usually that final step that completes one look.  Accessories provide one with the opportunity to showcase ones personality'; be it with oversized colourful bangles for a flashy arm candy OR

a gorgeous necklace that makes a bold statement. With that said, the wonderful fashionista and blogger, Tanvi, recently opened the most fun store, Crazy & Co. that sells one of a kind accessory pieces AND, she is offering Design Addict Mom Readers a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to purchase an item or items  from the store!

The pieces above are just a handful of the items that are in the store. There are lots more eye candy there to shop for AND something to appeal to everyone! Yes, I know you want to know how to enter such an awesome giveaway so here are the guidelines:

To Enter: (the giveaway is opened to all U.S. and Canadian readers and followers of Design Addict Mom). To my foreign readers, I will have something special for you all soon:-)

• Visit C&Co. website and tell one item you would buy with your gift card

Additional Entries:

• Like C&Co. Facebook Page
• Follow C&Co. on Twitter
• Tweet about the Giveaway

Giveaway ends September 03, 2012. Good luck everyone! XX

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Thirteen Years! Happy Anniversary to my Soldier:-)

I can’t believe that it’s been thirteen years! For the past four anniversaries, we’ve been oceans apart because you have been away fighting for your country. But, as they say. Distance. Makes. The . Heart. Grow. Fonder. I would definitely prefer to have you here though… Love you my soldier!! Happy Thursday
everyone! XX

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2 new chairs for the new house

Pretty much since I was in 5th grade I have loved watching HGTV and dreamt of having a home to design and decorate one day. 

And now that we are in the market to buy a home, my decorating desire in in hyperactive overdrive. 

We've found a house that we LOVE, a house we could grown into with lots of possibilites and potential, but it's at the very top end of our budget we we're pondering in for a week and then we'll decide if we want to procede with it. 

(I'll keep you updated :))

Anyway, I've been wanting to have my grandma's chair reupholstered for a long time now, and we just had it redone in preparation for our future new home. 

The before:

And the after:

I still need to refinish the legs, and I'm going between a couple of options. 

1. Lacquered in black

2. Lacquered in white

3. A lighter stain

4. Or a fun color like a mustard yellow

Thoughts?

And the other new chair was a an amazing thrift store find. 

A tufted leather chair for $75.

The seat was a little dry, but I've been using some leather conditioner and it's working like a charm. 

I almost offered more for the chair, but then I came to my senses and counted it as an amazing blessing from the thrifting gods. :)

Vintage Blue and Purple Girls bedroom

Hello friends, happy Monday I hope you had a pleasant weekend. Recently I received a comment from a viewer on a post I did on Vintage Style Teen Girls Bedroom Ideas this viewer was quite interested in a design for her 12 year old daughters room in the colors lavender and baby blue so in a effort to answer her question I thought how cool will it be if I did a mocked room in those very colors with a twist of green since green is my favorite color. Here's the deal this viewer wanted the room to be vintage style with lavender and baby blue and she also mention her daughter loves makeup as well. Now let’s keep in mind that I have no room sizes, no room shape so I couldn’t possibly in no way give this viewer an exact look of her daughter’s room but here is what the comment was and what I came up with for vintage teen girly room.

Comment from Viewer- Anonymous said...

Any ideas for a lavender and baby blue bedroom for a 12 year old girl who's into makeup and fashion?

This is my comment back to this viewer

Hi Anonymous, I wish I knew your name and then I can call you by it but anyhow thanks for your comment. Lavender and baby blue bedroom sounds absolutely beautiful together and for a 12 year old no less is all the more. First taking her age in to consideration I would make sure to give her more of a teen room because if we know anything about kids or they don’t stay youngsters forever. Furthermore I would maybe bring in one of the color on to the wall and built around it with some of her favorite things and if you’re going vintage don’t forget to use some things that are period pieces like old dresser or nightstands, throw pillows with perhaps some writing on them and you can’t forget a makeup table of some kind. Whatever you do just make certain your daughter is happy with it and you can’t go wrong. 

Viewers question

12 year old girl

Lavender and baby blue

Vintage

Love’s makeup

What you think of what I came up with?

Friends I hope you were able to see the vintage in this room. I started off with purple wallpaper on the focal wall and on the two side walls baby blue paint.  For the bed I used an old Iron bed and painted it a baby blue color. Well I like to imagine I found this old era Iron bed that was old and yucky and made it new again and dressed it in some pretty bedding old is what makes vintage, vintage. Furthermore I found a beautiful pillow with some vintage writing on it and included it in with the rest of the bedding. Friends check out the cute vintage dress horse isn’t it just beautiful.  Now remember our reader made mention of her daughter loving makeup? I was sure to include a beautiful makeup vanity to put on makeup when she’s ready. Another thing I like a lot is the two beautiful sconces on either side of the bed. I think it helps bring the room together but even more how about the beautiful sketch of the girl wearing all that makeup above the bed. Just lovely right! Here is the source of this sketch here 

Well my Friends I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I have. It’s nice to imagine on occasion right?

If you would like to check out a load of vintage style for teen girls rooms please check out Vintage Style Teen Girls Bedroom ideas and if you love girly rooms like me check out the Teen Room Gallery

Now to all my viewers who leave a comment Anonymous please leave your name because I really like to know who I’m talking to and then we can develop a better relationship with one another.

So what do you think?
Please let me know in your comment below!

Moroccan Flair.

I’m loving all the knick knacks that give this home personality. The Moroccan vibe has this home exuding exotic sexy AND those rugs ARE BEAUTIFUL!  Muchas gracias on your input regarding my camera question.  I am so excited about purchasing it this weekend! Have a fantastic weekend my friends! Much love. XX

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I'm Camera Shopping: Nikon D3200?

I have been taking photographs with my Andriod phone of late because my camera broke. Truthfully, I wasn’t too saddened by it because I was giving serious consideration to upgrading to a better camera. I have a couple projects that I completed and wanted to share with you all, BUT, I really didn’t want to use my phone to take those pictures.  The first one is the powder room make over and that deserves to be photographed with a wonderful camera.

This is how I feel about the way my pics should look before they show themselves here on the blog.  In addition, great photographs make for a better blogging experience.

Now, it seems as if the powers that be whispered my innermost thoughts into the hubby’s ears because yesterday he called me and asked what I wanted for our anniversary(coming up soon). He said he thought I might like a new camera… Ok, everyone, he didn’t even know that the other camera was broken so him suggesting a new camera is nothing short of divine intervention ( you may think I’m being a bit melodramatic). However, when he stated the camera that he was looking at, I knew for sure that it was divine intervention; the Nikon D3200.  That’s exactly the camera that I was obsessing over and researching online. Does anyone own this camera? If so, is it a great buy? I’m also open to hearing about other Nikons. I had a Canon and wanted to experience a Nikon camera and I’m really loving what the google reviews show about the Nikon D3200. XX

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Real Estate Snitch Wednesday’s - Alex Rodriguez

Hello friends, New York Yankees 3^rd basemen Alex Rodriguez is on the Snitch radar for this week Real Estate Snitch Wednesday’s. Reports are flying around that Alex has sold his $24 Million Miami Mansion for wait for it, wait for it!! $38 Million! Yup friends you heard right a $14 million dollar profit after only living in the home for 2 years see friends Alex bought this home in 2010 and its only 2012 how about that for having celebrity status? But friends I have to admit this is a stunner with spectacular views on the Miami skyline and Biscayne Bay, a batting cage any baseball player will love to have and did I mention The master suite has 2,200 square feet of space with an atrium, sitting area, his and hers baths and oversized closets. I’ll say this is a spectacular home but would I pay $14 million over the price it was purchased for only two years ago hmm will I’m a Yankees fan and a big one at that but $14 million over the purchase price two years ago I’m not so sure and they say the real estate market is bad hmmm I’m starting to wonder who is they! Well friends check out Alex Rodriguez cool digs at 4358 North Bay Road with 275 feet of water frontage that includes not just one but two docks. Check it out

What do you think?

Would you pay $14 million dollars over the price he paid for it two years ago?

How did you like the views of Alex Rodriguez Home?

Let me know in your comments below!