Family Room Update

Drew gave me the go-ahead for redoing our family room. I've had the same furniture since we've gotten married and am ready for an update. I had great furniture but it was all hand me downs/from craigslist and I've always wanted something of my own. I'm still on the hunt for two upholstered chairs, but the rest is has been ordered and is on its way! I picked up two leather seating cubes and the console table yesterday and I'm loving it already.

Here is the color palate I'm going with (adding a little darker grey):

I really try but I can't seem to get away with adding green to a room.

Wall color

Console table

Coffee Table

Couch that won't be ready until late August! I guess I've waiting 3 1/2 years so I can wait another couple of months.

I'm searching Etsy for some pillows and picked up a few cute accessories at Rodger's Gardens in Newport Beach. I can't wait for it to be done.

Favorite Things- Summer

Summer is technically a couple of weeks away but from what I've seen on the weather reports it sure feels like Summer in much of the country. We've had a couple of days of June gloom but overall we have had sunny days with 72 degree weather. One of the many reasons I love living in southern california. Here are a few of my favorite things for Summer:

A colorful swimsuit

J Crew Shorts

Hawaii

Frozen Yogurt (These toppings are a lot healthier than the one's I usually get)

Fresh fruit, especially from my parent's house.

Barefoot Contessa recipes. They all remind me of Summer.

Crystal Cove State Beach

Neutrogena sunscreen. It is a little more expensive but I think it is hard to beat.

Pink peonies. Trader Joe's currently has them for $6.99.

Master Bedroom

We finished our headboard a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it. I need to straighten out a few of the nailheads on the left hand side but overall it was an easy project that I did for about $60. I have one ugly corner in our room still. It is our computer area with cords, monitor and other stuff that tends to accumulate there. I'm trying to figure out how to make it a bit prettier.

Here are some pictures:

Wine Country

We had a fabulous time at the wedding and a relaxing stay in Wine Country. We went to a few wineries in Sonoma and Napa. If you want an all around fantastic tour, I recommend Opus One. You also get a glass of some amazing wine at the end of the tour. It was great to get away but I sure did miss my little girl. Here are a few pictures.

Opus One

Jacuzzi

Also, I made the Giada Penne with Spinach sauce pasta tonight and it was fabulous! It was a good start to a month of meals. You can find the recipe here.

Month of Meals and Mini Vacay

We're off to Palo Alto and Sonoma this weekend! My cousin is getting married at Stanford this Saturday and we're then heading up North to Sonoma for some wine tasting and relaxation.

As May is coming to an end I put together my month of meals for June. I added a Sunday meal and a vegetarian meal each week (to my husbands chagrin). My husband can't say that I always make the same thing, because we now will have had a different meal every day for the past 2 months! Here is a glimpse of what's on the menu:

Penne w/spinach sauce- Giada

Tuscan lemon chicken- Barefoot Contessa

Tequila glazed grilled chicken- Cooking Light

Chicken salad with green beans, almonds and dried cherries- Martha Stewart

Grilled chicken sliders with apricot chutney- Cooking Light

Roast pork loin with grilled vegetables - Martha Stewart

Bulgar with roasted peppers and spinach- Martha Stewart

Happy Memorial Day!

DIY Headboard

I have always wanted an upholstered headboard and at $500 it is definitely cheaper than going for a wood frame bed. I also like furniture that isn't all matchy-matchy. I'm not sure I'm ready to make the decision of what bed frame I want for the long haul, but for less than $100 am willing to try and make an upholstered headboard for the time being. I searched the web and the best tutorial I found was from censationalgirl.com. She gives step by step instructions and lists the best supplies to use.

I bought my fabric ($6/yard on deep discount at JoAnns), nailheads (bought online for $20) and batting. I just need to go to Home Depot and buy my ply wood and I'm set to go.

We're off to Northern California for a wedding and some wine tasting this weekend but I'm hoping to have it done next week.

Milestone Onesies

I received this frame as a shower gift from Pottery Barn Kids and wanted to do something cute to commemorate each monthly milestone for Morgan's 1st year.

I looked online and saw a bunch of cute examples of onesies I could buy. I thought it would be pretty easy to do it myself with some iron-on transfer paper and a white onesie. They turned out pretty cute. I messed around with fonts until I found one I liked and changed the background color each month. Here is her 4 month picture.

I can't believe she will be 5 months next week!