Do you know your style? Although I feel like I know mine, so many different looks, patterns, styles do appeal to me. I hope I take parts of them all and kind of just make my own. If you like a modern lamp. It does not necessarily mean your style is modern, right?
Let’s say that we can make our own style by just filling our homes with things we love.
I love rustic and I love bohemian, so some may say my style is rustic bohemian. I know I have said that, but what would this desk be called just in its normal state?
Is it vintage? I liked the way it was. Which is very different from my last school desk makeover. So, I decided to keep this makeover a little simpler and go with the look it already had, except of course add a small punch of color to make it more me. Is that bohemian vintage style then?!
I spray painted the whole base with a gray spray paint, but then I used Rustoleum’s Satin Lagoon to spray on the inside. I love this deep teal color, and I have been waiting for something to use it on ever since I bought it at the beginning of the summer.
My tips on spray painting one of these desks is to just be patient. I kept flipping and rotating my desk so I was always spray painting down. I didn’t want the paint to run and drip down the sides, and this rotating technique helped prevent that from happening.
Next, I sanded the seat to get a lot of the spray paint off. I left a little to add a rustic charm, but I got off the obvious thickness on the edges.
I was so excited to try my Minwax staining wipes that I received as part of my Haven Conference swag next. I just wanted to darken the seat up a little to what it may have looked like in its prime. So, I used a wipe and covered the seat really well. I found that these wipes were perfect for this small project, and they helped me cover the side of the seat-even in the small groove notch.
After I covered the seat well with the stain wipe, I used an old t-shirt and started rubbing some stain off/in. I wanted to add a deepness of color with the stain, but also show variation and not allow it to look perfect. In some areas, I rubbed most of the new stain off, and I love how the balance of old/new stain look together.
Once the stain dried, my desk was done. It was so much easier than my tribal pattern seat school desk. I was left questioning which desk I liked more!
Truth be told, I like them both! They are different. One is bold and fun. The other is a staple neutral. When they are paired together…I love the balance of fun and quirky with timeless.
They are definitely different styles. Which one appeals to you more? Do you have a wide taste of things you like as well?
I love how they look in our school room. I am often on the floor, and the boys bounce back and forth from their desks to the day bed.
Do you remember what this room was created for? It was our foster care bedroom. I am still not use to calling it our foster son’s room. I miss all his little things in there. I will tell you more of why this room is no longer the “foster care” room soon. First, I have to leave you with a real life picture of how this room usually looks.
I am so blessed to be able to have them home, learning and living life together. Just like my broad taste in styles, these two have a broad contrast of personalities. I often wonder who is teaching more. They teach me so much everyday.
Imagine what happens when we go with our gut, who we are, what we like, and create a place of love by the uniqueness we all have? Life is beautiful. Keep imagining friends!
The weather is getting cooler, the nights are getting shorter, and everywhere you look you see back to school signs, pictures, and reminders that summer is over. It went too fast. I love everything about summer, but I must say fall is my favorite.
As a busy mom of three, that homeschools and wants my kids around me constantly, I am guilty of not taking care of myself. When there is money to spend I would rather buy my kids new jeans than to do something for myself. I am often tired and have gray hairs because of it. Can you relate?
The older I get though, the more I am aware of quality and wanting to live simply. In my younger years, I loved to buy all those clearance shirts and items that I may wear one day for that perfect party, dinner, bridal shower, etc. Now that I have a few years of unworn items in my closet and experienced wearing amazing-ness all last fall in my Duluth Flannel, I so would rather have a few quality items that I love and hold up to my crazy life.
That is Duluth Trading Company. They make amazing products for the everyday use. They are not intended to be worn once or twice on a beautiful model, but to be used daily, worn well by real people. They are made to last and are incredible. I can honestly say, 
I am also ecstatic to try their 
This bag is beautiful, and it will be my go to-to help carry all those items as we leave the house.
I love how this bag has a front flap that secures with an antique brass hardware and hidden magnetic closure. The inner pockets allow for some organization to be able to grab items quickly and easily, and the adjustable strap with padded shoulder grip makes this a comfortable bag. I foresee using it often.
I wouldn’t share this company with you unless I meant it when I said they are awesome. I know I will use these items all the time, and now that I have them-I believe they are fall essentials. I am so excited to have something that I love and will help this tired mom feel a bit more just like a girl. Go indulge browsing 
The other Sunday, Matt and I were sitting and talking as we waited for church to start. It is always a nice goal to get to church early for these short beautiful moments.
The next step was to trim all the excess material off around the hoop. I kept about half an inch sticking out from the hoop.
Next, I used regular school glue and put a ring of it around the hoop, folded my half-inch border of material over the glue. and clipped a clothes pin to hold the shirt down while the glue dried.
After the glue dried, I pulled off the clothes pins and I had a really pretty, fun hoop!
I love how it came out. I think it’s really fun, yet a simple design that speaks for itself. We have a lot of hearts around here.
