New Simply Shabby Chic Bedding

My new bedding is very similar to my previous bedding. Both are rosey Rachel Ashwell patterns. The only real difference is the background on the last one was a purple-ish pink, and this one is white. This is also a duvet cover the other was a comforter, that is actually in the duvet cover right now hehe.

 

I got both my of the bedding sets at Goodwill. Our local Goodwill's resells Target returns and I have been finding a lot of simply shabby chic stuff. I was very excited that this king size duvet cover also came with two king size pillow shams. My last comforter did not come with the matching shams, I just had one twin size one I found at Goodwill on a different day. The price I paid for the whole set at Goodwill was what it cost just two buy the two shams at Target.

 

The Fur babies all seem to like the new bedding.

I have to shut the door to keep them out while taking pictures they all want on the bed, and were scratching the door the whole time.

 

My sister took this pic of my babies and I, yesterday while she was over. This was with the previous bedding, as you can see very very similar. In pictures you can hardly tell it's more of a different color in real life. This is a cell phone pic of us, its not showing how pink the bedspread really is.

 

 

I love it but I loved my other one as well, but it's fun to mix things up, I can always go back to the pink background anytime.

 

I probably will be sharing some more of my recently simply shabby chic Goodwill finds soon, so stay tuned for more. I just love Simply Shabby Chic, everything Rachel Ashwell sells is amazing.

 

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Flowers & Fur Babies

 

My Grandma & Mother are both so sweet to me and bring me fresh cut flowers from their gardens. I love it so much. They are the best. I made this bouquet with a mixture of what they both recently gave me. The pink Peonies are from my Grandma, Peonies are my favorite flower! The purple cat mint flower is from my Mother's garden. The look so beautiful together.

 

 Thank you Grandma & Mom!!

 

 

 Flowers make me feel happy and cheery.

 

 

My Fur Babies

Bella, Lacie, & Bentley

I love them so much they make my life complete.

 

The girls

 

My Love Levi.

 

These white peonies I grew in my own yard. I planted 10 Peonies plants last year but they are not going as crazy as I would like them to be. I have not had many blooms yet at all and so far only white. I planted white, light pink, and hot pink.

 

Alien, Billie, Levi & Lulu

A cell phone pic of all 4 of the kitties asleep in the guest bed.

I had to get this picture quick, I was amazed Alien my boyfriends not social kitty, was laying on the bed with my 3 kitties. How sweet.

 

Little Bunny Fufu

 

My Lacie has such a sweet doggie smile

Lacie loves the camera!

 

My pretty boy Billie

 

 

Thanks for visiting my furry babies and I

See ya later!



More Mirrors Mirrors Mirrors!

 

I am a little bit obsessed with vintage mirrors. I LOVE them.

 

 

I finished this main mirror wall several months ago. I don't think I had showed it on my blog yet. Last time I had shown my mirror wall, I was just missing the very top row on this wall, because I didn't have a way to reach the very top. I got a Little Giant ladder, which I love. They are expensive, but I got a heck of a deal during Black Friday time. It was Amazons "deal of the day" I got the ladder for only $200 regular price was $549. I love this ladder it is so easy to use on stairs, since each side can be adjusted to different heights. I really wanted to buy my own ladder that would be tall enough for this project rather than borrow one, because I still need to be able to get up there regularly to clean the mirrors.

 

I Just recently started to continue my mirror wall onto this adjoining wall.

 

I have collected my mirrors from thrift stores and my Grandma has found many of them for me at yard sales. Thanks Grandma!

 

 

It was really hard to take pictures of the mirror wall without being in the pictures. I was going through the pics I had took and I had to zoom in and crop this one, I just thought it's so cute how my 3 dogs are looking at me like, "Whatca doing Mom". Hehe they are so cute.

 

View from downstairs

 

View from upstairs

 

(cell phone pic)

Lulu insist on sitting here and it scares me to death. I hate that she gets up here because its a long drop on the other side it scares me so bad.

 

My mirrors mostly started out as gold when I purchased them. I then painted them all white. My favorite mirrors are the very ornate ones the more ornate they are the better.

 

 My mirror wall continues all the way down the stairs  case to the connecting wall in the sitting room.

 

Hopefully with yard sale season coming up I'll be able to collect some mirrors so I can fill this adjacent wall as well. The weather has been getting nice enough some days to start painting outside again yay!

If you look closely, you can see Billie asleep on the sofa.

 

"Mom why are you taking pictures of the mirrors? Come play with us!"

 

Well I better go so I can go play with my little fur kids. Thanks for visiting!



Happy Cinco De Mayo!

My Three Little Amigos

 

Bloopers pic!!

I promise I did not let them have any Coronita...... they just look like I did LOL.

 

 

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

 

Giani Granite Countertop Paint One Year Later

 

Just over a year ago I used Giani Granite countertop paint on my kitchen counters.

At that time I did a blog post all about it

http://notsoshabby-shabbychic.blogspot.com/2012/04/giani-granite-countertop-paint.html

 

I was so happy with the way it turned out.

The number 1 concern I had as well as I think many other people had was how it would it last?

 

I am so happy to be able to tell you that the counters now a year later look just as good as they did the day I painted them.

All the concerns I had and others probably had too with chipping and such, have not been a problem at all, they have never chipped. It does not seem like the counters are painted at all, they just seem like countertops that came the way they are. When people come over they can't believe that they are just painted.

 

This is what the counters looked like just over a year ago.

 

 

On top of the cabinets is Levi's favorite hangout spot.

 

Giani Granite helped me tremendously in bringing my dining area living area and kitchen all together to one color pallet which is important because with my floor plan all 3 areas are one big room.

 

 

 

View last years post to see how I did this.

http://notsoshabby-shabbychic.blogspot.com/2012/04/giani-granite-countertop-paint.html

 

I love Ball jars and I am loving my new 100 year anniversary little blue ball jars, I just got the other day. (The little ones are the new ones, the large one with flowers in it is an antique)

 

The counters are holding out perfect even in areas like around the sink where they get wet alot. They really still look as good as they did a year ago.

 

I have spring fever.

 I am loving having fresh cut flowers in the house again.

 

I highly recommend Giani Granite countertop paint it is awesome!! I'm happy that now that it's been a year that I can say they very durable, I am hard on them and they are still in perfect shape.

If you have been thinking about trying Giani Granite countertop paint do it! It is very afforable, really easy to do, super durable, and makes such a drastic impovment. I love this stuff.

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