tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65597534319213071122024-03-05T04:11:15.245-07:00 House of Ruby JeanA blog about home decor, cooking and baking, DIY, and a few other things that strike my fancy.Jen (House of Ruby Jean)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13830965069700076194noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559753431921307112.post-60693564695121000012014-07-14T10:24:00.002-06:002014-07-14T10:24:47.160-06:00Family Reunion in Breckenridge...<div style="text-align: center;">
I hope you all enjoyed your weekend, we just returned from beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado. Boo's family had their annual family reunion and it was a great time seeing everyone and meeting new faces. We stayed in the a beautiful mountain lodge, about 10 kiddos and probably 30+ adults. I didn't get as many pictures as I wish I had, but here is a little peak into the house and a couple happenings... </div>
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the entrance to the Little Mountain Lodge...</div>
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no mountain house is complete without a little taxidermy...</div>
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one night we had "Thanksgiving Dinner in July", with turkey and all the fixings...</div>
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out in town...</div>
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a shot of us together...</div>
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<br />Jen (House of Ruby Jean)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13830965069700076194noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559753431921307112.post-90360970679369762032014-07-01T16:15:00.000-06:002019-03-19T08:33:37.134-06:00Summer Vacation with my little man...<div style="text-align: center;">
A couple weeks ago Liam and I went to LA to visit our friends Karen and Caleb. It was an overdue trip that came at the perfect time. We crammed so much into our 5 days that we came home exhausted, but totally worth it.</div>
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So much of our trip was centered around great food, we all share a love of eating and drinking the best. We literally spared no expense, dining out was my souvenir this trip! As you can tell from the pics...</div>
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Bottega Louie , the best pastries I have had in years! Not only are the pastries beautiful, the space is just as amazing; marble, gold, intricant molding. Sometimes its a plus that Denver isn't as much of a foodie city as I wish it was. </div>
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Just look at this, #drool!</div>
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Liam getting down on some sushi...needs some work on handling chopsticks.</div>
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The 4 of us...</div>
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At the beach...</div>
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Someone developed a love of French macarons at Louie Bottega...</div>
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Best day ever at Disneyland...</div>
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Is it just me, or do you feel super good about yourself when you start the morning off with a great breakfast? I would love to eat breakfast burritos and french toast everyday, but in reality I really do love a healthy start. </div>
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This has to be my new favorite way to start the day, I've even been getting Liam to eat this and to my surprise he actually loves it! There's so many great ingredients; its a power punch to get the day started.</div>
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Happy Monday! Hope you all enjoyed your weekend, I'm still recouping from my trip to LA. So much fun to share soon. </div>
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I have a quick drink recipe that can be made with or without booze, of course its more festive with booze. Its that time of year when stone fruits like peaches and apricots are amazing and adding them to drinks makes them even more special. </div>
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If you've been reading my blog for awhile them you know my love of combining sweet and savory. Here are a few of my all time favorites...<a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/search?q=fig+thyme+jam">Fig Thyme Jam</a>, <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/search?q=chocolate+thyme+cookies">Chocolate Thyme Cookies</a>, and <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2013/07/peach-and-thyme-cobbler-and-enjoying.html">Peach Thyme Cobbler</a>. Why stop at desserts when you can add to cocktails, too?! Definitely something your guests will be talking about for awhile.</div>
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Peach Rosemary Sangria</h3>
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Hello friends, I just wanted to post before Liam and I hit up The City of Angels, Los Angeles. We are visiting one of my dearest friends Karen, aka Carebear and her beau Caleb. </div>
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Karen and I have been friends for about 3 1/2 years and I knew from the get go, this girl was my kinda girl! She has style and sass, all things required to be my friend. They moved to LA about a year ago and we are visiting them for the first time since they left. Excited is and understatement! </div>
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We are hitting up Disneyland (my first Disney experience), the beach, and some LA hot spots. So much fun with this girl!</div>
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I cannot wait to get this trip started...giving Liam the experience of traveling is something that I am very proud and lucky to do. He's been more places in his short 5 1/2 years than I had in 18 years, he yearns for adventure just like me!</div>
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<br />Jen (House of Ruby Jean)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13830965069700076194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559753431921307112.post-60730260944165555892014-06-16T08:15:00.000-06:002014-06-16T08:15:45.598-06:00Cantaloupe-Coconut Popsicles and Eating Healthy...<div style="text-align: center;">
Eating healthy is a challenge for a lot of people, especially for someone like me. I'm a classically trained pastry chef. I love full flavor; cream, butter, bread, fat! I can't help it, it warms my soul. Recently my doctor informed me that I needed to watch my sugar levels, I'm not diabetic, yet. So in an effort to take control of my health I have started eating and drinking healthier. I've drastically changed what and how I eat and cook; its definitely time to get creative. This recipe is my first attempt at keeping sweets in my life...without sweets I'm not a <strike>nice</strike> complete person.</div>
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I've been on quite a health kick lately, and one thing that I'm trying really hard to stay away from is gluten. Hard to believe with Mondays post on the <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/06/strawberry-cream-cake.html">Strawberry Cream Cake</a>. In all honesty I only had a couple small slices and it was worth every dreamy bite! </div>
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At least once a week we have pasta, so I'm making the attempt to convert the whole family to gluten free pasta, aka by Boo as "hippie food". But once he tried this recipe I think he was a believer, fingers crossed. I used to be an unbeliever with gluten free as well, all flour or nothing at all. But I'm pleasantly surprised with the quality of the products available and I'm all about trying anything that is better for me.</div>
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Hi friends! I have the perfect spring/summer cake for you...Strawberry Cream Cake. I found this recipe via Pinterest via the <a href="http://spicedblog.com/">Spiced Blog</a>. The writer David has a beautiful blog with gorgeous photos, delicious recipes, and great stories. When you have a chance check out his blog and grab a cup of coffee; cause you'll be there for some time.</div>
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I'm here to share a recipe that my dear friend Jen shared with me. Before I get into cooking I wanted to talk about Jen. </div>
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Jen and and her husband Tobin are part of my "Colorado Family", they are some of the best people a person could ask for. When I was going through a really rough time they opened their home to me and Liam until I got on my feet. Never once did I feel pressure to hurry up and leave or that my then small son were a hassle. Every holiday we spend together and its some of the best times ever! </div>
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Jen is like my #1 supporter, she reads all my blog posts and claims to love it, LOL! And she encourages me with how amazing she is too everyone she meets. She is a rockstar for sure! </div>
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Jen (House of Ruby Jean)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13830965069700076194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559753431921307112.post-61738828603553267682014-06-02T19:49:00.000-06:002014-06-02T19:49:52.018-06:00Best of May...<div style="text-align: center;">
June 2nd! Can you believe we are already in June? I certainly cannot, but I'm glad its here! Summer has definitely set in around our house. So many projects and events going on, its hard to squeeze everything in; I'm sure we will manage. </div>
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A lot went down in May and have to say it was a good month, I wanted to share a few things that happened here on the blog and in our personal lives. Hope your May was a good!</div>
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The beginning of May started with the <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/05/rustic-glam-baththe-reveal.html">One Room Challenge Reveal.</a> A large group of bloggers participated in this event hosted by the great <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">Linda of Calling it Home</a>, where you had six weeks to transform a room and update your readers weekly. I was super thrilled with how everything came out and cannot wait to another ORC. Thanks to all that showed there support though out the six weeks, it was amazing!</div>
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Almost immediately following the One Room Challenge, Brandon and I started on our backyard transformation, <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/05/384yardcrash.html">#384yardcrash</a>. Its still a work in progress and a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and margaritas have gone into it. We have a long way to go!</div>
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We are happy to announce that we have grass! I have never been so excited about grass, ever!</div>
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For Mother's Day we went to The Brown Palace in Denver for brunch. It was so great spending time with Brandon's mom, Lisa and step dad, Rod. I had been prepping Liam for weeks about how to act in a fancy restaurant. He now compares every meal to The Brown Palace.</div>
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Liam graduated Preschool, here he is with his teachers.</div>
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Two of my favorite girlfriends and I went to <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/05/taos-new-mexico.html">Taos, New Mexico</a> for a girls weekend...it was such a blast!</div>
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Liam tested up from a yellow belt to a camo belt, so proud of my tiny tiger!</div>
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Jen (House of Ruby Jean)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13830965069700076194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559753431921307112.post-15327158978793488962014-05-28T07:15:00.001-06:002014-05-31T18:04:13.613-06:00DIY Instagram Frame...<div style="text-align: center;">
Instagram quickly became my favorite form of social media soon after I started using it, its even helped me get followers to my blog. I've been wanting to make some sort of frame for my photos after discovering the App <a href="http://printicular.com/">Printicular</a>. This app allows you to upload prints from your phone and pickup at Walgreens within an hour, and they come in the cute 4x4 size for about 39 cents! </div>
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The hardest part was picking and choosing my favorite Instagram photos. I love how it turned out and its such a nice way to change up artwork and decoration without spending a ton of cash! Total cost of the entire project was under $8, because I had most of the supplies on hand.</div>
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Yay...its the official start of summer and you know what that means BBQ's, get togethers, or just relaxing in the backyard. I hope you enjoyed your long weekend, ours was spent laying sod for our backyard that we are fixing up, appropriately called the <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/05/384yardcrash-plans.html">#384yardcrash</a>. Its so exciting to finally have grass, we are caring for it like a newborn! It was lots of hard work, but totally worth it. </div>
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I have a quick fabulous drink recipe that can be made with or without the booze. Its great to serve at all your summer festivities or to use up extra watermelon you may have on hand. </div>
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This past weekend I went on a girls road trip with a couple of my favorite people, Jen and Kim. They are some of my Colorado family that you've heard me talk about before. I value their friendship more than words can say, I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! And Happy Birthday, Kim!</div>
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We went to Taos, New Mexico which is about 5 hours from us. No kids or guys, just a few great girlfriends having an awesome time. It was my first time traveling through southern Colorado and New Mexico. Let me tell you, its was such a beautiful drive; snow capped mountains, small mountain towns, and nature galore! Here's a small recap to the start of my summer...</div>
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South Park, Colorado it actually exists. They are fixing this cute little mountain town up, complete with all your favorite South Park characters placed here and there. </div>
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The Collegiate Peaks, this picture doesn't even do them justice. Breathtaking and jaw dropping! Just look at the highway on the bottom right, these mountains are enormous!</div>
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The Historic Taos Inn was the place to be on any given night in Taos. Live music 365 nights a year. A good mix of locals and tourists alike. </div>
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Hi there! Thanks for all your kind words about <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/05/384yardcrash.html">#384yardcrash</a> last Thursday. To say we are excited is an understatement, we've been planning it for months. Over the winter our two huge dogs trashed the grass, as you can see in the pictures to follow. Its definitely hard on the ol' eyes. </div>
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Jen (House of Ruby Jean)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13830965069700076194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559753431921307112.post-80364462668012788102014-05-14T06:58:00.000-06:002014-05-14T12:23:01.066-06:00#384yardcrash<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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Since Brandon moved into his house I've been dropping the hint about painting the front door. He's been open to changing it since I moved in. His style is more traditional and conservative and mine is a little out there. I keep saying to him that its only paint, its not permanent. So here are a few pics that really strike my fancy...</div>
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Yay...it's Week 6 aka "the reveal"! I am so excited to share the results of the <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2014/05/one-room-challenge-linking-event-round_8.html">One Room Challenge</a>. A big THANKS to Linda of <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">Calling It Home</a> for hosting this event. THANK YOU to all the readers that have stopped by to encourage me on, its all the comments here and on <a href="http://instagram.com/house_of_ruby_jean?ref=badge">Instagram</a> that make this even more special. Thank you to Rod for helping build the wood paneled wall, this project wouldn't have gone off as smoothly without your help. And THANK YOU to my love for being an amazing support system that encourages me everyday, I love you!</div>
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If you are new here you can catch up here, <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/04/orcweek-one.html">week 1,</a> <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/04/one-room-challengeweek-2.html">week 2,</a> <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/04/orcweek-3.html">week 3,</a> <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/04/one-room-challengeweek-4.html">week 4,</a> and <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/05/one-room-challengeweek-5.html">week 5.</a> </div>
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I decided to redo our bath in the basement, it was neglected for the last year that we have lived here; and just needed some TLC. I decided on a Rustic-Glam take on the bath and couldn't be happier with the results. It was all done on a very small budget, incorporating DIY's and shopping throughout our home. I know you're all about pictures today, so more to come about paint colors, sources, and the budget for everything. </div>
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Jen (House of Ruby Jean)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13830965069700076194noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559753431921307112.post-6519815015832564572014-05-01T15:47:00.001-06:002014-05-01T15:47:40.915-06:00One Room Challenge...Week 5Holy moly...week 5, I need to put it into high gear. This past week not much happened in the bathroom, Liam was sick and now I am...totally taking time away for everything. So this next week is going to be a challenge, but I'm all ready.<br />
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If you are new here, you can check out <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/04/orcweek-one.html">Week 1</a>, <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/04/one-room-challengeweek-2.html">Week 2</a>, <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/04/orcweek-3.html">Week 3</a>, and <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/04/one-room-challengeweek-4.html">Week 4</a>. Thanks to Linda over at <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">Calling it Home</a> for hosting this awesome event. Check out all the amazing designers and bloggers participating in the <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2014/05/one-room-challenge-linking-event-round.html">One Room Challenge</a>, its so inspiring.<br />
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One change over the week was the lighting, I wanted to change out the old Hollywood light, but found this "refresh" kit from Lowe's. It was only $40 and was a snap to install. I'm actually really happy with it. A quick fix that made a big impact, I think.</div>
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I found these candlestick holders at the Goodwill about a year ago, spray painted them gold. Still need to hang them and decide on a place where they will stay. </div>
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Still need to make some art, paint the vanity, finish the tray, and style. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it!</div>
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<br />Jen (House of Ruby Jean)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13830965069700076194noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559753431921307112.post-11810219620643928972014-04-24T15:41:00.002-06:002014-04-24T15:41:35.244-06:00One Room Challenge...Week 4<div style="text-align: center;">
We are in the second half of the <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2014/04/one-room-challenge-linking-event-round_24.html">One Room Challenge</a>, WELCOME BACK! Thank you all so much for your support, I cannot believe the amount of people that have encouraged me throughout this journey. So many rockstar bloggers and designers have stopped by and made this experience that much better; THANK YOU! </div>
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This past weekend the wood paneled wall was installed and I couldn't have done it without the help of my Boo's Stepdad, Rod...the man is AMAZING! It looks so much better than I ever imagined, every time I look at it it puts the biggest smile on my face. I am behind happy with the results. Rod, if you happen to read this little blog (which I highly doubt you do) THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN! I love the wall! </div>
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This beauty didn't go in without trouble though. We realized that there wasn't enough room between the toilet and the wall for the wood panels, so my sweet Boo switched toilets between our bathrooms. It was more work than we anticipated and he is now a professional toilet installer. Love you, Boo. </div>
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Welcome back! Thank you all so much for your support during this challenge! I've had an amazing amount of support from so many people, its awesome! So much is happening in the bathroom, you wouldn't know by looking at it. Here is the current state...</div>
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The ugly Hollywood light fixture is going to be replaced this weekend. The old pedestal sink has been removed and repair was done to the wall behind it. </div>
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I want to thank everyone for all your support as I revealed plans to fancy up the bathroom, you can see the beginning <a href="http://houseofrubyjean.blogspot.com/2014/04/orcweek-one.html">HERE.</a> I have to admit, I was a little intimidated when I saw everyone's reveal last week, there are some big hitters and amazing talent. </div>
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This past weekend I finished the paint and it makes a world of difference in there already. I really channeled my inner Candice Olson and picked the perfect colors. The ceiling was also redone too, and let me tell you...back and neck breaking. It was all worth it to get rid of the awful colors that were in there. </div>
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This week I am going to focus on the wood paneled accent wall. I originally planned on using reclaimed, but I found some beautiful new wood and had to change my mind. I also ordered a cute chandelier that I'm going to jazz up a little more. And work on fixing up a vanity, purchasing some accessories, and figuring out storage. Lots to do, without much time! </div>
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I'm so excited to get started on the <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2014/03/one-room-challenge-linking-info.html">One Room Challenge</a>! I knew when I moved in with Boo the room that I was going to get started on first was the downstairs bathroom. In my opinion this room is the piece de resistance of the whole house, its just been neglected up until now. The huge jetted tub is the best feature in there, but the room is so cold, echoey (made up word), and sterile that its hard to get comfortable.</div>
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The look that I'm going for is Rustic-Glam, something totally cozy, comfortable, and relaxing. Its a look that some think is overdone, but not in my opinion. Hopefully my vision will come through in the process. </div>
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I would love to change out the tile around the tub, shower, and floor, but unfortunately it is not in the budget. Not promising that will be the case throughout the whole project though, I'll let you know. Sorry for the quality of the photos, still dreaming of that fancy pants camera. </div>
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I've had this old wine box laying around for some time. I made a jewelry display out of it a couple years ago, but really didn't like the paint or the overall look. So I made a simple plan to redo it and have it sit pretty on top of my dresser.</div>
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I'm sharing this DIY over at The Best of the Nest, <a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/best-of-nest-link-party-2_28.html">CHECK IT OUT HERE!!!</a></div>
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I'm so excited to announce that I will be joining the link party over at Calling it Home, its the One Room Challenge. </div>
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You transfer one room in your house and show the progress over six weeks. I'm happy to be linking up and cannot wait to get started. </div>
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