Getting Inspiration from Pottery Barn...

I like Pottery Barn, but I don't like their prices.  Sometimes they are just too much for what they are selling.  Anyway, I found these beautiful Tuscan Urns and I fell in love. 

 I have been looking for something similar for MR.P and I's room.  They would complete our room and look wonderful!  Absolutely perfect on our dresser.  But, at $89 and $30 each (because you need 2 to make it look complete) I can't do that.  Especially not on accessories ;)  So I started brainstorming and thinking about what I have.  I have a green vase that is beautiful, but doesn't really go with our decor.  Then I just cleaned out a lemonade bottle from trader joe's because I thought it was a cute shape and big enough to keep.  So I decided I will use a textured rustoleum spraypaint on them.   Don't use regular spraypaint on them because of what happened last time.  Even if they don't have the right color, I will use a light colored texture as the first coat, then I will use the right color over it.  I sure hope this works out!  I'll let you know how it goes.  Cross your fingers for me!  I'd like to keep this project under $10 (2 things of spraypaint).

Pottery Barn $5,000 Shopping Spree!!!

I just entered the Pottery Barn Dream Room Giveaway for $5,000!!!  Go here to enter!  I was thinking about what room I would redo if I won.  The dining room??  It's a difficult room to make what I want.  The "Man Room"?  That would be a good choice as well because I am not loving my ideas for that room either.  Anyway, it's a long shot, but maybe one of us will win!!  What room would you redecorate?

I love Pottery Barn

I hate that I love Pottery Barn so much.  I just do, so I'll have to get over it.  My "little" brother gave me a giftcard to there for Christmas.  He was quite proud of his gift because he wrapped it so I could not find it.  Pretty smart move D ;)  I already know what I am getting.  This space needs to be a little more formal.

Well, then this didn't work because it didn't set the "mood" I was looking for the room.  So these went upstairs to the "man room".

So then we did this.

But this doesn't work either.  Still not formal enough, but getting there.  We are going to leave the paper wreath and add this lovely shelf underneath with fun accessories to accent it!

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Now we have to decide if we want Antique White or Esspreso Stain.  I'm thinking Esspresso Stain will look the best with the colors in the living room and the paper wreath.

I love this shelf because it's thicker and can hold books.  I think we'll add some old books with a frame or 2.  We'll see what we have laying around :)  I'll add pictures once it's finished!