Gina of Preppy Momma
Elsie of Violet Q Vintage
Jojeana of Secret Garden Cottage
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped me by clearing out some of this stuff!!!
I will contact the winners shortly via email.
Congrats ladies!
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I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted photos of my home. I’ve been meaning to snap a few images and share some of the changes I’ve made over the last several months to each of the rooms you’ve all seen before. Well this morning I did just that. I set up my camera and snapped a few images of my room. It’s undergone some changes since I last shared pictures of it.
  First, I found the chandelier you see there in the center of the room. Josh and I had left a junction box in the center of the room for a ceiling fan when we were in the construction phase, and it has literally been just that… a junction box smack in the middle of my bedroom for about a year. It was annoying me every time I saw it, and pissing me off every time I tried to edit it out of pictures; but I couldn’t seem to find a fan that wouldn’t ruin the aesthetic I was trying to create in the room. (Even the expensive antique bronze ones I liked were too bulky and stuck out like a sore thumb in the room). So… I was out on my weekly shopping trip for the shop, and came across this beauty. It was perfect. I’ve never really cared for gold before, but I took it home, and tried it in the room, and instantly felt it was meant to be. I especially love it when I’m in the bathroom in the tub and can see the sparkle from it through the mirror. So girly. Next, we added the armoire that used to be in our family room. It neatly tucked away my television, and the distressed wood compliments my antique shoe rack that is still a favorite. I added large baskets to the bottom section for Josh’s clothes, since the dresser is all mine. My little white sofa made it’s way into the room when I found those velvet pink love seats for the front room. It’s the perfect spot for putting on shoes in the morning, or for watching television when Josh and I can’t agree on a show in the family room.
 Saint Francis watches over me at night, and fit in so perfectly with the botanical touches throughout the room. The gorgeous curtains are new as well, they came from my fabulous design client: Patina Green Market. There is a hand smocked set of sheers, and then another layer of hand smocked burlap. I created pull backs with some upholstery webbing to let a bit more light in, but they actually keep the room quite dark, which is great for sleeping in. (I’ve got to do as much of it as I can, before the baby comes to live with us).
 And of course Hannah, had to sneak into at least one photo. Well, there you have it. My room. Josh has let me overrun it with girliness, since he travels as often as he does. But I’m trying to keep a balance between the masculine and the feminine so he never feels unwelcome. ;o) P.S. Don’t forget, I’m picking three winners tomorrow, to receive $25 credits toward my Etsy shop, so if you haven’t left a comment on the last post, please do so now! by Sadie Olive show 22 comments I am a bit overwhelmed with vintage finds from my Etsy shop, as they are starting to take over every room in the house. I am having a “Make me An Offer” Sale in the Etsy shop, to clean out some inventory, but I also decided to have a little give away on the blog. Three lucky winners will receive a $25 store credit to my Etsy shop, good on any item in the shop! Just enter below and I will pick THREE winners next Friday July 23rd by 5pm (Pacific Time).
In addition, our “Making Room for Baby” sale is still going on through the end of July in all three shops.
 Good luck to all of you! (And no, there’s no baby yet, we’re just trying to make room for one!) by Sadie Olive show 120 comments I never imagined when I was growing up that I would ever be a “girly – girl”. I was always a bit of a tomboy, and wouldn’t be caught dead in a skirt or dress. I had braces in grade school, played softball, tennis, volleyball, and basketball until high school, and cared more about hanging with the boys than I did about clothes and makeup. Don’t get me wrong, I followed the trends… the Olivia Newton John company “Koala Blue” comes to mind, and the layering of pastel colored socks (as if anyone ever needed to wear three pairs of socks at one time?!?!). My older sister, Denise, did my makeup when it mattered (for school dances), and helped my with my hair (which was permed for most of my younger years). Boy, I’m beginning to sound like a real geek, aren’t I? :o) Well here’s where I’m going with this… I’m shocked, no, stunned really that I am finding myself drawn to lace, pretty pink pastels, and even vintage dolls! I mean take a look at my Etsy shop, the pink banner, the lace in almost every photo, the books tied up all pretty with seam binding. When did this happen to me? Do you suddenly enter into your thirties and start thinking “I think I want a pretty little dolly to sit on my shelf in the front room”? It’s a bit strange if you ask me, and yet here I am… with a pretty little dolly sitting on my fireplace mantle.
 My shopping trips have been an ode to estrogen lately… vintage baby girl dresses, Victorian lace up boots, old dolls, and hand made lace. It’s no wonder that my “neutral nursery” has started to take a turn toward the feminine. (As if that weren’t an almost guarantee that we will now end up with a boy). Just take a look at the items I’ve been pining over in Etsy:
And for the nursery:
Not so “neutral”, is it? Speaking of babies, here’s a little update for those of you following our adoption plans…. Josh and I had our joint interview with our social worker, I had my solo interview, and Josh’s solo interview is scheduled for this week. Once we complete those interviews, we start the next step which is some more classes, the actual “foster care” application, and then the home study process. If everything goes according to plan, we should be approved by October (which is my favorite month anyway, since my anniversary, birthday, and favorite holiday decorating all happen this month). Then, if we aren’t being to picky, and the fates are smiling upon us, I’m praying for a baby to find us by Christmas. (I say if we aren’t being to picky, because I still really have my heart set on a baby under 18 months, which makes the matching process a bit longer for us). So there you have it. :o) Maybe if I’m really, really, really, lucky, I’ll get the little blond haired girl that I’ve imagined for the last nine or ten years. But then again, if Josh is really, really, really lucky… he’ll get the little boy he’s been wanting. I think either way, boy or girl, blond or otherwise, we will be blessed to finally have someone to call us “Mom” and “Dad”. XOXO, Sara by Sadie Olive show 33 comments The sweet and lovely miss Rebecca at the Ardent Sparrow was kind enough to interview me for her blog and host a giveaway. Head on over to her blog to win a $20 credit toward any of our shops.
Good luck! Lovely collage of images of items from our shops courtesy of Rebecca’s blog. by Sadie Olive show 8 comments |
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