My favorite thing...

...about my studio is that I can open my window and hear my kids giggling down below.

xo

nessa dee

Hello, Monday!

Today I'm...

:: Super excited about my new furniture for the studio. It's from Ikea, and although I try to avoid Ikea like the plague, this new stuff is going to be much more functional than what I have. The best part? It came with a child to help me put it together. He can read the pictogram instructions much better than I can.

:: I pulled this painting out of my closet and hung it in the breakfast room to tie in the new color of the dining chairs. I also surrounded it with math problems to make it look smart.

:: I have an important supper date...

:: I picked up the fabric for my freshly painted chairs. I was out voted 3 to 1 in favor of the paisley, but I'm going to add the stripe fabric in pillows. Ha!

:: I picked this little guy up for $5. He's supposed to go in Audrie's room, but I'm enjoying him down stairs for a little while.

:: My springifying of the house is mostly done.

:: I had a little help with the mantel from the Ikea boy. I think the Nerf bullets keep the fireplace from looking too feminine.

Happy Monday!

xo

nessa dee

Transformation

No, not my ever growing belly, although it has been going through quite the change lately.

[Where are my feet?]

I'm talking about the recent changes my dining room chairs have been going through. They were quite tired and dark, and needed a little bit of a pick me up, and not just from a cute little boy sitting under them.

Maybe it's all of the spring colors everywhere, or the fact that I have baby boy stuff on my mind, but here's a little gander at what they are transforming into.

Now, I did this before I had any fabric picked out. Hopefully I can find something to match. If not, well then the chairs will be painted my original choice of warm grey.

That's it for now!

xo

nessa dee

Hello, Monday!

Today...

:: My kids had breakfast at 10:30. They don't mix too well with Daylight Savings Time.

:: We are doing school on this first [and second and third] day of Spring Break to make up for the days we missed last week. Ah, one of the perks of homeschooling.


::We are gearing up for springifying our house. [Yes, that's a word because I said so.]




:: This also includes spring cleaning. I've been working like a lazy Trojan to get the house cleaned out before we have to add a bunch of new baby stuff to the mix. I bawled and squalled when I started giving away Audrie's old clothes. Love those pregnancy hormones!


:: We are also trying to get all of our house projects done before the little Mr. arrives. And because I'm the pregnant one, Jonathan gets to do the brunt of the work.

:: I'm s-l-o-w-l-y but surely getting the baby's room ready. We are moving the big bed into Audrie's room, but it has to be painted first...[Jonathan].

:: And of course, I've had to stock up on some essentials for the room. I'm trying not to buy everything I see. It's hard, though.

Thanks for the baby love from the last post!

xo

nessa dee

B is for...

We're expecting a beautiful baby boy in July!! He was quite the surprise, but we can't wait to meet the sweet little fellow!

xo

nessa dee

The Banquette

My daughter asked me if these pictures were going to be for a post about breakfast. Not quite, even though it kind of looks like I'm trying to promote Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Really, I was just trying to get some pics of the banquette before we started school work. These pictures aren't the best, and I'm still needing to finish it off with cushions and pillows, but here's a quick look for now.

As for the BIG news I keep hinting at sharing, well I'm trying to figure out the best way to share it, but here's a little hint:

Ok, that's not the best hint. Here's another one:

"B"

xo

nessa dee

Just because...

I like this picture...

Hope you're having a happy weekend!

xo

nessa dee