Ever just feel chatty?
Like there’s simply too much energy inside that brain of yours to keep it all contained? That’s kind of the mood I’m in today, so this post will be a little bit of this and that.
I threw a couple of simple Christmas touches in the master bedroom this weekend…
Nothing major…just some fresh cut fir in a vase, a wreath, and a French Laundry pennant banner I ordered from One Kings Lane.
In between all the Christmas shopping, baking, and wrapping, I had a root canal yesterday morning.
So. Much. Fun.
And have to have a crown put on that tooth tomorrow.
Exciting. Stuff.
Merry. Christmas. to. Me.
First world problems aside, we have probably spent a good 13 hours in doctor’s offices in the last week. I’m a little ready to step away from the germ-x and return to life sans checkups.
We’re having our Perfectly Imperfect Christmas party today at the shop…I so wanted to host a little cocktail get together for everyone this year, but realistically, it was just hard to coordinate schedules. Maybe New Year’s? We’re pretty excited to play dirty santa, and reflect on the year together. It’s been a good one.
P.S. The book left me with many half-way finished projects like my nightstand…painted in one thin, sloppy coat. I painted right over the brown marble inlay. I’ll get to finishing it after the new year, hopefully.
In other news, Matt started staining Grayson’s tree loft bed last night, so that might actually be finished before Christmas Day. His floor, however, is a different story. It may happen, but I’m having my doubts.
We went with a smoky gray/brown bamboo hardwood flooring from Lumber Liquidator’s. I’m thrilled that it is hand scraped, because it will inevitably get scraped some more in the coming years. It’s the perfect warm gray, too. Not too dark, not too light…
As much as this little Christmas renovation is driving me a little mad, there’s this one major plus.
Once that floor is in, I get to decorate his room.
#extraChristmascheer
What a lovely grey and YAY for decorating the room once the floor is done; definitely something to look forward to, and mentally start right away.
I usually turn in Chatty Cathy after caffeinated coffee. All my family knows and they just smile and let me keep talking. I’m sorry to hear you’ve had a challenging week but you’ve gotten things done so hooray!! I don’t think the nightstand looks bad at all – just think of it as a project in flux 🙂 Merry Christmas and don’t worry about the small things.
Hi Shaunna,
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy reading your blog. Great style and ideas! I had one question… you show that you are putting the grey bamboo flooring in your son’s room and it looks like the other flooring in your house is maybe just brown hardwood. I have brown hardwood in my den, dining room and hall and my sons’ rooms have carpet that needs replacing. I want to put hardwood in their rooms and was wondering if it would need to “match” the other wood floors in my house. I don’t even think they sell the same hardwood that I have now so I would have to use something totally different… Just wondering if you had any ideas or input on it.
Merry Christmas from Mississippi!
Hey there!
You know, ideally, I prefer matching wood floor, but here’s the thing…we don’t always live in ideal circumstances. We have the same flooring in our living spaces and kitchen, but our guest room, and kids’ rooms all have different flooring…and our master. I’ve really grown to love being able to infuse some personality in each space, and the floors can “go” or coordinate without “matching.” I have a new rule now: if there’s a threshold, I can do whatever I want in that room. 🙂 Hope that helps!
🙂
shaunna
love reading your ideas and i love all the different wood floors….love the grey!
Paula
Locksley Lane