A few things

So after been sick for like two weeks with horrible allergies and then a massive cold I spend a lot of time in bed day /and night dreaming about the things I want and we need in our new home . we are pretty much staring form zero .. zero furniture zero everything  .. we only brought in clothes and decor and kitchen stuff and well all we can't live without . Mostly all our furniture stayed behind (actually sold) .

For those who don't know me you might not know that I looooooooooove making list about evrythinggg!!!!! and plans !!! oh how do I love to make list and plans!! I'm the queen at it ! anyhow I stared with the first room in my house and work myself in to the last room . I went in details from paint color to picture frames and so on , then I made my plans for each room ..then I put all the rooms together . Also I included a budget for every room . Witch I know it will be impossible to do all in a year (I'm not a millionaire and I also don't have the time) plus I will also like to make some things to give it a bit of us ..

I will get into a bit more details later on of each room but for now this is what my house looks like in plans since is easier for me to show all the rooms together . In the plans I included furniture and decor of what actually exist in each room at the moment as well as some things that are still to come .




This is the first floor witch includes the two car garage , two story foyer , a half bath, kitchen ,breakfast area, dinning room, formal living room/office(is what we are using it for) and family room . And as well as the stairs going up to second floor.

This is the second floor witch includes Our master bedroom ,bathroom ,walking closet , Youngest boy bedroom , little girl's room , walk in closet , kids bathroom , laundry room , oldest boy bedroom with his sitting area and walk in closet.

Our two youngest kids had the opportunity to pick between the front two bedrooms  while our oldest needed a space for when his friends come over (witch is very often) to have sleep overs and so on also play video games and do his homework since he doesn't need much help while the other two still need mum and dad for homework time  so he got to pick the biggest room other than the master.

This house is very comfortable and spacious but of course I will love to make some changes on some of the layout like adding another room to the downstairs to use as an office instead of the formal living room and make the kitchen a bit bigger (is big now a lot bigger than the last house I just want an island ) bahahha .. will also like to enclose the back patio and make the master shower a bit bigger and do some smalls changes here and there . what can I say I dream a lot .. but hey dreams do come true and while this house is not ours yet soon it will be and then we can star the big changes . For right now ill stick to paint , furniture and decor .

I will be going in more details on each and every room as things progress around here. Right now I'm just trying to survive this massive cold and enjoy my kids being home for fall break ..

until next time...

HEART & HAND FROM MAGNOLIA (CHIP AND JOANNA)

Are you as exited as I am ?? Ive been a fan of this show since the very beginning to say the least once they opened their silos shop I was there a month after opening due to that I now live in a different state and I took me a bit to get a plane ticket and blah blah blah .. anyways I'm exited to announce  that Chip and Joanna's home line called heart & hand with magnolia is coming to one of my favorite store this November 5th ! Yes you have read correctly our favorite couple and duo from our favorite show Fixer Upper is coming to target with their own home accessories and decor line .

To start the collection has around 300 pieces and the process with range between $.99 to $129.00 with  90% of the collection being less than $30.00 . Dreams do come true people , they surely do .To found out a bit more about this collection you can visit Target's faqs page or the Magnolia Market blog.

Are you as exited as I am ?? what you think will be your favorite pieces in the collection ??
until next time ..

Books a plenty

I most confess that I have a slight addition to books !! idk what is about them I love them from styling and fashion books to decorating and fiction books I love them all !! nothing like a good book and a cup of joy {tea normally} in the morning or honestly at any time of the day .

                                 *this are not all my styling books



My life is a bit busy but I try to read at least 30 mins a day thats the time I dedicate to myself for zen purposes its what keeps me sane {couch couch *}.


I can read a verity of things I love all kinds of book my favorite author by far has to be Ann Rice there is not a book of her that I haven't read and that I have not loved!! I honestly just sink in to every single one of her stories , so much I feel that I'm part of them seeing how they develop is just mesmerizing , I just can't put it down .

But the books I will be talking about today are some of my coffee table /styling books. I try to incorporate any book in every design I make .There something about it,  from a pretty cover to a pretty binder or just in general interesting is a most have conversational piece in any room or space.

Here I'm bringing some of my favorite books ..


Fashion :Chanel ; Collections and Creations

Inspirational : Chanel ;And Her Word

Design:Allegra Hicks ; An Eye For Design

Styling :Cupcake and Cashmere ; At Home

Organizing: Real Simple ; The Organized Home

Food: The Year Of Cozy

Travel:Kate Spade ;Things We Love

 Fictional:Starwars:The Force Awakens :/Game of thrones

Those are some of the books I enjoy looking at and reading what about you ..??

Until next time ... 

Foyer inspiration

For years I've dreams of having a grand foyer......

 But life normally doesn't work as fast, one day I will have one but for now Im happy and content with what I do have . Yes it might be a bit small but it does the job .


 I will like to share the direction of where I'm trying to take ours right now . I love the aerie feeling of this one and the simplicity of the design.

Simple with a pop of color 

I love bringing in some greenery that will also give it that pop of color yet so simple but oh so elegant 

Farm house feeling anyone??... I Love the serine feeling I get every time I look at this picture 

Pink door anyone?? .. I honestly wish I could !! To be honest I don't think I would have a pink door in my entrance but I would put one in my closet or the door to my office closet. This door was the inspiration of one of my pop of colors I wanted to include in ...

Oh do I dream with build ins almost every single day .! every time I ever looked into the plans of our home thats one thing I wanted everywhere ! From the mudroom to the office I want it as many builtins as I could have of course without looking to much * couch couch 

Out of this images I came out with this inspiration board 

I will be working with items that I already have incorporating them into the new design and doing some diy projects as well as a most needed paint job !. so stay tune...

Untel next time.....

**DISCLAIMER : all pictures expect the idea board was taken of Pinterest .

One day at a time

Lately we haven't been doing much around the house ,since things were paused for a little while until we found out if we were getting finally our home or not . Well we are not ! ..for a while now since the whole home deal went down I will later comment on it since is still a bit of a touchy subject in this house . Anyhow I told the hubs if we can start doing some stuff around the house like old times and he gratefully agreed , Imagine my joy to hear that because I've been craving to get my hands in some paint !!


Our first to do list was the foyer ! since thats the first room you see as you walk into our home and well the decor we had there wasn't fitting my style anymore .

                         

As time had progress my style has evolved and I think is for the best since I'm approaching a more less is more kind of mind set and I think it has made my mind other than my home less clutter and thats what I was going for . Im still into colors and all fun things but I want more airy feeling in my home and as well as in my mind. Sometimes when I would walk though my home I will start getting all anxious for no reason  well thats what I thought and after sitting in my leaving room for about an hour thinking of why I was feeling this way realized that I needed a change in my home I needed to bring more calmness to my madness. I love pops of colors here and there but like you can see in my foyer thats how the rest of my home looked very colorful and fun . Don't get me wrong I still love this style but it wasn't fitting my family anymore .

We have grown this past two years I mean my youngest was 3 at the time and now she is 5  and like her we all gotten a bit older and I guess we all have change a lot all for the best I hope . My daughter was very into vibrant colors as well as my boys but they are not like me they like a more calm set of style like muted pinks ,purples, grays,blues and greens . I guess my kids aren't babies anymore ! sad sad I know I would love for them to be babies for ever ! .

Well as I stayed before things have change and they will continue to change until everyone is satisfied and ill be bringing all the changes very soon as we progress of making this house our home until moving time {witch I'm not sure when will that be } .

until next time ..

So far & whats coming

    Is been a while since I've posted anything in here there has been a lot of new things in our life good and bad but most of all good .

             

    1. We are still in the same house {rental} do to a lot of problems with the developers and contractors of the home we where trying to build also we have had a change in job and needed to stay put for a little while .

    2. We are still moving because the owner of this house is still trying to set the house so right now we are in borrow time with him.


    3. Summer stared and all kids are home but soon they will all be going to school yes all 3 of them . Time really flies I can't believe I have 3 school age kids already


  4. Talking about school ill be going to school myself to further my education this year , I'm very exited and scared at the same time


  5. My husband and I will have our 10th year anniversary this October wow times does fly.


  6.if y'all want to keep up with me make sure your fallowing me on Instagram


  7.there are still tons of projects we have worked on and will be working on that I will be posting about .


 8. This blog will be going on a different direction since before was all about diy don't get me wrong I will be posting diy projects here and there but I will also try to incorporate so other content that interest me since this blog is to reflect me

     for example

       lifestyle: like beauty , fashion , places and other interests that are part of my life as well as recipes and family things that we enjoy . Yes, I will still bring projects in as well as some fun room flips and inspiration posts .
                                            {all pictures are mine unless stayed otherwise}

                                                                      Beauty:

Skin care:

Inspiration:

                                                                       


                                                                                                        Life:

                                                                          Home:

Clients:

Idea boards:

                         

Food:

inspiration

Family:

Travel:

 I will also be sharing a full updated home tour very soon so stay tune for that


Needless to say I'm very exited for this new chapter in my life and I can't wait to share it ..

Back deck and patio inspiration

Since summer is just around the conner we have stopped almost all projects inside our home to focus on the outside . we never did anything for the outside of our home exempt we'll plant some plants in planters  and put a chair here and there nothing out of the ordinary because well this is a rental after all but since this past few weeks we have learned that the owner won't be selling for a while and that we got a two year renewal with the opportunity of purchasing witch we are highly thinking about it but well thats another story for another day .

Back to the back deck and patio we want to start in the back and work our way to the front since we use the back so much more than the front .


we have a long list like always and well we already stared on it over this past weekend ..


BACK DECK LIST

• power wash entered home 
• bring what ever furniture we have on the deck down to the patio 
• power wash back deck and patio 
• sand loose wood particles of back deck 
• stain back deck 
• buy wood and fabrics for pergola 
• start building pergola 
• stain pergola 
• build curtain rods around pergola 
• build pergola roof
• make curtains
• buy area rug 
• start buying furniture 
• buy {diy } some decor pieces 
• build some storage and extra furniture 
• add lighting
• finishing touches for back deck 

 BACK PATIO LIST 

• power wash patio 
• bring grill , table and swing down from back deck 
• buy area rug
• build dinning table 
• build bar - 
• build counters around grill 
• re furbish grill 
• put up some curtain rods 
• buy/ build seating area
• sew curtains and outdoor pillows 
• build steps to upstairs 
• build fire pit 
• add lighting 
• build kids play area
• finishing touches .

SO far thats all we have .. on the list but I'm sure will be adding more along the way ... for this projects we have 6 weeks so wish us luck since we have to give us a death line if not we will never finish also because we are going on summer vacation in 7 weeks and i would like to enjoy it before we leave and just come back to a beautiful patio when we come back ..

I put together with the help of my kids and husband some pictures of what we are going for with this  so we could have an idea on where to start .

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And thats all we have folks .. at least for now ...

Until next time ...