Charlie Harper Follows me on Pinterest | How About You?

While checking my gmail inbox, 

I came across this

and then this

Perhaps he is expecting

Or he just likes my woody style.

No matter.

Charlie Harper 

is following B3HDtheBlOG on Pinterest!

Never mind that I couldn't actually place WHO 

Charlie Harper was.

But aside from the fact 

that this was one of the 7 boys on Pinterest

who actually hit my radar

and I had a nagging feeling 

that I KNEW this "Charlie" dude

I did a little searching

Gotta say it was a much needed laugh.

How about you though?

Is Charlie stalking you on Pinterest?
And why are YOU not stalking ME on Pinterest?

Just. Saying.

What some people won't do

to increase their pin traffic.

Seriously.

Search Charlie Harper on Pinterest.

Out. Of. Control.

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5 Home Blogs that you Should Stalk | Listable Life

Nicole over at Moments That Define Life

has a great Listable Life meme.


Last week, 
you probably missed my
10 things that take me to my happy place post.
Go ahead and peek.  
I did it in the same style that I did my Home Goals 2012 post.

This week, I'm doing a slight twist

on the option to blog about 5 bloggers I enjoy.

I'm going to give you 5 Home Blogs that you MUST STALK.

Well, at least add to your Reader/Feed/Stream/Blogroll.

Ready for some awesomeness?

Click on any of the links to be transported to Nirvana.

Here we go!

5 Home Blogs that you Should Stalk

via DRD Portfolio

Dayka Robinson Designs

sista, vintage, fresh to deaf

Dayka Robinson is an African American Interior Designer after my own heart.

She knows THE PLACES to find greatness

in the form of vintage wares.

She has an amazing (well trained, at that)

x-ray vision eye for furniture with great bones

AND she has a refreshing vision

for how to bring new life to her finds.


Did I mention that she's an African American Interior Designer?
Just saying.  In blogland, I have not come across many sisters with
true street cred.

She's informative.

(this is a post on choosing an upholsterer)

She knows how to "talk good."
(this is a hilarious post on Saarinen table shopping)

She has ALMOST as many Pinterest Boards as I do.

(but her pins are OVER THE TOP better)

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via Brick House DIY Terrarium Tutorial

The Brick House

(Morgan Satterfield)

sigh, clean, pillow crush

The Brick House is a recent find on my blogging adventures.

I long for days in the desert again

and I imagine, if I still had in-laws that lived outside of Palm Desert,

Morgan and I still would have no idea either of us existed.

That said.

She has a clean, uncluttered abode that makes me sigh.

Not in a mournful, jealous way.

Not even in a longing way 

(because, I like stuff and hoarders will be here shortly).

But in a well composed, sigh like you're at the symphony

and the last note has been struck

kind of sigh.

She's your BFF.

(at least she writes like she is as she stalks brutalist chandeliers)

and let's just not start on the Eames Lounge Chair in her den...

She has a pillow thing.

(and like any good addict, a direct line to pillow heaven)

She can hold her own at furniture auctions.

(even if you're a blog reader and try to outbid her)

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via Young House Love Home Progress Tour Gallery

Young House Love

(Sherry, John, Clara and Burger Petersik)

love, DIY, hacks

Young House Love is the house blog

that forced me to look up how to set up a reader

after Bloglines went to hell and back and again.

I love that they are compartmental - like me.  

You don't actually HAVE TO read about Clara or Burger stuff

on their DIY home blog if you don't want to.

But trust me.

You'll want to.

They (yes, both she and he blog) are super easy to keep up with.

(they do a monthly superlatives post to get you up to speed)

They are hacks.
(They hacked together their fabulous kitchen cabinet doors.)

They live a rather interesting life in their closet.

(because doggies need awesome light to get their chow on)

My apologies to John and Sherry.  

I asked all the rest of the bloggers here for permission before including them. 

Couldn't find a direct email to the Petersiks.

Good news is I doubt my mom's click over to view their blog will break the server (smile).

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via Chez Larssen Chevron Tray Tutorial

Chez Larsson

(Benita)

pure, international, white

Chez Larssen is a blog

for the person who likes their home/design posts

short, sweet and to the point.

Benita will tell you with crisp, gorgeous photos

and occasionally, she will throw in a few more words too.

Crisp, Euro styling with clean white simple lines...

color is used with meaning in her abode and

she's the coolest cat lady I've had the pleasure to 

glimpse into the life of.

She is crafty.

(I used to get craft boxes of goodies. Now I live vicariously through her)

She's no wallflower.
(especially when she does unconventional things with wallpaper)

She likes to play with light.

(love the photos on her blog? This neat tool helps her create magic)

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via Centsational Girl DIY wood cutting block tutorial

Centsational Girl

(Kate)

eye candy, expansive, stylist

Centsational Girl is not only a blog

that I stalk, I also look for Kate's home

in the various DIY mags and special issues that come out.

What I love about Centsational Girl is that

along with glimpses into her own home and life,

Kate does a lot of features of other blog eye candy.

Each week, the "Blogs I'm Reading" list in my sidebar

grows with another blog found on her site

She is all over the place.

(Well, in features too.  But I mean she does it all in home blogging)

She also almost has as many pins/pinboards as I do.
(and yes, you will never leave your comp once you follow her)

She can convince even YOU that sewing is easy

(but not me. Well, maybe with these ten tips...)

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There you have it.

5 super exceptional blogs (6 bloggers)

that I stalk every morning

as I procrastinate getting out of bed.

What blogs can you not WAIT for a new post to go up on?

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Subliminal Inspiration | Typography Art

Finally, a new subdivision (and builder)
is getting to work on the Ridge.

We went to check out the models.
Lots of great ideas.

I was inspired by this little, subliminal message
for one of the little kid rooms

At home,
we don't have kids

But we do have a laundry room.
With lots of laundry in it.

Probably paint them bright red.
Just so that the message really gets across.

Linking up to  
Happy Hour Friday @ Happy Hour Projects.
Fridays on Remodelaholic

Show & Share @ Just a Girl

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Super Sized Runner Idea

I like the runner/rug that I currently have in my entry way.
Problem is,
it is so not appropriate.

Mostly, because it gets ruffled and rouched up
(pretty on a blouse, not on a floor)
when we open the front door.

Or the puppy mutt skids into it while running down her puppy runway.

Really, I need to give up on the runner idea.
But I won't.

I so need a long runner for my entry hallway.

By long, I think 21 feet should do it.

Considering most off the shelf runners come 7 ft long

And cost about $60 - $130 each.

I definitely needed to research a DIY option.

I need to research it again,

but there was a stroke of genius that I came across on the interwebs.

There was a handy/crafty/DIY blogger

who knocked off the above rug.

With a piece of canvas, some rug non-skid and some fabric.
Well...and some adhesive spray and a sewing machine.

Only because there are lots of parts and patience and a sewing machine involved is this probably an expert level project.  For me.

If you're handy with a sewing machine (so not me)

or don't think hand stitching is eye gougingly slow... (again, not me)

then this is probably maybe just advanced for you (budget to buy all that other stuff unless you are THAT freecycle patient).

But if you buy your fabric cheap from somewhere online

and you buy canvas at Jo's with a coupon

and you find a rug skid stop somewhere thrifty...

This could totally be reasonable. 
Especially if you are NOT making a 21 foot runner.
Just saying.
That's a LOT of straight stitching to make happen.

Especially since I now have a sewing machine.

Yes, it is still in the box it came in.

Awesome thought that counts.

Or, I could just go to Ikea already.

I'm sure they've got a solution for this dilemma.

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The Wish List | Kitchen Pantry Door

Most folks who visit

are uber impressed with our pantry door

as is

probably because they think

I was crafty enough to etch it

or something.

I moved in to it.

It was here well before me.

What I would like to do,

however,

is take a perfectly fine,

perfectly expensive

special little pantry door



and much it up with some chalkboard paint

you know,

like everyone else on the internets.

To alleviate the pain

of my significant other

probably not being down with that plan

I think I'll just buy that Italian chandy instead

I'm sure it costs as much

as the million dollar child

we're trying to conceive.

Just. saying.

The Wish List

chalkboard pantry door

In the Meantime | Mother In Law Suite

I should just call it
the "my mama" suite
because it is far more likely
my mama will move in
than his mama

Which suits us both well (for my mama to move in)
any day now mom

Anyhow, I decorate this space with mom in mind.

Many of you remember this oar

that almost ended up repurposed in the bathroom
before it actually ended up hanging out
(literally)
on this nautical flag wall

for the moment,
at least.

If I ever get up the gumption time
to finally paint some furniture

And if I ever decide to find a spot already
for the oar to permanently live

then I might go from this in the MIL Suite's main bedroom

to something more like this

Still not sure what I want do to about the beast in the OTHER corner

I'm too chicken to e-do it,

let alone take a real paintbrush to her.

You'll need to bounce to that link and tell me what YOU think I should do.

I'm counting on you to bail me out already.

The Wish List: MIL Suite Barn Door

If wishes were candy
and I had a ton
and it were close to Halloween
And I was given $1 for every
trick or treat seeker
who came to my door

I could afford to go from this

to this

Fire safety be damned
Who needs a stinking smoke detector
outside their bedroom door?

Oh wait.
Mom might.

In any event.

The Wish List
Sliding barn door for MIL Suite Bedroom
Gorgeous sailboat prints (always - the more the merrier)
Some tall stash baskets (for boots/shoes and puppy toys)
A Comfy chair for the MIL Suite bedroom

In time.

Stylin' Master Bath Shelf

So a while ago,
(I know, I know)
I actually
FINISHED
a project.

It was the 1 hour bathroom shelf.
Remember?

On the next to bottom shelf?

You remember my mini succulent garden post right?

Well...

Let's just say that I almost fired my housekeeper

(yes, I have a housekeeper, yes she is afraid of my dog).

Not merely because I came home one Monday afternoon

to find that mini garden in smithereens in the toilet room

stomped on as if someone had to dance to save

their little tootsies (or paws, I suppose)

from the gunshots dancing off the ground around them.

(she only comes 2 times a month

for about an 1 hr...

really, it's about toilets. 

You know my thing about toilets)

No, this was about how I jumped to embarrassing conclusions

about how since she doesn't like Ashers

she MUST have locked her in that tiny toilet room

while she did her job

and FORGOT MY DOG

in said tiny room

for about 5 hours

Never mind that the one with no thumbs

is dumb clever enough

to get her skinny self behind the door

accidently shut it

and then squeal and scream for hours on end

when she can't get out

And of course tear up a year's worth of

costco toilet paper

and my mini succulent garden

while she's in there.

let's not talk about the toilet paper holder

that she ripped off the wall

in her wild fit of rage

over the indignity of being locked in the

toilet room all day long.

She's a fighter.  I would have passed out.

Anyhow.

I finally got around to re-styling that shelf.

With a little inspiration from the Pac Gal Auction House

where I saw this little cutie

I decided to actually stop hoarding

my sea shell collection

and actully display some of it

I hate the photography lighting in this dark corner of my house

There's a great little window that lets in just enough light

to give a prisoner hope she'll get out some day

And then an overhead light that is...well...sketch.

All said,

All I need on that shelf is a little plant

ie, the one from Crate and Barrel I pasted in there.

Alas, American Express isn't giving me any points to go shopping with

anytime soon.

They are probably still bitter that I went all the way around the world

on their points when I was a cardholder.

Then we jumped on to the next great card deal.

Given that we're one of those rare oddities (or used to be at least)

that annoyed companies by paying the bill in full each month

and jumping to the next great free flight offers when our old card

wouldn't give us anymore goodies.

All said, loving the Thank You Points I get now

(and so are Lowes and Home Depot where we redeem about 95% of said points).

But next time, Pottery Barn card.  I've seen some lovely sea goodies there

that will be on end of season close out soon enough.

Clearly, I have some shelf space to cover.

What do you think?

More wordy posts?

Or back to the short, sweet and simple?

I had a request to write more.

Like I did at b3Home Designs (Part 1)

Why the heck not?

Unless you beg me not to of course.

Found This Week (June 19)

A little early this week.

Happy summer time!

A while ago

I got this calendar

Off of Craigslist for free

I have calendar printed a wall of my home

And you've seen it before here and here and even here.

Remember?

Well,
Imagine my delight
when I found this calendar

I so can't wait

for the wall

and the weekly photos

that this will be on.

While the vintage Ansel calendar

was what started my obsession,

unique wall calendars are some of my

favorite DIY supplies.

Wall decor really cheap.

Especially if you love grid displays like I do.

Stay tuned!

563 more spools to go

Thank goodness

I am patient



Maybe it will be ready

for his birthday next year

Happy birthday to the loveliest

sexiest

handsomest

all tangled up

being

I have had the pleasure

to ever know

and snuggle up with

(smile)

And yes

I do anticipate

it will be another 563 spools

of Dollar Store 400 ft twine

before I get to half the size

of my inspriation ball in the first photo

Which means I could have bought 56 of them

(stupid sales tax)

and saved a year of ball chasing

let alone $575 on dollar store twine

hmmm....