Green Garden DIY

This Memorial Day weekend we were busy bees working on a garden! Kyle's family decided that we should have a family garden at our house. I was thrilled because we had wanted a garden for awhile, but knew it was a really big job. We rented a rototiller and got to work. Here is what our garden looks like:

We had one little problem. Our hose is at the front of the house and won't reach all the way back to the garden. I had wanted a rain barrel because I loved the idea. So, when we were at our local True Value getting items for the garden, I picked up a small trashcan for only $15. Then, we put the trashcan under our gutter downspout. Lastly, we took some garden shears and cut out a small part of the lid to fit around the downspout. That way, we can put the lid on and keep gross stuff out of the water. 

Here is what the hole looks like:

Now, we just fill up the watering can (that we got for cheap at ikea) to water the garden. It rained last night and it is already filled up! Yay for green and FREE water!

We recently got all of our wedding photos back so I am eager to finally hate some wedding DIYs that I have been promising for so long!

Something old, something blueish

As I recover from our wedding and try to give my all in my new medical internship, I thought I would try to blog. I wanted to share a couple of pieces from our booth!

The first piece is our something old. Our friend Allie's parents owned it and we were happy to obtain it. It is such a beautiful piece! Here it is:

I love the wood work and details! Here is our blueish dresser:

When we bought it, we loved the handles! Then we spruced it up with some paint. Here is what our booth looks like right now:

And lastly, I wanted to share our wedding photographer, Gail Werner's sneak peek of our wedding!

Photo courtesy of Gail Werner Photography. I am so excited to see all of our pictures from Gail! She has been my boss for years and I was over the moon to have her photograph my wedding (not to mention she is SO talented at EVERYTHING she does)!!

Here comes the bride

Hey guys! Sorry my blogging has been so sparse recently. Just in case all of you didn't know, I am getting married on Saturday!! After that, I plan to flood you with wedding DIYs and booth updates with all of my new found free time! Until then, please explore our wedding website/app.

Armoired and Dangerous

This piece I am about to share with you is one of my favorite pieces we have ever put in the booth. It is a classic mid-century modern armoire. This would look beautiful in a bedroom or it could serve as a luxurious bar. If Kyle would have let me keep this, I would have in a heartbeat. Alas, the first world problems of a booth owner.

Without further adieu, here it is:

I am in love. Here is what the booth looks like with the armoire in it:

Don't you just love it? On another note, stay tuned for another bridal DIY soon.

Crafty Cards

Sorry for the long hiatus! I have been so engulfed with the wedding and I have wedding projects coming out of my ears. I had my bridal shower and we are working on editing those photos and putting them up on the blog with some DIYs. Meanwhile, I wanted to share a DIY that I did recently.

After the shower, I wanted to send out the first round of thank you cards. We debated on having Kyle design them to match the invitations. However, the printing was going to be pretty expensive. So I came up with an alternate idea. I found a monogram stamp at Micheal's for $1 and had an ah-ha moment. I could buy classy, but simple cards at a place like Target and stamp each one with the monogram stamp.

Here are my supplies:

And here is the after:

I love that it is more personal than just a store bought thank you note. And you don't have to use it for a wedding, a thank you note is always nice! Stay tuned (hopefully soon) for pictures and DIYs from my bridal shower!

Churchy Cheer-Up

We added a new desk to the booth that we painted red. Kyle's dad found it at their church. Everyone wanted to throw it away, but he thought of us. We immediately snatched it up. It just needed some TLC. It's a really large desk that has some cool quirks. For example, you have to open the top, middle drawer to open the other drawers. That way, it's harder for others to just rifle through your desk.

Here is what it looked like before:

Here are a couple of after pictures of it in the booth:

Here is what the booth looks like this week:

We just sold the french provincial dresser, so we will be adding a new piece soon that I am SO excited to share with you. It is awesome. I have also been working on wedding projects like craaaaaazy, so stay tuned for some more DIY tutorials.

Home History: Built-in

Today I am sharing the second part in series about our home. One of the things we really liked about the living room when we toured the home was the built-in shelving. However, when we tore out the old ceilings to return the ceiling to its original height, we realized the old shelving was too short for the space. So we screwed it to the wall and Kyle and his dad built cabinets underneath. I love the built-in and I think it is a great focal point in the living room. It also houses my books and our relics, which are close to our hearts.

Here is the before picture:

Here are the after pictures (taken by the lovely Kyle Lewis):

I think the white looks so much better than the wood. It really makes it stand out. I also took a risk here and painted the wall behind the built-in a radish color. Before the built-in was in, I was really regretting it. But in the end, the risk reaped a reward.

My mom had these at work and said they had to go here. I obviously agreed.

Books + owl = love.

I made the wreath with old encyclopedia pages and a wreath form.

In this photo you can see my beloved Buddha lamp and some more Buddhas on the bookshelves.

A reflection of our starburst, flower light.

A metallic Buddha that I bought in New York.

Around our house we love newspapers. Kyle loves them so much he works for two. So when I found these baskets made out of newspapers, I snatched them up.

This is what I call my shelf. It shows my love of travel and NYC. It also holds my letter C.

"A girl should be two things, classy and fabulous." - Coco Chanel (had to incorporate my namesake).

I love our vintage Brownie camera that was a gift from Aeriel and Neil because Kyle is a photographer (see pictures above and below) and the man who invented Brownie cameras was from Pendleton!

Kyle's letter sits on his newspapers and owls from his grandma in his shelf.

I hope you enjoyed seeing on of my favorite things in the house full of our most sentimental tchotchkes. See you soon with a booth update!