'10 most influential design bloggers'

Go over to The Home Rejuvenation Blog and check out the results!!!
Click Here!

I am excited to say that Kim & Jo's blog, Desire to Inspire made the number #5! I love their own personal styles & all the hard work they put into their blog.

Some of the other blogs I had heard of, some I had not. There are so many out there, if I went to all of them I would spend 20hours a day on my computer!!!!! lol ;) My list that I try to visit everyday has grown. Also, I see so many comments from new people on my blog all the time,......and of course I go to their blogs, and it just snowballs from there!!! :)

Thanks to anyone who stops by my blog and finds it interesting. Its just me sharing what I love and what I do. Its fun. I love if I can actually inspire somebody and meet others who love design as much as I do.

UK Home Boutique

I was looking for Andy Warhol prints the other day, and found this site. It has nothing to do with Andy Warhol, but I still found it.
Its a store called, Topshop Pussy. They sell Homewares, Paul Frank items, books, and their website it really cute.
Here is the item that came up in my "Warhol" search.....

I would "LOVE" to have this. lol The Love Mirror! I might ask for it for Xmas. :)
Here is a bunch of other goodies that SHOULD be in MY home!!!



Click HEREfor the link to these products.
I love the look of their store. They are in the UK,....way to far away from me to go shop.

Just thought I would post about them, maybe somebody will find something they can't live without on their online store. :)

By the way, I want this.....

Anybody got a clue of where I can find one. I do online searches and get nothing.:( Modern Seed had them for sale on their website back in 2006.

Rehab Weekends (oct 07)

Photos from early ~ mid October 2007

I have lost track of the rehab weekend #'s, and I am to lazy to try to figure it out. lol I am not the only one feeling lazy.....

The Master Bedroom is our main thing at this point and time. The picture below is just showing that I have spent alot of time insulating the room.

Before the insulation went up, my husband did some lighting. We put two recessed lights over the window in the corner of the room, and two over the bed.

We also are installing a ceiling fan. It was a last minute decision. We couldn't find one we liked. I think they are fine in taller ceiling rooms. I didn't really want one in our bedroom, but we found a smaller one.

Its from Lowes, only $89.00. I like the extra light it will give the room. :)
I did spend alot of time one rehab weekend cleaning the basement really well. I mopped the floors and moved things around. I was getting it ready for the kitty's. We have it set up nice for them. They really like it! Gives them more room to play.

We hung a bunch of toys from the beams in the ceiling.


My girls, Sammy & Lexey enjoy the retro chairs in the living room also.

This past weekend we started FINALLY hanging drywall in the masterbedroom and bathroom. This is a picture of the ceiling in the bathroom.

Here is the shower. Not a very "exciting" picture. lol This is where a tub used to sit, before we ripped it out.

We had the help of "Team Dad". lol

Then the Bedroom ceiling went up.

On the left side of this photo is where a couch will sit for a nice seating area. The right side is the tiny bathroom.

Here is a picture of the bathroom with the drywall up. Its so tiny.

All day Barrett tried to sneak into the room to see what was going on...

Its nice to see some walls in here finally!!!!

Muffins watched while everyone worked hard....


We only have a few weeks left,....and alot to do. So, cross your fingers for us. The stress of having a deadline has really kicked in.

IKEA Bedding

I know not everyone loves IKEA as much as I do. I know alot of people are obsessed, others want anything but IKEA stuff in their homes. I for one really like IKEA bedding because its affordable. If you get sick of it, or perhaps a cat pukes on it, it can be replaced without spending an arm and a leg.




This is a new bedding from IKEA, HULDA RUND. (I still do not have the 2008 catalog!) Last night was the first time I saw it on their website. I think this is the bedding I want for my Masterbedroom.



I can't wait to hang my Monroe Warhol print!!!! Its the inspiration for the whole room. I really want to bring red into the room. (Even though I have enough red in the house!!!) We'll see. :)

my PINK office

Summer is now gone, and I realized how fast it has gone by. I have been so wrapped up in the remodeling of our home, that I don't feel like summer was ever here. lol Its now crunch time at my atomic ranch. We only have a feel weekends left to finish up what is needed to refinance. We are a bit stressed of course. The Masterbedroom and Bathroom is what is left. The room which we started in, is the room we will finish in. I have been decorating though.

Here is my office.

I never intended on it being so "girly", but when you paint it pink I guess its gonna happen. I collect toys from the 80's, so I was able to display my Carebears. I also love Hello Kitty. The room makes me happy. I have never had an office do that. At my last house I never could get my office "right". I feel I finally have. :) (my husband hates this room.)



My black kitten, Lexey, loves the hot pink shag rug!


My magazine collages I made turned out really well for the room!

I have 5 hanging over each window. It was a cheap and a fun way to decorate. It really helped to bring the pink and red color scheme together. I need more red in the room though. Its not completely done yet. I am sure I will post more photos in the future! I still have a whole blank wall to work with across from my desk. (I have plans for it.)

Here is what my office looked like BEFORE.....

It was a wonderful feeling ripping up the nasty dirty carpet that was in there.

Thanks for stopping by! I will be posting more now that I finally have the internet.

Living Room Video

Here is a movie that I made yesterday. Its not complete, but almost. It took me a few hours just to make this. I had so many pictures to go through. Let me know what you think. :) I think its fun to watch the changes in the living room. I made this video to put on my website for my business JD Design.



I will be adding more photos to the video of the living room DONE and decorated. I finally have the internet. Hopefully I will be able to post more, and catch up with everyones blogs!