I have received the stylish blogger award from so many of you.

thank you so much, i am flattered!

now 7 things about me…

i was born and raised in canada.

i have dual citizenship and feel so lucky 🙂

i have 2 sisters.

i love having sisters and i talk to them everyday!

i graduated from byu-idaho with a bachelors in interior design in 2007.

the program was SO challenging but taught me everything i know.

i miss school.

i have plans to get my masters one day.

i met my husband in my 2nd year of college.

i was married at the ripe young age of 21.

i know it was only 5 years ago, but don’t we look so young?

we spent a summer living in cape cod massachusetts.

it was incredible.

we rented a small cape style home and had the time of our lives.

i dream of owning a home on the cape one day.

we welcomed our first baby in march of 2008.

she came 16 weeks early (24 weeks gestation) and weighed 1 pound 9 ounces.

we spent 3 months in the NICU.

it was a life changing experience.

my husband started medical school.

uggghhh, that’s all i have to say about that 🙂

i ran my first marathon last year.

i survived and consider it a miracle!

i now spend my days as a mom, part-time designer, DIYer, and i love it!

ok, maybe that was more than 7.

too much info?

i couldn’t resist posting emory’s sunday outfit this week.

ruffled blue cardigan from children’s place $16.00, pink rosette shirt from joe fresh style $10.00, knit button up skirt from janie and jack $12.00 (on sale!), patten leather boots from joe fresh style, and flower headband from gymboree $5.00

sunday is my favorite day to dress up emory.

nothing like a little church girl.

especially with painted nails!

btw- stripes are painted…

i love stripes.

i am crazy about striped walls.

i am thinking about painting black & white stripes in my daughter’s room.

i have decided on horizontal stripes, but black & white?

now this is where you come in….

i am always the one giving design advice.

this time i want to hear your opinion, all of you:)

emory’s room has a slanted wall which makes hanging art impossible.

although i love this architectural feature, it can be very frustrating to decorate!

here is the wall.

so far i have done nothing with it.

the right side (not showing) looks very empty, it needs something!

here are my thoughts:

1. i love stripes

2. i love black & white

3. i love chalkboard paint

the hardest decisions, what size? what color?

this bathroom is fabulous but i think the stripes are a little narrow.

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these striped drapery have the perfect width.

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here is the wall adjacent to the “striped wall.”

while searching ksl i came across this bamboo folding screen.

i can picture it spray painted in a glossy bright color and used as a headboard.

what an inexpensive way to spice up a bedroom.

there are some many things about this bedroom that i love.

the folding screen headboard is definitely at the top of my list.

a folding screen headboard is fantastic but i ultimately love upholstered headboards.

how about an upholstered folding screen headboard?

yes please!

i love the height and print on this headboard .

jenny from the little green notebook posted a tutorial on a DIY upholstered folding screen headboard. (of course she did, what doesn’t that girl do?)

if i had another room, this would be my next project.