Today I am excited to introduce my newest sponsor, The Lovely Wall.

When I came across this Etsy shop earlier this month, I fell in love.

I am a huge fan of their product (see my honeybee wall decals here) and I am thrilled to have them as a sponsor! Their designs and prices are awesome.

Wall decals have been making a big comeback lately.

They are practically a renters dream, are inexpensive, and super easy to install. What more could you ask for?

  

The Lovely Wall has an awesome assortment of decorative wall decals.

I am thinking of using the arrows in Theo’s nursery!

They also sell adorable chalkboard decals.

How cute are these?

These quotes and sayings decals would be great in a playroom.

I also love their wall scape decals,

as well as their removable wallpaper!

Today The Lovely Wall is giving away a $75.00 gift certificate to their shop.

1. Visit The Lovely Wall and leave a comment saying which wall decal you would want to win.

1. Share on FB

2. Pin your favorite wall decal 

(leave a comment for each extra entry)

Winner will be selected on Monday October 7th.

Good luck!

xo

I have spent the last few weeks working on making over Emory’s room.

Since we are only living in this rental home for the next 9 months, I kept my budget really small. We are also planning on selling all of our furniture before the big move to California, so I didn’t want to put much money or time into something that I just have to turn around and sell.

I converted Emory’s loft bed to an upholstered twin bed, sewed the drapery, added the wall decals, and used accessories that I had around the house.

The total room makeover cost is $150.00.

I am absolutely in love with the honeybee wall decals. 

I purchased them from The Lovely Wall. They are $15.00 a set and I needed 2 sets for her wall.

I purchased them in gold metallic and they have the prettiest shimmer.

I hung a couple gold mirrors I had laying around on the wall.

I purchased the purple linen bed fabric from Home Fabrics (a discount fabric store) for $5.00/yard. I am pretty sure it is actually Serena & Lily fabric, so I am pretty happy about getting such a great deal! I also scored the white drapery fabric for $5.00/yard and purchased the black pom pom trim from JoAnn Fabrics (and used my 40% off coupon).

I purchased the floral pillow from an Etsy Shop called Aurelia. It was a splurge, but I LOVE the Manuel Canvas Misia Fabric.

I also hung one of my favorite white mirrors above the cabinet that holds all her toys.

Considering my tight timeline and budget, I am pretty happy with the results!

I think it feels a little more homey and settled, which I think is important even if we are only living here for a short time.

 Also, make sure you check back tomorrow, I have a great giveaway! Just a hint, you could score yourself some adorable wall decals!

  

  

xo,

Like I have mentioned before, I love to buy Emory clothes.

Unfortunately my eyes are always bigger than my budget, so I have to get creative.

I pretty much adore all of J.Crew Cuts clothing.

In my opinion, their clothing is the perfect mix of playfulness, style, and sophistication.

I usually spend a few minutes drooling over the clothing at J.Crew Cuts, and then I get busy finding the perfect look -a-likes.

Today I thought it would be fun to share with you a few of my recent finds…

J.Crew Cuts Jacket: $138.00 vs. Gap Jacket: $60.00

J.Crew Cuts Leggings: $25.00 vs. Target Leggings: $5.00

J.Crew Cut Heart Skirt: $48.00 vs. Old Navy Skirt Heart Skirt: $8.00

J.Crew Cuts Bow Shirt: $40.00 vs. Target Bow Skirt: $7.00

J.Crew Cuts Shoes: $58.00 vs. Target Shoes: $18.00

I would say saving $220.00 is a pretty good deal!

My favorite deal has to be this jacket!

The J.Crew Cuts jacket is $138.00 and the Gap jacket is originally $88.00 but is on sale for $60.00.

I loooove it!

I must admit, I sure do love to shop for look-a-likes!

Anyone else do the same thing?

Last week my sister sent me a picture of her back entry hall.

She was ready to add a little life to the boring grey walls but didn’t want to spend much money.

She had the idea to paint a small section in black chalkboard paint, but we decided it would look best to paint the entire wall. She used Rust-oleums black chalkboard paint.

I wish we had a before picture, but here is the wall once it was painted black. 

She then hung several unused gold frames and mirrors that she had collected over the years.

A little chalk doodling and her back entrance was transformed!

I think she did such a fantastic job and I love how much drama it adds to her space.

So, what do you think?

Would you be brave enough to paint an entire wall black?

xo,