redecorating // part 2.

we finally finished redecorating our living room! and i couldn't be happier with the outcome.

of course we haven't finished putting pictures in the frames above our couch, but we will get there.

take a gander at all my lovely books. i love them.

you may call me a read-a-holic

clock // ikea

pillows// ikea

frames // walmart

tv stand // ikea

book shelves // ikea

basket // ross

[most] knick knacks // hobby lobby

prints // pinterest

print // pinterest

A // hobby lobby

vase & flower // hobby lobby

frame // DI

print // pinterest

candy jar // target

vase & flower // hobby lobby

basket // ross

owl // hobby lobby

box // hobby lobby

green ball // hobby lobby

frame // DI

frame & print // our wedding

frame // DI

white decoration // hobby lobby

succulent plant // hobby lobby

frame // hobby lobby

Happiness Is...

• my cute little owl, he is my fav
• books upon books upon books
• Visions of Glory. if you are at all religious, i recommend you read it, it is quite the read.
• succulents
• harry potter, who doesn't love that wonderful creation
• my planner, i live off of it
• not having to look for a summer job! hallelujah
• oh children, you crack me up
• BWW it where it's at
• my cute husband, he just makes me happy
• cool runnings, yeah man.
• the fault in our stars. i can't get over that book
• redecorating, i am in love with our living room
• black & white, it is definitely classy
• getting tests over with
• my husband in a suit, ow ow!

redecorating // part 1.

so this week i had an urge to redecorate our cute little apartment a bit. probably since i spend most of my waking hours glued to pinterest. it is quite the addiction. so i got some ideas and based our room off of this lovely photo: 

[here]

here is out cute little room before it was changed. this is even a little bit older photo...we got a yellow bedspread, but any who this was basically it. 

and here is the lovely 'after.' i like to think we upgraded to a more grown up room. plus i love it, and pinterest. so yeah yeah. i wish i actually did more things off of pinterest. luckily i'm a pinterest cooking wife. for the past week i've cooked a meal i found on pinterest every night. i felt accomplished.

anyway, we have other big plans for our living room. once we finish i will show you the wonderful 'finished product.' we are in the middle of it, and we are also taking a trip to the wonderful place of ikea. hopefully i don't buy everything in the store, i am kinda in love with it. i just wish we lived closer. 

DIY: ombre hair.

last year around this time i had a melt and i absolutely loved it! i looked at a few places around town and to get my hair colored and they were all $75+. i was feeling a little cheap at the time so i decided to look how to do it myself in the place that has everything: pinterest. it really contains everything. 

i was a little nervous, because it could turn out a total fail and ruin my hair, or it could turn out the exact way i wanted. so i decided to take that risk...and it only cost me about $20 at the most. 

i died my hair a brown color that i bought at walmart for $5.00 at first because i already had highlights in my hair. i wanted it all one color before i did the ombre. 

you will need:

+ 20 volume peroxide/developer

+ 1 packet of powdered bleach 

+ 1 mixing bowl

+ 1 pair of gloves

+ 1 toothbrush

1. pour 2 ounces of peroxide/developer, and the packet of bleach into the mixing bowl until it is well mixed together

2. separate your hair into 4 sections [can do more if you wish]

3. dip toothbrush into bleach/peroxide mixture and starting at the ends of your hair brush the bleach throughout your hair until it is blended the way you want

4. make sure to apply it more plentifully to the ends of your hair since you want them to be the lightest

5. leave the bleach in 10-20 minutes. depending on how light you want it. [i left it in for 20 minutes]

6. after the time is up wash your hair and style as you normally would