My Taste, My Home

Today I am highlighting my downstairs family room "media wall". Pardon the lighting, we only have two small windows that hardly let in any light. 

Shelves: Ikea//Frame: Target//Picture: Self painted

This small wall is to the right of our T.V. I needed something to keep the Wii/T.V. remotes from the kids, and to have all the kid's movies on hand. I had originally bought these shelves for the kid's bathroom and mine but did not like the way they would have looked. I feel like I need something to the left of the frame... any suggestions? 

 

This picture frame I bought about 5 years ago and needed something to spruce up the wall. I felt like painting one day and had this leaf stencil from a Christmas gift I painted for someone. I just use Arcyllic paints since they are easy. 

You can see the frame the T.V. sits in the left of the shelves. There is a hole in the wall it rest in. Which is nice because it does not stick out from the wall. But this way all of favorite movies and games are right there next to the T.V.

The best part is having a set place for ALL the remotes. Between the remotes and controllers, there are 6, and it is nice to just go to the shelf and find them all there when we need them. 

What kind of ways do you organize your media needs?

Bethany

My Tastes in My Home

So I am starting a new, very short, series on the decor in my home. Mostly because I am in the process of changing my tastes and need to see it out there to decide if I still like it. 

To start, I have always LOVED monograms. They seem so retro, chic and modern all together. And it is such a personal touch without being a picture, which can be overwhelming sometimes. 

 

 There is this one I found off of Pinterest that is so cute! If I ever had the right style of home, I would totally do this!

 

As well from Pinterest, this is so cute for kids! Here they are giving it to their teacher, but could still be used in the home. 

 

This vinyl decal found here on Etsy is another option that has an amazing look and can have endless possibilities with the look. 

And the 3 letter idea is catching on as well. You could display it at a wedding and then use it in your home afterward or give as a gift, to yourself! Found here on Etsy.

My personal favorite is my own wooden monogram I had customed made at 3" Feet Tall from Wall Candy Decor.

Pardon the window to the right of it, but I LOVE it! I did it in a turquoise color, one of my new favorites. This is hanging in my living room and is taller than my 2 year old son! I am still trying to figure out what to do with the window, I want to make curtains, but when I tried to put up my longest rod, it was too short, by over a foot. This window is huge! But I think my theme is going to be turquoise and a light purple along with hints of grey. 

Why not yellow like everyone else because I am in love with it? My husband hates yellow, because at a house we used to own in the past, my yellow color choice for our bedroom was not from the swatch, and he woke up hungry every morning he said to honey mustard. It was bad, but I never told him and then we sold the house before dealing with it. 

This is the start to my new home decor. Before we moved into our rental the first weekend of this last November, there was nothing because I was so tired of it, when we moved out of our apartment, I just got rid of most of it... too drastic?

Bethany