"SECRET SURPRISE"

I can't believe its been so long since my last post! I moved my hair business home a couple of months ago and it has just seemed to take off! I've been working much later in the evenings and just haven't had a lot of down time lately. I am getting ready for a very BIG surprise and I just have to let y'all in on what's going on. My hubby who teaches 5th grade has been invited to go to D.C. for 4 days next month for the annual Safety Patrol Trip. While he's away for 4 whole days I am surprising him with a "MAN CAVE." My mom's coming down to help me get it put together and I am so excited! It has been so hard keeping this from him. I've been bidding on his favorite sports paraphernalia and organizing lists of what all he already has and what still needs to be purchased. A dear client and friend of mine is giving me a recliner for the space because lets face it if this space doesn't have a manly RECLINER then it just won't be complete!Ha! My brother is even coming down to help move furniture in and to set up the t.v. and PS3 so that when he gets home its all ready for him to enjoy. I've never done anything this BIG for him and I am so excited about it. I just know how surprised he's going to be and how much he will enjoy this space. I will definitely be posting pics of the progress and blogging about it each day of the transformation.

I wanted to post some of my favorite design pics that I've found on the internet. These are very inspiring to me.

I love the stripes on the wall in this room.

I love the chair in this room.

I love CHALKBOARD paint and this wall is amazing! This really gives me an idea for my wedding wall in my hallway.Hmmm...

I LOVE Melamine plates and Monograms! This is the best of both worlds.

I think a picture like this would look great in a child's room. Its very notalgic.

I'm a hairstylist and I just love this old dryer chair. Very Chic!

LOVE the detail in these kitchen cabinets.

I don't know what it is about these antlers but I totally want to find a spot for a pair in my house. They are sooo Ralph Lauren and I just love how chic they are.

I love old books and these are so pretty in pink.

I love everything about this room.

I just love this old chair. It has so much character and charm.

Red or Green?

I'm trying to decide what color I am going to paint my t.v.armoire. I am using red and green in my living room as pops of colors. I will distress the piece either way but just don't know. I'm leaning towards red, but just want some opinions. If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it. Here is a pic of the armoire. I want to change the knobs on it as well to glass knobs.

 The shelves aren't attached and are in a different spot in the room now. The Armoire also has doors that close and are now attached to it. The room is also painted a different color now, here's a pic of the room in progress Here .

"A Charmed Life" PETITE HAIR BOUTIQUE

I am so happy about my new venture! It has been a dream of mine for the last five years to one day have my own hair salon. This past month that dream came true when I opened up "A Charmed Life" Petite Hair Boutique. "A Charmed Life" petite hair boutique is a quaint little shop nestled in the lower level of my home. I wanted to create a cozy atmosphere where you can feel totally relaxed, enjoy great music, delicious treats, all while having the best salon services. Here are a few photos of the finished shop!

The Farmer's Know Best and I'm feeling LUCKY!

Many people around this neck of the woods are just hatin' on all the snow we've been having here in East TN. Over the past 10 yrs we've not had very much snow and every year people are complaing about it(Probably "ME" the most) and now we're finally having a GREAT WHITE WINTER and people are sick of it already. Good Grief people! I myself am a LOVER of the snow. I love to sit by my window in my BIG comfy chair curled up with a blanket just watching it fall. Snow is so magical. It brings a since of calm over me unlike anything else. This morning my husband wakes me up and say's"Honey, it's snowing outside!!!!" I said to him" Is it really? Your not joking right?" You see SNOW is not a joking matter at our house....its very serious business. I knew as soon as I saw the snow outide my window this morning that it was going to be a great day! My honey who teaches got out of school and I had the day off, so we bundled up and went out to Mickey D's for breakfast .(We always have to get out in the snow and do something even if its just driving around in it).  While we were sitting there eating our delicious breakfast burritos the best idea came to mind.....POWER BALL!  You see every night my honey and I see the powerball come on and we always yell out our guesses. We laugh b/c we always talk about when we win the lottery, but hey we've never played....So today after we finished eating we went across the street to purchase our very FIRST PowerBall ticket! WOOHOO!!! We stood there trying to pick out the most lucky numbers we could think of(these would be dates,ages,etc..we're both very sentimental) and talking back and forth about how we'll spend our fortune. It was such a rush! And even though I'm not a gamblin' girl my honey's in education and it goes towards that right? RIGHT! So for today I am just sitting in my chair watching the snow fall and enjoying being still. And of course waiting until 6:59 tonight when they will announce the winner of powerball. Unlike lately this snow wasn't even forcast but it came anyway. The Farmer's Almanac is calling for a very cold and snowy winter which I am very excited about.

These Foolish Things Remind Me of YOU!

Well as you all are very aware this weekend is VALENTINE'S DAY! This is my second favorite holiday. I am such a sucker for romance. I absolutely LOVE having a day where all I do is LOVE all over my Honey! My Honey and I have always made our VALENTINE'S for each other and every year he totally out does me....wuz up with dat? I mean I'm suppose to be the one that breaks out all the glitter and stickers and puts him to shame right? Well for some reason when it comes to this sort of thing I am NOT creative at all....this is one reason I am not at all into scrapbooking. Well I like to think that I make up for it in other ways like makin' my scrumptious Chocolate Covered Strawberries....what's V-Day without them? This Year my honey and I have decided to spend our V-day at home. I am really looking forward to this too.I really want to wake up earlier than my honey on v-day morning and make my honey breakfast in bed. I want to put the sunday paper on the tray and everything...I know I've seen way too many movies. I have always wanted to make heart shaped waffles and freshly squeezed orange juice. I can't think of a better date than to be snuggled up on the sofa in my pj's with my MAN watching sappy chick flicks,(when harry met sally,sleepless in seattle,Love Jones and Pretty Woman) eating strawberries and sippin' on champagne,dancing to Michael Buble and just being together,aah. Well I hope that each of you have a FABULOUS VALENTINE'S DAY! I look forward to reading about how you spent your day!

Tablescapes

One of my most favorite things to do is decorate! I love changing out the accessories in my home as the season's and holiday's change. I absolutely love watching Sandra Lee on the Food Network just to see her table at the end of the show. It is always so inspiring. I had a swap party at my house on Friday night and here are some pics from the tablescape of the kitchen island.I wish I had one after i put all the food out but i don't. I would love to hear all your ideas and advice for creating the perfect tablescape.