Blah. Stupid dreams.
I am a vivid dreamer normally. Full color, talking in my sleep, the whole shebang. Pregnancy has taken it to a whole.new.level. At least 4 nights a week I am dreaming so wildly that I wake myself up at 3:00 and cant get back to sleep. So that is when my day starts. Fun yes? (ANY tips on combating this would be massively appreciated!!)
So as I am sitting in my dark living room working and being exhausted I get these really deep burning questions. Maybe you guys can help me solve them?
Why does no one put subway tile on their floor? Obviously the tile would have to be rated for flooring but just in general, why? People put penny tile on the floor and wall, but search Pinterest, there is like zero subway tile floors. Weird, cause it seems like an obvious option. Is it not? Am I delusional?
Speaking of floors. We have a really light colored tile in our kitchen. I LOVE the way it looks and while spills do show, I feel pretty happy about knowing when the floor is clean and when its not (unlike the tile we had previously that masked all the crap like a world champion chameleon) How do you feel about light colored floors? Would you put them in your house?
Has your local Home Depot started selling Walnut? Ours just started carrying it and it is so pretty! I’m itching to come up with a cool project so that I can use it. Something small to start because it’s super not cheap.
Have you seen this shelf? Can you even handle it?! So much math but its a show stopper for sure.
Why has Frog Eye Salad seemed like a good purchase while I’m at the grocery store on multiple occasions when I’ve confirmed (on multiple occasions) that its in fact NOT a good purchase? Its never a good purchase Mandi.
Is it a bad idea to IKEA hack a crib? I know the tutorial will bring out the crazies but is it actually a bad idea to make it prettier?
How are you feeling about plaid? Is Target going to kill the trend before it has a chance?
I cant wait to hear your thoughts!
Ok. Good chat.
Ha! I love this. ? Thank you for the smiles so early in the morning (for me, obviously NOT for you, poor thing)
I’ve been seeing subway tiles on walls a bit lately and LOVE them. I wouldn’t put them on the floor because tbh, I think they’re astheticaly so pleasing to the eye, it would be a shame to waste them on a floor.
Like you, I love having light floors. My (should I call it OCD?) around clean floors means that at the very least, I don’t remop a 3rd time because I can see they’re clean *insert grin*
Love the shelf! Would drive me to distraction putting it together, but oh, what an accomplishment!
Frog eye salad!!? I don’t even want to know lol
And YES! IKEA Hack the crib!
IKEA is THE BEST and making it prettier would be wonderful. Only one thing? Please post pics when it’s done 🙂
The sleep thing? After having 4 pregnancies myself (including one where I carried twins that were born at 6lb each) I think I can safely say that it doesn’t last forever, thankfully *smiles*
Hormones do wicked things to our bodies and brains, and I was once told that it’s natures way of preparing us for the first few weeks where we are woken up by this tiny being that we’ve birthed. It didn’t help to know that, but it did if that makes sense
I hope the next few nights give you some extra sleep, but if not, nocturnal deep questions please 🙂
Oh this might just have to become a regular series.
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You always make me laugh! We all love a good IKEAhack, go for it!
Plaid is not my thing, but I don’t see Target killing it. It’s just so versatile and timeless. Chevron? Over it! Hopefully Target will know when to pull that plug. We can hope.
My grandmothers house has subway tile flooring!!! I think it was built in the 60s. It’s GORGEOUS but seriously such a nightmare to clean. Hers is her whole entryway so u can imagine.
The home I grew in had subway tile in a herringbone pattern throughout the whole apartment floor. I don’t know if it was because it was cheap housing (probably) or due to the tile size, but some were wobbly.
I was a bit of a sleepwalker as a child and my mom put a bell over the hallway door in order to know if I was wandering at night. I vividly remember walking with care through the ajar door so that the bell and the loose tiles wouldn’t make a noise…
That is crazy!! You’re a master sleep walker lady!!
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I don’t have any remedies for your dreams but I can sympathize with you…..when I was pregnant, (all three times) I would have “pee dreams” where I would have to go pee really bad in my dream but when I would go to find a toilet, I’d go into a bathroom and the toilet would be gone and there would be just a hole in the floor. Or there would be no doors on the stalls and there would be 30 people staring at me. Or the only place I could go pee would be in the middle of a ball field. during the game!!! Or the only toilet available was a gas station toilet that was overflowing…..They always woke me up too, (thank goodness I didn’t pee the bed) but I wouldn’t be able to get back to sleep either. I feel for ya, sister!!
p.s. I’ve thought about putting subway tile on my bathroom floor too!! (just glad there’s a working toilet in there)
Oh my gosh, is it bad that this made me laugh? That is THE WORST!! I’d have totally peed the bed!
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I couldn’t sleep while I was pregnant either! Unfortunately I never found a solution.
I love plaid, light floors, and ikea hacks! I literally looked at dozens and dozens of websites trying to find a crib. All the elegant modern ones cost an arm and a leg, and the clunky hideous ones are a dime a dozen. Why?! I actually resorted to looking at Wal-Mart and they actually have some cute ones in their baby mod line. I ended up buying this one and love it. No, it’s not as stunning as the dwell studio mid century modern crib I wanted, but I can live with it. 🙂 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Baby-Mod-Marley-3-in-1-Convertible-Crib-Choose-Your-Finish/36277233
Whoa! Walmart stepped up their game! Love that crib!
As far as the crib goes, hack it if you want but you should see this one that is on sale for half off thru Walmart. It’s the Baby Mod Parklane Crib and is already so cute and really close to Ikea prices. It’s actually the same one that Young House Love used…I have no affiliation with this crib or the link or anything, but I saw it and was bummed that I already have a perfectly good crib and couldn’t justify the purchase. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Baby-Mod-ParkLane-3-in-1-Baby-Convertible-Crib-Amber-and-White/5983290?
You can hack the crib if you want, but there is a super cute one that is way on sale through Walmart right now. You can search for Baby Mod Parklane crib. It’s only $127, which is really close to Ikea prices but doesn’t need any work to bring it up to style. I was bummed that we already had a perfectly good crib so I couldn’t justify the purchase 🙂
Hi Mandi!
My second son was born just 9 days ago and the pregnancy is still very fresh in my mind. I had trouble sleeping too and actually started meditating while I was pregnant. I mostly did it to prep for the birth, but it came in handy on nights when I couldn’t sleep.
I also have a mattress warmer and it’s safe to use on a low setting in short intervals. Good luck!
Congrats Laurel!! I bet he is so sweet!!
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Vivid dreams and nightmares often suggest sleep apnea. Get checked, it’s an easy test. Untreated apnea can wreck your health.
Good luck!!!
I read my scriptures when I can’t sleep, and my eyes quickly begin to droop….. Which is great to get to sleep! But not-so-great when I’m trying to get spiritual nourishment, haha. Hang in there! 🙂
Hahaha #sotrue
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Oh pregnant dreams! When I was pregnant I took extra calcium, it’s supposed to help you stay asleep at night. It also helped my Charlie horses. You can take pills, but I got it in powder form and put it in tea. The powder is called Cal Mac, you can probably buy it online. Hope that helps!
As for the frog eye salad, is that the stuff with marshmallows, whipped cream and mandarin oranges? I think that stuff is a good idea. Just not store bought kind, my mom makes it yummily.
I like plaid in shirts maybe. But not in interior design.
I imagine there’s no subway tile in floors because the tiles are small, lots of places for moisture to get in and ruin your floor, but if the tiles were huge, I think I’d be all over it.
Super cool shelf, it would definitely make me say the s-word over and over if I tried to make it though.
IKEA hack… Isn’t that what ikea is for? They make simple stuff that you can do whatever you want with? I say go for it! Make it mandilicious!
Adding Cal Mac to my list!! Thanks Melissa!
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Target will definitely kill the trend, as they do with pretty much all of them (Hello! Chevron, indie tribal, rose gold!)… Always love an IKEA hack!… I love subway tile but like someone else mentioned, I’m thinking it might be hard to keep clean. How bout you try it & let us know. wink wink. =)
Thats what I’m here for!
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Dream comment–when are you taking your prenatal vitamin? The folic acid in it might be contributing to your crazy dreams. Folic acid gives me Inception-style crazy dreams unless I take it as early as possible in the day.
Good to know Ab! I’ll try taking them earlier, thanks for the suggestion!!
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Sorry about you disrupted sleep. A real bummer. However, on the subway tile for a floor, especially a shower, it is a safety hazard to use tile that is so slick. When wet, it could cause a fall. Most tile seen on bathroom floors has a less glossy finish for that reason.
Good luck with that sleep.
I wonder if you could use a matte tile and that would change the slickness?
I love plaids and have for the last couple of years. Two years ago I wanted to design my bedrooms with a mix of plaids, but couldn’t find anything to buy – pillows, blankets, etc. Now they’re everywhere and I’m so excited about it. I don’t know if Target will kill the trend or not, but I seriously hope not, because I need resources for the stuff!
I love light tile floors, and I love rectangles over squares. Your kitchen floor is lovely.
I can’t decide if I would like subway tile on the floors or not. I’m having a hard time imaging it. I will need to see it first to decide.
IKEA hack that crib!!!
Debra Boyer has the right idea on the subway tile on the floor. Glossy tile are usually very slippery. You can use small glossy tile if you have grout between them…using sanded grout to compensate for the slippery parts. Subway tile with their glossy finish are just too big to allow for enough sanded grout. Don’t you hate it when safety gets in the way of a good design idea?
YES, and it happens way too much in my life!! Haha
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I’m way past the age of pregnancy, but wake about 3 most mornings anyway.
I wrap up in a fleece robe and wooly socks and settle in the recliner, pushed back as far as it will go, and cover with a fleece blanket. Then I do some deep slow breathing. Finally, shut my eyes and concentrate on tracing in my mind the word ‘sleep’ in elegant script. Over and over and concentrating on returning to where i left off if my mind decides to take a walkabout. That and a dose of calcium/magnesium if all else fails. As Melissa says, the calcium quells the charlie horses.
Subway tile on floors: cleaning problems ( can’t believe so many bloggers have white kitchens/houses. THey must eat out a lot and never have anyone track mud on the floors on rainy days! And never cook with grease).
Slippery: I bet they are.
Plaid: Just another fad and an opportunity to re-docorate when it fades, IMHO….., like chevron…in two years, out the third. As not- a-fad, can’t say i ever warmed to them. But have seen a few nice rooms w/ plaid.
Frog eye salad…the name puts me off, but I’ll bet a sheet of 150 sandpaper that it’s got chemicals and other un-pleasant ingredients that a pregnant woman would not want to pass on to her baby. Shop around the outside walls and in produce, is my way……..
Now granny grump is going to have a cup of tea and think of a tropical beach and pink flamingoes, while not looking at the uncleaned white vinyl kitchen floor with red mud, autumn leaves, and pine needles on it.
I’ll be so sad when plaid is the new chevron… hot like nobody’s biz and then a slow painful fizzzzzzzle out.
I’ve been wondering the same thing about subway tile since we’re planning a bathroom addition. I have found one photo that I love with smaller subway tile on the floor and the larger on the walls. I think the smaller version is called mosaic brick tile. Anyway, you can find the photo here: https://www.remodelista.com/products/porcher-marc-newson-pedestal-lavatory-top
Ohhh that is so pretty!! I think that would cut down on the slickness that everyone’s brought up! Thanks for sharing!!
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” I know the tutorial will bring out the crazies” LOL! Yup. Do it anyway.
You couldn’t give me something plaid right now. Too. Much.
Crazies are the best kind of commenters, they’re just really concerned.
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I gotta admit that the first thing I did after reading your post was Google “Subway Tile Flooring”. I just couldn’t believe that there was nothing in that department. Like, seriously, the Google has EVERYTHING. And lo and behold, there were a few examples. I concede, not too many, but a few. I’m not sure I “love it”, but it’s definitely not a bad idea.
I have to say that everytime you do a project with lots of angles and lines I think my goodness you should be a geometry teacher. So I had to laugh about your shelf comment about all the math involved. If you can’t do it, no one can. I sure you can though. Love our blog!
Oop… Meant love YOUR blog.
I just moved from a home where I lived for 7 years that had 2 bathrooms and kitchen floors in white tile. It was white hexagon tile and in the kitchen and guest bath it had white grout. The upstairs bathroom had the same white hexagon tile and dark gray grout. I would NEVER put white tile with either dark or white grout on the floor after living in that house. I could never really get it clean and it always looked dirty. I tried every cleaner on the market, many homemade cleaners, and scrubbed it on my hands and knees with a toothbrush. Nothing ever really made it look clean. I hated it so much! When we moved we had a professional floor cleaning company come in and clean it with a power buffer. It did look clean when they were done but it also stripped off some trim paint and cost $200 so I wouldn’t consider that a sustainable cleaning method. Please note that it was just my husband & I in the home with cats. No kids and no dogs. I can’t imagine how it would have looked with kids living there.
Congratulations on your expanding family! 🙂
Plaid- meh. I like Target’s metallic for Fall. IKEA hacked crib, you’d regret it if you didn’t do it. Frog Eye Salad = YOLO. That shelf, yes, lots of math, but I haven’t seen that stop you before. My Home Depot is probably selling walnut, but I’m avoiding Home Depot because I can’t stop killing plants and that’s the section I gravitate towards. I do like light floors. But not white. I prefer warmth. Is there a subway tile rated for floors? I hate cleaning grout so I’m looking at the biggest tiles known to man to avoid grout cleaning. What were you dreaming about that woke you up? Or do you not remember them?
That is an interesting shelf for sure.
I drank a lot of peppermint tea when I was a pregnant insomniac. I can’t say for sure whether it helped me go back to sleep, but it calmed me down while I was awake and made me feel less frantic.
I used to have light-colored floors in my kitchen. Now I don’t. I miss light-colored floors zero percent. I prefer my house to work for me, not the other way around, and the darker tile gives me a buffer if I can’t clean right away. Which is always.
Haha! I LOVED this post. Great late night thoughts – I love the plaid and the idea of subway tiles!
I love plaid, and I think it’s been around long enough to withstand becoming Target-trendy. But I’ll answer your questions with my own question: am I the only one who doesn’t like subway tile?! Because.. I feel like I’m in a subway! Haha 😀
mu theory on the dream thing is your body preparing for the constant wake ups when bubs comes try and rest throughout the day. Ikea crib hack, 1 you have the skills 2 you’re not going to have your baby in something that’s not safe so who cares about the crazies. I have brown coloured subway style tiles on my floors in the kitchen dining and laundry, done in the 70’s. If I knew the right paint I could use that would survive a family of 7 I would paint them white. Hate the brown but would prefer not to use the wrong paint and have a true eyesore. Alright get some sleep xx
I am preggo with number three, and cannot emphasize enough how much calcium magnesium pills have made a HUGE difference in helping me go back to sleep after the middle of the night wakeups! I used them daily prior to pregnancy, and have slightly upped the dose as needed during the pregnancy. Also, not sure if you use essential oils, but doterra’s vetiver and serenity are champions when diffused for sleep. These are critical for me sleeping these days—I have a four year old and a two year old that exhaust me enough, gotta have good sleep. Hope that is helpful!
I have subway tile in a herringbone pattern on my bathroom floors. I LOVE it! They’re a matte white tile with gray grout. They make me “…ah!!…” every time I see them.
If you find floor grade subway will you tell me? I really want to use it on a floor but can’t find any! I don’t understand why tile can’t just work anywhere I dang well please!! 😉
i bought that plaid west elm rug the minute it went on sale and it has made my living room an infinitely more wonderful place. plaid forever!
My husband made that shelf for us and a friend one Christmas. It’s actually pretty simple…it helped that he bought the book which contained the instructions ?
I am more for medium colored floors with some texture.
That shelf looks intimidating to me but to those that can do, do.
Homemade frog eye salad (or Pepe salad as my grandma makes us call it) is delicious. I don’t put mallows or coconut in like some people.
When I was pregnant I would either wake up with Charliehorses or with hive down my legs. Melaleuca oil and a rice bag I could warm up helped a ton. The rice bag would relax and warm me enough to sleep again, but cooled down fast enough that it wasn’t bad for me or the babe.
I too had super wild and crazy vivid dreams while pregnant. Lots of people had good suggestions for getting back to sleep, but I don’t know if there’s much that you can do for the dreams themselves. My midwife said that it’s a complaint she’s heard of a lot with pregnant women. They just ran their course with me and I didn’t have any issues after my daughter came. They are nuts though! Hoping some of these suggestions help you get back to sleep.