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Dylan’s Dream Room Bedroom Reveal

By Mandi | 04/19/2013 | 202 Comments

When I say that this is my favorite space that I have ever created, there is no exaggeration. I thought that I was ready to dust my hands off and walk away after my living room reveal, but I mean, how Mandilicious is that? Not Mandilicious at. all. folks. As I have mentioned before, creating a kids room that you both will enjoy can be super hard. If you let them be involved, you are guaranteed to end up with a few roadblocks…such as kangaroos (I mean, kangaroos? When she said that I giggled like an idiot for about 30 minutes.) Here is the interview with Dylan, just so you guys who are new can see just how sparkly this little child is. (Just a warning, she is so sparkly that you will need sunscreen.)

When Sherwin Williams gave me the color Pink for National Painting Week the whole Dylan’s Dream Room process began. And just because I cant get enough of showing you guys the HORRIBLE condition of the house when we bought it (this is the MLS listing) here is the BEFORE before. Hope you have a tetanus shot.

Then the room went to this. This was one of the first rooms that I redid when I started Vintage Revivals almost 3 years ago.

And THEN (sheesh this is like the song that never ends!) I painted everything white. And it was great. But there was none of Dylan’s flair for life in this room at.all.

So now that you are up to speed I am THRILLED to show you how the room turned out. I worked for 3 weeks straight on this space (because I pretty much did it twice, but that is another post for next week.) When you are creating a space for someone you love so much, its so easy to put your heart completely into it. I showed you the color palette Dylan picked out, and this is how we incorporated so many colors into one space.

Each color was used on the far right hexagon and then diluted with white paint to ombre it out (pretend that is a legit term ok folks?)

If you watched Dylan’s video you know that pink and puppies were the things that she talked about the very most. So how could I not make a pink puppy feature wall? We are hoping that with a guardian bulldog she will actually want to sleep in her room now…please pray.

The perfect bubble gum pink is called Pink Moment and I absolutely love it. The bulldog is carved out of thin cork board so that Miss Dyl has a memo board for all of her beautiful art projects.

The little vintage industrial desk was a $15 yard sale score and could not be more perfect. Its nice and tiny, has a Formica wipe able surface, and lots of storage. It hits me about 4 inches above my knee, and I was a little concerned about finding a mini chair. So of course I went into my garage to see what I have hoarded (I have a disease, read more about it here) and found this little stool that came out of an old bank. The top cushion looked like it had been the shield for Michelangelo in his latest battle against his nemesis. It was shredded. Get it!? Shredder!!? Sometimes I think I am funny.

The coat hooks were made from copper tubing and mounted to the wall. Copper is such a great color and goes so well with this shade of pink. They aren’t fighting each other, even thought the colors are similar, its like they are long lost BFFs!

This is the part where I stop chit chatting and just show you the eye candy. Please Enjoy.

So what do you think, do you think this room matches sparkly Dylan? Make sure you check back next week for a source post with all of the info you could ever need about this room and dont worry, the tutorials will begin next week too for all of the fun amazing projects!!

Huge thanks are in order to Sherwin Williams for giving me the kick in the butt that I needed to make this room a reality for Dyl. National Painting Week is sort of like a holiday for a DIYer like me. It is FULL of amazing inspiration. Make sure to pop over to the fabulous Emily Henderson’s blog for her Pink project. Tomorrow The Decorista and The City Sage are taking on Purple and I cannot wait to see what they have up their sleeves!

This is a sponsored project with Sherwin Williams National Painting Week, all opinions and projects are my own folks.

Make sure to check out the other posts in this series below!

Picking The Perfect Paint Colors For Dylan’s Room

By Mandi | 04/17/2013 | 20 Comments

(If you are new to this series I am redecorating my daughter’s bedroom. Check out this post to see just what she wants)

Finding the perfect palette for a sassy 4 year old is hard work. If it were completely up to Miss Dylan her room would end up looking just like Punky’s.

And as much as I adored that room as a child, its just not quite what we (meaning me) are going for. So I took Dyl (and Aggie the Bulldog) on a trip to my local Sherwin Williams to pick out paint colors.

For a little girl that is told every time we go in, to not. touch. the. paint. colors. she was in HEAVEN when I told her to pick out her favorites. (In the first picture you cant see it but she was tapping her chin saying “Hmmmmm”)

The first color that she chose was a bright barbie pink aka Dragon Fruit. I was NOT surprised at all. Next was the Mandarin Orange. Those two colors to me sort of dictated where the colors went from there. I pulled swatches that I liked and let her pick her favorites. And finally with a little guidance she ended up with these colors. She was obviously extremely excited about it.

So friends, this is our palette for Dylan’s Dream Room. Its not too girly but still girlish. Its happy, and imaginative, and sort of makes you want to merrily skip in a circle. We (yes, both of us) LOVE it. I have coined it Citrus Spectrum.

The colors are all Sherwin Williams and from left to right are (beginning at the top) Pink Moment, Mandarin, Gambol Gold, (Second Row) Eye Catching, Citronella, Bagel, (Bottom Row) Gladiola, Dragon Fruit, Confident Yellow.

Oh and I should probably introduce you to Adam. This is Dylan’s new BFF. (I love her little foot that she moves and wiggles when she is shy or excited.) She was telling him that she wanted her room to be pink with puppies. (and no Justin Beaver)

I cant wait to show you guys how it all came together! I think that Dylan’s room is my favorite project that I have ever done. And THAT is saying something. So make sure you check in on Friday for the entire room reveal!

As for me I am off to Salt Lake for SNAP! this weekend!! Can’t wait to see some of you there!! xo

Crafting For Charity

By Mandi | 04/16/2013 | 5 Comments

Blogging for fun is awesome. Blogging for a great cause is EVEN BETTER!! My girls over at Homes.com asked if I would be up for creating a project for their Crafting for Charity event and I was so so happy to participate!

Do you see what it says on there!? I have the chance to win $5,000 for my favorite charity! The charity that I chose is The Christmas Box House.

Each Christmas Box House serves as a one-stop assessment center for abused and neglected children, from infants through children up to the age of eighteen. Children in our care receive mental, emotional, and physical care in a home-like, loving environment. During their stay they are exposed to a variety of learning experiences.

When a child enters a Christmas Box House the first thing they see is a large Christmas tree decorated year round. The children are allowed to choose a toy or stuffed animal from under the tree to join them in their experience at the Christmas Box House.

Children stay at the Christmas Box House until an appropriate placement has been made or until their environment at home is safe to allow for their return. The Christmas Box Houses are particularly helpful to sibling groups, who would oftentimes be separated from one another because of a lack of homes that can accommodate several children at once.

I have a cousin that is amazing and just adopted 5 boys from the same family that had been placed in foster care. They arrived at The Christmas Box House and received so much help. This one hits close to home and I am so happy to support them! Love you Jeni!!

The project that I did is this Hand Drawn Herringbone Lamp:

If you want to check out the tutorial you can see it here.

In order to win the $5,000 to donate I need your votes! Please take just a second and click over and vote!! You guys are amazing!!

Oh and maybe I should mention that one lucky voter is going to walk away with $500…maybe today is your lucky day!?

Caring For Hardwood and Saving Trees With Pinterest

By Mandi | 04/11/2013 | 5 Comments

One of the conditions I had when we bought our house was that we had to replace the HORRIBLE carpet with hardwood. Because we were on a very strict budget we searched and searched before finding the right one on Build Direct. We ended up with Hand Scraped Engineered Hardwood. If you are unfamiliar with Engineered flooring basically its a few layers of MDF with a small layer of real wood on the very top. Engineered is great because its a lot less expensive, its doesnt warp and swell the way real hardwood can (the MDF stabilizes it more) and it still looks fantastic.

Something that I think a lot of people fail to realize is that most pre-finished hardwood have a sealed top but are NOT sealed in the cracks (unless you get glue in 100% of the groove) so using things like steam mops, can damage them. (You can tell if your floor is sealed by pouring a small amount of water on it. If it sits on the surface you are fine but if it is absorbed then your floor is unsealed.) The other problem that I found using a steam mop is that it leaves the floor really dull and footprints are seem to be visible right away.

There are a million hardwood floor care products out there but my fave for the last 4 years has been the original Murphy Oil Soap. It just leaves the floor clean. There isnt any waxy, sticky, or slippery finish left over. And I am pretty sure my grandma uses it because the smell makes me think of here. (Insert collective awwwww here.)

To clean them I squirt Murphy Oil Soap on a 3×3 section and then use a clean dry washcloth to get off all of the footprints, dirt and ahem…frosting. You can use a mop also if you dont like going Cinderella style.

When Murphy Oil Soap contacted me about spreading the word of their new “Repin Reforest” Pinterest page, I was so excited because it is really how I take care of my floors and we are saving trees!! That my friends is what we call a win win.

Murphy Oil Soap has partnered with The Arbor Day Foundation as part of its We Save Wood™ campaign to generate awareness of the importance of tree conservation and education. We can all support this “Repin, Reforest” cause by visiting the “Repin Reforest”Pinterest page.

With each repin Murphy Oil Soap will donate $1.00 to The National Arbor Day Foundation! So get your pinning finger ready folks.

For more information, visit https://www.MurphyOilSoap.com/Saving-Trees.

And the fun has just begun. My friend Jen (of the Tatertots and Jello fame) and I are co-hosting a twitter party TONIGHT at 9 pm EST. We are chatting all things DIY and Decor and we would LOVE to have you join us! Oh, and we are also giving away some pretty fantastic prizes. Follow the #repinreforest hashtag and we will see you there!! xo

Decorating A Kids Room That You Both Will Like…

By Mandi | 04/10/2013 | 60 Comments

Once upon a time 4 years ago I had a daughter. She is pretty much my favorite thing in the world. She has the personality of one 4 times her age and dances like her dad. So what does this have to do with decorating? Well Sherwin Williams National Painting Week is upon us (it starts on Monday!!) and 14 of the most fantastic bloggers in the blogosphere are sharing with you their color inspired projects all week long!!

The color that I was assigned was Pink. I love pink. And guess who else loves pink? My offspring.

So I took this fun challenge to the extreme (I always seem to do this!) and have spent the last 3 weeks overhauling Dylan’s room.

Let me tell you. Decorating for a child is HARD. It is such a fine line between whimsy and cheesy and I tend to go more mature just to steer clear of that cliff. But I really want Dyl to love her room and so I am doing my best to keep it kid friendly and imagination inducing.

And then there is a small fact that just cannot be overlooked. Dylan has ideas all her own. Just so you can see how adorable (and opinionated) she is we made you a video!!

As you can see, I am in trouble.

I cant wait for you to see the finished product next Friday!!

Hope you guys have a fantastic day!!

Hoard Sale Update #Dos

By Mandi | 04/09/2013 | 11 Comments

Today is the day. The calm before the storm that is going to flood my blog with daily posts for the next month. I am excited but I hope I dont drown or find myself twitching in the corner.

I thought I would share with you guys the status of the Hoard for the Hoard Sale 2013.

If your eyes are glazing over because you have no idea what I am talking about read this first.

I didn’t know that it was possible but this thing has multiplied like rabbits. And its only going to get bigger. Its like furniture rabbits. I need a t shirt that says that.

Not everything in the picture is being sold, and there are some things that I am still on the fence about (like the green craigslist chairs) but it its going to be EXCITING!!!

A few of you emailed me and wanted an address. It makes me a little nervous to just post my address on the internet. So the plan is a couple of days before the sale I am going to email everyone that leaves their email address below. If you are planning on coming sign up below!

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

By Mandi | 04/08/2013 | 5 Comments

Happy Monday!! Do you remember last week when I shared that I have started writing for Caeserstone’s new blog The Interior Collective? I am SO excited about it.

They have a really fun series called Ask The Expert and this week I am up. We are talking all things Thrifting and DIY. I would love love to have a million questions to answer so click over and fire away!!