MAMA'S NEW SPACE....

Earlier this year....I turned my master bedroom into my daughter's nursery.  It was also my 4 yr old's napping room.  Well it's years end, and the napping doesn't happen much anymore, and this mama is in need of a truly creative space to work.    My dining room table isn't working for me anymore, it's still where I blog so that's enough.

Here is the post where you can see the original transformation....when I guest posted over at A Crafty Southern Chick

And now here is where I am right now....I am by no means done!  I have to go and pick up my work table from a man on Craigslist this week.   I also need to get some shelving for the far wall to keep all of my hand-made's, and things that are listed in my shop.

I kept the theme and colors the same, because it is soothing to me.  The birds to me represent me spreading my creative wings and flying into success.

This is where the antique toddler bed was originally, it's now just an area where I may blog.  After I reupholster the seat base and paint the chair and mod podge the top of that table. LOL

The is the side of the room where the crib is...(left).  That cabinet houses all of my Mama J Jewels supplies and finished jewelry pieces.  

This is the closet door, but will also kind of be my inspiration focus wall since it will be what Im looking at while working at the new table.

This was one of my vintage finds...its a great piece that I have already removed the hardware from and will be painted over in Olde White Chalk Paint.   

This is my little mini  Lucky 7 Design shop.  It houses some things listed in my shop and some new creations. I think it inspiring to be surrounded by your work.

This birdcage is from JoAnn's and it is like my mini clothesline...I think I will be making the birds blue birds...lol

I used another one of my vintage painter's ladder to hold my fabric pieces and some pillows waiting to be stuffed!  

My way of displaying my handmade napkin ring sets....theyre on my hand-painted vintage wood hangers.

This wall will be fit with some wooden shelving units to be merchandised with Lucky 7 Design hand-mades and vintage finds from the shop.

The vintage metal medicine cart holds tv/dvd/printer....this is primarily for my toddler.

I will be posting more once the room evolves....I hope you all like it and would love to hear your thoughts!.

-MJ

SHUTTERLY SHABBY

Excuse the short & sweet post, but we had our teams Autism walk yesterday and birthday party today so this is what I have to share today.  Also try to get to refinishing the furniture pieces I have to put up for sale so I can get more. lol

I've had 3 of these black real wood shutters for years.  When we moved from the old house I took them and they've been in the garage until now.

Very weathered painted black wood shutters

With a new scratchy coat of Valspar Atlantic Gray (it looks like Robins Egg Blue)

Here they are in the new space.....

This is a much better pic, they match the refinished antique bed

  

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY...BLAH BLANK WALL

What do you do with a blank wall in a nursery?    Go to Home Goods of course.   If ever Im in need of inspiration I go to HG.....so Sunday while out Junkin with my old friend Liza we decided we wanted to stop into HG and see what they had.

So we browsed the aisles and there was alot of Oooooo look at this, and Ohhhh I like that!  Of course I always check the clearance sections and on this day I spotted a wall decal.    I had purchased some mirrored ones on clearance after Christmas but this was a bird cage!

Hellooooooooooooooooo  I've been tweeking this nursery for almost a month now.   So I have been searching for vinyl wall designs with a bird cage them but I hadn't really found any that I was over the moon about.

Here is the before wall...you can see the blah blankness

This one appealed to me because it has a mercury glass/mirror effect and the goldtone kinda looks brown so I checked the price....$3.00 are you freakin kidding?     Of course I took it and I got home and up it went!

Here it is and I love it....but it looks so lonely, so what do I do now (this photo was taken around 7p.m. and its still sunny, but it's Sunday and HG closes at 8)

So I jump in the car and call HG on my cell (I have them in my contacts...yes I know I'm an HG addict and they're my supplier.lol)    She says they are in fact closing right at that moment.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH  so I explain to her what I just purchased and asked if she can grab me whatever bird cage designed wall decals are left.      She puts me on hold.....my heart is racing and she finally gets back on the phone and says....Hi I was able to find 2 for you! 

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

I told her I would be there the next day, and so with the kiddos in tow today and sick as a dog from these allergies I went to HG and picked up my birdcages for $6.00

And....here they are now!

See how pretty the mirrored finish is....I love them!

There is a bird in the cage and also and extra for outside but that would be too matchy..matchy.   So I let them spread their wings......

One is perched above Mama's vision board

The other landed on the faux nest wall art that I made especially for the room.

I left just one bird out and about near the cages...

So a blah wall has been transformed again from one of my Home Goods clearance rescues!

This was the total of my original purchase :

decal - $3.00

birdhouse - $3.50

mercury bird candleholder - $3.00

YES....all under $10!

Even after the return trip for 2 more @ $3.each that only adds $6. for a crazy $16.00 total.    The wall still only cost me only  $9 of that $16!

I think Im going to start a New Jersey support group for Home Goods addicts....or I could be like Eddie Ross and give tours and give people ideas of what they can do with all the fab things they find.

HAHAHAHA....a girl can dream!

WHERE SHE WILL DREAM SWEET DREAMS.

I'm a Craigslist addict and always have my eye out for treasures.   This is one that I found last year, but didnt get to it until last month.   It's an antique childs bed and the moment I saw it I had to have it.

The original Craiglist post picture

After a rough coat of Valspar - Atlantic Gray 

I then distressed all the spots I felt should be aged

Here is her new home in the new nursery 

 

I love the rails on the side

It's the perfect height for little legs

More distressing spots

more distressing

and more distressing

Where She Will Dream Sweet Dreams

 

 

SNEAK PEEK OF NEW NURSERY ...JUST FOR A FAB PARTY

So I told you all earlier today about Christina over at THE TATTERED TAG.   Today is her fabulous K.I.S.S  (Keep It Simple Sunday) party.

So Ive decided to share a little sneak peek into the newly moved and re-designed nursery.   Im all for re-purposing and making something from what I have, and these little projects were made in just that way.

I purchased this vintage birdcages a few months back to use in the nursery.   I didnt know how but my theme was birds & nests.

My vintage birdcage (Craigslist)

I filled the cage with some Spanish Moss (Dollar Tree)

I painted a little bird from Dollar Tree my new favorite Valspar color

Here is the little vignetter over the changing table 

I will be revealing more of the room later this week, still have a little tweekin to do.

Linky this up to a blast of a party:

P.S.    IF ANY OF YOU WANNA KNOW A SECRET ABOUT ME....watch me on The Nate Show tomorrow!    My husband (Big Daddy J) and I guests in the Design Dilema segment! 

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