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Big Girl Rooms: Two Mood Boards

April 2, 2013 By Shannah 10 Comments

Have you ever tried to get a 5 {almost 6} year old to make design decisions?  Take it from me…you’d have an easier time ripping a princess dress from her hands. 

Um, how did she grow up so fast?

For H’s sixth birthday, we decided we would completely redecorate her room as part of her birthday present.  When we moved in, it was pretty hastily thrown together since
a) I was pregnant and also trying to do a nursery
b) she wasn’t really at an age where a big transition made sense.

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Filed Under: decorating, Design Inspiration, Interior Changes, Kids, Our House Tagged With: Big Girl Rooms, Decorating, Design Inspiration, Interior Changes, Mood Boards

Just Us Four in the Kitchen

February 26, 2013 By Shannah 2 Comments

When we first moved into our house, I bought a clock for a our kitchen.  I can’t explain why… there were already 2 clocks in there when you could the microwave and the oven.  But, a clock just seemed “right”.

As I’ve started making changes around the house, I decided that the clock was totally out of place.  It was black and tan and pretty fancy.  Our kitchen is the scene of crushed cheerios on the floor and flying blueberries.  There is absolutely nothing fancy about it!

So, I started the search for what to put there.  The kitchen is still a major work in progress so, in truth, the clock stayed there for awhile.  Then, this baby entered my life
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It is a picture our family had taken recently that was printed onto canvas by Wishing Tree Designs.

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Filed Under: Interior Changes, Sponsors Tagged With: Interior Changes, Kitchen Art, Pictures on Canvas, Sponsors, Wishing Tree Designs

Pinterest Challenge: Making a New Bed

February 25, 2013 By Shannah 13 Comments

Pinterest does a lot of things…the biggest is providing you with endless amounts of inspiration and ideas through your pins!

Thanks, in part to Pinterest, at our last dinner club, some of the ladies got to talking about upholstering headboards. Two, in particular, really wanted to do it for their rooms but just hadn’t made the time.

So, being the “do-er” that I like to think I am {yes, even that made ME laugh out loud, Mathlete…and others}, I scheduled a headboard day. The week before our “headboard day” came and there were lots of emails and texts.  We all wanted super simple rectangular boards similar to this one
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Source: iheartorganizing.blogspot.com via Yolonda on Pinterest

 On Saturday morning, Liz texted me to find out if I had really gone and bought the wood. {Sorry Liz…I fibbed just a bit. We were in the car on our way to get the wood but I was afraid you might back out if I told you that!} Mathlete and I hit up Lowes and bought the plywood for our projects and had it cut there. I also picked up a second staple gun and a ton of staples in different sizes.

Liz was given batting duty since neither Nari or I had actually gone and bought batting yet. {Maybe we were all subconsciously thinking the other was going to cancel?}

With all of our supplies purchased, we got to work making our 3 headboards {I will warn you…you will see two different fabrics in the how-to pictures because we were making multiple boards}!

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Filed Under: decorating, DIY, Interior Changes, Our House Tagged With: Decorating, DIY, Guest Room, Interior Changes, Upholstered Head Board

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Hi, I'm Shannah! Welcome to My Suburban Kitchen, where you'll find tons of recipe ideas including family friendly dinners, sinfully delicious desserts and even Paleo and Whole30 recipes. I love spending time in our kitchen and also share little glimpses of my life as a wife to one awesome Mathlete and working mom to 2 cute kids! I hope you'll grab a seat at our table and enjoy your time in the kitchen with us.

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