My little office

We have a little nook right in front of our bedroom. I felt like it was too big to leave empty but I didn't know what to do because it's pretty small. Diesel has needed somewhere to do his homework so I made it into a little office. It's pretty girlie but he doesn't seem to mind! This is where I come to do stuff on the computer and I do my sewing down here as well. I love my little space.

My mom got the picture on the far left for $1 from pick your plum!! I can't believe she found such a great deal. The rest of the pictures are from my favorite store-Hobby Lobby!

I got the chair from the D.I. for $10, I'm still trying to decide what to do with it. And the desk and little table are from Ikea.

I love candles so much! I got both of these from Target. They both come in different colors and scents. Isn't the pineapple so cute? I got the gold plate from Target as well for $1! I love me a good deal. I hope you all had a fun weekend!

The Red Brick Blondie

The Bungalow Bathroom

Happy Sunday peeps!!! I haven't done a decor post in a while now. I've been wanting to show you my bathroom but I needed to finish this project first.

Do you remember this cute table Chance made me from an old door?

Well he had to cut the window off of it to make it the right size for a coffee table. This is the piece of wood that was left over and I don't like to waste!

It has been sitting in my garage for almost a year. I have a huge list of to-do's and this was just one of them. We finally got around to it today. I'm assuming most of you don't have a piece of wood just like this one hanging around. Don't fret, you can just use 2x4's and cut them into 3- 20" pieces like Chance cut this one into.

I wanted the chippy, old look so I didn't do anything to my wood pieces. But after cutting yours, you will want to paint or stain your wood before assembling it. After that, you will add brackets and a hanger to the back. We just got ours from Lowe's. This is what the back should look like.

Now you will flip it over and add something to the front to hang a wreath from. An old drawer pull or cabinet knob would be really cute. I got this metal flower from Hobby Lobby and it was made specifically for hanging something from.

So now you will screw your hanging item of choice into the top center of the front of your board. After that, you will hang a small wreath and ribbon from your knob. You can find a wreath like this at any craft store. But this is where it gets fun to make it custom for your style and space, be creative! Once you've finished this step, it's ready to hang.

I put mine in my bathroom. We only have one bathroom in our little bungalow and I get asked all the time if I hate it. And my answer is no! We have lived in houses with two and three bathrooms since we've been married and I hated cleaning all of them! I'm sure once my kids are older we will want a house with one or two more but right now we are just fine. Anyways, here is my little vanity.

Across from my shower are these built-ins where I keep our towels and bathroom stuff. The bottom left door is our laundry shoot, I love it!!! It makes me feel like we still live in the 30's. My kids think It's so fun to throw their clothes down it which makes my life easier.

This wall is where the toilet is, right below my new craft. I got the decorative towels and shower curtain from my favorite store-Target. Of all the things in my house, my shower is the number one thing people comment on, kind of funny. Everyone loves the arched entry. It definitely makes the shower look nice and big.

If you make a wood wreath hanger of your own, I would love to see it! You can tag me on instagram @redbrickblondie or post it to my facebook page, Red Brick Blondie. Thanks for reading about my loo!

The Red Brick Blondie

Even Stevens Sandwiches

It's my most favorite week of the year- Ogden restaurant week!! During this week, locally owned restaurants have lunch and dinner specials at a discounted price. We try to go to as many different places we can during this week. Tonight we tried Even Stevens, a sandwich shop that donates a meal to a local non-profit every time a sandwich is purchased, awesome!!!! They opened their first location in 2014 in downtown Salt Lake and their Ogden location just opened last week. I loved the atmosphere and the food was delicious. I got the Capreezy, Chance got the Turkey Day, and the kids got a grilled cheese. If you like good food for a good cause, try it out.

The Red Brick Blondie

Olive and June's nursery

One of my best friends, Beth, found out last August that she was expecting for the first time! Like most newly expecting moms, she didn't think she would be in for any surprises. But when she went to her first Dr. appointment, she found out that she was having monoamniotic twins. This is a very high-risk pregnancy and her Dr. told her from the beginning not to expect both babies to make it very far into the pregnancy. And if they both did, that one or both of them would most likely have serious complications. 

Despite all odds, both baby girls made it to 32 weeks gestation and were born last Thursday and are happy and healthy!! Beth had to be admitted to the hospital at 26 weeks gestation and stayed until they were born so that the babies could be closely monitored at all times. 

Beth didn't do anything in the nursery before she was admitted. I told her that I wanted to do the nursery during the hospital stay and she told me I was going to have to fight her husband, Scott, for that opportunity! He already had plans of his own! He did most of it himself, and did an amazing job. But he let me help him with the finishing touches! Of all the rooms I decorate, baby nurseries are by far my favorite. And because Beth is such an important person in my life, helping with this project was such an honor and it made me so happy to do it. 

Before I could get my hands on any of it, Scott did the beadboard and paint, set up the cribs, picked out the rocker, painted the dresser (to die for, right?), and made the pad for the little white chest from Ikea. After all of that, Scott, Chance, and I went to Hobby Lobby and picked out all of the wall decor and then went back to the house and hung it all. In case you aren't pickin' up what I'm droppin' down, Scott actually takes credit for about 95% of the room, ha! But I feel like the 5% that I did looks pretty great!

We kept the room a complete secret from Beth and she finally got to see it when she got home this week! I think she likes it...those are happy tears, my friends!!

I just want to tell Beth and Scott thank you so much for letting me be a part of something so special. And Beth, I am so proud of you for enduring something so hard. You girls are gorgeous and I am so happy for the both of you.

The Red Brick Blondie