(all "after" photos courtesy of Land of Nod and the wonderful Melanie Acevedo) As many of you may (or may not) know, I also post at Land of Nod's blog, Honest to Nod (tons of amazing stuff over there, check it out if you have a chance). They have always been a wonderful company to work with (lots of giveaways around Christmas time) and I feel so lucky to be part of their internet team. And then everything became even better. A few months ago, LON contacted me asking if I had any interest in improving a room in our house. Um, well, YES!!! But where to start? (we haven't lived in our current home for two years yet and several of the rooms need some love.) I came up with a list of suggestions including our basement, which looked so blah that I had no idea where to even begin. To which, LON replied, "well, would you like our help designing it?". And then everything became better than better. They quickly put me in touch with a LON designer - Sarah - who asked to see my pinterest files, in order to work within my style. So we collaborated (with Sarah doing most of the work) and within a few weeks, she had taken my boring, dull basement and divided it into "zones" - a study space with desks, an art corner, and a dress up wall. All while working around our desire for our tv (and couch) for family movies and wii. And did I mention her idea for a corkboard wall? Brilliant. Sarah's design plan was beyond helpful. And while she suggested several LON products, she also included accessories from other sources (click here to see the board). I thought this was a special service for me, but was surprised to learn - and want to make sure everyone knows - that LON offers this for most customers (depending on designer availability), so if you have a design dilemma or question, just ask. And then better became amazing. After Sarah finished her design plan, my husband and I talked about what we liked and what we didn't (our main changes related to color). And then things started moving pretty fast. Another wonderful LON designer helped us finalize everything (click here to see the final design plan). We assembled new furniture and unloaded poofs (LOVE their poofs), and within a few weeks, a team of designers and a professional photographer arrived to help us put everything together and to photograph the family for the catalog (our brief brush with fame). The basement turned out even better than I could have hoped. The girls each have a leaning sloane desk, where they work on homework and keep their most treasured possessions. T basically lives in the dress up corner. And the art area has become a favorite playdate spot. But best of all, the basement still remains a space where we can gather as a family - watching movies, reading books, and "arting." I never thought such a relatively small space could meet so many needs, so thank you LON, thank you!! We couldn't have hoped for more. IF YOU'D LIKE TO WIN YOUR OWN LAND OF NOD MAKEOVER, CLICK HERE TO ENTER THEIR CONTEST (WHICH CLOSES ON JUNE 17, 2013). Amazing transformation. It also serves as our "tv room", but I've learned that catalogs really really don't like to show photos of TVs. The dress up corner is one of my favorite parts, the kids come up with the most interesting combinations. At first, I insisted the room was way too small for a coffee table, but I was wrong. We ended up LOVING the adjustable table with paper roll (the kids color on it constantly). Plus, I like that we have the option of converting it to a desk for T in the future. Art table = awesomeness. Especially with the paper roll right next to it. Our basement also has a corner "nook" (I don't have before pictures), where we set up a puppet show, using LON's new "What's That Stand For Stand", which may be one of their best products ever. FINALLY, as a parent you don't have to choose between the market stand and the puppet show and the post office, now there's an all-in-one version. I love it (and so do the kids).

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This weekend I worked on redoing 2 lamps that sit on end tables in my living room. I bought them about 6 years ago. My tastes have greatly changed since then, so I decided they needed a makeover! Here's what they looked like before: I know, scary right? I didn't like the beads that hung down like the lamp on the right, so I always kept them tucked under. I forgot to take a picture, but I liked the texture and color of the shade, so I just removed the beads. Then I spray painted the bases in Heirloom White. After several coats of paint and some cute burlap rosettes, here's what they look like now: So much better!!! I don't have a tutorial for the rosettes. But, I just looked around online at different tutorials and kind of played around until I was happy with how they looked. I cut different lengths of burlap to have different size rosettes. I cut them about an inch wide, folded them in half, then ironed them so they would stay folded. Then I twisted them, rolled them, and hot glued in places to help them keep their shape. I hot glued them to the lamp shade. I'm linking to: The CSI Project

This is a hard picture to capture...not that I'm very good at the picture-taking art to begin with. I conceived an idea to make an I Spy table over a year ago. I've been collecting this junk since that time. The other reason the table took so long was that I didn't have the know-how. My MIL offered to help and so the table finally became a reality! This is how it came together... We used trim and strong glue to build up the edge of the table. My hubby cut tiny pieces of the trim to glue together for the corners of the table. Then we caulked the seams and sanded. We also screwed the table together where it would usually pull apart for a leaf. Next came spray painting and varnishing the table top. The real fun begins! We layed most of the junk out on the table and placed it where we wanted it. We then did a layer of Mod Podge to keep all of the items where they belonged. Mixing and pouring the resin. So much fun!! This is after a layer of resin. We ended up doing 7 layers (7 gallons) of resin! After each layer, we added more junk. After each resin pour, we would pop bubbles that came up for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Then the resin would be set enough to start putting in more junk. You may ask how long all of this took us? We started the process on a Wednesday night and poured the last layer of resin the following Wednesday. Now, since you are all just dying to put all of the junk in your house into a table, I'll give you some pointers of what I learned and what I would have done differently. *I would not use a black background or put more things down on the bottom to hide most of the black. The reason being that many objects don't show up well against the black once the resin is on. *We used way too much Mod Podge for what we were doing. (I omitted that picture) I would use a very thin layer of Mod Podge for papers, fabrics and the like that are directly on top of the table so that they don't shift when pouring the resin. Dry completely. Then use a very thin layer of resin to stick objects directly into. You don't want to use Mod Podge on metals or edibles. *We built the table up one inch. Three-quarters of an inch would have been sufficent. *MORE JUNK!!!! When all was said and done, I wanted even more junk to embed in the table! Can you believe it? Things I love about this finished project: *Hundreds of memories and stories are embedded in our kitchen table! *The glow-in-the-dark junk. *We really do sit around and play I Spy! *One of a kind art!

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