March 2014 - Bachman's Ideas House

My mom, sister and I all completed our first set of seasons of the Bachman's Ideas House in 2013 and spring's ideas house was the start of our second year of visiting the house.  We went on March 27th, 2014 and I have to say the season I like best is spring for the ideas.  We have so much fun seeing how different and creative they are with the rooms each season.  It's like live Pinterest.

  

 

 

  

My Birthday

My birthday Tuesday, January 21st, was already over two weeks ago and I turned 37. Thirty-seven. The number didn't even phase me. That's refreshing.
Just like we went to brunch at Pinstripes for M's birthday, we also did the same thing for my birthday on the Sunday before. We love that place and isn't going to brunch what you do when you are a full-blown adult?
The weather on that Sunday was perfect for a January winter birthday celebration. It was 34 degrees and after brunch, we walked around Centennial Lakes enjoying the actually warm sun. The rest of the day we spent at home watching football.
On Monday, January 20th, my mom and sister and me went to dinner at TGI Friday's. I opened presents at the table like I was 10 years old and then we went to the mall to shop a little.
On my actual birthday, I took the day off from work and did...nothing. M and I spent the day together and we were going to see a movie but never did. I got some stuff done around the house and enjoyed my day off.

This is what 37 looks like. Taken on my birthday. No makeup, just lazy and natural.

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Holiday Ideas House

We went to Bachman's Ideas House on Tuesday, December 3rd.  While I thought it would be decked out in Christmas/Holiday decor throughout the house, it wasn't quite like that.  This season's theme was "A Cozy, Contemporary Nordic Celebration."

This was our third time touring the Bachman's Idea House as we completed all the seasons they makeover the house during 2013.  It's fun, doesn't take that much time, we get to hang out with each other and it's like Pinterest live.

Tons of creative house inspiration ahead!

Living Room:

The living room was mostly red and white. I loved the look but then I ruin it in my head thinking the white would not survive so well with kids and pets.

Dining Room:

Upstairs master bedroom:

I loved this Christmas tree and loved the idea that two of the bedrooms had their own Christmas tree in it.  I liked the color of the walls and how the bronze/copper colors went with it.

Gardener's room:

This was one of my mom's favorite rooms.

Upstairs bathroom:

They had really cute birch baskets as towel holders as you can see above the sink.  I wasn't too crazy about the shower curtain.

Tablescapes Room:

They had three table settings in this room. They were themed "Happy New Year's", "Winter Wedding" and "Classic Holiday" and in the same order as shown below.  My favorite was the Winter Wedding, although I'm not sure about actually doing that at a wedding. 

Girl's Bedroom:

I loved the color of the walls and the vintage vanity and mirror as well as the porch posts that were used to make the canopy bed.  I would have loved this room when I was a young girl.

 Kitchen:

I thought the red walls looked great, something I would never be brave enough to do in my own kitchen. One of my favorite ideas in the entire house was the use of a vintage bed spring that was hung above the stove as a pot and pans rack.  LOVE.

LOVE!

Main floor bathroom:

This bathroom looked a little bit more like Valentine's Day to me but still cute. 

 Porch:

The porch was set up as a hot chocolate bar.

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Afterwards, we went to Pizza Luce in Richfield.  Surprisingly, it's a place where all of us have been before. We started with the bruschetta that was really good but really garlicky.  I got a pizza, half baked potato and and have mushroom and green pepper.  I couldn't decide between the originally and good thing I didn't have to.  My sister said she had the best lasagna ever and my mom went with the meatball sandwich.  I love Pizza Luce so much. 

The Spring Ideas House will run from March 6-30.