Conspiracy Painting

Sorry I have not been around as much on the blog lately. Maddie has stopped taking her afternoon nap, both of the girls have not been sleeping through the night, AND  they are both getting up at the crack of dawn. SO. that does not leave me too much quiet creative time. Please bear with me. I promise we are starting the kitchen soon and I will hopefully have some fun posts of that project for you.

On another note, say hello to the newest addition to Maddie's big girl room.

I always see the prettiest things when I am not looking for them. For example I went to T.J. Maxx last week looking for spring clothes and a tablecloth and instead came home with this guy.

Because I was not looking for a beautiful canvas for Maddie's room, I picked it up...studied it....decided I loved it and the price was right but because I'm weird I decided to put it down, take a lap around the store and figure out if I still loved it in five minutes. Am I the only one who does this? 

But JUST as I set it down a woman came behind me and swooped it up! Can you believe it? She started studying it much the same way I was doing... so of course this made me realize that I HAD TO HAVE IT! Just as I was about to give up my awkward staring at her and leave the store without it she put it down. Wasting no time I made my way back to the picture and brought it home with me. 

On the ride home it occurred to me....what if this mystery woman was hired by T.J. Maxx to MAKE ME JEALOUS ENOUGH to buy their painting!!!!! I mean, would I have realized how much I loved it IF she had not waited for me to put and down and then pretend to be interested in it herself? Sure, I sound a bit paranoid......or do I? Well played T.J. Maxx...well played. I'm onto you! 

Conspiracy or not...I am very happy with my purchase and I love the way it looks in Maddie's room!!

Maddie's Big Girl Room

Here are some very poor quality pictures of Maddie's room in our first house. I didn't take any "before" pictures in our current house but since we moved here when she was six months old we literally did the exact same thing as her room in our first house.

Just looking at these photos brings back a flood of wonderful memories of becoming a mom for the first time...there is just nothing like bringing home a new baby. As reluctant as I was to change the decor, I just felt like it really didn't suit Maddie anymore. She is such a "big girl" now, so I decided to go for it. Unfortunately, things have been kind of busy lately and I haven't had time to get new bedding or curtains, but I didn't want to leave you all hanging much longer. So this is what we have so far.

 This tea set was a Christmas gift for Maddie from Gigi and Pop.

 This pillow was an early Valentine's day gift from my mother (Gigi) to Maddie.

 This vintage high chair was another Christmas gift for Maddie from Gigi and Pop. They gave Claudia a similar one but painted pale pink to match Claudia's dresser.

 My husband "doesn't get" this mirror in her room, but I think it adds the perfect amount of warmth.

 Isn't this the prettiest tiara?

 I ended up going with a soft pink for the walls and although I was nervous about doing a pink room I am so glad I did. It is really pale and sometimes almost looks white.

This adorable keep sake box was a gift from my baby shower. It says congratulations on the arrival of your little princess. Inside I keep special cards and items that I'm sure Maddie will love to look through one day.

So that is what we have so far and Maddie loves her new room...she says she likes it much better than yellow haha.