I love this project because it’s so easy, and you can avoid those pricy wood blocks at the boutiques! All you do is take 2X2 NON-pressure treated wood (make sure it’s all natural and not treated with anything), food dye (the kind you use on Easter eggs works just fine), a few drops of vinegar, and paint brushes.

Make sure to dull the edges of your cubes with sandpaper before you color them. We put a few drops of vinegar in a cup, along with one ounce of water, and as many drops of dye as you like, the more drops, the darker the blocks! The vinegar is what “sets” the dye to the blocks so the color doesn’t rub off. Dont skip this step unless you want dye everywhere.

Take your paintbrush, and paint the blocks with your color concoction. Let dry over night!

We have finally had a day that feels like spring, and it’s awesome! Hope you are having some sunshine in your neck of the woods too! The advertising and commercials have been killing me with all things flowery and fun – it’s such a tease. Have you seen this one from Target?

Super cute! It looks more like a mini-movie trailer (of something I would want to see in theaters) than a commercial. The cool part is you can shop the video. The bad part is, when I went to check out the Threshold collection – the shelves are constantly cleared! I have been itching for this brass elephant, rhino and lion. I finally had to order it online today.

Hello shiny new friend. I will add you to my brass animal collection of vintage finds, and no one will know your real age.

However, I was lucky enough to snag these super cute pillows that are the perfect addition to a comfy chair, and awesome for a road trip. Just sayin’.

I have seen a bunch of amazing picks on instagram (#targetstyle). They have thousands of pieces, so it’s nice to see what fellow bloggers are curating and picking out. These pillows were a steal at less than $15 each – and so perfect for spring. The square one I can even use on the master bed all year.

Have you snagged anything from the Threshold line you are in love with?

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I use to think that if you did something and it wasn’t successful on the first try, you should just quit. I am not talking about the “big stuff”, more like trying out a new dish to cook, or pillows on a couch. Before I started decorating other peoples homes I also thought designers just knew what to do for the most part. Let me tell you a secret. We don’t! We try, try, and try again. We will order 10 of something and rearrange stuff a million ways until it feels right. Symmetry has a lot to do with that feeling. Sure we know some tricks and rules – but it’s all about visually experiencing whats in our head before making that final decision. Using pattern to create symmetry and interest is probably the most fun part of designing a room. For example, what lamp shade is going to work next to my vibrant curtains in the nursery?

The plain one makes me yawn. The chevron one isn’t the right shape, but the large graphic blue one I got for $22 at Target (Threshold Collection) strikes a chord with me. I would have thought it would look too matchy-matchy with a blue lamp base and blue curtains and blue on the lampshade, but I think because they all don’t perfectly match in color – it works. Which would you have picked?

When we started the room, this was the plan:

I think we have stayed true to our plan and then happily we began tweaking, and editing and fell in love with a few things unexpected and noticed the devil in the details. The wall mural tree mimics the curtain trees with it’s fine line detail – and that mimics the clouds in the wallpaper we picked for the ceiling. I think the new lampshades bold and graphic punch offsets it all in a good way. We planned to have that lamp yellow, but it just didn’t look right. Plus the Target (Threshold) one was $40 less and twice the size of the original yellow one. #Iloveagooddeal

I contemplated that ombre drum shade pretty hard when I saw it online. Still kind of am. Maybe I will horde it for when he’s older. That yellow one I wanted so bad for the floor lamp. Too bad it’s for a table lamp. I’ll live.

When it came to the other side of the room we already had a bunch of pattern happening in the pillow and matching curtains, but we needed some additional light for the reading nook in the nursery. Sometimes the trick to mixing patterns is knowing when to stop.

This floor lamp if from the Target’s Threshold collection and was perfect for light next to he big comfy chair! We tried changing out the lampshade a few times only to go back to the original white one it came with. The lamp and base were $70, and that’s a major score for something so sturdy and classic. So, we accomplished the crispy clean look we set out for with the floor lamp, but it kept feeling like it got lost, even with the bold pattern curtain behind it. So we did a little customization.

We wanted to add some of that yellow we lost when we picked the blue table lamp, and I think this was a nice fun way to do it. We used some glue that once dry you can stick on surfaces and peel off when done so we could easily remove the pom pom’s when Atlas outgrew them. I think the hit of yellow really evens things out!

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Spring! She’s coming, and I am so excited! This winter kept us cooped up inside with bebe, and we are so excited to celebrate the arrival Spring in any way we can, no mater how distant she may seem with all the snow storms! It’s amazing that Easter is almost here, didn’t we just pack Christmas decor?

This Easter we thought we would have a super cute and fun tablescape that would be fun for Atlas to look at during Easter brunch. I am especially fond of these light ikat plates we found at Target in Spring colors that look like candy and dessert! Isn’t that the fun part of Easter anyway?

The colors we found are so exciting. They remind me of water colors and flowers, and that puts me in a festive mood. The little birdie is a gift bag, and I think it works perfect for the kids. We are thinking of filling with some crayons and rolled up sheets of coloring activities  along with some fun stuff like tops and yoyo’s to keep them amused. Sorry adults, you’ll just get tulips and brunch!

We even found matching eggs to fill with treats! I think for me a treat would be breakfast in bed. Hint, hint.

• A really inexpensive way to add some pop to your Spring table is to just purchase dessert plates and layer over existing white plates. We love mismatching patterns, and it’s OK as long as the colors match or there is another common theme. 
• A single cut flower is a fresh way to add charm to any setting.
• A fun way to make your drinks unique is to put a handful of cotton candy in a cute cup and pour Perrier over it to create colorful sugar bubbles, which would look perfect with this table setting.

What are you thinking of doing for your Spring/Easter tablescape? Leave a comment and share!

Have you linked up your spring project with Emily of Merrypad.com and Roeshel of DIYshowoff.com? It’s Time for Springtime!

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