BEST OF THE NEST LINK PARTY {MAY}

Welcome to the party! May was such a busy month for all of us, I bet it was for you, too.    After this month's party we'll be taking a break from BOTN for the summer.  We'll be back in September, though, with a fresh new spin on the party! Obviously, my "best" this month was my new bedroom! Although, I had several projects with the bedroom makeover that were runners-up, too.  This nightstand makeover is probably an all-time favorite. Pam created a bedroom fit for the pages of a magazine for her client during the One Room Challenge.  Packed full of diy projects and Craigslist finds, Pam once again proves that stylish design can be done on a budget! Pam @ Simple Details Blog  |  Pinterest  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  Bloglovin ' |  Twitter   Lisa took part in the ORC also, making over a client's family room .  She did a beautiful job of blending what the family already h......

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DIY CUSTOM DOOR MOULDING USING A CEILING MEDALLION

For my recent bedroom makeover, I knew I wanted to do something special with the doors that lead to the Master Bath.  A few years ago I painted them black, but that paint job was actually not a very good one, and I was ready to take them back to white anyway with the direction the room was headed. With some previous experience adding moulding to our previously flat kitchen pantry doors , I knew that moulding would give these doors a much more custom look as well.  Since the armoire, door frames, and rectangular headboard were giving lots of squared off edges in the room, I really wanted to add some rounded shapes to break up all of the squares.  I envisioned running to the moulding store to pick up some curved moulding so I could do something like this , but come to find out the company that made that moulding for so many years doesn't anymore.  I may have had some options for something similar by shopping online, but of course I was down to the wire and didn't ha......

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3 INGREDIENT GRILLED JALAPENO POPPERS

Hey friends!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend.  It was a soggy one here, and we didn't really have big plans or go anywhere special.  We got a lot of chores and projects done around the house (some to show you soon!), celebrated my Mom's birthday, and sent the kids and their cousins home with my parents for a big sleepover.  So, Ray and I enjoyed the day together yesterday just poking around the house and watching Netflix.  To kick off our weekend, Friday night we lit up the firepit (in the rain... but under the covered patio) and roasted some hot dogs.  I put together one of my new favorite sides to go with them.  I said "new" because I only recently started eating them.  We have good friends that treated us to dinner in their home, made these, I tried them since I never had before, and I was hooked!  (I've been a bit of a sheltered eater, but I've branched out in my adult years!)  ;) Ingredients: Jalapeno Pepper......

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COME WINDOW SHOP WITH ME!

While running a few errands this week, so many good things caught my eye!   First, have you walked through Hobby Lobby lately?  I was there 4,768 times through the 6 weeks of the One Room Challenge, but all of those were quick in and outs to get exactly what I needed.  When I had some time to stroll the store this week, I noticed a few amazing things I hadn't seen before. My sister texted this pic to me the other day...way to jump on board the modern train, HL!  Bethany shared another great new look-alike designer chair here . Gold and white striped lamps?  Yes, please! They also have lots of colorful wood and metal side tables right now.  I'm in love with this style. These new open frame letters are fun too. I had to drop my daughter off at the mall for a party this week, and we walked through Dillard's on the way.  Have you seen their new Southern Living furniture collection?   It's full of classic, comfortable p......

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EMILY'S 12TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, COOKIES, CAKES, AND CRAFTS!

Although my daughter's birthday was a few weeks ago, we were finally able to celebrate over the weekend.  It was a two-part affair, made up of a sleepover with a few friends one night and family get-together the next night. For the sleepover, we kept things super simple and unstructured.  I didn't plan a lot of activities, and the girls really enjoyed just hanging out! Since I was saving her cake for the family party, I made a fun cookie "cake" for her friends with simple sugar cookie dough, the alphabet cookie cutters that we used to use for play-doh, and icing.   Once the icing hardened over night, I was able to stack the cookies on a tray for a cute presentation. Just for fun, I picked up some water shooters at Dollar Tree, and they had a blast filling them from buckets in the back yard and squirting each other.  I also got some glow necklaces and bracelets that made a late-night movie a bit more festive. The next morning, I did plan a little ......

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