The Deatons: June 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Where it all began!

We moved to our first home on Brightwater St. on January 1st 2010- we had a humble beginning..aka NOTHING. We literally started from scratch. We had my bedroom set, Dereks old bedroom set and one overstuffed chair for the living room.

From the time we moved in I got in SERIOUS "make this house a home" mode, and I loved every minute of it. I found some awesome deals and I'm ~~pretty~~ absolutely sure Derek started to worry about me since I became addicted to Craigslist. hardcore.

So here's a fabulous dresser that I found and it was the first thing I purchased for $500 before we even had a couch or dining room table. Derek thought I was out of mind but I just knew I had to have it!

A couple reasons I had to have this dresser-- A.) it was 100% pure solid wood and weighed about 500 lbs , so I knew it was good. B.) it looks like a family heirloom C.) Its gorgeous and you can't find it anywhere else for that kind of price.

SOLD!

Here's my beautiful heirloom buffet table in my dining room at brightwater house.

well... its kind of hidden by the dining room table and chairs that I also found on Craigslist. Yes. thats right.

I found the dining room table from a precious cargo ad I saw on Craigslist and my 6 banana leaf chairs were originally purchased from IO Metro for $100 a piece, I found them BRAND NEW on craigslist for $250 for the whole set.

Ahhhhhhh. I love that feeling. You know the one where you feel so proud and impowered--like you just found hidden treasures?? I get a great deal of excitment from bargain shopping.

Its way more thrilling to me than just walking in a store and buying things the normal way.

Here's a side view of my mix and match table and chairs with the heirloom buffet

The " hub caps" aka sphere wired mirrors on the wall; were one of my "real deal" purchases from IO metro. I love them so. The Over sized painting on the wall is also another "real purchase" from IO metro. I splurged on that one. It was also purchased before we had a couch.

I will never forget the day I asked Derek to paint Haper's entire room--and ceiling. He was less than thrilled but it was a process that was well worth it!

after all that hard work, we moved several months later into the house that we now call home but I will never forget where it all started.

more memories from 3819 Brightwater St.

3819 Brightwater St. will forever be in my heart. It was our first house that we made into a home. It's where we first lived together under one roof. Its where we had our first child. Its where it all began.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

MoD MoNKeY birthday!

Harpers Mod Monkey Birthday was a blast; I loved all the decorations and colors of this theme. As I promised before, pics are coming soon! I'm waiting for my sister-in-law to send me the disc of pictures she took, unfortunetly mommy didn't get any on her camera :( sad I know.

I ordered harper a custom made shirt with his name on it from http://www.bloomingbabiesboutique.com/ and they made a matching party hat and custom sign for the front door too! You have to order everything you want a month before your party. So don't procrastinate if you have a little one's birthday coming up soon!! :)

They did such a good job and I was very impressed with everthing! AND...most importantly it got to my house on time!!

other websites I used was http://www.birthdaypartyexpress.com/

they have EVERYTHING to throw a great party!

I ordered the ultimate package filled with cups, plates, napkins, table clothes, party favors, etc.

I also used Etsy for all the little things like water bottle labels, cupcake toppers, party favor stickers with harper's name on them, and a high chair banner.

We had such a great time, and I can't wait to show the rest of the pics!