A few interior accessories

I finally finished a couple projects around the house that I've been dying to get done.

First was to add some accessories to the powder room downstairs.

The only downside?  Of course I took my pictures today while my cute hand towels are in the wash.  Ah,well.

I'm getting this done!  ;)

I made a couple of floral sconces to go on either side of the mirror by wrapping some wire around the tops of these pretty yellow bottles, giving them a little 'loop hook' and hanging them on a hook screwed into the wall.  Super easy!  :)

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 My mirror was originally gold, but I discovered this silver paint enamel at Michaels that is sooo much cheaper than spray paint and seriously looks like gorgeous metal.  Awesome!  And I love these little silver accessories to go in the cabinet.

 Add a little yellow printed paper behind the cabinet glass and you've got some extra flare...

These little wall canvases were on sale at Michaels for only a dollar.  They already had the gray print around the outside and I drew/cut out the little paper bird, painted him a little shadow around the edges, and mod podged him on.  I love these!

 I made little window treatment toppers for Miles bedroom forever ago.  I kept thinking I'd wait for Brian to help me hang them up, but you all know how the weekends go!  So finally a few weeks ago, with my 30 week belly, I just hung them myself.  And did a pretty good job I'd say.  Thank heaven for power drills. 

I've become a little obsessed with just about all things nautical, so that's the theme I went for in Miles room.  The stripes on the white wall make me think of a sleek sail boat... I just love his room.  :)  I made the fleece octopus pillow on the glider too.  I love how graphic it turned out!

 I made the nautical flag bunting- so fun.  I actually looked up a bunch of official flags to get inspiration for the designs.  It's kind of hard to see, but hanging on the wall is a large picture of a clipper ship that Brian colored when he was about 9 or 10.  It's one of my favorite things in his room!  Flanking the ship are a couple of old world maps I found at a consignment store.  They've got a bunch of giant ships sailing the oceans on them with sea monsters and something written in Latin.  They are seriously cool.  Plus we've got these awesome bottles that I painted green on the inside, a little miniature of the Mayflower, a "ship's lantern" (or camping lantern, but you know, it works ;) and a net thrown over the mirror for good measure (maybe in case Miles needs to catch any mermaids?)

 Ah, his big grown-up boy bed.  :)  I made the little anchor throw at the bottom and the polka dot pillow.  His room's not complete without his big buddy shark, Chompy!  (such a fabulous IKEA find ;)

 I made this little framed sea shell art collections from shells we found last year at Virginia Beach.  I love it when your art is tied to a memory.

And now after the baby grows out of the bassinet in about 4 months we'll be rearranging the room.  :)  But that's all right.  I'm excited for these boys to share a room together!  (I'm just glad I don't have to shove a little girl into this extremely boyish room!)

Thanks for reading!  :)