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Beaded chandeliers have been popular for a while now and we totally understand why. They make a room feel special without being too flashy or “extra” (yep, we’re talking about you, crystal chandeliers ;)). We love them in everything from entryways and dining rooms to bedrooms and bathrooms. A tip for finding affordable versions of this chic lighting trend is to shop in the baby/child/teen department of your favorite home stores. We found lots of great options under $500, even at higher-end favs like Restoration Hardware (two, three, and four) and Pottery Barn (eight). Let us know your favorite!

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We’ve lived in the new (to us) house now for almost 5 months now (w.o.w.) and the only rooms that have been done are the front bathroom (part one & part two) and master bath. Can you tell I’m a procrastinator? Although, like I’ve said before, I like to get the feel of place before I start diving in. I think 5 months is a pretty solid “feel”. Time to get the party started. And, yes, maybe my nesting phase has started.

Before I get too crazy with To-Do lists and the like, let me go back and summarize our situation for those of you who aren’t familiar with it. Back in February, we moved – into the Grandparent’s house. Don’t worry they’re great, they’re just in a retirement home now. And the Mr, Arden and I, gladly volunteered to live in their vacant house. Hello three bedrooms!

Now here’s where it gets a little sticky. The house hasn’t been updated much and we’re not really in the position to renovate, now matter how much I might wish! Living here is the perfect opportunity to save up to buy Copy Cat Chic casa #2 (our first home sold last year). That being said we don’t have a lot of money to put into updating G&G’s house, especially if we want to get a good deposit together for our future home. So most of the updating we’ll be doing will be smaller projects and cosmetic fixes on a *small* budget.

So I’ve posted some pictures below of how the house looks today (Click here for pics on how it looked when we moved in). And just to be clear, I haven’t tidied up or decluttered, I’m keeping it real folks. This is how it looks every. single. day. Glamorous, I know 😉 Let’s get on with the show, shall we?

the den/playroom

We haven’t touched this room besides piling all of Arden’s toys and playthings in it.

to do

new paint

create built ins on either side of the fireplace

update mantel

paint fireplace

new light fixture

reupholster G&G’s old sofa

hang something on the walls

get rid of the chaise and ottoman

remove old handles/bars/hardware

replace the carpeting (hard to tell in the pics, but it’s a little stained in some places)

THE nursery

Same story here! All we’ve done is move all of Arden’s furniture into the room. Now we have to create a room for her to share with her new baby brother!

TO DO

new paint

new light fixture

a new crib

a big girl bed for Arden

a nightstand

new bigger dresser

replace rocker for one that’s more comfy for nursing

add book storage

new window treatments

add organizers to the closet and paint

move G&G’s old hope chest into storage

hang stuff on the walls

THE master bedroom

Yet again, we just moved all of our stuff in here where ever it would fit. As you can see it’s pretty tight. I want to get rid of the mismatched dresser and nightstand and replace them with just two matching chests on either side of the bed.

TO DO

paint

new window treatments

new bed?

new bedding (!)

new light fixture

find matching chests to use as nightstands

sell current dresser & nightstands

attach full length mirror to wall – instead of propping it on a chair 😉

hang art on the walls

THE entryway

We hung a little shelf and mirror here that is good in the meantime, but obviously it’s a little too small in scale to feel satisfying.

TO DO

remove wallpaper and paint

new light fixture

replace mirror with a larger one

replace wall shelf with larger one with storage

THE living room

This room doesn’t bother me too much. We really need to hang some art in here though. The Mr hung some random stuff up willy-nilly on the hooks already in the wall. It makes me laugh 😉 As you can see the ocean art has kept it’s place (for now).

TO DO

replace the media cabinet

hang up artwork

buy stools for under console

declutter

THE Dining room

And for those of you who voted in the great dining chair debate. You can finally see the results. Yes, I went with the minority, to the Mr’s dismay 😉 But I’m super happy and my tushie is super comfy. So all around a great choice.

TO DO

remove wallpaper

paint

replace light fixture

find something to plug into that random wall socket (that’s not a clock)

And in posts to come….the guest room, the kitchen, the garage, the front yard and the back yard. You can keep track of our little ranch house makeover here or go to the label “Ranch House Redo“.