Spring Fresh

Happy Friday Loves!

May is fast approaching and Casa M is in desperate need of some Spring cleaning/organizing. I have spent the last week pinning through Pinterest and clicking through blogland in search of some FANTABULOUS and cheap thrifty ideas on making  Casa M Spring Fresh.

Here are a few projects I am hoping to tackle this weekend

Organizing and labelling all our power cords
I found this post by Jen  Super Organizer  Extraordinaire - She is the genius behind  the Blog "I heart Organizing" If you haven't had a chance to read this blog you must head over there once you have finished reading this post. :)



You can read it Here 

Next on the list is 

Organizing my office

My go to post for this project is A Bowl Full Of Lemons-Life Organized's post on Organizing The office...  Check it out HERE 

This is part of a 14 week program to a perfectly organized home.. You really must go and check out the other 13 weeks- excellent information. 

And my last organization goal for  this weekend is 

Organizing  our downstairs bathroom

Love this post by the lovely Ashli from the blog Mini Manor.

you can read about it HERE

And there you have it my list of projects to tackle this weekend to make Casa M Spring Fresh for May!

I am excited to get started on all these projects!! How about you, how do you create an organized home?

Happy Weekend Loves

XOXO
A

LOVELY LACE

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LACE ...

I am loving it right now and it is making a come back with a vengeance!! I remember when I was 5 and I was given a pair of beautiful delicate lace gloves...

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LOVE at first sight! Yes I was THAT girl the super girly girl who wore dresses everyday and loved ribbons and lace... I still do!



So imagine my excitement this year as I am noticing that LACE it trending again and not in the super Madonna like a virgin way although ..... you have to admit that outfit totally rocked!!

The best part is if you are not the lace wearing girly girl you can incorporate it into your life through Art, jewellery, lighting, flooring, pretty prints on pillows there really are so many options!!!! Here are a few that I am loving right now..

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This picture pretty much sums up all the lace gorgeousness in decor.... The artwork, pillows and even the pattern on the mugs.. which I am absolutely LOVING

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 And look at this beautiful wallpaper from Thibaut wallpapers in

 Regency from the collection Damask volume 3

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Check out these beautiful plates-
Actual pieces of lace are hand-pressed onto these dishes before firing, to create indented patterns. 

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How FABULOUS is this pillow from the Etsy Shop "POP O' COLOUR"I am sad that it is sold out. The colour and design would be perfect in our sitting room 

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 I would love to have this laser cut chair in my office it has that perfect feel of girly and modern.

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The colours in this rug are sooo fresh, I think this would be perfect in someones sun room! Wish I had a sunroom

Now these little darlings from Ikea have been hacked left right and centre... into light fixtures, cake plates, organizers. I love how delicate they look, they add that perfect airy light touch to any decor.

Oh and lets not forgot Lace as an accessory

Check out these beautiful pieces from Stella and Dot- the Chantilly Cuff and earrings are actually designed from a vintage piece of lace that belonged to one of Stella & Dot's  head designer's Grandmother !

I really could go on and on about how you could add a little bit of LACE to Your LIFE, I am loving it all!! What about you how would you incorporate lace into your LIFE?

XOXO
A

Oh and if you are loving the Chantilly Cuff and or Earrings you can purchase them here
www.stelladot.com/aubrey77

Making a Home

Happy Hump day Loves!!! 

So finally after 2 years of living in our home I am finally making our Master bedroom feel like a Master bedroom. WOO HOO

We were able to get a coat of paint on the walls "Decorator White" by Benjamin Moore... Which we fell in love with  because of this Photo

Veranda Magazine

Here is a little sneak peek at our room!

We still have to do another coat (you can still see the original colour coming through in some spots) But I am loving the look that is taking shape. This paint colour combined with muted tones is really calming- perfect for a master bedroom.

I  think I have the perfect floor plan after 3 failed attempts .. with the bed on the far wall and a dresser on each of the other walls.. I feel we our getting the most spacious layout... 

 Eventually I would like to have no dressers in the room I am really jonesing for the Ikea Pax wardrobe system with all its pretty organizing elements. 

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That way I can have enough space for a dressing table and a sitting area!  what do you think?

So I probably should of moved out the clothes dumped on the chair and cleaned off the tall boy..... man I am still a rookie at this photo taking .... I promise to get better peeps! 

I  found these curtains at Home Sense although I am still not sure if they are the perfect ones.. lol no really I think the room is coming along nicely.

My absolute favourite piece is my night side table which is a little vintage desk I found at the Fabulous Aroka Vintage Boutique! I love that it adds a little character to the room....please disregard the piece of paper under one of the legs. Probably should have removed that too before I took the photo!

 Check out my little vignette... stylin' right? 

BTW Loving Lauren Conrad's books! Yup That's right reality star turned designer turned author! 

Seriously Lauren can do no wrong!

So That's pretty much it for the Master Bedroom right now.... Next up is searching for that perfect rug

Here are a few ideas

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I can't tell if we should go for a pop of colour or go with a bold black and white print!   What do you think....colour or black and white? Also I am going to eventually attempt to make a headboard yup that's right  we are talking designing, using a jigsaw and upholstering a headboard....... but I am setting the deadline for completion for 2014!

 I have to make my goals attainable right??? So what do you think is the Master Bedroom looking like a MASTER bedroom???

And there you go, a little peek at what I have being busy working on!

XOXO
A

LOVELY LAUNDRY Rooms...

Hi Loves,

I am having difficulties trying to come up with a post today so my husband suggested that I write about my life as a stay at home mom who's hubby works an intense 4 days on and then likes to be  lazy his  4 days off ...... but that will just  turn into a big nagging fest over here at CASA M so I am going to pass on that suggestion...... thanks for the help though baby!

I am in love with laundry rooms right now.... I don't know why but ever since this episode of Sarah 101

Sarah 101 episode 12 Fresh Laundry

I have been dreaming about the perfect laundry room... Storage, counter tops, ironing area, pretty light fixtures. Seriously my list goes on and on.

Sadly my laundry room is only 6x5 So I have to be CRAFTY with my space...

Here are some of my thoughts for the space

 This one is the closet to our laundry room layout and dimensions... I would love to have cabinetry above the washer and dryer.

I like that everything can be hidden behind the cupboard doors.... 

and then a few pretty things on the shelf.  

I love the BLING in  the light fixture because if anywhere needs some sparkle it is definitely the laundry room.

I am really digging the tile in this room, yet again some sparkle and the hanging bar is exactly what we need. ... I am working on taking care of my clothes FINALLY.. does that mean I am officially responsible??

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CHECK OUT this fantabulous hanging rack.... GENIUS

That's the layout I am thinking about.. cabinetry above the machines with a shelf underneath and then some type of hanging rack. I think that covers all the necessities

OKAY so here is a photo of what our laundry room looked like last year

YUCK!!

And here is the layout now..

  much better 

 I can even fold the clothes on top of the machines right now which is nice.

Don't pay any attention to the very stylish painters tape. I placed tape everywhere I wanted the hubs to place a shelf or a cabinet. I thought with the tape up the process would move along a little faster.....
ya not so much.

I am still undecided on what light fixture to place in here. I am thinking something vintage or redesigned. Also I would like it to hang it from the ceiling instead of a wall mount fixture.

For the pretty I am thinking -   a window treatment 

( this one I actually made but now I am thinking of going with  a different fabric) 

What do you think?

And lastly I need to decide on a fabulous tile or wallpaper- Something to liven the space up 

 It is so muddy looking right now, a look I really do not want to have in my laundry room. 

I still need to source all my options out but once I do I will be coming to all of you for help on the final decision.

Here is 1 more inspirational laundry room pic!!!

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What do you think does the laundry room need a little sparkle??

Happy Monday Loves!

XOXO

A