New Ideas Tuesday

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I dig this vintage tie rack turned jewelry rack, via SF Girl By Bay.

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Have you seen this NYC article about dads taking over as full-time parents? It's an interesting read. Life as a stay at home dad is probably a little easier in a progressive city like NYC. I wonder if it's more difficult in most cities, where men would have fewer connections with other stay-at-homers.  

I Want These Vintage Shoes

Check out these catalog pages from the 50's. I totally want these Aldens shoes, at 50's prices of course - $3.98 and $4.98!! That doesn't even pay for shipping or tax these days on a good pair of shoes. I can't believe how modern the styles are. I would definitely wear these now - ok maybe not baby doll pink or Easter egg blue sandals, but I'd wear most of them!! From here.

Great Before and After Dining Room from Aesthic Outburst

I just found this great before and after dining room post from a very cool blog called Aesthetic Outburst. I LOVE the dining room and the blog is definitely one that I'll follow. Check out more pics of her dining room renovation and more renovations of the author's very cool farmhouse on Aesthetic Outburst.

Before:

 After:

I Want This - Vintage Camper Birdfeeder

Sweet, I totally love this and want it for my backyard! I bet it would attract really awesome, super hip birds too. Ha. No but really, I dig it. You can find it from Etsy seller Strictly for the Birds.

Spray Paint is Awesome

There's a whole new trend now where people are buying vintage stuff and spray painting them to look new and colorful. I'm currently loving these spray paint ideas.

From Addicted to Decorating, spray painted chandeliers:

 From Pinterest, spray painted candle sticks:

 From Etsy, spray painted frames

From Pinterest via Flickr

Vintage Door as Headboard

We plan on moving our master bedroom downstairs within a few years so that our kids can have the run of the upstairs. The problem is, this will leave us with less space (the downstairs MB is smaller than the upstairs room) and no spare bedroom (critical for nights when we can't sleep or one of us is snoring). The key to success will be a king sized bed (hopefully), something we've been wanting for a while but have said we'll wait for as a present when we're a family of four. In our family of four fantasy we're able to have both kids in the bed with us on stormy nights or other nights when they are scared or just want to snuggle. And we'll all wake up happy and refreshed from a good night's sleep - NOT possible in my mind in a queen sized bed. Anyways, the downstairs MBroom is just big enough for a king-sized bed and a couple of dressers, but not big enough for a big king-sized bed frame. My idea is to use an old door as the headboard so that we don't need a full frame, something I've liked for a while but have never actually done. Turns out most old doors are the perfect size for king-sized beds, and as long as you find the right sized door you won't even need to do any major handywork. Here's some of my inspiration headboards:



http://kellyisinspired.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-headboard-finally.html



http://style-files.com/



http://browneyedfox.squarespace.com/thefoxden/




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http://blog.stylizimo.com/2010/07/charming-home-with-great-details.html

 

http://couponconnections.com/2010/11/step-two-for-bustamove-room-makeover/