Bedroom update - Paint color differences

Painting Allie's bedroom is underway. I can't believe what a BIG difference a coat of paint makes.

Let's take a look at the before:

Priming the room begins

And here is the same wall with the beginnings of our paint choice - Silver Chain by Benjamin Moore.

1st coat is going up
What a difference. Seriously, the room looks so much bigger.  I can't wait to put the entire room together.

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Meatloaf deliciousness


I think this is the best meatloaf recipe I have ever made.  I adapted this one from Ree Drummond's The Pioneer Woman Cooks. I left off the bacon, substituted monterrey jack cheese for the parmesan, used dried parsley and my own version of Tomato Gravy.

The result is pretty fantastic.



Meatloaf 
Adapted from The Pioneer Woman Cooks
Makes 8 large servings

1 cup milk 
6 bread slices
2 pounds ground beef
1 cup grated Monterrey Jack cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt, such as Lawry's
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup dried  minced parsley
4 eggs, beaten

Tomato Gravy
1 cup ketchup 
2 teaspoons yellow mustard
2-1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
 
1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Pour the milk over the bread and allow it to soak in for several minutes.
3.  Place the ground beef, milk -soaked bread, cheese, salt, seasoned salt, black pepper, and parsley in a large mixing bowl.  Pour in the eggs.
4.  Mix the ingredients until well combined.
5.  Form the mixture into a loaf shape on a sheet pan.
6.  Make the tomato gravy.  Pour the ketchup into a small mixing bowl.  Add the mustard and apple cider vinegar and stir well.
7.  Pour 1/3 of the tomato gravy over the top of the meatloaf.
8.  Bake for 45 minutes, then pour another one-third of the remaining tomato gravy over the meatloaf.  Bake for an additional 15 minutes.
9.  Serve with the remaining tomato gravy on the side as a dipping sauce.


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Bedroom Inspiration and Decor finds

Allie and I spent the weekend looking for paint colors and shopping for bedroom decor based on the inspiration ideas we found online.  As I mentioned before, Allie and I hadn't yet decided on a paint color or decor for her room.   (I don't recommend you do that...especially with a 12 year old).  This will be the room she spends the next 5 years in, so the decor needs to be something that she will love.

We both liked these:

Pottery Barn Teen
Via Pinterest
Home depot was our first stop for paint samples.  We chose two and then went home and painted the samples on her bedroom walls.  After living with the colors for 24 hours, we agreed on Silver Chain by Benjamin Moore.  It's a gray color that shows off her decor choices of black zebra, pink polka dots, white duvet and white furniture pretty well - looks very close to the wall color in the photo above.
Paint color - Silver Chain by Benjamin Moore

We chose the Pintuck duvet and shams  by West Elm and lucked out by finding it at Home Goods for half the price!



Room Decor so far:
Pintuck duvet - by West Elm found at Home Goods
Zebra pillow and throw - Target 
Black/white polka dot pillow - Target 
Pink polka dot sheet set - Target 
White bedskirt - Target 
Pewter lamp with white shade - Home Goods

So far, so good.  Now it's time to paint.  Oh joy!

 

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Weekend Inspiration

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Calling in the Reinforcements

Allie ran out of steam priming her bedroom walls and I overbooked myself with other obligations today. What to do? What to do?

I happened to have two hungry teenage boys hanging out in my living room playing video games. It was about lunchtime, so I devised a little plan that worked before - same boys, 2 years older with bigger appetites (read about that HERE)

 And guess what?





It worked again!

Thank you Alex and Dakota! You rocked it and Allie is sooooo thankful.

p.s. I L♥VE you Carl's Jr.

 

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