So I'm moving into a House next week.

 Craigslist. Etsy. Pinterest. DIY. It's all the rage. And it's all we women want to do these days, am I right or am I right?? Crafting, re-working that old furniture into something new but antique looking, using Mason jars for flowers, ladders as shelves, repainted frames as jewelry hangers! Shabby Chic is all the rage and I for one am totally on board! I can't tell you how much I LOVE using the most random things from around the house to decorate my space. Especially if it consists of using mason jars. I have been 100% roped in. I use mason jars for everything. You name it: I drink my water from them, I put my flowers in them, I put jewelry in them.. everything (eventually I will put candles in them for outdoor lighting, can't wait for that project come next week!).

I'm moving into a HOUSE next week with 5 other girls... you might think I'm crazy but I promise I'm not. We're going to have a blast. And it's going to be FUN. I have been trying to decide on a color scheme for my room for months now. My room has wood paneling and I have a wooden bed, interesting. So, you can imagine how THRILLED I was when I found the dresser that was going to go perfectly in my room!! One of those old-made-new dressers that was painted grey and blue with pretty lightly colored wooden knobs. I want to show you how I am using my dresser and how I'm going to decorate my room. Thanks to The Wild Rose in Tanytown, MD I was able to put together something that I think I am definitely going to get used to... and very quickly.

 

 My sister, mom and I love dried flowers. Anytime we get flowers that will dry well, we keep them. These are dried up roses from my sisters WEDDING three summers ago!! Not only is it a great memory, but they are absolutely beautiful. Notice the cake platter and the old medicine jar...this is only the start!

This sign was one of the first things I saw when I walked into the Wild Rose store. Chalk. Flower written on it. Very rustic-farm like sign and I wanted it. How often do you go into stores like this?? I don't often, so I took advantage of my time and bought the sign. I LOVE it. I just need to buy some chalk now. 

 

And can we talk about THIS sign?? It's all about the shoes, seriously. I don't normally buy into the "Keep Calm and.." signs, but this one was telling a different story. My mom always says, "The shoes make the outfit." When I saw this sign my mom and I just looked at each other. It went immediately on the list of Must-Have's for the day.

Old Medicine jars. They are the perfect size for earrings!! Perfect size and they keep them all in one place. I am all about using space efficiently and all about jars. This little jar fits right in with the other glass pieces I used.

Notice the mason jar I am using for my necklaces! Easy to see them, easy to pull them right out, and super cute too. Can you see the obsession with mason jars now? Seriously though, perfect use. The mason jar on the right is a beautiful tinted blue, different than all of the mason jars I have. You can learn how to tint your mason jars here! (PS, I buy my mason jars from Joann Fabrics, but you can really buy them anywhere).

Candles. Fresh,
sweet
aroma.
Another love of mine.
This candle is a little different than one I normally would get,
but it just has that summer scent,
like a fresh garden.
I propped it on top of the top tier of a cake platter.

I can't wait to decorate my new room in the house! I was thrilled to find a neutral colored dresser that I can do a lot with in a room that will need a lot of color. I am also excited that it's a place I can be really creative with and add my favorite things (like mason jars, flowers, candles, and chalk!). Sometimes it's just the small things that matter.

- Kimmie