Obsessed in Arizona

Hi all! I have so many exciting things to share, but will start out the week with my previous Arizona trip. Not only was it filled with love and good family time, but of course I could not resist looking at all the lovely homes. Arizona homes are drastically different than what I am used to in NJ. They all look the same and wonder if I am gonna ever learn which house belongs to my family : ) However, me and my cousin took part in a 5k and could not believe some of the houses we came across. Stunning! Each home had its own unique qualities. I just fell in love with the swing in the front yard!

This was my fav! Just beautiful.

Love this swing!

The landscaping was perfection!

Spring Touches

Happy Wednesday! I can't believe the week is halfway over, but ready do my trip to Arizona this weekend! Anyways, last weekend I added a few Spring touches to my place. Th living room was looking dull and I am just living the new mint color that is trending. My favorite purchase was the frame from Homegoods!

Tulips make everything better! Enjoy your day! 

HomeDecorators.com-Worst online order ever!

It is not often that I write about anything negative, but have to let the word out about this company.
I posted the blog post "Bringing Sexy Back" a few months ago showing a white velvet tufted chaise I ordered for myself. I was so excited for it to come, until it was back ordered so many times, I forgot about it. I decided it would be best to get a whole new sofa, instead of the chaise, and decided to cancel my chaise order with homedecorators.com. I called and the woman gladly cancelled my order. Two weeks later, I get another email saying that the chaise was still back ordered, which shows me the order was never canceled. Call number 2 to cancel the order again......woman said sure and I requested that an email be sent to me with the order being canceled. That never happened. A week later, I get an email saying my chaise has been shipped. This nightmare continued on and on for weeks and the order showed up to the lobby of my apartment building. I not only went through all of this, but was then told that I was not allowed to return my order because it was custom. Lets think about this...if it was custom, why was it back ordered? Not only was it custom, I am now out of $500. This story continues, but honestly, you could not pay me to buy from this company again. I assembled the piece myself and now will make it my "blogging thrown" but think before u purchase from homedecorators.com!
Now I said my peace : )

Another favorite candle

Happy Friday! I wanted to share a new fav. Green Tea Sage candle from Target. I love a light scent that doesn't make your whole home on smell overload. This candle is perfect for the summer with just a hint of green tea scent. $12.99....can't beat it : )

Love for texture

Morning!
There is something about textures, especially stripes and polka dots, that I just adore! My goal for my bedroom was to use many textures in a similar color range. It is not as easy to do as I thought it would be....but I like the way it is looking :)

Headboard with pillows

Recent purchase: striped sheets

Target $27

A trunk makeover

Happy Monday! I wanted to share a small project I did over the weekend with you. When I found this black military trunk a while back, I wanted to redo it right away. I never took the time, until now. I painted it with white acrylic paint. I don't like taping the edges or going by any rules...I just free hand it. I took ail polish remover to the edges and liking ow it came out. Much brighter, less dull. : )

Before

After 

Have a great rest of the day!

Pretty with pillows

Morning!
I was looking around my home over the weekend and noticed that I like a "masculine" look. Everything I buy is very rustic and not very feminine. I think you can never go wrong with burlap, so why not give it a simple and pretty makeover? I purchased satin pink ribbon from AC Moore and made my own bows. I pinned them to the pillow with and the pillow went instantly...from tough to cute : )

The Repurposed Spring Look for $4

Good Morning! Yesterday's post showed the Spring update in my place. Today is about how I made it. I only spent $4 on the Easter look because I repurposed some of the stuff. I have tons of Easter decorations, but the have not made the move yet to my new place. So simplicity was this years Spring  then for me.

Some extra patterned paper I already had

                                                 
                                                      Easter stickers from AC Moore for $1

I came up with the idea to use and old frame to make Easter art!

I purchased the basket in the middle from Target for $3. 

I had the bird's nest and the wreath that is underneath already. : )

It's Spring!

Happy Thursday! I finally feel like I want to celebrate a holiday and no better way to start then my favorite holiday.....Easter! I added a touch of Spring around my place and here is how it came out : )

Having fun with stamps

I am just loving these new little stamps I bought recently. I figured it would be fun to use to make cards or a fun DIY project. School is my biggest time consumer lately and leaving me with less time to be creative. I decided to put the books down and have some five minute fun. Here is what I came up with.

Here are the stamps....I loved the font.

Had some fun with polka dot paper. Next, I am going to try some DIY art : )

A Brief Best Friend Bedroom Crash : )

Happy Tuesday! Lately, I am all about the ruffles in the bedroom. (As I'm sure you noticed in my bedroom) when one if my best friends, Katie, sent me a pic to show me her bedroom...I knew I had to share it with you all. Not only is she always stylish and a partner in crim at the Brimfield fair, but she knows how to put a bedroom together. I wish we lived closer together.....her in Massachusetts and me in NJ....but we still find little moments of decorating discussion. I love her dearly...but really loving the ruffles in her bedroom!

Sisterly love......well the two on the right are real sister : )

Love how she used different textures and colors.

Loving the pop of raspberry on the rug! 

Thank you my sweet Katie for sharing your beautiful room.

My flower faves

There is no better feeling than fresh flowers to start the week.....so I am sending you all flowers through pics for St. Patrick's Day : ) I find peace in cutting and cleaning flowers and that is why I make this a priority purchase weekly. Just wanted to share a recap of my favorite pics of arrangements I have done. Hope you have a great Monday!

2 second window tie backs with fabric remnants

Yes! The week is almost over! Too busy for words these days : )
When I found my apartment, I was instantly attracted to the natural sunlight that captures the living room. After I hung my new curtains, the light does not shine through so freely. I had the idea to use the remnants of the $11 DIY Art project a few weeks ago. I took a scissor, cut a strip of fabric, and made some simple ties around the curtain.

Tie back in my bedroom : )

AnTWEAKed is here....well almost here!

Check out AnTWEAKed on Soiledrotten!

So excited for this to be finally happening! I have been working on this or a while now and can't wait until I can share all the details with you! Check it out! Stay tuned!

Feeling Spring

I can smell it in the air! Spring is just around the corner! Love it! Nothing screams Spring to me more than tulips. Here are my flowers in the house this week....

A new obsession from Anthropologie

Happy Monday! As you can tell, Soiledrotten is getting a face lift and please be patient with me until the other pages are ready : )
I wanted to share a recent purchase that I am now obsessed with.

Anthropologie has a million amazing candles, but this one beats them all by far! It was less than $20 and  has a long burning time. I think I'm addicted!
Xo, Alison

Few pics from vacation

Happy Saturday! Figured I would drop in and share a few photos from my trip to Florida this week. So sad I had to come back to the snow....the weather was perfect in Florida. Back to reality!

Hello from Florida!

Hi everyone! Just dropping in to say hello on vacation! In Naples, Florida hoping we get stuck here with the bad weather at home : )

$11 DIY art for the bathroom

Good morning everyone! It's finally the weekend and I wanted to share a small project with you. I was shopping in target last week and saw a polka dot pattern that I loved. However, it was a crib sheet. Knowing myself and my crazy ideas...I knew I could make something with it. My bathroom is decorated in gray and this would go perfectly. Here is what I came up with.

A crib sheet
A scissor
A few thumbtacks
I had to pull the fabric tighter after this pic to really smooth it out.
The small cross is just a reminder to keep the faith everyday :)
Total cost: $11

It's all in the details

This week is finally over! Hope your week was better than mine : )
When I first walked into my building, the details in the structure took my breathe away! I love the old character and charm that my little apartment carries. Here is just a few details that just make me smile.

Loving these knobs. They are original with the building but very hard to photograph.

Door to nowhere..