Smith Family Weblog

In anticipation of hosting our entire family for Ava’s birthday this spring, I am trying to update the house just a bit. Thankfully, the grandparents are making my job pretty easy: Mom and Dave gave Olivia some new furniture for Christmas, and Karyl made her a sweet new quilt.

(I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it here before, but the cross stitch you see in the above photo is one my mom made for me when I was a baby. The colors are still beautiful, even though it’s been THREE DECADES.)

I think this quilt is called “Strawberry Limeade.” It’s gorgeous!

The first quilt Karyl made for Olivia is hanging outside her room in the hallway outside of her room. The photo just does not do it justice.

Doug contributed some adorable bath photos, which I put in floating frames and hung in the girls’ bathroom.

Two rooms down, many more to go. I’m working on the living room now, which aside from a couple of new couches, hasn’t seen a real update in about 10 years. Neither has our bedroom, despite the fact I’ve been looking for a new bedding set for approximately 16 months.

Interior design is not something that comes easily to me–I’m terrible at coordinating colors, I can’t made decisions and I usually just end up painting the walls and calling it good.

I’m trying to approach this very thoughtfully, and with a very small budget. It’s driving me crazy. Any tips?