Glidden Gallons {Walmart Mini DIY Makeover}

My friend over at A Year with Mom and Dad is hosting a giveaway for a mini DIY makeover courtesy of Glidden paint. As soon as I saw her tweet on twitter about the contest I knew I should enter. I might not have a good chance at winning but I am in desperate need of a bedroom makeover. We have had the same furniture layout (which we can't change) and bare walls since my husband first moved into the place 7 years ago. And I can't stand the lack of personality our room has.

Sure, it's littered with toys and clothes and our personal belongings are on our dressers but it lacks feeling and emotion. Don't laugh... rooms need feeling and emotion. And since I've already started re-decorating every other room in our house why not start with the bedroom. So I am writing this post to highlight WHY we need this mini DIY makeover.

Below are a few great reasons:

1. Our walls are a shade of navajo white. And that just doesn't scream bedroom to me.
2. The curtains on our windows were purchased from a clearance bin and they just barely fit the windows. We need curtains that fit the windows and do something for the room. 
3. Our walls are not only painted white, they are completely bare. No pictures, no artwork, nothing. They need some help too. 
4. The night stands we currently have do not match our bedroom set at all. Being able to purchase something to match the set would make the room as a whole complete. 
5. And our bed... we need to update our comforter and sheet set to something different. 

And while I'd love a complete makeover (including adding more room to our master bedroom) I could live with these five little changes. Because then I would know that I at least attempted to make the room feel more like us and it wouldn't have to break the bank.  My husband is always looking for a project to do around the house. If he was already given the money to fund the project then it'd get done a lot faster.

Here are a few color combinations I'm considering if I win:

Toasted White and Deep Garnet

Not a bedroom but matches the furniture - Softest Juniper

Mulberry White and Wild Truffle

What are your favorite color combinations? What would you choose for your bedroom?

Giveaway Fun

My friend, Alanna, over at The Vanilla Bean is giving away a Baby Bond nursing cover! This looks like a great alternative to what I already have and seems fashionable to boot! Head on over to her blog to check out her giveaway and other fun stuff! Even if you aren't breastfeeding now you could always enter to win and give this as a fabulous baby shower gift to a friend who is expecting ;) Enter in this blog post.

Giveaway Fun

My friend Jessica over at And Then There Were 4 is doing a few giveaways!

She reviewed these super cute KiddoTags and I'm hoping to win some by blogging about them :) She also was lucky enough to review some fun water from Wat-aah! that seem perfect for a toddler all the way up to a school age child (or perhaps myself...)

By the way... as soon as I saw her post about the KiddoTags I had to check out the Dwink cup a bit more. I liked it enough that I googled it, went to their website and bought one for E! I'll have a review coming up about what I think about it once we go to the slew of birthday parties we have this weekend.

Head on over and check out the KiddoTags giveaway and the Wat-aah giveaway. Enter if you want a chance to win! Both giveaways are ending soon.

Giveaway Fun

My friend Jessica over at And Then There Were 4 is doing a few giveaways!

She reviewed these super cute shirts from Dylbug and I'm hoping to win one by blogging about it :) She also was lucky enough to review some amazing little lunchboxes by Easylunchboxes.com that seem perfect for a toddler all the way up to a school age child.

Head on over and check out the shirt giveaway and the lunchbox giveaway. Enter if you want a chance to win!

Giveaway Fun

My friend, Melissa, is hosting a blog giveaway for a $50 gift card to Crate and Barrel! How awesome is that? I'm blogging about it because a. I want my readers to know about other fun blogging mommas out there and b. I could really use that $50 gift card!

So get on over to Melissa's blog and check out the latest giveaway!

BTW... Melissa is the friend who so graciously made E's cupcakes for his 1st birthday. Photos here.