Master Bedroom Make-Over in Black and Creme…

 

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Oops, I did it again !!!

I have yet again rededorated and restyled our master bedroom and this time (fingers crossed) it will hopefully be the last time cause I have never been so satisfied and content with it. The last couple of years have been a finding phase. I have always had a vision and loved several looks I had saved on Pinterest but somehow strayed away from that. 

The first time I shared our bedroom here – it was still in its finding phase. The wall was bright orange when we moved in and I just made it work while thinking how I could change it and spice it up so it would be a great fit for us.

The second time I shared our bedroom I changed the color theme to gray and turquoise and I definitely loved it for a while but I often found myself going back to my Pinterest explore page and look at bedroom inspo I had saved for so long. 

This Summer we decided to look for a new and bigger bed because the two girls end up in there every night at some point and for four people it is just too small so I sensed my chance of yet another master bedroom make-over. 

And here we are – done and happy with a big ´ol smile.

Master Bedroom Make-Over

The Color Theme

I find that the black and cream color combo is super soothing and calming. I instantly feel good when I enter the bedroom. Gold accents are spread in the bedroom as well to add that luxurious feel. 

 

The Decor

The eyecatcher of the room definitely is the gallery wall behind our bed. I love it so much I could just stare at it. The black book shelves stacked with many different sized and colored frames is my favorite part of the room.

Another thing I have loved about our bohemian black and beige bedroom are the fringes and tassels on the curtains and pillows. If we had a cat it would go nuts in there!! I have reused a great amount of decor I had left from other rooms. Also the gallery wall frames are the same. They had been silver in the past but I spray painted them black, as well as the handles of the closet and the curtain rods. Switched out the mirrors, the curtains and the carpet and created a whole new styled and feel for the room as well as a new decor theme.

It feels very inviting and comfy and not cool at all (I think the gray wall color was a big part of that).

The Furniture

I only changed out two pieces of furniture. The little side table in the corner and the chair. The brown leaf shaped side table has been sitting in our attic for years cause I did not want to give it away and now it perfectly serves its new purpose. I had a gray velvet armchair in this corner and it was super cute and comfortable but I sold it and got this new sleek and modern chair for it. Everything else was in the room before. Even the bed although I told y´all we were getting a new one which might take longer than I have anticipated.

 

 

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Summer Brunch Ideas…

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I love brunch. I could eat breakfast food any time of day at any time of the week. There is just something so amazing about french toast, avocado creme and coffee.

But let´s have a look at the table scape. I went with all things lemon cause in my opinion the lemon is the most summery fruit in the books of fruits plus I do think it is very cute and I like yellow.

I had this cute table cloth for a few years now and lemons seem to be very popular at the moment so it was no problem to get some cute things for the table setting.

Color matching is not a must at all but I do enjoy this greatly. I like to take two colors and use them as main colors and focus in incorporating them as much as possible in table clothes, linen napkins, plates and flower and add some little color accents. White or gold always works great or a neutral shade.

One thing I personally love to add are little bowls, especially if it is a breakfast / brunch setting. I use them for fruits or other things that you don´t want to have on your plate like egg shells or you could use it for maple syrup and dip your pancakes or waffles into it.

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Summer Hosting…

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I love hosting. I just love having people over, feed them, have inspiring conversations and laugh a lot until the end of the night. I have missed it 

Summer is a whole different kind of hosting. It is mostly hot and things won´t be able to stay out of the fridge for long time periods, also there are flies and bugs around you will not want lon your food. Ice cream and ice cubes melt a lot quicker. 

How to avoid a huge mess while hosting in the Summer:

– keep flies away from meat or foods with lots of protein (they love this the most) with a mesh dome 

– keep bugs and mosquitos away with a citronella candle 

– leave food that will melt or go to waste fast in the fridge until the people really start to eat

– have lots of ice cubes ready to keeps drinks cool and refills in the freezer

– bring the used plates right in the kitchen so you won´t attract flies

These are my top tips for outdoor Summer hosting. These have helped us a ton over the years. 

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Our Daughter´s First Happy Bee Day Birthday Party…

 

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Let us recap this more than joyous ocassion cause it definitely deserves a permanent spot on my blog and in my life. Two weekends ago we celebrated my little daughter´s first birthday and I was so happy but equally sad. Every other mama probably knows what I am talking about. Plus I never thought I could use the term the days are long but the years are short and know exactly what it´s meant to mean.

I have shared a ton of cute birthday themes for first birthday parties and went with the Bee Day theme. It is very cute summery birthday party theme and turned out amazing.

First Bee Day Party

The Cake 

My number one source for birthday ideas is Pinterest so I was browsing First Bee Day Cakes and screenshoted about 20 of them only to pick my favorite bits of every one and put it together into one big super cute cake. The top had to look like the bee hive itself cause I thought it was just a gorgeous idea. The top is covered in buttercream and the cake inside was chocolate. So so good. 

The cake underneath has been vanilla biscuit and strawberry buttercream covered in bright yellow fondant. The daisies and the little fondant bees make it even more pretty. Almost too pretty to eat but we did and it was delicious.

 

The High Chair

We got a little smash cake for Helena to dive right in but she was very hesitant and did not start eating until we gave her a fork. What a well behaved little girl. After that she was snacking away on the cake and seemed to enjoy it a lot. I have found the sweetest ONE banner on amazon US and although it took a little longer to get to us it was perfect. The black fringe curtain plus the little balloon arch and the big bee balloon completed the whole backdrop.

 

The Adult´s Table

The adults table included all the things it needed plus some decor to incorporate the theme like the little beehives and a huge flower centerpiece.

 

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