2010 Christmas Tour

 Welcome to the Gill Home!!

Linking to The Nester's Christmas Tour & Kelly's Show Us Your Life.

(warning-LOTS of pictures!)

Living Room

 

Small tree in the kitchen

Dollar store bells, and Wal-Mart ornaments in jars, easy and pretty.

 and another look at our formal tree

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!!

Black Friday

Last year was my very first year to go Black Friday shopping. At the very last minute my best friend/cousin/sister-in-law saw that the Dyson Vacuum I was wanting was for sale at Target for $299.00. I was up at 3 a.m. and we set out to Target. I got my vacuum and I was hooked. I was really looking forward to going this year. The plan was to go to Target at 4 a.m. Again at the last minute we decided to go to Kohl's at 3 a.m. and then at the very very last second we decided to brave Wal-Mart at midnight. 

Wal-Mart was by far the craziest, but still nothing outrageous. I got pots and pans and dishes for my sister who is moving into her first house soon. I also got some toys for the kiddos in the family, and the best part, we were in and out in less than 30 minutes. 

Next we headed to Tulsa, about a 45 minute drive from where we live. We got to Kohls at about 2:30. The line was SO LONG. So we decided to wait in the car and go in once the line started moving. Somehow we ended up getting in toward the front of the line, we didnt cut they just opened the doors and no one was using that one so we took advantage. I was sucessful again and get several scarf sets, and some really cute slippers, and the pillows I wanted. Again in and out in 30 minutes!!! 

Target was next. We decided to split up there and get what we needed. I got the best stuff at Target! 

I was able to get the Kitchenaid knife set for my step dad for $24.99, and I got the red kitchenaid pots and pans for myself for $99!! I registered for these for our wedding and I was bummed that I didn't get them! I love them, although I haven't had the chance to use them yet. 

All in all my Back Friday was a success, and I actually encountered nice, polite people. I will keep doing it as long as I keep finding good deals! Its fun!

In other news, Thanksgiving was delicious. Small gathering of immediate family. My Christmas decorations are up, but I am still tweaking so it will be another week ago before I share. I am excited because the exterior of our house is complete this year, so I am able to do a little decorating outside. I can't seem to get the husband on board with putting lights on the house, but I haven't given up yet! 


I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

10.16.2010

Well, we did it. I am officially married!! And I am so happy to say it went PERFECT. We had beautiful, actually almost hot, weather. The decor was fabulous, the cake tasted great, and I wish I could tell you how good the food was, but I didn't get any! Here are a few candid photos that Sam's aunt Judy took.

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Mrs. and Mrs.

It truly was the best day of my life thus far. I am so blessed. I will be back with honeymoon and professional wedding pictures in the coming weeks!! 

On another note, I am so happy that it is Halloween Week!!! The weather is really changing here and I even got to wear my boots for the first time today! I am so excited! I hope to do some baking and hand out lots of candy this weekend!  

In case you are interested: 
1.bridesmaid dresses- David's Bridal here
2.hair piece handmade by my friend Robyn and myself
3.our cakes- Ms. Laura's Cakes
4.Handmade "Mr. and Mrs." sign etsy The Back Porch Shoppe
5.centerpices DIY myself and bridesmaids I used the Decor Chicks idea seen here. The vases are filled with leaves from the dollar tree and the small orange votive holders are from garden ridge.

Show us your life Kitchens

Kelly at Kelly's Corner is hosting "Show us your life" and today its kitchens! My kitchen is probably my favorite room in our house and I love how its open to our family room. Its still not totally finished, but believe me it has come a LONG way. 

Here is our kitchen before the remodel, and after the previous owners said they were moved out, however as you can tell, they lied. 

from the front living room looking in {before}

After

before

after

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after

 

 This last picture is my hutch that I redid and its full of all my great-grandmothers Fiesta dishes, as well as some new ones.

As you can clearly tell there is still a lot to be done, but its safe to say the difference is night and day! Thanks for looking!! 


Love-Meg

note: Paint color is Valspar Lyndhurst Timber

Wood Laminate Flooring from Lowes

Cabinets in stock at Lowes 

countertops in stock at Lowes

Master Bedroom, if you wanna call it that....

Recently I got some new things for our bedroom. This room has definitely come a long way from how we first saw it. 

before

after several coats of primer

after wall color

If you are wondering why we painted over the hardwood floors, we had no choice. Unfortunately the previous tenants allowed their animals to pee and poo all over the floors, this was our only choice and I really hated to do it. Sigh. 

Anyway so here is our bedroom currently

 So, what is new?? I got this duvet set from Target. Its was VERY inexpensive, but overall I think that it is great quality and I love the look. YHL even had it listed as their "We're diggin'" section! I didn't notice it there until after I ordered it! Bonus!! :)I also added the white nightstands. They were only $15 bucks a piece at Target. They arent anything special but pretty sturdy for the price. For the longest time we had ugly mismatched tables by the bed, I think this definitely makes the room appear cleaner. I received one of these wicker milk crate baskets at our wedding shower. While I was mulling over purchasing the tables it occurred to me that the milk crate would fit under the table perfectly, so I went a bought another one. I love the way that turned out! They are great for storage!! What are in mine?? Have a look!

Sam's

Mine

 I am loving the progress, but there is still a lot more to do, starting with a headboard. I am trying to decide if I should buy one, or make one? Any suggestions?? 

I hope that everyone is having a great week so far!!

Love,
Meg


paint color- Valspar Lyndhurst Timber
Lamps and shades, Target last year. 
bedskirt- Shabby Chic, Target