Happy Accidents

My most recent remodeling projects have resulted in not one, not two, but three happy accidents.  As soon as the Christmas decorations came down I went straight to work on repainting the master bedroom.  I'm oh-so-happy with the results, but won't share that with you just yet.  I will give you a peak though, cause I'm nice like that.

Remember a couple of months ago when I purchased a new rug for the Dining Room?  I took a poll and you all agreed that it was too small for the room.

That resulted in happy accident #1.  Instead of returning it, I just moved it into the Living Room and I love it in there.

What?  I never showed you the new rug?  Ooops!

Much better, don't ya think?

Fast forward to happy accident #2.  I've had my eye on Pottery Barn's Vanessa floral curtains for some time so when I saw that they were half price after Christmas I snatched them up with some Christmas money I received as a gift.  They were for the Master Bedroom, only once the new paint color went up I quickly realized that they wouldn't work.  They have a yellow tint to them and the new walls have a grayish tone to them.  I thought I was going to have to return them until I realized that I've been wanting to get new window treatments for the Dining Room.  They hadn't been replaced since we bought the house almost 13 years ago so I was ready for a change.

It's kinda strange that they look like they belonged in here all along!  They coordinate perfectly with the rug, which was a, well, happy accident!

I spy happy accident #3:

While putting everything back into my new Master Bedroom, I stumbled upon #3.  I got this sweet shelf at a yard sale last year, which you can read about here, and have always loved it in my bedroom.  However, once again, it's on the yellow side and when I went to hang it I realized it would have to be painted.  So I brought it downstairs with me and layed it down in the Dining Room while I went to the garage to grab my can of paint.  When I came back in, I looked at it and a lightbulb went on in my head - it looked perfect in the Dining Room!  I have an empty wall that needed something and the shelf is the perfect size.  And better yet - it doesn't need to be painted!

It's very chippy and pretty fragile.

I love her in this room.

Some more views around the room.

I love happy accidents, don't you?  It's all about thinking outside the box.  Ya know, if I had taken more time to name my blog 3 years ago, I can think of about a million different names than the one I picked.  And "Outside the Box" is just one of them.  What are your happy accidents?

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulicious day!

xoxo,
Kim