Weekend decorating idea: set up your self love station

Being that it is the month of love, we all are getting ourselves prepared for a beautiful Valentines Day. This weekend, tonight specifically, there is a full moon + lunar eclipse. It's a perfect time to update and upgrade your home according to Feng Shui. Right now is a great time to invest in self care and self love. 

As a woman, its important that we make self care a high priority. When you invest in yourself, your confidence grows and you will have more effect in your life. Where attention goes, energy flows so this month, set your attention on making the most of your self. 

I find it so important for us, especially those of us who work from home, to make sure we get up and dress our best every morning. My grandmother was such a good example of this for us. In my book, Blissful Living, I share the stories how although she was a housewife and was always in the kitchen, she always looked her absolute best. AND she had five children. When we were growing up that meant 5 children, their spouses and their kids. That's a lot of people to cook and care for when we were at her house. Somehow she pulled it off with a cheerful attitude and a fabulous look. 

I was always so obsessed with watching her get ready at her beautiful vanity area. She had a gorgeous blue bathroom, her favorite color. Inside was a pretty desk, beautiful blue velvet stool and a 10 bulb hollywood style vanity mirror. We were all so in love with watching her get ready in her beautiful silk robe. I still have the robe to this day. 

She was such a good example of being a busy mom and grandmother, but still making sure to take the time to care for her self and her look. She always looked beautiful and smelled so glamorous. 

So this weekend, I highly encourage you to give yourself a Valentine's gift and set up your self love station. Create a space in your home where you can really enjoy getting ready and looking your best. 

Add appropriate lighting, a glamorous mirror, a beautiful way to store your makeup and brushes. Perhaps some pretty dishes for jewelry, a vase of flowers, a great tray for displaying your perfumes. You can also add a comfortable chair and throw on a pretty little fur pillow. 

When I work with my virtual design clients, I always take them on a virtual shopping trip with me. So, today I am sharing a virtual vanity shopping spree at TJ Maxx and HomeGoods. Check it out...

Get the look: Marble + gold coffee table under 50$

If you saw my post yesterday, then you saw my recent coffee table situation. I have been using my black tufted velvet bench as a coffee table. I love the bench but I have been searching for a marble and gold coffee table since I moved into Villa Noir. I have been wanting something rectangular, with beautiful brass legs. Nothing round would work and some other table just have legs I am not totally in love with. 

I had been eyeing this marble + gold coffee table from West Elm which I love but its just a wee bit too small for my living area. I wanted something a little bit bigger. Since October I have been searching everywhere. 

The other day I was shopping with a client and we happened to go into a Goodwill for some vintage gold frames. As we went to the checkout line, there was this table just sitting there. At first glance, its one ugly piece of furniture but to someone like me who sees the beauty in almost everything, I saw this as a perfect table to DIY! And it was $14.99! 

It was just the perfect shape, style and size for exactly what I wanted. 

 First, I scraped off the wood film on it because I wanted it to be bare at the core. I ordered this paper from Amazon to cover the wood table, it was the perfect size and length and I have a little bit extra for another project I want to do. Thank you 2 day shipping Amazon prime. It was about $24.00

I actually tried 3 different types of gold spray paint. All were Krylon, there was brass, gold and gold metallic. This was the one I went with. It has the best shine out of all of them. This one was 6$.

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