March Madness

"Here" is refering to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. It's every year around March with 3 weeks of food, rides, shopping, and entertainment. My favorite is crowd watching while eating Frito Pie.

My sister and her boyfriend came to visit for part of the rodeo. We saw the sheep with their babies and watched Eli Young Band perform.

While they were visiting, we did dinner at home, and I couldn't resist taking a picture of my spring linens! I made an inexpensive centerpiece with an IKEA pitcher, gerber daisies, and carnations.

I did go to the rodeo on another night to see the Black Eyed Peas. Such a good show! The back up dancers wore full-body unitards (which were creepy), but the band was very energized and jumping off the stage to run up to the crowds. Plus we had a crazy guy dancing in front of us who took his shirt off and put on another *interesting* show. :)

After all the rodeo fun, we went back to Reliant Stadium this past weekend for the NCAA regional basketball finals. Today I saw Duke play Baylor for a final four spot, and the stadium was so energized and fun! Unfortunately, my Wolfpack didn't even make the tournament. (And my bracket STINKS.)

Oh, and I also did a few house projects in the last few weeks. This one was super easy and made a BIG difference. Here is the before of my dresser:

This bedroom set was the first big purchase my husband and I made together, and we've had it for 6 years. I still love the furniture, but it was too dark in our new bedroom. I wanted to lighten it up but didn't want to cover up the beautiful wood with paint.

Enter an idea I saw in Country Living- spray painted dresser pulls.

I first tried a bright blue, but my husband and I decided it was too blue and didn't match anything else in the room.

After 2 weeks (and a lot of analyzing), we decided on a sage green to match our window valances and comforter. It took 2 coats of paint, and I used a gloss finish. The faux drawer locks, however, do not want to come off. Turns out they're not screwed on, but they probably won't come off without some prying and damage. So I have to figure out another way to paint them (or just get over it and leave it as-is).

Here is the finished dresser. I love the way it brightens up the furniture but still keeps all the things I loved about the set in the first place!

On another note- I'm going to Round Top on Saturday and super pumped. If anyone has been before and has any tips, please pass them along!

Linking to Met Monday and Make Your Monday.