Boys will be boys

I believe that a child's room should always be fun and cheerful and capture that child's interests.

My son Pearson is a lot of fun, he does everything fast and crazy. I chose bright blue and white to capture the loud part of him and chose a darker blue to maybe calm him down.

He was interested in "Cars " and "Hot wheels".

So I mixed it up so he got the best of both worlds.

I made the jean curtains to have the masculine feeling and tie in the different blues.

I painted different size and colour blocks to create interest on the wall. I was lucky to find some cute shelves and hot wheel stickers to complete the look.

I used a Cars pinata in the large colour block . The 3D image is fun and exciting for any child's room.

Flat pictures are not the only things that can be hung, be creative , you will be surprised what you will find.

Gardens

Designing and making a new garden are my favorite things to do in the summer. I also enjoy the up keep. I have homes that I keep beautiful through out the gardening season.

The main tip for today is if you check your gardens often for weeds and deadheads then it is not so difficult and overwhelming.

A path in a garden always creates interest. Another tip is to always put plastic or garden tarp under a path to prevent weeds.

A path should lead to a focal point or a way out of the garden. A focal point could be anything from a bench to a special grouping of flowers.

In this garden the path leads you past a bird bath,through the beautiful flowers onto a little seating area.

As fall approaches this is a great time to decide where your spring bulbs should be placed. Now that all the summer flowers have blooms you will see the space between each flower and where the spring bulbs will look the nicest. Never be afraid to plant because a flower can always be moved.