• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Smart Girls DIY

You're a smart girl... you can figure it out

  • Home
    • Archive
  • About
    • Policies
    • Get to Know Me Posts
    • My Home
    • Old House Tour
  • Renovations
    • Kitchen Reno
    • Guest Bathroom Reno
    • Family Room Reno
    • Stairway + Hall Renovations
    • Office Reno
    • Laundry Room Reno
  • Projects
    • Tutorials
    • Crafts
    • Outdoor Projects
    • Landscape Tour
    • Girl Scouts
    • Christmas
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
You are here: Home / Christmas / Pulling It Together For Christmas

Pulling It Together For Christmas

December 18, 2015 by SmartGirl 10 Comments

If you follow me on social media, you’d know that I have been without kitchen cabinets since the spring.  Mostly my own fault, because I didn’t order the new ones until the end of October, but I am thrilled to report that the cabinets were just delivered.  Want to see them?  Me too!  Too bad I have no time to assemble or install them right this second.  They look like this.  Womp, womp.Barket Kitchen Cabinets arrived today

You know how one project leads to another?  Well, I have a bad case of that going on around here.  The kitchen and family room were connected by a half wall, so of course the entire family room had to be redone as well.  Then while I was building wall-to-wall shelves in there, hubby accidentally cut a pipe behind the shelves, which led to be completely gutting the bathroom.  Blah, blah, blah, it’s a hot mess around here.

But all that mess won’t keep me from hosting Christmas for my family this year.  My brother, his wife, and four kids will be here along with my mom and her husband.  They all expect nothing less that for me to pull it all together miraculously at the last minute.  Or at the very least hide all my power tools from the toddlers.  But they’ll be happy to know I’m getting there with a little help from Cost Plus World Market.  I told you I was taking a trip to the new location in Shrewsbury, NJ last week, and let me tell you I had a blast. First of all, thank you to World Market for letting me buy a few things on them, and for sponsoring this post.  And another thank you to my brother and his wife for watching my younger kids while Smart Jr and I shopped the night away.

I veered a little from my  shopping list because I was overwhelmed by all my options.  World Market has a little bit of everything!Vast pillow selection at Cost Plus World Market ShrewsburyI've always wanted to make scones at home I love the travel trailer cookie jar from Cost Plus World Martket Shrewsbury I like these hooks from Cost Plus World Market in Shrewsbury NJ

I did get the gold and teal ikat curtains from my list and Smart Jr, my 13-year-old, got this horrendous shot of me.Smart Girls DIY curtain shopping at Cost Plus World Market Shrewsbury

Clearly my iPhone photography skills are better than hers.  Or maybe she’s just a lot cuter than me.Chillaxin at World Market Shewsbury copy

We mingled with other bloggers, chitchatted with employees, and ran into a few long-time Jersey Shore friends who just happened to be shopping there too.  I also made plans to return with a few friends who were pretty jealous of my shopping excursion.  (You know who you are Dina, Cindy, Shari, Melissa, Kathy, Keri, Bridget, and Inch.)Laundry baskets on wheels from Cost Plus World Market ShrewsburyCafeteria table with swing out stools found at World Market ShrewsburyPretty couch at World Market in Shewsbury

A certain teen I know was in heaven when she spotted the sodas she always gets when we go out for hibachi.  They have a ball in them that you have to push down into the bottle before you can drink it.  They are apparently extremely popular with her age group. Favorite drink at Cost Plus World Market Shrewsbury

I’m never going to take her anywhere with me again though, not after she picked this little gem up and said she was going to buy it because it made her think of me.My teenager making fun of my muffin top

Whatever.  I had 3 different people ask me if she was my daughter because I looked so young.  Yay me!  Just went I thought 38 was hitting me hard.

I spotted a few items I have been eying up online for ages, apparently they are all over Pinterest as well.  This ottoman with storage is awesome.Popular storage ottoman seen at Cost Plus World Market Shrewsbury

And this simple pendant.Popular lantern pendant seen at World Market Shrewsbury

There were so many fantastic lighting options, I was so overwhelmed I decided to hold off until my next trip.The orb light was on my World Market shopping listMy favorite lights at World Market Shrewsbury Lots of lighting options at Cost Plus World Market Shrewsbury

I couldn’t resist some new hand towels and bath mat for my almost finished guest bathroom.  I almost bought the comfy pajamas too!The hand towels and bathmat I bought from Cost Plust World Market Shrewsbury

We stayed twice as long as we planned, but managed to drag ourselves away with a pretty good haul.My haul from Cost Plus Workd Market Shrewsbury

So how did this shopping trip to World Market help me get my act together for Christmas…  When I got my ikat curtains home I realized they weren’t long enough, so I went online to order longer ones and low and behold I ran across these beauties for $5 a panel!!!!  I don’t usually decorate with red, but I figure I can put these up every year for Christmas.  I bought 3 sets!Red curtains from World Market online $5 a panel copy Getting ready for Christmas with new red curtains New curtains in family room

And even though the shower in the guest bathroom isn’t totally finished (still!), the rest of the bathroom is looking good with a few new hand towels and bath mat. Hand towels and bath mat from World Market Shrewsbury NJ DIY bathroom storage ladder with accents from Cost Plus World Market

I added a bottom shelf to the DIY ladder I made from one board.  It’s now from two boards.  lolExtra shelf at bottom of DIY ladder to hold toilet paper basket

So tomorrow it’s all about building cabinets.  And seeing Star Wars The Force Awakens.  Of course.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Google
  • Tumblr
  • Reddit

Filed Under: Christmas, Family Room Renovation

« I’m Headed to the New Cost Plus World Market
How to Set Up a Simple DIY Photo Booth »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Sharon says

    December 19, 2015 at 10:04 am

    Looks like you had a lot of fun, and what you picked out looks great! Love the curtains and your bathroom looks finished to me. Awesome job in there! That’s a huge tree, btw–gorgeous, too. Merry Christmas!

    Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      December 21, 2015 at 8:34 am

      Thanks Sharon! And I owe the whole shopping trip to you!! Yes, the tree is a beast. My 6-year-old and I set it up ourselves. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to talk my kids out of a real tree. ;(

      Reply
  2. Dina says

    December 19, 2015 at 10:07 am

    Everything looks AMAZING!!!! I knew you would make everything look BEAUTIFUL!!!!

    Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      December 21, 2015 at 8:32 am

      Thanks girl!

      Reply
  3. Cindy says

    December 22, 2015 at 4:31 pm

    Great post! I love all of your purchases and your family room. It all came together beautifully! I want to make a trip to World Market soon!

    Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      December 24, 2015 at 8:30 am

      Thanks Cindy! Maybe over winter break we can make the trip to World Market!!

      Reply
  4. Kath says

    December 30, 2015 at 11:52 am

    Nice! Love the ikat curtains! I def want to get to world market

    Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      December 31, 2015 at 6:18 pm

      Those will be going up as soon as I take my Christmas stuff down. Thanks

      Reply
  5. Josh Barron says

    January 31, 2016 at 9:38 am

    I stumbled across your site while i was looking at self-leveling concrete videos on Youtube. Loved your video by the way, and followed the link to your blog and followed the progress of the family room as you made progress. I recently decided to DIY our basement and turn it into a family room/playroom and have watched hundreds of videos and looked at just as many blogs and boards on pintrest. Yours is the most real I have come across, plenty of bloggers out there doing DIY but they get free swag from companies for writing up their products but yours described a journey much like what the wife and I will be going through, work on it here and there, get done what you can get done. anyways I just read this entry this morning and want to say I thought the fireplace turned out great. I have enjoyed reading about your journey.

    Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      February 1, 2016 at 11:07 am

      Awesome Josh! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment. Sometimes I wonder if anyone even reads this stuff. lol That’s cool you found my video on YouTube, that thing has taken a lot of abuse in the comments. But I am all for keeping it real! I still need to take some better pictures of my finished floor just to prove all the negative people wrong. It was a real pain in the butt, but it worked out in the end and I’m not convinced that a handyman would have done a better job. I hope to get a lot more written down in the near future, so be sure to stop back by and check it out. Thanks!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Smart Girls DIY Blogs about using Barker Cabinets in her kitchen renovation
How to build and make stuff with Smart Girls DIY
Smart Girls DIY blogs about all her crazy adventures as a Girl Scout troop leader
Christmas crafts and projects by Smart Girls DIY
Visit Smart Girl's profile on Pinterest.

Never miss a post again

* indicates required

Sponsors

Let’s Stay Connected

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

How To

How to make santa logs
How to make a Jake and the Neverland Pirates costume for any age
How to tile a herringbone floor
How to hang a heavy mirror
How to install carpet yourself
How to build an arbor
How to Build Custom Ikea Shelves
How to install hardwood flooring
How to install a hex tile floor
How to seal an asphalt driveway
How to build a custom shower pan
How to hang ukuleles on your wall
21 Free Nativity Printables

Copyright © 2022 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.