Burr Family Blog

I Made a Decision!

2011-02-24T21:02:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I just started cutting the vinyl THEN saw the comments. :) Oops. In retrospect, I'm glad I went with only one color because it was a pain! The cutter jammed 3 times so I really used 3 times as much vinyl as I should have. In all it took 3 hours and 2 frustrated screams to get this done. I think the final result looks great!!

My TV Wall

2011-02-24T16:42:00.000-08:00

Okay, after seeing my house tour you have an idea about what is going on in my living room. Now, I need some ideas about my TV wall; it feels naked. It is sort of a tight space because it is a walkway so there is really only room for something on the wall, not really furniture. So I was thinking of printing up some vinyl to make it feel less naked.

Here are my inspiration photos:

I'm thinking something bold, but am scared that I already have a lot going on in this room. Here is a pic of the current room. I also worry about making it look too girly, as the TV is my husband's favorite "man appliance".
So, with my limited an rushed computer skills I came up with some ideas. What do you like best? Or do you have any better ideas for my wall? I kinda think the first one, but am tempted to just leave it bare because I'm chicken. ;)
Leave a comment and let me know. This may be a weekend project.

Home Tour

2011-02-08T19:35:00.000-08:00

Admittedly, I am the worst blogger in the world. I am going to attempt to blog a home decorating tour. I have really worked hard to decorate on a budget. It isn't perfect and feels like a work in progress always, but I hope you enjoy.

My Front door, cute welcome sign that had our names on it in vinyl for my wedding. I scraped the vinyl off and added welcome and a ribbon and it covers a lot of my ugly front door. The HOA really needs to repaint all the exterior doors, gotta love an HOA. Do you know what I could do with the $80 a month? :)

Next, you come into our living room. I love that it is really open to the dining area and kitchen. It makes the condo not feel quite so small. I really like our couches, we had wicker patio furniture for the first few months and that was fun. So I saved the money I earned coaching girls soccer and bought new couches. The coffee table and end tables are old ones of my mom's that I painted. Thanks Mom! The red pillows and drapes are sewn from fabric that we bought to use for my wedding but never did, thanks again Mom.

I really love to mix functional with fancy. The jar is full of doggie bones and we bought that cool statue on our cruise in the Caribbean.

Another end table, on it is my only live plant and it is about 2 years old I don't know how much longer it is going to make it. In the back is the sign in book that was at our wedding. I designed it as a digital scrapbook of our engagements.

I really like this wall arrangement. It is an old mirror I had before we got married and on either side is a picture of Christ and the temple. I bought the frames for $10 on sale and the print of Christ for $10 too. The temple is cool because I photoshopped it from a regular picture I found, I put our names in the corner, sepia toned it and antiqued it. I am an extreme photoshop amateur so it was quite an accomplishment.

Here they are closer up.

On another wall in the living room is this funky picture I bought forever ago in my single days, but it goes and keeps my walls from being naked.

I got these cute letters for my wedding. I switched out the original white ribbon to the red to add some fun. They look crooked in this picture. :)

This is Jordan's favorite "wall art". I like that there are no cords and all of the components like the dvd player and wii are through the wall in a closet. It is on a swivel mount too so it can be viewed from the dining area or couches, isn't that what everyone needs?

This is one of my favorite wedding presents! Rick Stoneman hand cut this out of paper. You can't tell from the picture but he cut out the names and swirls by hand with an exacto knife! It was extremely thoughtful because it matches exactly our wedding invites. I think it is beautiful, thanks Rick.

This is our dining area adjacent to the living room. Our table is from Kmart and its tall and funky. The zebra rug I bought for $40 online. It was a scary purchase because I had no idea how it would turn out, but its great.

It seems like everyone has a red wall. I like that we used a bright red.

My current table centerpiece is 3 vases we used at our wedding. Kinda fun, Tai Pan $5 on sale. :)

Above the cupboards 3 vases from Ikea and a zebra plate.

On to our tiny kitchen. I am looking forward to the day when I get a "real person" kitchen. Some things I like about it:

Cute notes board I got from my wedding.

New funky faucet that I installed. :)

Cool plate we got for our wedding with our names and anniversary on it. If Jordan sees it every time he eats he can't forget the date right? Lets hope. :)

The bathroom is turquoise and brown.

Love this sign, it says CONSERVE WATER take a shower together. ;) The back wall that you can't see is painted to match the turquoise color.

Brown and cream soap dispenser and tissue box.

I bought this fixture for $5 and painted it, it looks so much better than what was there before. I installed it too! :)

The bedroom is brown and golds. My dad made our headboard for my graduation from college. I bought this comforter, 2 shams and dust ruffle for $29.99 at Burlington. It looks better in real life than in this picture. I am no photographer.

Our dresser is an old one I had before we got married, but it has held up well.

Gotta love the only wedding picture I have up in my house. I don't know why i don't have more, it was a beautiful day!!

This candle thing is cool, Pier One.

And that's all folks. We do have one more room but it is not my favorite. One day I will get to turn it into a darling nursery and then I'll blog brag about it. :) Hope you liked it.

Updates...

2010-11-18T19:35:00.000-08:00

Wow, it has been so long. Where to start? I'm going to try and recap 2 years and 4 months here over the next few weeks. Our family has grown a bit, been through happy times and sad times too. I want to talk about all of these soon. Lets start off with some introductions.

This is Jordan David Burr, my husband. He is loving and thoughtful and just plain amazing. Pretty dang handsome too! Jordan is going to school to become a physical therapist. He will graduate with a BS in athletic training in a year, hopefully! Then it is on to a 3 year masters/doctorate degree in physical therapy.

This is me, Amber Bushnell Burr. Yes, Amber Burr, I teach speech in an elementary school in Spanish Fork, Utah. I am aware that my name sounds like a stutter, I still smile when I say it fast.

This is Tucker. He is a Bichon Frise and Toy Poodle mix. He has been our baby for over 2 years now. We bought him a few months after we got married. He is cuddly and affectionate and very attached to us. I love to take an afternoon nap with him. The best 2 things about a Bichon is they don't shed and they produce only small amounts of oils in their fur so they smell less like dogs.

Last, but not least is Lilly Piranha Burr. She received that nickname because she is mostly very sweet and docile, but when she gets wound up she is like a piranha. Lilly is my little sweetheart. She is a pure bred Bichon Frise and just turned 1 years old yesterday. We bought Lilly this February when I was feeling particularly baby hungry after being told I only have a 5% chance of ever conceiving. More on that later.

Well, that is our family for now! We can't wait to add a few babies some day soon. Stay tuned and I will post about the infertility and options. Also, a tour of our little house, baby puppy pics and a cruise recap. Hopefully, all in time to do some fun holiday posting. I'm getting crafty for the nieces and nephews!

Back in Business!

2009-08-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long absence! We could not log into our blog for a while, but all problems are solved and we be up and blogging better...we hope..

Time passes

2009-05-28T21:30:00.000-07:00

I was just realizing that it has been a long, long, time since this blog has been updated. You all can expect something soon.

Bridals

2008-07-04T08:12:00.000-07:00

Ok so my mother hated the bubble gum pics; so I figured I'd redeem myself with some prettier bridals. These are just a few and there are WAY more coming soon to a blog near you...aka this one....This was in a wild flower meadow up the canyon past Sundance. It turned out way cool! But does anyone know if that is stinging nettle at the bottom right of the picture?

This was taken literally on the side of the road down by Utah Lake. Only our photographer saw the vision, but we were all amazed at how it turned out!

This was a way fun 3 hour shoot! She took us to a bunch of different locations. Our photographer is awesome and I highly recommend her!! Check out her blog and website if you are interested AbeliaPhotography.Blogspot.com.

Bubble Gum Bum

2008-06-14T16:11:00.000-07:00

So last week Jordan, Brittany, Levi, and I decided to have a bubble blowing contest. Needless to say, I totally rock! It was really late but we made some sweet bubbles... However, apparently Jordan and Brittany chickened out as soon as the camera came out. So, unfortunately, there are no gum caked pictures of them!
Wow, just wow!

Love this! The gum got in my hair and down over my chin! That is bubble blowing to the extreme!!
A great shot of Levi, Jordan's brother! It looks like he got in a fight with Spiderman!
I am concentrating WAY too hard on this one!!

Got it in my eye! Wow this post just goes to show that even though I'm getting married in 27 DAYS, not that I'm counting or made a paper chain or anything, I am still not grown up!

Engagements

2008-05-19T21:40:00.000-07:00

We got our engagement photos taken on Friday and some are already back! So, what do you think?

We really recommend our photographer she is way good!

2008-05-04T20:28:00.000-07:00

These are from the FHE activity that we first "eyed" each other. Six months later....

Not my favorite pictures, but kinda fun!

2008-05-04T20:26:00.000-07:00

Pretty cute isn't he.

2008-05-04T20:20:00.000-07:00

IT'S FOR REAL!! This time...

2008-05-04T20:10:00.000-07:00

Winter Fun!!!

Jordan, Amber, Garrett and Erica

We all ate 2 king size nut rolls for a discount;

and Amber's stomach did not appreciate them!

...Jordan's wallet did...

2008-05-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

Erica, Ashley, Jordan and Amber

This is a giant foam pit at a tumbling gym.

A really fun date, we recommend it!