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Holy Crapballs. You guys, the Hoard Sale last Saturday was a HUGE success. I am shocked and beyond humbled at how many of you came (and how far some of you travelled!) It was so fun seeing old friends and meeting so many new ones! Instead of being all “Look at what you missed.” I am going to give you a rundown of the events, just like you are my partner in crime. That way its like you were right there with us!!
Whats that noise? Oh dont worry. Its your alarm going off…at 4:00 in the morning. And since we just fell asleep 2 hours ago, lets just hit snooze for a few more minutes, shall we?
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4:36 ok now its time to REALLY get up. The sale starts in 4 hours and you have over 100 pieces of amazingness to move, clean and price. I mean, we could have done some of that beforehand but why, when you can experience the rush of heart palpitations?!
5:30 Still moving furniture out of the garage. How.Is.There.So.Much.Stuff.Still?
Holy Crapballs. You guys, the Hoard Sale last Saturday was a HUGE success. I am shocked and beyond humbled at how many of you came (and how far some of you travelled!) It was so fun seeing old friends and meeting so many new ones! Instead of being all “Look at what you missed.” I am going to give you a rundown of the events, just like you are my partner in crime. That way its like you were right there with us!!
Whats that noise? Oh dont worry. Its your alarm going off…at 4:00 in the morning. And since we just fell asleep 2 hours ago, lets just hit snooze for a few more minutes, shall we?
4:36 ok now its time to REALLY get up. The sale starts in 4 hours and you have over 100 pieces of amazingness to move, clean and price. I mean, we could have done some of that beforehand but why, when you can experience the rush of heart palpitations?!
5:30 Still moving furniture out of the garage. How.Is.There.So.Much.Stuff.Still?
The most impactful thing in Dylan’s room is absolutely the Ombre Hexagon Wall. Last week I showed you how to recreate the Hexagons and today we are chatting all things ombre.
When I decided to do an ombre rainbowish pattern on Dylan’s wall, I was really nervous that it would come out, well Punky (as in Punky Brewster). The trick to making it not feel out of control is to pick a few colors and then just work with those, as opposed to trying to harness the entire rainbow. I let Dylan choose a few of the colors for the wall on our paint store trip, and then filled in with some complimentary colors.
When you are buying paint to specifically do this type of treatment you will only need a sample size pot of each of the deepest color that you have chosen. You will only use the color at 100% strength once and then you are going to dilute it with white. The colors are all Sherwin Williams and from left to right are (beginning at the top) Pink Moment, Mandarin, Gambol Gold, (Second Row) Eye Catching, Citronella, Bagel, (Bottom Row) Gladiola, Dragon Fruit, Confident Yellow.
I took the paint home and mocked up the color placement in Photoshop. This was my guide for the rest of the project. Its a little rough, but it gave me the color placement and the # of hexes that I wanted to paint. 
Start by painting your color at full strength. That was easy right? hee hee
Now add a small amount of your color to a cup that you can mix paint in. (I used about 1/4 c) Add 1/3 of that amount of white paint. Mix well, and paint your next spot.
Ok now here is a word for the wise. When you are mixing your next color, drain out about 1/2 of the color that is already in the cup. If you dont you are going to need more white than necessary, and you are going to end up with LOADS of paint. So drain and then mix 1/3 parts white in with your base. Repeat this process for as many spots as you need.
Something else you need to remember is that paint dries darker. You will need to mix it so that it is a shade or 2 lighter than you want it to be when it dries.
Make sure to check out the rest of the tutorials in Dylan’s Dream Room Makeover!
I am writing this post from the chandelier, that I am currently swinging on because I am so excited to meet so many of you tomorrow!! I know that a lot of you are coming in from out of town so I thought it would be fun to tell you about a few of my favorite spots that you can visit while you are here! (Because I always love suggestions from locals, it makes me happy.)
Swig (989 E. Tabernacle St. St. George UT 84770)
I mean. You know that this is #1 on the list right? You would be crazy to not head over there (yes, the line is long. Deal.) Order a sugar cookie and a Dirty Dr. Pepper (Dr. Pepper with coconut syrup). And then go get back in line, because you will want another one.
Durango’s (245 Red Cliffs Drive St. George UT 84790 located in the Promenade at Red Cliff behind the fountain)
Our family literally eats here a minimum of 3x a week. I love the steak or carnitas salad. You can sit inside or out, and the manager is probably the hottest man I have ever seen. This is the part where I should mention that he is my husband.
{Re}cycled Consign and Design (59 W Center St. Cedar City UT)
Now while this store isn’t in St. George its only about 35 minutes north in Cedar City. It is HANDS DOWN my favorite place to shop for clothing and accessories. And they sell TONS of amazing furniture and other decor deliciousness. You will not believe that a store this cool lives in Cedar City. Pinky promise. AND because Amanda is one of my favorites she is giving a 20% discount in store when you mention Vintage Revivals!! Make sure to follow them on Insta to see all the latest and greatest!
TJ Maxx/Homegoods (42 South River Road)
The St. George Homegoods has been dubbed the best in Utah. I have to agree. There is just so much stuff and the get new shipments on Fridays so it will be well stocked!
US Snow (1189 E 700 S St George, UT 84790 located right next to Harmons)
During the scorching summer heat, one of our favorite treats are Snow Cones. We have become snow cone connoisseurs. This one is the best. I always order Pomegranate with Cream. As strange as the “with Cream” may sound, don’t knock it till you try it. It just may change your life too.
And if you have time you MUST hit up a park while you are here. Snow Canyon and Zion are a favorite.
See you tomorrow!!
Man, we are cruising through the tutorials from Dylan’s Dream Room! As chevron has been on its way out over the last year I think many of us have been waiting with baited breath wondering what will take its place as the Pattern King. Ikat seemed to be a pretty great contender for a bit, and then I was seeing spots (well polka dots to be exact) everywhere but I am going to throw my money on the Hexagon.
I knew immediately that I wanted to do a Hex wall in Dylan’s room (and even though it didn’t work out right the first time) I knew it wasn’t the hex pattern that was the problem. I know what you are thinking. That wall must have taken years. And while it did take time, it is for sure not as complicated as the wow factor would assume.
Dudes. I am in FRANTIC Hoard Sale prep mode, I actually cannot believe how many of you have signed up to come. Its humbling and terrifying at the same time. So, sorry that I don’t have a tutorial going up today, I am afraid if I switch to tutorial mode in my mind everything will go to the crapper.
In other news Wallace the Boston Terrier is adorable.
He loves me the most (of course he does) and we are enjoying every second with him. Except for the seconds of searing pain from his puppy teeth.
(Also I may have rubbed turkey on Ivie’s face to get this licking action shot.)
So I need some advice. How do we get him to stop biting?!?! My feet thank you.
Oh and check out this AMAZING chair I scored yesterday for the Hoard Sale (that is if you can pry my cold dead hands off of it…)
I cannot BELIEVE that there are only 4 days left to prep for the Hoard Sale you guys. I am SO excited to meet so many of you in real life! (I hope you are huggers!!)
The final preparations have begun and I am collecting every single thing that I can find that isn’t nailed down to sell. The state of my garage is pure insanity. I literally cannot fit ONE.MORE.THING inside. Check it out:
This is the line where my garage door shuts. We have about 2” of clearance folks.
So if you are coming you better get excited. If you want to come and have not signed up to receive the email with all of the info on it you can do that at the end of this post. And if your not able to make it, don’t worry we will be Instagramming the entire thing and you can follow along with #hoardsale2013.
Sorry to stray a bit from the normal DIY project postings today friends, but today is a day of celebration at the Gubler’s!!. I believe that sometimes the hardest anniversaries are the most important ones to remember.
Yes, in fact that IS a cake with handcuffs on it. Given to Court from one of our friends that attend our Wed. night 12 step meeting.
10 years ago today was one of the worst days of my life. (Literally, like top 2.)
10 years ago today Court was arrested. I was 6 months pregnant with Ivie and our lives were out of control in the worst way. Court had been dealing with a drug addiction that robbed every single person that loved him of their life. If you havent experienced addiction first hand you may not understand how one person’s inability to fight this demon could do that. But it will suck the light out of even the brightest person.
Some people might be ashamed of finding themselves in this situation, but by the time we finally found recovery we were so far past the embarrassment/shamefulness. We were in the completely hopeless phase. But that is another celebration for another day.
10 years ago today I was working in the mall when my life was turned on its head by one answered prayer. A prayer that I had said the night before pleading with God to take Courtney’s addiction away. (Obviously we are a little more careful about how we pray now!) I could not fathom why a prayer was answered this way. I was so angry.
Courtney was gone in jail and in rehab for 6 months. He was gone while Ivie was born, and for the first 3 months of her little life.
Today I can see so clearly that without that intervention Court would not be alive. Those 6 months that took an eternity to pass, now seem like only a moment.
So although it took 7 more years to find true recovery it was totally worth it.
Don’t give up on the people you love. You can’t change them, you can’t fight this battle for them, and you have no control over their choices, but you can love them.
And sometimes that is enough.
You can read our entire real life story from the beginning, to where we are today. Its long and full of miracles. And I thank God every single day that he has blessed me with the experience.
One of my favorite projects in Dylan’s Bedroom is her headboard. The original plan was to use the head and footboard that we were using before (because its fantastic). The problem was, that against the hexagon wall it made your eyes start convulsing because there was just SO MUCH going on. I needed to put something solid against the wall so the fighting was calmed.
I found this amazing giant picture frame at the DI (Utah’s version of Goodwill) for $15.00. To be honest I bought it with every intention of selling it at the Hoard Sale. But then my bff Brooke pointed out that it is the exact width of a twin size bed (don’t you love friends that can connect the dots in your mind?!) So this thrifted frame became the base for her headboard.
