Dinner was a fast one this evening because we had a lot of household things to do before my sister arrives this evening.
When I think fast, I think pasta.
Dinner included pasta with roasted cauliflower, shrimp, goat cheese and marinara sauce.
Stirring the warm marinara over the goat cheese melted the cheese perfectly and made the sauce so creamy. I need to remember that combination for the future!
After dinner we got to work.
Mattresses in the kitchen!
Ever since we moved into our new rental house in Ocala, we’ve had a mattress and bed stored in our garage. In the guest room we had the black iron bed that used to be the bed in our master bedroom all set up with the corresponding black furniture. (You may see a peak of this furniture in this post if you’re curious.)
Well, when we revamped our current master bedroom, we ended up using the dressers from our old set and the guest room was left looking quite bare.
Tonight we swapped out the black iron bed in the guest room and moved in the white iron bed we had in the garage that we were saving for my sister that she no longer needs.
Yes, the crazy blue walls are here to stay. Gotta love renting!
We also moved in a white desk and light wood bookshelf (the one that used to be our television stand) that were also stored in the garage into the guest room.
Once we get a chair for the desk and hang some pictures, the guest room will be done. I’m not in love with it, but it’s coming along. Slowly but surely.
Time to relax for a bit before my sister arrives!
You think blue is bad? I had to deal with purple once. No matter how hard I tried the room looked like it belonged to a 4 year old girl
Cara @ EAT.PRAY.RUN.
That’s my bed!!!! Is it from IKEA?? Haha so funny!
Katie @ Peace Love and Oats
yes!
peanutbutterfingers
Ahhh pretty! Ahaha paint dem wallllls girl
Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn
we’re not allowed to…
peanutbutterfingers
I guess I should stop complaining about my rental’s white walls and wanting to add a little color. It could be so much worse! haha
Amanda
i would LOVE white walls in that room!
peanutbutterfingers
Ohhh great idea to add the goat cheese to the marinara – I love a creamy sauce!! Your pasta dish looks delicious!
Ashley @ My Food ‘N’ Fitness Diaries
i have that white bed as well! it’s the best!
Maggie
I love thw hite bed!!
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey
OH fun–cute bed!
That IS a great idea–goat cheese + marinara. Sounds TOO good to be true
YUMM.
Have fun!!
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife
The blue is a little bright, but I do think that blue-yellow-white is a lovely combination. Some accent pieces that match the bed and bedspread will help take attention away from the walls, if you’re bothered by the color. Interior design is my passion–if I lived in FL I’d decorate your house in exchange for some personal training/100 squat motivation! Ha
Jenny R
You could always channel your inner Carrie Bradshaw and do up the guest room in the same spirit as her redecorated apartment from the first SATC movie- the blue walls in your room aren’t that much different than hers
Casey
i agree with casey! love the carrie bradshaw idea!
erica
i’m gonna look up pictures!
peanutbutterfingers
that stinks they won’t let you paint the walls, that blue screams nursery school to me!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen
The goat cheese/marinara combo sounds awesome!
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake
I dealt with cotton candy pink walls in my rental bathroom. It was terrible.
Have a great time with your sister!
Emily
Goat cheese & marinara = delicious!!
Sabrina @ Coffee With Sabrina
very cute! i like the blue
mmmm… i love the marinara + goat cheese combo.
kathleen @ the daily crumb
That bed looks so comfy!! I hope you have a blast with your sister!!
Erin @ Girl Gone Veggie
DUH, I love dipping bread into goat cheese + marinara at the local tapas place. WHY NOT put it on pasta? You’re brillz. Doin’ it.
Jenny
That bed looks so comfy! Makes me want to jump right in!
Alaina
Love melted goat cheese- so yummy!
Khushboo
Dinner looks delicious! Just out of curiosity why were you sleeping on an air mattress all that time if you had a spare mattress?
Sarah
b/c we’re idiots and were too lazy to move it inside. insane, i know.
peanutbutterfingers
lol, totally sounds like something I’d do.
Amber K
Yum, I love melted cheese! I’ve never tried goat cheese, though. What kind of noodles are those?
Jessy (squeezetheday)
I’ve never had goat cheese but it looks like it makes the sauce so creamy! Yum! I love dinners like that
Hope
It is coming along! I have been in my house just shy of 5 yrs and the guest room isn’t completely done. It needs a dresser, something on the walls and curtains. So you are doing great!
The Kidless Kronicles
Nicole
A great way to cover up a wall without getting yourself into trouble is fabric! I used that trick a couple of times in university. Just buy a fabric that you would love as wallpaper in lengths slightly longer than the height of your walls. I used little pins to tack and hold the fabric on the ceiling and floor, all the way along. Depending on the weight of your fabric, you can even hang pictures using heavy duty velcro so it won’t damage the walls.
Stephanie
i LOVE goat cheese–have an unnatural obsession with it and put it on everything from baked potatoes to eggs. Never thought to put it on pasta with marinara though! Looks delicious–I’ll have to try it!
Brigitt
Great idea to melt the goat cheese with the marinara! I’m stealing that idea for sure
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