Color

Project for the weekend: painting the patio French doors! Can't wait until it's complete!

Bland, Blah, Boring.

Currently, my screened in porch is all of the things listed in the title and I'm not a fan of any of those descriptions. My plan is to paint the  French doors a pretty, fresh color to give the space some personality.... Or the floor of the porch.... I wonder if my husband would notice if I painted it a nice Aqua while he's golfing this weekend? Hmmmm. Somehow, someway this space is going to get a pop of personality! 

Wonder Wall

After living in this house for a year or so I knew I wanted to do something interesting to the wall in the master bedroom. I considered a pallet wall or "Shiplap" wall (because they're gorgeous) and consumed copious amounts of time on Pinterest searching, but in the end I decided I wanted a thicker look and went with thick planked pine boards and then did a couple coats of whitewash to finish the look. I also painted the door to the closet a charcoal gray, because the white that was on there previously didn't provide any contrast, so there's my wonder wall ;)

What's that I see? Fancy Windows!

I have been on the hunt for old, cheap, windows for, what feels like, my whole life. I had forgotten that when we replaced windows at our old house they got transferred to my parents for a use in their greenhouse. Lucky for me they never got around to installing them so I got hem back! YAY!! I'm so excited. They were absolutely disgusting from being stored outside but nothing that Clorox wipes and a fresh coat of pretty turquoise paint can't handle. I guess you're wondering why I want new old windows, I'm planning on hanging these four in the hallway that leads from the bedroom level to the main level of the house. The next time you'll be seeing these windows they'll be hung on the wall! 

Dresser Redesign

Dresser Redesign

Hello there!
I purchased a dresser off craigslist with the intent to Annie Sloan it up (that's a new phrase, use it as much as possible). It's my first time using AS paint and I loved it. Easy to apply and the finish is beautiful. Before is a sad, pitiful piece looking for some love. The after photo doesn't do it justice, it looks even better in person.

P is for.... window?!

Here's a little arrangement that's located in my living room. The window is from my old house that I painted and the large, metal "P" is a flea market find. I'm still working on adding something and maybe moving the small photos to another area of the house... still moving things around and seeing what works where. I keep reminding myself that decorating is a process and not a sprint, which is a hard lesson for me to learn :)   Eventually I'm going to run out of space... 

deLightful!

Ta-da! (as Graham says) the chandelier is finished, and installed in the laundry room! So excited about how well it turned out. It hung (without working) for about a month but luckily it was a quick fix (once the electrician came over).