I've been missing for a while, but you've probably already noticed that. I've been a bit of a slacker, and I completely admit it. It's not that we haven't seen some massive amounts of progress these past weeks, because it's amazing what's been accomplished, but combine computer issues (insert sad face here) with a whole lot of painting, plus a few problems and that equals one stressed out busy lady. But, good for you because a lot of updates are coming your way this week. Put your boots on and get ready! Last update I left you with some major drywall progress: But, add some drywall mud, texture, primer AND Paint, this is what you get: Believe it or not, but the house is completely ...
Our Farm: Week One
Happy Sunday! This weekend has been nothing short of busy. Between painting, shopping for a few final house items (say that 5 times fast) and irrigating our field for the first time, we've had a very successful few days. Since we're in full swing farming, I'm going to try my best to do a weekly update to document our crops as they progress. Here's to week one... and the pictures that document it! I hope your weekend was wonderful! ...
House Update: Drywall Part Three
Excitement is in the air! It's been a happy day at the house. So much progress has been made and the house looks entirely different. I actually walked inside the house expecting to see a few 2 x 4 walls... crickets.... I stopped dead in my tracks! There are no 2 x 4 walls inside the house. Nope, nadda, zilch! They are covered! Except the garage... which should be finished up tomorrow. But, the garage isn't included in the interior portion of the house... so I'm calling the interior finished! Can you BELIEVE this? I'm still in a bit of shock myself. For realz! I mean, a few weeks ago we had this: And then last week I left you with this: But.... this is what it looks like NOW: Notice ...
House Update: Rock is Done!
Hello Friends! It's a happy day! As you've probably already seen from my post title, the rock is finally finished! How exciting, right? I am in love with it's color variation and the general look that it gives to the house. It really is beautiful. And the rock guys were so wonderful to work with! The hubby and I have been busy picking out the stucco colors. It's easier now that the rock is done, but it's still a little scary since it's such a big commitment. Luckily, we already have an idea of how we want the finished product to look and I talked about that here. Here it is! The peak above the door will be stucco. At first we thought that we might have extra rock for that area, but ...
House Update: Drywall Part Two
Whoa! We have walls... with drywall on them! The house looks completely different. Initially I thought that the inside of the house would get much smaller once drywall was added. I'm here to tell you that it didn't happen and it looks absolutely wonderful! Completely wonderful! Outstanding in fact! But, enough chit chat, let's look at some pictures! Just a fair warning, there are lots of them! Kitchen/ Breakfast Area Kitchen Kitchen Kitchen/ Living Room Living Room Dining/ Entry Dining Room Hall Bath Guest Bedroom Office Pantry. Love! It's turning out great.... WE CAN'T WAIT TO MOVE IN! Tomorrow I'll have another happy update! It's a good one! :) ...
House Update: Drywall Part One
Well, it's official! We finally have drywall! It's such a beautiful sight and I could spend hours staring at it. *Sigh* We're finally to the point that I never thought would come. I've felt like we've been waiting 5 years for this, but in reality it's only been 9 months. Practically the same difference, right? Especially to two people who lack some serious patience... We're anxious. We're ready. We're definitely anxious. Oops. I already mentioned that. This week we should see some serious progress. So much progress that my happy heart might actually burst with pure joy! It's amazing how much we're already in love with our home, and we haven't even lived in it yet! It's a dreamy love and ...
Style Board Series: Living Room
The living room. It's one of the most important rooms in the house. Especially since it's connected to the kitchen, dining room, breakfast nook and entry way. It's called an open floor plan. And they can be tricky to design and decorate. Getting the rooms to flow together, but still have a little somthin' somthin' of their own is a tad tricky for me. Especially in the paint department. I thought I had it all figured out, I really did, and then a color named gray happened. I was going to go all soft and creamy, but then I kept seeing inspirational pictures of rooms with gray paint (a faint gray color) and I'm rather enjoying it. My problem is that the kitchen is connected to the living ...
House Update: Insulation & Rock!
Who would have ever thought that we would be THIS excited to see insulation? After a week and a few days of waiting for mr. electrical inspector, we are finally making some more progress! And it feels AMAZING! The house completely changed today... it got much smaller... in a good way! The walls are covered with insulation and the rooms are definitely distinct! Take a look for yourself: The view from the front door! Living room and breakfast nook. And there's a wall! Dining Room! Dining Room/ Entry Kitchen! Another kitchen view! Laundry Room! Laundry Room Pedestals! Office! Hall Bath Guest Room! Master Bedroom! Master Bathroom & Closet. (The tub has been moved for insulation to be ...
Thrifty Finds
At my latest trip to our local thrift/ consignment store, I found some a-mazing items that were just begging for a makeover. I tried to talk myself out of a few of them, but had a feeling that I would totally regret it later. So, I loaded them up. Add that to some items that I had already been collecting, and I am on project overload! Take a look at these beauties and welcome them to our furniture family! The gold mirror is actually from my papa. He recently moved into a new home and couldn't find a place for it or the stack of frames. I graciously offered to show them some love. Here's the awesome mirror. All it needs is a little paint! The frames are for our future gallery wall and ...
House Update: Randomly Awesome
I know several of you have been stalking the site for a new house update. I wish that I had more to show for the past weeks. We've been making a ton of progress, it's just hard to show in pictures. I'll break down what we've been focusing our time on: Plumbing & Electrical is finished! We're just waiting for it to be inspected and approved. Here's what the inside looks like: Notice the blue electrical outlets and the wire? This is looking from the breakfast nook into the living room and entry way. Here's another view: Now we're looking at the back kitchen wall, which will be home to the the gas cooktop (black line) and pot filler (red line)! Remember my love for the pot filler? ...
Style Board Series: Master Patio
I can honestly say that the master patio style board has been one of the funnest to create thus far. I've had a difficult time choosing a couple of the items, just because there are so many awesome things to pick from. Luckily, our patio is quite large and because of that I am able to divide it into two different sections, if you will. On the side of the master bedroom I am planning on expanding the stamped concrete with stone pavers. As an added bonus to the property that we bought, the previous owner left behind a ton of stone pavers, which threw me for a loop in the beginning. I had no clue how we could reuse them, but I was adamant that we keep them. I have found a new place for several ...
Style Board Series: Master Closet
I'm pretty sure that I have closet envy. Yes, it's possible. And yes, it's serious. Right now the hubby and I share a small closet. He has half and I have half. Or he has a 1/3 and I have the rest. Whatever. However you look at it, we've crammed that baby full and the sad thing is, it's only housing half of our winter clothes. No summerness is involved yet. Let me just say that a walk in closet will provide the much needed therapy to get me over my "wecan'tfitanotherthinginthiscloset" phobia. Look it up, you'll find that listed as a phobia. I'm certain. With the house progressing (I'll have an update on that soon. I promise.) it's becoming a wee bit easier to visualize the finished ...
Style Board Series: Master Bathroom
Hey there! I'm back with another Style Board Series Post! Today's focus is on the master bathroom. I can't even describe how crazily excited I am over this room. Like many aspects of our new home, I've never actually had a spacious master bath that has a shower and a tub. Which are separate. Know what I mean? They've always been combined, but not this time! We have a totally separate bathtub from the shower... It's almost too surreal! First, let me say that the master bathroom has been the hardest room to make decisions on. I have no idea what I ultimately want the final outcome to be. That's kinda the problem. There are so many different "looks" that interest me, making it hard to pick ...
Style Board Series- Master Bedroom
Heya!! Happy Friday to everyone and welcome to another post in the Home Inspiration Style Board Series! Last week we talked about the design for my future office (which I'm still loving, but have thought of more ideas) and today the focus is all about the master bedroom. These days it's all about a soothing environment, and since words are the best way to describe how you want a room to look, I decided to put together a little list that fits the image in my head. Here's what I'm thinking: Soft Soothing Comforting Relaxing Luxurious Welcoming Bright Layered Cheerful While picking out items to match up to my descriptions, I kept seeing images of luxury hotel bedrooms pop into my ...
Office Inspiration & A New Series
It's amazing the things we take advantage of. Like a home office, for instance. Before we sold our house and moved, I spent so much time in our office. Between the bills, filing and working from home time to time, my office got a lot of use. Looking back on it today, I realize that it's the simple things in life life that make me happy. Who would have thought that filing bills would have been fun, or heaven forbid, brought me joy. But now, oh ya. I crave office organization. Something fierce, really. Living out of a suitcase isn't for the faint of heart. And cramming an entire office into expandable pocket folders is about to make my organizing lovin' soul go mad. Seriously. Because I also ...
Dining Room Inspiration
I've never had a formal dining room before. Sure, I've had the type of eating area that's connected to the kitchen, but never a formal dining room. It's always been something that I've wanted. Just the idea of having a formal dining room excites me. My husband thinks I'm weird, but I think it's cool to have a specific room to gather and enjoy memorable times with food and family. When we were picking out our floor plan I was adamant on having a formal dining room. He wanted to turn the space into another bedroom or an office. I wasn't sold on the idea. I mean, the space practically begged to be a dining room. Why my hubby couldn't see that I'll never know. Lately I've been in the "Dining ...
House Update: New Front Door
I'm back with a great update! Our front door has been installed. Sorry for the delay, the builders were busy finishing up a few other projects and helping the Geo-Thermal fella's start their install! Yes! Back to the front door, I just gotta show it some love. It's real pretty. Super pretty. I'm loving it! See it! Want a closer view? Ok! Happy to oblige! Here's an even closer view. And you didn't even have to ask! I love all of the details in the glass. It looks frosty! And the design, well, it makes me swoon! It's such a welcoming greeting! I still have to pick out the door knob. Hopefully we'll make the purchase this weekend. In other news, we've picked where the exterior lights will ...
House Update: We’re Covered!
Well, I'm happy to finally announce that our roof is finished! Yes, you read right, finished! And it looks terrific! We heart it big time! In other great news, our front door arrived! She's a total beauty. I'll share pictures of her installed tomorrow. Plumbing is moving right along and is basically finished, Geo-thermal is in full swing and we should have duct work early next week, and we're getting ready to start electrical. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... in February! ...
Kitchen Love
It's been an important week. One devoted strictly to my favorite room in the house, the kitchen! To say that this room has been easy, is a huge understatement. In my mind, this is the most important room in the house. It's the heartbeat of the home. The gathering place. Simply put- it's a big deal. And big deals require more attention to details. We all know small details make the biggest impact in a room. So, we try and think of everything. Since I have devoted so much time to the kitchen this week, I figured you'd like to see what I've been working on! Earlier this week I quickly fell in love with this (can anyone guess why?): (via) Let's take a closer look at the item that caught my ...
Inspiring Inspiration
Inspiration can be found in many different places. The internet, Pinterest, magazines, books, etc. are all terrific places to find a variety of images that will motivate and inspire. This may be shocking news, but building a new home requires hours and hours of searching for inspiration. The amount of decisions that are required throughout the entire process can be a tad overwhelming at times. I've probably looked at our contractor at least a dozen times throughout the building process with a bewildered "deer in the headlight" sort of look. If your anything like me, quick decisions don't work. And you have to see visual images. Sure, I can picture in my head how things will look, but seeing ...
Clear As Glass
Hey there! It's been exciting around here. Lots of things are going on at the house and we are getting more and more anxious for the big move in day, which in all honesty is still up in the air. Sometime in March. Hopefully the beginning part, but middle at the latest. It's still looking about the same, but cooler. The windows are officially installed! YES! They made such a huge difference on the interior and exterior of our home. And it's warmer inside. Our heater really bites right now. Just sayin'. But the air conditioner, she's blowing at full steam! Hopefully we'll be ready to start with the Geo-Thermal soon. Seeing this come together piece by piece is very awesome. Here's some ...
