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 ...
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 ...
The Making of Something Beautiful!
It's amazing to see something change so quickly. For some, change can be hard, but when it's as exciting as this, it's hard to not be ecstatic as the building progresses. In fact, I'd like it to change quicker. :) In just a few short weeks (ha, it's definitely felt longer) we have went from this: To this: I. Know. Right? Pretty sweet, eh? We've been knee deep in making all sort of decisions. Like stucco, rock, roof and soffit color. Hopefully, when everything is finished the front will look like this: (Colors Only) (Via Realtor.com) We're lovin' the black rock with the cream stucco. So pretty! But for now, we're still here and waiting on the roof: Because we all like them, here's a ...
