Monday, June 28, 2010

Poppies.

Simply beautiful! I need to get some of these growing in the yard :) ...

Antiques in Prosser.


I love that yellow rocking chair ...

Love that red door! :)

Lauren and I made a trip to Yakima last week and on our way there made a stop in Prosser to check out a few antique shops.


Fabric for the dining room chairs ...

Love the look and feel of this stuff :) - A touch of vintage, a touch of cottage = perfect.

Corner hutch in the dining room. It needs a color makeover - I'm thinking blue, maybe cream.
Future pillow for the couch.


Love that blue. I might use it on the corner hutch in the dining room.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Posh Red ...

An old dresser - wearing red! :) I love how this piece turned out ...



It was the perfect rainy day to be inside painting ...!

The process ...



Brown ...see it? It was screaming for a makeover ... so I went on a red hunt and found a great red at Lowe's - Posh Red. This old dresser never looked so good! :)





Sunday, June 6, 2010

IKEA in Seattle ...

I love that black and white couch ...

Sorry light ... You just don't go with my style. You're not my type. :)

My Singing Superman - faster than a speeding bullet! :)

We turned our trip to IKEA into a little 'getaway' and had a great time ...! We are working on our walk in closet for our room and went to check out their closet/storage options.

The light (before and after) ...

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Love how this turned out :) ...

The bathroom (before and after) ...

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We bought this house without ever seeing inside of it first. We looked around it and peeked in the windows and then bought it. I was a little nervous about what the insides would be like and was really happy when we stepped inside and saw that it had GREAT potential.

This is the only bathroom in the house and this has been a big adjustment for all of us! Take a number and wait your turn ... :) We are working on getting a second bathroom!

I like how this little space turned out. It still needs trim and baseboard and I need to refinish both doors.
Tory did a great job on the tile in the shower and the floor. I especially like the subway tile above the shower.
Tidbit about the toilet paper holder: I went to find a new one at Home Depot (like the one pictured above) and asked the guy in the bathroom section if he could help me find one like it - I took it with me to the store. He laughed and said: "I'm pretty sure that's from like the 40's and we don't have one like that."
We really wanted to keep a few of the old parts of the house so the toilet paper holder stayed :)






Hallway upstairs (before and after) ...


I really like the light colors we used on the walls and how it makes the house feel peaceful, calm and happy! Paint has an amazing way of transforming a space.


Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Before and after - upstairs bedroom #1.

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Wow.

Before and after - Upstairs bedroom #2.

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Before and after - Upstairs bedroom #3.

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See the black chandelier in this room? That was the light that used to hang in the dining room - I spray painted it black and added a little bling bling to it! It's perfect up in this room.

Before and after - the living room.

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Gasp. Look at at all that brown ... Even the ceiling was painted dark brown. Ugh!

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Much better :) ... Feels like home.

Before and after - the kitchen cabinets.

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See that ugly floor? See those bottom cabinets in brown ...?
YIPES.

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Beautiful. I enjoy looking back at the old pictures and comparing them with the way the house looks now. It's amazing and I can hardly believe we did all this ... cheers to the stuff we can do with our time, energy and creative vision! :)

There is still a ton to do ... it's just a matter of how and when!

Before and after - the front door.

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Before and after - the front room.

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Before and after - a little corner in the kitchen.

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Before and after - a view into the kitchen.

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