New trim

We spent spring break working on finishing all the trim work in this old place! Love how it all turned out.

New paint for the outside of the house ...

We hired a Painter to repaint the outside of this place. He has been here for almost 2 weeks making it look good. I'll share before and after photos when he is done!

Making progress!

No mudroom? No problem.

I've always wanted a mud room ... but since I don't have one, I've found the next best thing. They are over the door hooks! I love them ... you simply hang it over the top of the door and hang up all the stray jackets, sweatshirts and coats.

Solutions - I love them! :)

the purple curtain.

I have one purple curtain. It's in the dining room ... looks great with the red, black and white.

red.

Little red bar stool - refinished by me ... :)!

The front door (with a touch of white) -

Since I painted the inside trim white - I decided to give the outside trim a fresh coat of white as well. This trim is so old and we will refinish it someday but for now ... the white paint does wonders!

Thanks White Paint - You make everything look good! :)

The front door ...

The trim around the front door needed white paint ... I pulled out the blue tape and got busy. It looks so nice with white trim!

And since I had all the stuff out - I painted a bunch of other trim around the house as well!

Amazing what paint can do for a room! :)

Art for the bedroom doors ...

I was asked to do a design workshop at my house back in February (I called it: Create Something Beautiful) and as part of the tour and class, I told the teenage girls that they could use stuff from around the house to add style to their spaces/rooms and lockers.

For example - The old doors upstairs have not been refinished yet (they are full of dings and desperately need new paint)... I used my son's artwork to make them look better.

How? I used framing tape and posted his art up! BOOM! Instant style and charm.
What do you have around your house that could use a little 'style update'?

Black and white roses ...

Open the little closet door ...

Look at those pretty shelves - wrapped in pretty contact paper :) ... I usually don't use contact paper but when I found this stuff - I just had to give it a try! I'm glad I did because it's easy to clean and it looks really nice tucked away in this little bathroom closet.

Magic Cover paper / black and white rose pattern.

The bathroom closet makeover ...

New contact paper - I really like the black and white roses ... so pretty.

The old wood shelves in the bathroom closet were covered with old, white paper. I ripped it off and covered it with the new stuff.

ta-dah.

From Drab to Fab .... Ugh! It was such a little, horrible space in my house. Now it is so happy and when I open the door, I feel positive energy.

Ahhhh - a little shabby, a little new, a little old. It's just perfect!

The Shabby Chic Shower Curtain ...

Love this! I found this (on sale) at Target and felt like doing a little 'yahoo happy me' dance on the good price ... I found this the same day I found the towels and what happened next was amazing --- keep reading.

New Towels.

I made a quick stop into Target a couple of weekends ago and was surprised to see all their towels on sale! I love new towels ... anyhow, I found some really pretty industrial gray towels and some Shabby Chic white ones and just had to bring them home!

It's funny how new towels can inspire an entire bathroom 'makeover'! :)

The fence along the driveway

The guys did a GREAT job getting the fence put up along the side of the driveway! We continue to make progress and hope to get the gates up this weekend! :)

Work continues on the backyard fence ...

We were blessed with a beautiful fall Saturday last weekend and were able to get started on the backyard fence (the part that will run along the driveway) ... It's going to be so nice to have this all fenced off. :)

Moving on.

But wait ...

There's more - lots more. Concrete pour day 2 ... (happens tomorrow)!!
More 'driveway makeover' photos in a bit -

Just keep digging.

The trench ...

A pumpkin by the front door

Happy Fall ...

{Welcome}

Our new (old) house ...

flowers on the steps ...

I think fall is here ... there's a pumpkin by the front door and mums on the steps! Come in and enjoy some homemade bread and a bowl of soup. :)

Dirt. Soon to be concrete ...

That's it - the future driveway. It's dirt now - but soon will be covered in concrete.

We're just working out all the details .... As soon as the driveway is in, we'll be able to finish the wood fence on the right.