A Couple Little Projects.....

I am wrapping up a re-vamp of our guest bathroom which I am hoping to post about very soon. So, until then I have a couple mini projects :)

The Mister made me this table while I was away for work a couple months ago.

We have had the wood forever. He brought it home from work ages ago. I knew we wold use it for something, I just was never inspired.

Then he found the legs in the dumpster and we both knew what we could use them for :)

It was a simple project, he just used a furniture oil. No stain or clear coat, I wanted to keep the wood natural. Then just attaching the legs. Easy cheezy :)

Next was finishing up a little organizational spot for the Mister to keep his boots and work clothes when he comes in. We had started this during the hurricane, but never finished.

The cabinet came out of the garbage. I might paint it, I might not. I will decide after I paint the basement walls. the trunk is the Mister's from when he was little. And now I just need a rug to finish it off :)

I got the wire bike baskets at an estate sale. I think they are perfect for wet gloves and such.

I mounted them on a piece of old barn wood we had laying around and added some random knobs and a hook we had laying around. I love when I can make a project out of things I already have!


I also found a spot for my vintage laundry rack that I got at Brimfield Antique Fair last year.

 Yay! it's the perfect spot for the Mister's clean flannels to dry ;)

Then there is a new project that wont get done till we redo the kitchen......

It belonged to my Great Aunt in-law. We cleaned it up (it was in an attic for 20+ years ) and put the legs back on.

It will need to be rebuilt to be safe and functional. That will b a job for my plumber friend we barter with. Thank god for bartering ;)


till next time.....
♥jenny

Old House

One of the reasons I wanted to start this blog was to capture the experience of remodeling a house. (However slow the process may be ;)

This is my second house. We remodeled the first one over the course of 11 years and sold it tow years ago. I took pictures of the process, but nearly as many as I would have liked. I thought if I blogged about our projects it would help me to capture the whole process, with the added bonus of sharing the experience with others.

So...... meet my old house ;)

 Isn't she cute?

We did all the work ourselves except the retaining wall and patio. That includes the stone facing..... that took a while ;)

First up was the Living Room. Paint, crown molding, new french door for the entryway, more trim on the mantle and a built in window seat.

Next up was the downstairs powder room. New tile, wainscoting and a rebuilt salvaged vintage sink. Oh, I miss that sink. And the cute vintage hot air balloon wallpaper ;)

Then, the Dining Room. The built ins were there. We put in the salvaged corner cabinet, crown molding, chair rail, larger arch doorway to match the existing one and a sliding door to the patio.

Next up was The Mother of all Projects, The Big Cahuna,The Mac Daddy....... The Master Bath and Kitchen...... At The Same Time!!!! (I do not necessarily recommend this)

 So much work. But, oh, but the results were awesome.

This was a screened in porch we turned into a small den.

 How I miss my black and white floor..... let me count the ways.....

Tumbled marble floor. I highly recommend this. so soft underfoot.

All done by us. Yes, my husband IS awesome.

And Finally, the patio and gardens. Last for this post, but done very early on as the outdoors are always my priority.

As much as I miss the other house, mostly because it was finished. I am excited to do a house just for me. We always knew the first house was just a start and we would sell, so I made a lot of choices that I thought would be better for resale.

Happy remodeling!

♥jenny

Our House...

So, I figured if I was going to blog about my decorating and remodeling, I should give you a look at the house. This is the front....


The back...
When looking for our next house I fully expected to end up in a very old (say 17 or 1800's) house. Perhaps a Victorian that needed lots of TLC. I grew up in a ranch and was quite opposed. But this house had so much of what we were looking for... lots of property, a barn, even a pool (which I never thought I would get).

But, she started to grow on me. I could see a little mid-century/ craftsman/cottage just waiting to be spruced up.

Oh, there is so much gardening to be done!

So, a little project....

The second bathroom had these ugly ditsy flower accent tiles that had to go. I was not confident we could cut them all out without damaging any tile and I don't know if I want to re-tile this bathroom. If it does happen it will be many years from now :)

While at the International Furniture Show at the Javits Center I came across a company that sells vinyl tile covers;

Mibo Tile Tattoos It cost me $60 for 18 of them and they went on in literally 10 minutes!

Ta-da!

Totally easy, quick and cute. I highly recommend them.

♥jenny