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

Paris

Next up after London was Paris!!

 

 Th Lobby of the Hotel we stayed at.

All my pictures are out the cab window...... no time to sight-see... just work ;)

So we did the same thing in Paris. We shopped the stores to see what is new in the marketplace. My favorite store being Bon Marche.

 It is in such a beautiful building. Just look at those stairs!

They even have a craft department! They have jewelry supplies, knitting supplies and sewing supplies.... how amazing is that?

They even have silly scupltures ;)

And great food. I definitely had my share of pastries while in Pars ;)

The last night when we were finished a got a little time to at least see the Eiffel Tower.....

The sun was setting so the timing couldn't have been more perfect ;)

I am so grateful I had the opportunity to get to go on this trip and I hope I get to go again some time.

♥jenny

Germany and London

This year I got to go to the Heimtex Tradeshow  for work. I was also lucky enough to get to go to London and Paris to shop the new market trends.

My favorite part of Heimtex is their Trends section. This year's trends represent four personalities; The Eccentric, The Geologist, The Historian and The Inventor.

 

You're not supposed to take photos...... but I did manage to sneak a few ;)

I was so in love with this cart...... I added it to the fantasy barn find wish list.

After a few days of purchasing art at Heimtex we flew to London!!!

I had never been, so I was super excited.

I am going on record that High Tea is the absolute best!!




Oh, my.... just look at these tasty treats!

Who needs dinner.....

My whole trip was spent shopping the stores, seeing what is new and innovative in Europe.




I did get one day to myself. So me and my co-worker did a little sightseeing.






I was not expecting to get any time to get out and explore so I was really grateful for the little bit of time:)

The Queen's Palace.

The London Eye.

Statues in front of the fountain that is in front of the Palace.

One lonely little gaurd......

London Tower. I had no time to go in...... but I most definitely will next time ;)

London Bridge. My personal Fav.

Cutest little shopping alleyway ever....

The worst picture of the best store ever....

Liberty of London.

We got in just before they closed so I had to be super quick, but it was fun anyway!

























And with that kiddies I bid you Adieu..... Next stop, Paris :)

♥jenny