Linen Closet

Nothing like a surprising pop of pink behind the closet door. The linen closet is getting the Lilly Pulitzer treatment with Hollyhock Pink by Martha Stewart. Some nice white shelves and bright floral contact paper will complete the look!

Here's the inspiration: The Lilly Pulitzer store on Madison Ave

Stairway

Refinishing the steps has been a challenge since they still need to be usable. Every other one it is!

Jasmine gets it right

Completed Master Bedroom

It's done! It's finally done!

The walls are Exotic Eggplant by Behr and the woodwork, as usual, is Falling Snow by Behr. Two small chandeliers and a little fireplace tiling needed, but other than that it's gorgeous!

Here's the "before" for reference:

Growing Girls

                                                    

The girls are growing like crazy these days. Although they look to be growing into full-sized collies and not the Shelties we were led to believe they were! Guess you take your chances with rescues. They ought to be magnificent guard dogs. 

Almost Done

This room (the master bedroom) has been a really drawn out process (remember the bees last year?), but I am happy to report that the woodwork is entirely painted, the floor is refinished, the ceiling is painted and now it is just awaiting a few coats of Exotic Eggplant (by Behr) and it will be ready to move into! Though there is a fair amount of electrical work to be done still. There is only 1 outlet in the entire room and it doesn't even work!

Puppy Update

The girls are growing like crazy...and tearing the top layer of paper off the drywall in the laundry room where they're corralled. Ahhh puppies. Meanwhile, they've got Jasmine feeling absolutely exhausted.

Backyard Plants

The garden is doing well in all this heat and rain. Flowers everywhere too! The yards still need landscaping work, but at least they're spacious and leafy green.

Lemon Tree

Flowers

Peppers and cucumbers

Tomatoes and Basil

Upstairs Hallway

It's a dark, tiny little space, but now the floor has been sanded and is ready for a nice shiny finish! Still contemplating wall treatments for this small space. Maybe some vintage-inspired wall paper. And no, the floor sanding never ends around here!

Welcome Rose and Fern!

Joining the family this weekend are two sweet little 10 week old Sheltie mix puppies; sisters Rose (black) and Fern (brown). We'll just see how long those nice shiny floors last with these two running around! They'll be bunking in the unfinished laundry room for the time being. Hopefully the cats appreciate, or at least accommodate, the new additions. Remember, rescue when you can!

Master Bedroom Windows

We've been working on painting the master bedroom lately. The windows and woodwork were a complete mess with painting peeling off everywhere. The walls, woodwork and ceiling all have several coats of primer now and the woodwork has its first coat of paint. One more to go and we can start on the walls!

 

The Bathroom Sink

The upstairs bathroom has been a long, slow project. It has a floor now (yay!), a working shower and toilet and some fancy new lighting fixtures...but still no sink/vanity and no mirror. Well, now there is a sink and counter top. It just happens to be laying in the middle of the living room floor until there is a vanity to put it on! It's a lovely green granite style. Getting it upstairs should be tons o' fun.

And We're Back

It's been a little while! But life sometimes has more pressing issues that need tending to and frankly, we needed a little bit of a break once the house was liveable and the construction loan was up.
At any rate, here are a few decor pics from around the house...

Bathroom Flooring and Lighting

The upstairs bathroom now has a brand new floor, rather than the old plywood that was there (no original flooring to refinish here). We also got a new overhead light and above the mirror light installed. Now we need a vanity and sinks and the bathroom will be complete!

Master Bedroom Floor

Started in on the master bedroom floor a few weeks ago. Got it all sanded and prepped. This floor is a different wood than the rest of the house so we weren't sure if the stain would look the same. It now has a layer of stain and 2 of the 3 coats of varnish.

Library Lighting

We got this beautiful Tiffany style pendant light at a garage sale over the summer but were finally just able to get it hung up. The electrical work in the house leaves a lot to be desired. Namely, none of the lights have electrical boxes in the ceiling. And this light was way too heavy hang without the proper reinforcement. But we got all that taken care of and it looks just lovely!

Master Bedroom Floor

Sanded the floor of the master bedroom this weekend. Looks much better and didn't take nearly as much sanding as some of the other floors in the house. It will be stained dark to match all the other flooring. We also painted one wall to try out the color and think it's gonna be a keeper - Exotic Eggplant by Behr.