We Are Finally Moved In!

It has taken a couple of months but we are finally moved in.   There were more renovations than we expected and quite a few ups and downs along the way.  I hope to get a post together of our entire experience soon.  For now, I will leave you with a little sneak peak of one of the very few rooms that are closest to being finished.  The kids rooms were first on our list.  We wanted them to feel at home as quickly as possible.

Before:  The floors were in really bad shape.  They are actually sub-floors.  It was not in our budget to add new flooring on top.

Progress:  We still have shutters and artwork to hang and bookshelves to fill but for now the girls are enjoying there sweet little farmhouse bedroom.

Update On Garage Sale Items

I forgot I have two more items that will in the garage sale that I know some of you may be interested in.  These are pictures off the web just because right now it is easier than pulling out my old school camera and downloading the pictures to my computer.

                 I have 3 Pottery Barn Wells Palampore Euro shams with inserts as well 1 standard sham no insert.  They are in really great shape-like new!                                            

I also have two Dash and Albert  pillow covers, no insert,  like the green and blue one on the left in this picture.  They are also in really great shape.

Let me know if you are interested!

Garage Sale Items For Sale

         Below are  pictures of some of the items that will be for sale at our garage sale this weekend.

                                                                        Black Armoire

Antique Dry Sink 

$40 Wine Cabinet

$35 Side Table and $20 For The Pair Of 2 Bar Stools/Plant Stands Which Match The Above Wine Cabinet

$10 2x3 Ballard Design Indoor/Outdoor rug 

$20 3x5 Ballard Design Indoor/Outdoor Rug. By The Way ,These Rugs Are So Easy To Clean.  I Take Them Outside And Just Hose Them Down And Let Them Dry.

$20 2x3 Pottery Barn Kids Rug

$5 White Wood Mail Organizer SOLD Still available $15 Ikea Wrought Iron Organizing Wall System

Vintage School Posters.  These May Go On Craiglist. 

SOLD $25 Chalkboard/Cork Board With Extra Storage On The Side

SOLD $15 White Wood Framed Pink Chalkboard With Cork board

Ikea Table Top With 2 Drawer Units.  $10 for the Table Top and $20 For Each Drawer Unit

$25 Ikea Drawer Unit On Casters.  I Also Have Metal Legs To Match The Ones In The Above Picture If You Would Like To Use All Three Drawer Units Under The Table Top.

Here Are  2 Items That Will Most Likely Be Placed On Craiglist But I Thought I'd Give You All A Shot At Them If You Are Interested.

Heavy Duty Black Framed Mirror.

Black Leather Sectional

A Move In The Making

For years my husband and I have dreamed of owning a farm.  A small farm where we can raise our 5 children and a space where they can explore and create.     

We currently have a contract on a 1834 farmhouse out in the country but still close enough to shopping and the YMCA.  Woohoo!   The inspection went well so hopefully this little beauty will be ours mid May.  

It's located on nearly 5 acres and has a creek (with a bridge. How cool is that?) , lots of big beautiful trees, a workshop, fenced garden, and more.   It is such a beautiful place to raise a family.

We have A LOT of painting to do in order to get the house ready.   There is beadboard EVERYWHERE!  Which I really like.  No changing that.  But, the paint colors need to change in some of the rooms and all the cabinets need a new coat of paint and possibly a new color.  

All of the photos shown are taken with the current owners residing in the house.  I will post after pictures when we actually own the house!  HA!

Enjoy Snooping :)

The Dining Room

Eventually my handy hubby will plank these wall paper covered walls with 1x6's kinda like these:

The kitchen looking into the entry

The wood door in the upper right corner in the picture below opens up to a spiral staircase.

 I'm thinking about painting the green cabinets Benjamin Moore Shark Skin.

The brown painted wood floors will be painted shades of light and dark grey (maybe BM rockport and overcast) in a checkerboard pattern similar to this:

Beyond the kitchen is the family room.  I'll post pictures of that room later.

Kids Bathroom.  Not much to do in here other than touch ups.....and purchasing a new rug.

The checkerboard floor from the kitchen will continue into the laundry room

Lots to do.  Lots to paint.  Lots to be thankful for!!

Thanks for snooping stopping by!!

So........it's been awhile since I blogged.  Over a year!  If you could have seen what this past year has looked like for us you would understand.  

I'll just say........

that it has been a faith stretching adventure.  

God is awesome.  

His church is awesome

my family is awesome 

 it's a new year

my husband has a new amazing job

we now have one more baby B than we had last year

i discovered pinterest

and I made really sweet lamps out of Whole Foods apple juice jugs   :)

Where I've Been and A Little Bit of Pretty

It has been an interesting few months for our family.  We are going through quite a few changes that have been challenging and humbling to say the least.  We found out on a Thursday in August that we are expecting our 5th child and the next day (Friday) my husband lost his job.

Our family is in the midst of a huge transition.  Switching gears from having 4 children to 4 and counting is huge in itself.  But now we are also transitioning to having a well paying job (which my hubby did not enjoy), to no job, to no income, and now in the beginning stages of starting a new business.  That's a lot to throw on an emotionally unstable pregnant woman!!!!

I will right about the interesting chapter to the story that The Lord has been writing for us soon.

Until then, I have a few pretty pictures to share.  Decorating and being creative is an outlet for me.  We changed things up a bit in our house in the early summer(when we had income).  Painted some furniture, moved a few others, and bought a few new pieces.

I wanted a change in my eat in kitchen area.  I had a beautiful painting on the wall but I was needing a change as well as a place to house some of my pretty things.
 Here's the before:

 My hubby went to work building a couple shelves to take the place of the painting.  I gave them a coat of paint, pretty brackets, and went to town piling all my collectibles on top.

 We wanted a new sofa to replace our tired out old one and I wanted to do away with all the green in the house.  Before:

We purchased the chaise sofa from Ikea back in the early summer:  After

A few other shots of the room:

If you are wondering what the chalkboard says above the sofa:
"Joined in Love Kept by God
 Forever Together"
Our hutch used to be green.  You can see it in the previous before picture above.  I was trying to get rid of the bright colors and go more neutral throughout our house.  I left the inside of the doors green which looks great when the doors are opened (above).

We also purchased a new chair from Ikea to put in place of the old black dresser.  Before:

After:

Hopefully I will have enough energy to share some of the  free decorating I have done around the house now that our income has stopped.  It is amazing what you can do with nothing!

Family and Kitchen Design Board

Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray or  Granite Dust by Valspar. Antique white on bead board