This is just a sneak peek...
We have been working are butts off...
still working our butts off
on our
Glamper!
Full post next week
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Bye, Bye Gold
We did it!
We have finally painted over all of the gold
in the house!
The golden walls are gone, lost forever,
never to be seen by anyone who enters again!!
Yes, I know, that does sound dramatic,
but take a look at what I am talking about...
Yep, it was pretty intense.
It was the last to be done because it was the
most difficult to do and I wanted it to be painted after
we finished painting the basement.
The stairway needed
to bring two looks together,
the industrial cottage from downstairs, and
my mix of Cottage styles from the main floor.
So, I pulled the Cathedral Grey, from the office
along the bottom half of the walls,
and a few shades lighter for the top half of
the walls. Natural Gray, to give it a lighter feel.
This little corner of our suburban cottage
is filled with a lot of memories, although it only
holds a few items, they are all very special.
The candle stick is one my mom gave to me, the Lucky Bamboo
is from my sister many many years ago, and the framed chalkboard
message was used during a very special and dear friends wedding reception.
It seems fitting as you head to the family room.
This watering can reminds me of
one of my favorite pleasures and past times, gardening.
And the cherry on top is the window
covering, it came from my Grandma. It has
a beautiful scalloped edge,so no hemming needed...
and it fit perfectly in this spot.
:)
All I needed was a suspension rod and some ring clips.
I think that the total for the curtain was about $8.
Living in the subdivision that we do,
there are a lot of homes visible through this window.
Now you see them...
Now you don't!
It casts great shadows on the wall through out the day.
For the life of me I couldn't figure
out what to do about a light!
I really wanted to put a large sparkly chandelier
right in the center of this window, so it would
shine when the sun came through.
But, that came with WAY to much work,
climbing into the attic, rewiring,
and to top it off I dont think it would have worked well
with the window covering.
Until I found this little cutie!
It came with a black lampshade,
we changed it up for a neutral one and now it
works well in this space.
I am really happy with the results!
Paint is one of the most effective way
of changing the feeling of a room....
I am really enjoying the feeling of the
light grey....hmm.
(I say that as I look at my kitchen)
Hope you enjoyed seeing the changes
in our stairway so far. Now I can start
working on my plans for filling
up that blank wall.
I am joining
Pretty Industrial Office
Phew!
We are done with MOST of the construction
in our office... for now. You can check out
what it looked like before here.
what it looked like before here.
And that is why
Spring Cleaning is in full swing!
I just couldn't wait any longer to put
my home back together, and clean the dust out of it!
Even though the trim isn't up, I just had to make it
feel like home again. The rest will have to wait until the fall!
I have had fun setting it up so far. I am trying to achieve
an Industrial look with lots of 'Pretty' touches.
Industrial look, with some feminine details, like
ruffles, sparkles, and silver.
ruffles, sparkles, and silver.
Pretty Industrial Office.
The basket on the bottom shelf
is filled with none other than,
Archie Comics!
:)
This poor little shelf has been hauled around
our home, used in almost everyroom.
I feel like it deserved a little make-over...
a little chalk paint to the rescue!!
Much Better!
I just got these crates a few days ago.
I made my husband stop at
this Antique Store, because I saw them stacked
behind the back door, like they were garbage!
Am I crazy or do you see the beauty in these
pieces too? The couple behind the counter
looked at me like I lost my mind, and
asked "what are you going to do with them?"
I was so happy with them, I must of had a huge
smile on my face, and I said " They are going in our Office!
They are perfectly distressed and aged!" They got a good clean, and ...
they are my kind of perfect!
All the furniture in this room, actually
in the entire house, has been moved, reused,
repaired, slip covered, rescued, repainted or restained,
and the office furniture is no exception. This black desk
and the office furniture is no exception. This black desk
came from a 2nd hand store, about 5
years ago. Once I got it home I
couldn't wait to painted it black.
The aging is from all of its moves.
;)
I like the way it looks with the
crates and the slip-covered chair.
Just a tiny bit of Easter in the office...
It's going to be fun filling up these blank
spaces! Currently I am collecting frames and 'oddities'
for the office walls.
We did stained concrete through out the
family room, hallway, and office. We chose
to do this to the floor while we have teens and
pets. I love the results, they are exactly what we need
in the basement right now. My first choice would be to have it
all carpeted...I would rather have pets and kids :))
AND
My favorite part of this room...
with a big bucket of chalk,
Ofcourse. :)
Hope you enjoyed seeing our office...
and thank you for not baulking at
our lack of trim and decorations.
Our Industrial Cottage Style Family Room
can be seen here
:)
I am joining
TIMEWASHED
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A Stroll Thru Life
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Three Mango Seeds
Boogieboard Cottage
The Charm of Home
TIMEWASHED
Revisionary Life
A Stroll Thru Life
Knick of Time Interiors
Cozy Little House
Three Mango Seeds
Boogieboard Cottage
The Charm of Home
Industrial Cottage Family Room
A few weeks ago
I showed you how far we have come from
our barren basement family room. You can see the progress here .
In the last few weeks we have put together a much more
inviting space to hang out in.
I know, there are still a LOT of projects
left to be done, however it is much more inviting, especially
when the fireplace is on. Which is still being
used in March.
Not only is it good for warmth, it makes a great focal point! So I knew
it was where I wanted to begin the 'nesting'. I think it started
when I found this 'P' tag. Call me crazy, but I feel like
pussy willows work in the industrial style...right?
My favorite craft store was having a sale ...
50% off so I bought a few stems, I love they way they look.
It's hard to tell they are artificial.
My reminder to all that hang out in the family room,
that this is a 'COTTAGE' style. Just in case guests are wondering. :)
I am excited to start looking around and refinishing,
or refurbishing treasures for this room. That is my kind
of fun!
Some drop cloth pillow covers and a
Graphic Fairy transfer. I have had a few request
for more crown pillows.
for more crown pillows.
I see another slip cover in the near future...
or maybe just new furniture,
I think its probably time.
I like the way that that plant fills the window. It seems
to be happy there, any signs of distress and I will move it.
I love Peace Lilys.
This little round table was my Grandmothers and I have
had it for about 25 years. I think this is my favorite spot for
it so far. The wood panel in the back matches the panel I put on top
of the mantel. I like how they change the corners,
making it cosy. They just need some
salvaged pieces to go with.
This white flower pot seemed really stark against the wood,
so I wrapped a belt that is broken around it.
I am pretty sure I have seen this done on
pinterest...I cant take the credit.
This burlap sack is filled with all the blankets that
aren't in the industrial theme of the room. We have a lot of afghans,
all made lovingly by my Mum. They are wonderful to have for
hanging out, watching movies or sleep overs,
so we want them close.
I am hoping that this peace lily blooms soon.
They get large white flowers that last a very long time.
Pretty and they filter the air.
Blanket Holding Coffee Bean Sack.
Eyesore Alert!
Ok...so this is a big project..I want a
super rough, aged, distressed entertainment center.
To hide the mess...cables, games, chargers, etc.
I have a large heavy crate that I am going to stamp and distress. :)))
I just need a few more so that they can be stacked
to create a few shelves.
At the moment we have covered the windows with
old curtains. They weren't picture worthy so I took them
down. We have since put them back up, strictly for
privacy.
And that is how our family room looks for now.
Today, I get to finish the touch ups of mudding
in our Computer Space. It is so messy and dust
is everywhere. But it's the last of
of the dry walling dust, and that
makes me very
happy!
I am partying @
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