Object #1
Last Monday, I purchased two items that became pivotal pieces to my coercing thoughts. Object #1 a new rug for my entry way…I have been waiting for this rug to come into my life for a least over 1 year. I found it at Ross for $9.99 and picked it up fast! I was sooo happy to come home and put it in place, it was like magic.
A few minutes later as I sat in bed, I noticed my bag from the quilt shop. I went on a field trip with my Relief Society and had found some fun fabric – Object #2. I had plans of making an apron, but then my wheels started turning and I ran to the piano room and threw it over the top of a cushion on my couch. That sealed the deal – it was time to do some serious damage. I decided that my entry room and entry way were begging me to give them a little love.
I listened to my rooms and drove to Columbia paint for the color deck. I spent all day Tuesday dreaming and scheming of colors – I really wanted a happy orange color, but Stephen wasn’t feeling as happy about it, so we compromised with "dark marmalade". I actually really love how it turned out! It is amazing what two gallons of paint can do, it feels like a completely different place – a place I want to be now. We took out our couch and settled with just keeping the love seat (we’ll sell the couch on Craig’s list to hopefully cover the cost of the paint).
Onto the entry…I actually wanted these pillars when we were building our house 3 years ago, but was just too tired to add one more thing to try and finish. I think it helps separate the living area from the entry very nicely while still having an "open" feeling. Fun stuff…I love it when Stephen gets as excited about a project as I! He had those pillars built in a flash and he even painted them – leaving behind some of his custom artwork on my front yard. One of my other favs is our new coat shelf. We took our former bench thing that was too small for the entry and cut the top off to get this shelf. We then took the bench and place it into our newly cleaned garage to stow away balls, bats, jump ropes, etc. in the garage. I mentioned to Olivia (when wondering why we would cut our bench up) that we are recycling. She was proud to tell all of her siblings that the rest of the day. It was also fun to grab decor and pictures from other places around the house to make things seem new.
I think my years of obsessive TLC makeover show watching paid off this weekend!
 Object #2 |
 “New” bench in garage – just need to paint te trim piece on top black! |
 Honey Do |
 Lawn art |
 The man behind the pillars! |
 New cut up shelf. |
 This is what it looks like when you open the front door now. |
 Happy in my new room. |
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Comments:
michelle said…
I think you guys are inspirational-what a nice change for your home. Its amazing what a little change can do for the soul. You do beautiful work.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 1:03:36 PM
Anne said…
Love it!!!! Love the marmalade, love the bench reconfiguration, and love the pillars (one day I hope to have pillars in my home), also think Stephen is so cute to paint his affections in the lawn for ya! Enjoy it after your hard work!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:45:19 PM
Diana said…
Dreaming big gets you big results! I love how it all turned out, it’s very YOU!
Sunday, July 19, 2009 1:28:39 PM