I thought I would give you the view from the red couch (one of my favorite spots :-)
But there's still a little problem with the back door...
Oh well, it stands as a monument to what the house used to look like.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Red Couch View
Everything is in place and it looks like home.
I thought I would give you the view from the red couch (one of my favorite spots :-)
But there's still a little problem with the back door...
Oh well, it stands as a monument to what the house used to look like.
I thought I would give you the view from the red couch (one of my favorite spots :-)
But there's still a little problem with the back door...
Oh well, it stands as a monument to what the house used to look like.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
FLOORS!!!
I am happy to announce that the floors have arrived. They are beautiful hickory, and I am so grateful to have the last BIG project done. Here are few pics.
The dining room is ready for guests :-)
The dining room is ready for guests :-)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Curtains!!
Yippee!! Curtains for the living room are almost finished (thank you Mrs. Marcia).
I absolutely love the fabric. The colors are so fun and the design is fabulous!
Here is a sneak peak at the finished products.
I absolutely love the fabric. The colors are so fun and the design is fabulous!
Here is a sneak peak at the finished products.
Friday, June 18, 2010
The Great Divide
I love homes with wide open spaces, but it does create a problem. If the foyer flows into the den and the den flows into the dining room and the dining room flows into the kitchen which flows into the hallway... do you have to paint them all the same color? Where do you change colors? It's not like there are doorways or other "natural" boundaries.
Well, I could not bear the thought of all those rooms being the same color so I had divided the space into 2 colors, sage green and a mushroom brown. The only problem was that it made 2 wierdo places on the walls where it looked like dirt meeting grass.
Example 1 & 2:
What is a girl to do? :-) So, I got out my little yellow miter box and my hand saw and bought 2 long pieces of trim. And made a Great Divide. (I am happy to report that my hammering skills have shown some improvement since my last trim work project!)
Examples 1& 2
Well, I could not bear the thought of all those rooms being the same color so I had divided the space into 2 colors, sage green and a mushroom brown. The only problem was that it made 2 wierdo places on the walls where it looked like dirt meeting grass.
Example 1 & 2:
What is a girl to do? :-) So, I got out my little yellow miter box and my hand saw and bought 2 long pieces of trim. And made a Great Divide. (I am happy to report that my hammering skills have shown some improvement since my last trim work project!)
Examples 1& 2
Fans, finials, floors, and final touches
Have you ever heard the saying, "The devil is in the details." Well, I'm not sure if the devil is in them but they are certainly time consuming. You can spend days looking for the right screw or touching up paint. Here are a few of the details I've been working on lately...
Here are the drapery rods I made. I absolutely refused to pay $29.99 for a rod and $30 for hardware. So I bought finials on clearance at Target (4.99 a pair), a pine rod from Lowe's ($2 a foot) and brackets I ordered from Target.com - I thought they were $10 a pair but it turned out there was only 1 in each packet so $20 for both. (Grand total of $21 ... that's better than $59.99)
This rod over the door is made from the spindle that was on the frame of an antique twin bed. There is a long narrow window beside the front door and I thought this would make a fun rod. The spindle was free (thank you Mrs. Merry) and the brackets were free (Thank you Mrs. Marcia). They were a thrift store find. I think they were $1. Originally they were painted shiny white but I spray painted them black and then sloppily painted brown craft paint to make them look like the ones from Target on the other windows.
Let there be light! There is now a new fan in the living room. The old white one was absolutely disgusting. I was going to install it myself :-) But after taking down the old one by myself some friends of mine felt the need to have a "fan-intervention" :-) Thanks for the help Mr. John and Mrs. Cecile.
The floor has been officially ordered. Here is a picture of the sample. It is called Burnt Barnyard Board. It is real Hickory. It's probably the nicest thing I've put in the house. It will be installed next week!! I do LOVE wood floors, so I think this is a good item to splurge a little on.
Last but not least, I want to show you this great Salvation Army find. This dresser is going in my dining room as a buffet. It also has a beautiful large mirror with an ornate frame around it. The finish was pretty cloudy and abused, but after some TLC it is looking Ponderosa worthy! We washed / scrubbed the finish with equal parts boiled linseed oil, mineral spirits, and vinegar using the finest steel wool. I love the tiger look of the wood on the doors.
Here are the drapery rods I made. I absolutely refused to pay $29.99 for a rod and $30 for hardware. So I bought finials on clearance at Target (4.99 a pair), a pine rod from Lowe's ($2 a foot) and brackets I ordered from Target.com - I thought they were $10 a pair but it turned out there was only 1 in each packet so $20 for both. (Grand total of $21 ... that's better than $59.99)
This rod over the door is made from the spindle that was on the frame of an antique twin bed. There is a long narrow window beside the front door and I thought this would make a fun rod. The spindle was free (thank you Mrs. Merry) and the brackets were free (Thank you Mrs. Marcia). They were a thrift store find. I think they were $1. Originally they were painted shiny white but I spray painted them black and then sloppily painted brown craft paint to make them look like the ones from Target on the other windows.
Let there be light! There is now a new fan in the living room. The old white one was absolutely disgusting. I was going to install it myself :-) But after taking down the old one by myself some friends of mine felt the need to have a "fan-intervention" :-) Thanks for the help Mr. John and Mrs. Cecile.
The floor has been officially ordered. Here is a picture of the sample. It is called Burnt Barnyard Board. It is real Hickory. It's probably the nicest thing I've put in the house. It will be installed next week!! I do LOVE wood floors, so I think this is a good item to splurge a little on.
Last but not least, I want to show you this great Salvation Army find. This dresser is going in my dining room as a buffet. It also has a beautiful large mirror with an ornate frame around it. The finish was pretty cloudy and abused, but after some TLC it is looking Ponderosa worthy! We washed / scrubbed the finish with equal parts boiled linseed oil, mineral spirits, and vinegar using the finest steel wool. I love the tiger look of the wood on the doors.Friday, June 11, 2010
Hang Time
Fabric.com
Yippee!! The fabric for the living room curtains has arrived. I always have the hardest time finding colors I like, but fabric.com had just what I was looking for.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
A lot can happen in a month...
It has been a busy month with moving, a trip to Gatlinburg, a mission trip to Africa, and a visit from Mom.
Here are a few of the latest updates to the Ponderosa.
The Exterior has been painted: THANK YOU Morgans
Walls and trim painted in the living room:
An Island for the Kitchen: a thrift store find with a little paint and new pulls
The deck is ready for company:
Curtains: Thanks mom for sewing
Here are a few of the latest updates to the Ponderosa.
The Exterior has been painted: THANK YOU Morgans
Walls and trim painted in the living room:
An Island for the Kitchen: a thrift store find with a little paint and new pulls
The deck is ready for company:
Curtains: Thanks mom for sewing
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