Where does my Garden GROW

Right where we will be seeding grass, as soon as summer is over (and we harvest these veggies).  It was a nasty ol' weed bed, that we cleaned out and was just dirt. So I made some good use out of it, for the next 80 days, at least.

This is just a small portion, we will be planting something just like this, in another location in two weeks, then again in two more weeks, you get the picture. So we can have a continuous crop.

But don't let your children 'help' you garden BEFORE dinner. Bath time is not something that is easy to do while trying to make dinner.

I couldn't get a picture of Carter before he washed his hands, but that's what's left (before bath)

And well, the Princess just looked pretty.

Front Screen Door

As much I loved the front door and my welcome sign, I also love the breeze. But look at that YUCKY motion sensor light... PUKE!

I got this screen door for FREE from craigslist about 2 months ago before we closed on our house. It is solid wood and is routed for a screen perfectly. (Some wood screen doors need a screen frame instead of a rubber spline)

But for $3 for the screen and $4 for the spline tool and $3 for the actual spline, already had the paint

$10 and hurray.  I'll be moving the house numbers once I build a window planter box.

And Walmart has these exterior fixtures for (2) for $24, what a steal.  They only came in bronze so I painted it black. LOVE it!

Stephen's Left Tackle

I am so excited to say I joined a book club to read "Becoming the Woman God Wants me to be"  You can join to at:

More Hours in Our Day Blog

I just posted my intro about being "Stephen's Left Tackle" and how it is my job, as his wife, to guard him against anything and everything that could keep him from being the Godly husband and father he is meant to be.

Can't wait til Monday, August 2nd

Farm Fresh EGGS

 

So decorating is kind of like Sudoku, if you can't figure out one part, just move onto the next and it will help  you figure out the first.

Redneck (Hubby) hates me for posting this picture but it's the only real "before" picture that I have

I found some old wood 6' by 12" in the shop that would work PERFECT.  

SO I drew out the plan on vellum and put it up to make sure it would look alright, scale - wise.

And there you have it. (Please ignore the cluttered kitchen, 3 kids, 4 years and under make your kitchen a little less than a show-piece.)

Bathroom dreams

While surfing craigslist today I came across this beauty.  How amazing would this be to be a REAL sink. 

Plumb the water right out of the wall under the mirror with something like this.

I might have to remove the beautiful pitcher below (that would look fabulous in my kitchen with sunflowers) or my children will shatter it into a million pieces.

But my oh my.  They want $100... fair price. I sent them an email to see if the mirror is tall enough for us (Me 5'10", Redneck (Hubby) 6'4")

But I am moving the sink to be on the far wall so I can move the door to where the current "left sink" is. The new sink will be right where the hanging towels are. Can't you just imagine it there? With the beadboard running all the way around, in all the vintage glory.

Hazelnut NO more

Hubby woke up this sunny Saturday and walked over to our neighbors house, Lonnie, who said he would gladly help us remove the tree with his truck.  So Lonnie, got his neighbor behind him, Rob to come help too. (I just love living in a small town).

And now it's gone.  Our front will soon be ALL lawn, not even a driveway because we have alley access for parking.   Now I just need to rebuild this deck... and then a real roof for a real porch.

Just remember where we started. YIKES. The hazelnut was there but it was winter (you can kind of see the branches. Awh, love process photos.

Country Kitchen turns BEACH?

So here we are before... dark red walls, white cabinets and trim and beige beadboard.

And here we are now. Buttercream walls, grey blue "backsplash" and white beadboard. Sorry for the poor lighting.

Over the sink window, I want to put a worn vintage sign, mostly black "FRESH EGGS" or "DAIRY" or something like that. I really want to continue the white beadboard around and use as backsplash but that's just another thing to rip out in a year when we ACTUALLY redo the kitchen.  I've seen faux beadboard wall paper. Maybe I'll look into that.

What do you think?  Needs more "COUNTRY" and less "Beach" but I think it's better. Hubby, however, like the red better. Yuck. And that is why we keep him upstairs programming web applications, not desiging the house, LOL.

I was actually considering painting the lower cabinets BLACK, now that the walls are so light and there are so many windows.