I'm in the mood for blogging again so here it goes....
over the last year i've had a second baby and bought a house! the house has been a lot of work and is a constant project for me. we've completely renovated the entire upstairs and are still working at finishing up a few rooms there. we've also tackled the downstairs to some extent just to make it more comfortable for the kids. my next to do is to actually finish the bathroom. it is in need of sheetrock taping and spackling, paint and wainscotting! it's a lot especially since it's used so often! the wainscotting will wrap around the entire room (i think??) and then i'm still undecided about the rest. i was orginally thinking of going with a pattern on the wall, maybe a newsprint, or written words? however, i 've recently found some inspiration on pinterest that now has me leading in the direction of a pattern on the ceiling. thoughts???
i know this doesn't at all have to do with y basis of this blog (which is to post items that are actually down to earth!) but my tastes have changed so much over the last few months and i am now very interested in fashion and home decor once again?
on the note of keeping things down to earth i will tell you that my goal is to always incorporate the recycled/reused materials into my house wherever possible. we have built an entire play structure outside for my son using all reused materials (except the nuts and bolts of course) i will try to share some pictures on here next time i think about it. also have done a number of small projects around the house using leftover supplies and found objects. my most recent projects was a small play kitchen for my sons for christmas. i gathered some ideas from pinterest once again and got to work.
i started with a base end table from ikea only because it was very inexpensive (rast $15.00) here's the final product! i chose to flip it upside down and add a piece of 12" wood on top and a 1x6" piece along the back. the sink was actually found at the supermarket (it's a dog dish lol) the faucet is actually a soft piece of flexible tubing i found at home depot for only $3.oo the burners were made out of two packs of coasters (again ikea 1.99 each) i had two leftover knobs from something in the basement for the hot and cold ( i think i will change this out eventually and add a few knobs for the stove/oven, i was a little rushed xmas eve to finish!) the rest was made from some scrap wood i had in the basement and some gathered items i.e, the crock and utensil holder, and basket for food. i hope you like it. my sons do!
peace & love to all
over the last year i've had a second baby and bought a house! the house has been a lot of work and is a constant project for me. we've completely renovated the entire upstairs and are still working at finishing up a few rooms there. we've also tackled the downstairs to some extent just to make it more comfortable for the kids. my next to do is to actually finish the bathroom. it is in need of sheetrock taping and spackling, paint and wainscotting! it's a lot especially since it's used so often! the wainscotting will wrap around the entire room (i think??) and then i'm still undecided about the rest. i was orginally thinking of going with a pattern on the wall, maybe a newsprint, or written words? however, i 've recently found some inspiration on pinterest that now has me leading in the direction of a pattern on the ceiling. thoughts???
i know this doesn't at all have to do with y basis of this blog (which is to post items that are actually down to earth!) but my tastes have changed so much over the last few months and i am now very interested in fashion and home decor once again?
on the note of keeping things down to earth i will tell you that my goal is to always incorporate the recycled/reused materials into my house wherever possible. we have built an entire play structure outside for my son using all reused materials (except the nuts and bolts of course) i will try to share some pictures on here next time i think about it. also have done a number of small projects around the house using leftover supplies and found objects. my most recent projects was a small play kitchen for my sons for christmas. i gathered some ideas from pinterest once again and got to work.
i started with a base end table from ikea only because it was very inexpensive (rast $15.00) here's the final product! i chose to flip it upside down and add a piece of 12" wood on top and a 1x6" piece along the back. the sink was actually found at the supermarket (it's a dog dish lol) the faucet is actually a soft piece of flexible tubing i found at home depot for only $3.oo the burners were made out of two packs of coasters (again ikea 1.99 each) i had two leftover knobs from something in the basement for the hot and cold ( i think i will change this out eventually and add a few knobs for the stove/oven, i was a little rushed xmas eve to finish!) the rest was made from some scrap wood i had in the basement and some gathered items i.e, the crock and utensil holder, and basket for food. i hope you like it. my sons do!
peace & love to all
