Project Backyard Patio Underway

Summer Vacation is making me get our landscaping projects all planned out. I am starting on our Backyard Patio. We have a patio under our deck on the East side of the house. My plan it to put a table and chairs down there and make it feel intimate and relaxing. These are some of my inspiration pics:


I love the white painted table.



I love the white curtains and the lanterns with candles. I also love the whiskey barrels and touches of wood accents with the greenery and white.

I love the greenery! I would like them in galvanized and black pots though.

So, I painted our old dining table white and the chairs gray.

I also bought white curtains from Ikea for $4.99 a pair to hang! Score!

I also have ferns in black pots and white impatients and geraniums ready to go in galvanized pots and I think I will put some lavender in my old galvanized wash tubs! I am so excited to put everything together. I just need to get the deck stained and then I can transform this ugly space into my relaxing patio. Stay tuned...

Basement Bath Reveal and Bar Stools

Well it has taken forever for me to get any decent pics of that basement! Hmmm, I wonder if it's because I am so busy with everyday life that I just can't seem to get in gear and take some pics. We have had some crazy "Spring" weather around here so I was finally able to get some pics taken. It is like winter here in Northeast Nebraska so we have been inside quite a bit. I am so ready to get out in the garden and warm sun but I guess that will just have to wait. So, here is what I have so far of the basement bath. The kids bath pretty much.
We had builder Steve make us an amazing vanity. I purchased a Kraus sink, thanks to Velvet & Linen's post on her kids' sinks, and a Kraus faucet on Overstock.com and we love it. We have a burlap curtain for our linen closet door. Builder Steve also custom made the bathroom door. It came out perfect. I put together some initial hooks for the kids towels and we pretty much wrapped that space up.
Next time kids' room reveal... Stay tuned...

Also, a sneak peak of our custom made bar stools by none other than the hubby and his brother. They did a great job. Rustic antique tractor seats are lookin' good. Not sure if we'll paint them or just clear coat them. What are your thoughts...

More sneak peaks of the Basement Project

We still aren't officially done with this basement project but we are getting a lot closer. We have carpet in, lights installed, shelving up and new furniture. Still waiting on a few pieces though so I can't say we are done. This is all a process folks! We still have to decorate and let me tell you while that is the fun part for me it is also one that takes some time. I want just the right pieces to be in those rooms to really show it off. I want certain things to say, that is so them. To fit right in like it was always meant for that space. To make it feel like home. Now add a hubby who has his own ideas and you can where this could take awhile longer than anticipated ya'll! But here is a little more of what we have accomplished. And I still have to give much of the credit to our amazing carpenter. The pictures don't do his work justice people.

Check back for more of the kids' rooms, bathroom and what we finally get placed on the walls...

Happy New Year and new projects!!!

I hope your New Year is starting off as great as ours. Our basement is coming along. Slowly but surely! What do ya do when we've had such a nice winter and your carpenter also pours concrete for a living!! He's here now and putting together all of our custom pieces. We are using reclaimed barnwood for our trim, doors, bathroom vanity, boys' beds and a bar! Yes, that means lots of time spent on these projects. I am just so glad our carpenter gets me and my crazy ideas and that he is willing to think outside the box and make some amazing things happen. He's really good at it too. He might be cussing me sometimes cause of what he has to do but I think he secretly enjoys seeing these creations come to life! wink wink. So, I am going to show you a few sneak peaks cause it's not finished yet and it's quite a mess down there but it's so exciting!!! So, here you go:



So, these are the custom made doors in the hallway!!! Yes, he made these strip by strip!! Love them!

Here's some up close detail on the jam.

Here is the start of the bar. This is quite the project!

Looking straight on, hasn't cut all the pieces yet...

This is the focal point of it all!! Our TV wall. He just so happened to find an old barn light and put it up just for fun, but he knows me all too well and I love it!!!

Well there you have it. He is working hard this week to get some more trim around windows and the rest of the doors and set the bar. We're getting so close!! Carpet is supposed to go in next week so it has to be done!! Will we meet this deadline? Stay tuned...

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

We got a little bit of snow yesterday so I thought I would capture the pretty snow covered surroundings. It's getting me more into the Christmas spirit seeing the fields in white. Also a little glimpse of our Christmas decor in the house. The basement is slowly moving along. I guess it will be January before that's done so will show pics later of that....



Project: ReInvented Barnwood

So excited to get started on our basement projects using this wonderful old barnwood! Stay tuned for all that we turn this lovely aged wood full of history into.

Here's what we are working with:

and yes that is my cupola back there ready for a fun project too!!

the Last of Autumn

Goodbye Autumn! You never stay long enough. Winter has made it's presence known today with a blanket of snow to cover all your colors. We'll see you again next year...