...Inspiration...

So we are about to paint our house. And as usual I like to scoure the world for examples. We go on drives, walks, cruise the Internet, look at blogs, buy magazines! I obsess! But I thought I would show you some of the ideas I like for the house. I am terrible at siting, so please please let me know if you know where the picture is from so I can give them credit.

Here are some shingles we really liked. Some people like them jagged and wavy, it reminds me of ToonTown in Disneyland. So we did ours in even horizontal lines like this.

And I am still not over my yellow kick! And I think a green house with a yellow door sounds amazing!

So here are some of my yellow doors...

This one is my favorite, the pale yellow is what I am leaning towards.

Who wouldn't want to visit someone with a yellow door. It just radiates happiness.

I thought about gray for the house color. But just for a moment. I think a green door on a gray house is beautiful.

A yellow door, but the shingles were too even for me. There is a fine line with shingles.

I love it, they painted the trim around the door yellow too. I think it looks good here, but I like doors that are trimmed out in a color. To make the door pop more.

This is how we were thinking about doing our posts, but I don't love this style, it's a little too busy for me. I think it is very well done in this picture.

I take back what I said before, this one is my very favorite. The color yellow, the shingles, the color of the house. Or green is a little more green and less gray. This picture captures everything I want and love!

She's Had a Birthday!

Hooray! Cleo turned 1!

Our pudgy little puppy has grown into a pretty little lady.

She got a new collar, and a beautiful bow. Inspired by her best friend Dotti the Labrador!

The pooches on the porch.

Happy Birthday 'Cleo'patra! We love our pups!

Mice...

I was picking up a collar for Cleo at Petco, and these mice caught my eye. Mice creep me out but this little guy on the left was hilarious.

Little Mighty Mouse thrill seeker.

Portico Update

Drew put the finishing touches on the trim for the portico. And it looks better then I could have ever imagined!

He put a belly band on the bottom of the portico, and individually cut the shingles for a more authentic look.

As Drew was ripping off the aluminum siding, we found some very nice wood trim that was original to the portico. It worked perfect for the moulding around the shingles.

This is our test patch for the paint color for the house. We got the paint sample from one of the families I work for. It is the color of the house they used to live in! I think it will be just perfect!

Better After... Feature

My leather chair makeover was featured on this awesome blog, betterafter.blogspot.com. I love before and afters, and what's better then a blog dedicated to just that! Check out Lindsey's blog! It's super fun!

Happiness

The Happy Couple...

This is what you get when you have a bored brother who is too good at what he does! Photoshop is terrifying!

for Hannah!

Pooches!

Who would have ever guessed that dogs could have different personalities? Not me. These two dogs are night and day different.

Caesar is our little princess. He won't sit or lay anywhere if it's not on a pillow. He cleans himself all the time, he does not like to get dirty.

He is the nervous eater, the worrier and and whiner. One of his favorite things to do is lay his head next to you and whimper. He needs attention all the time.

That's why Cleo has been a lifesaver. She has been Caesar's distraction. We honestly bought our dog a dog. And it's been heavenly ever since.

Cleo is calm, self entertaining and agile. While Caesar prefers to be lifted into the truck, Cleo jumps right in.

While Caesar is cozy on his pillow, Cleo is content to rough it in the dirt. Silly pooches.

Drew Can Do

Drew got some major work done on Saturday.

He trimmed out both windows. I started scraping off the windows to be repainted.

And it's crazy how much they changed the look of the house.

Then he moved onto the porch. The part I was most excited for.

The door is framed, now the actual door needs to be sanded and painted. I have the prettiest color in mind.

It is all coming together so nicely.

The posts were inspired by my friends basement trim. Shout out to Texas St! I am loving drastically it is updating the look of the house. Next on the list are the shingles for the portico. Stay tuned.

Out of My Sight.

This is what happens when you let twins out of your sight for literally no longer then 1 minute.

They work fast!

Arm Chair Makeover

Perhaps you remember this little guy, who we snagged from a lady as she was about to unload him into the landfill.

Well he was in perfect condition (yes objects in my life have genders.) but was very sun faded. And next to our other couch which wasn't sun faded, our yellow table, and our funky rug it was just a little too much color for me.

Well we bought leather dye a long time ago, I just never got around to it.

Well I was in the middle of scrubbing baseboards, and about to scratch my eyeballs out I hated it so bad. I decided, no time like the present to dye our chair. And because, like my sister says, I have the attention span of a Yorkie puppy, I couldn't be bothered with trying to find gloves. Big mistake... More on that later. So I applied the dye in fast circular motions and BAM it's like a new chair!

I love it... I'm just sitting here admiring it in our living room!! It was too easy! But with every project comes a battle scar.

Just hope I can find a way to get it off before Wednesday for Drew's sister's wedding. Yikes.

Maybe I'll just tell people it's frostbite. Look at Drew's toes, sneaking into my pictures!