Wednesday, April 28, 2010

...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!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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.

YouTube Video

Little Mighty Mouse thrill seeker.

Monday, April 26, 2010

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!

Friday, April 23, 2010

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!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Friday, April 16, 2010

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!