(No Longer) Pink House Tile...

The is almost completely installed... Which means cabinets will be in shortly! How pretty is this tile? I love the linen texture it has. I laid it out in a brick pattern that extends from the mudroom, vertically all the way out the back door. It really helped to enlarge the feeling of a pretty narrow kitchen. It is amazing how much can change with materials.

Now to pick paint colors!

I love white tile, but wanted a change from white subway tile. This tile is a 12x24 tile, with an overall white color, however the smaller detail has tiny grey, and white squares.

So subtle, but detailed...

To blend the bathroom floor tile, and the shower stall walls, I chose a stone mosaic, that has a lot of brown and grey in it. Perfect for a shower stall floor. Now onto the grout!

Saturday Date Night!

Drew had an unusual early day off work this Saturday.... What does he do with his free time you might ask? Well... He decided to try out a new hobby and changed our oil, oil and air filters, tightened our belts, cleaned and shined our engines....

Not bad for a Saturday evening!

Who is Joseph Kony?

I didn't know who he was until I saw this video... And now I want to make him famous!

 

Jumping Cup Rockets...

On a frigid day inside I was flipping through the family's Family Fun Magazine.... Inside was a little blurb about jumping cups that must have been a feature a while ago... All off the materials we needed we had on hand... Perfect!

Hank worked on drawing and gluing on his rockets... I cut out some flames for the bottom cup...

The final artistic touches on the top cup... Then on the top cup we cut four slits, and cut two rubber-bands and slid the, into the slits and knotted the ends...

Easy Breezey.....

 

Then you're ready to launch. You simply put the top cup with the rubber-band bottom, on-top of the flame cup.... Push down on the base of the top cup, and let 'em rip!

 

 

House Treasures...

I stumbled upon this couch at a thrift store and fell in love.... I had to have it! It has the perfect peacock inspired colors.... I have a real thing for peacocks.... It also folds out into a bed... After our sweet pooch Caesar ate our beautiful Chesterfield from heaven... We haven't had a big couch.... And Cleo looks at us while we sit on the settee like, "which one of you is going to get up and lay on that dog bed.... Because it's certainly not going to be me!". After a lot of pleading Drew let me buy it! I can't wait to paint our walls and get carpet so I can see this beauty in all it's glory!

I went on a treasure hunt at the Habitat for Humanity store.... Amid boxes and boxes of light pieces... Digging through for an hour... Disassembling four other lights to see how they work, and what pieces I should be looking for... I came out triumphant with this milk glass hobnail light! Two of my favorite things in a light! The best part was the whole thing cost $1.50!

I bought this dresser, that has great potential at Savers for $7.... All she needs is a little TLC and paint and she will look amazing in our living room or office!

 

My favorite find so far has been this giant travel trunk. I ended up tearing the leather of my car door cramming it in..... But now that its home and being used as our entertainment center it was all worth it. It just needs a little cleaning and buffing and polishing and it will definitely be a focal point.

 

All of the metal is intact and in great shape.... Nothing a little WD-40 can't bring to a shine!

it has these awesome tags and stamps on it from all over the world! Does it get better?

With my thrift ing goggles on I almost passed on this beauty... $20.... No way.... I just kept coming back to it and couldn't live without it....

 

Pillowcase Roman Shade...

I saw this awesome tutorial from pinterest.... I didn't do a step by step because hers was already so great! I did do two things different... I started with a pillowcase I found at savers for $0.25.... It happened to be the perfect dimensions for the window so I didn't need to hem any edges... And instead of just using glue... I did a stitch through the eyelet of everyblind to make sure both sides of the pillowcase went up and down with the blind... I think the project took 6 minutes including waiting for the glue to dry...

Not the best after picture. But I love it! Love the vintage floral print! And love the privacy on our little windows!

 

Guy Time...

 

Drew is over the moon in love with our pups! Who wouldn't be in love with three bodies greeting you when you come home like they haven't seem you in years! Mac and Drew have a special guy time bonding when Drew gets home.... It involves a lot of wrestling, barking and biting... Super fun!