Random Roundup

He acquired an Aeronca Chief. And has been trying to get it up and running.

 I picked so many of these ruby red gems.

 We got our first egg! Always exciting!

 Making Banana Muffins for the Lemonade Stand.

 Pretty cute, right?

 And then this happened! Burst pipes meant a flood in our kitchen and holes to patch.

 At least I was prompted to pull out our range. I guess I should do this more often?

 We especially love our blue eggs!

 These boards may not look like much but I have big plans for them. Just wait!

 He lost his first front tooth. Twice as cute and twice as mischievous!

 We went to Jamestown!

 I love the ropes!

 My sweetie reused an old copper pipe to make this little trellis for my climbing rose.

 I love this, dirty feet and all.

We had about a week of all the cousins on my side of the family together, so fun!

 Scored this at a little shop in Eastern Virginia. It will go above the tub in our Master Bathroom, just a smaller version of the one in our Room.

Free sunflowers in a patch in front of a farm. I love that someone wanted to share.

We have zinnias!

Several of these pies have been made and consumed here. All the fresh berries and peaches have made it easy.

School is starting in a little over a week from now, it's the end of a great summer! But I hate change… it will be nice to settle back in to a routine and welcome fall.

Thankful and blessed,

Melissa

Around our home...

Hello! Iv'e been enjoying fall lately. The weather is perfect - crisp mostly sunny days and cool nights.

We've been consuming a lot of pumpkin, and decorating with pumpkins also,

My daughter and I made over this little coffee table and I found that chalk paint is perfect for kids to experiment with. If it goes on too heavy, and causes drips and runs, you just sand it off.

I painted my master bath but didn't take any pictures because it looks the same - minus the mildew in the corners. I really hope this does the trick! Oh, here's an old picture,

And, I've been attempting to copy some of this cool chalkboard art that is all over Pinterest. I have really bad handwriting and must copy letter for letter sitting in front of my computer. But I love the finished product!

So, that's some of our highlights the last few weeks, thanks for reading! 

Headboard Redone

I bought this awhile ago, painted it, and just now got the fabric on.

The lattice wasn't bad, but I really like it better now.

Please excuse the bedding, I had to pull it away to get a proper shot since the pillows pretty much cover the headboard.

The double piping wasn't as uniform as I would have liked, I didn't have the right sewing machine foot, next time I'll use my Mother's machine.

But it was a fun learning experience!

Before shot:

And after:

Linking to:

Primp

Miss Mustard Seed

Chandelier, Dear

Now that I have this beauty in my room I feel that must speak with a French accent, sort of Fancy Nancy style.

Seriously, I may never turn it off. And it's fun move it a little and then watch the sunlight dance across the walls.

I found it in Florida just a few blocks from where we were staying.

The best thing is, I only paid $50 for it. And with a few extra parts we were able to get it up and working. 

Many thanks to my husband for making it happen. I love it!

Master bedroom, before and after.

We moved out of our house while we were working on the kitchen foundation. We were anxious to move back and decided to finish our master bedroom and laundry room and just live in those two rooms until we could get the rest finished.

Here is our bedroom pretty much as it was when we bought the place. It had three big old windows which I took apart, reglazed and repainted. ( A whole lot of work.)

This chimney got taken out. I liked the wall paper but it had to go, a little unfinished :)

This is looking down the hall into our bedroom. I guess I didn't mention, on the left of the room we moved a stairway and made that area a walk in closet and master bath.

This is is looking out from our bedroom to the hall and kids rooms.

Sheetrock!

Shiny floors!

Bathroom door before and after.

This is close to how it looks now, I need to take some really good pictures, sorry about the quality.

Finished bathroom!

I decided to go all white thinking I could always paint the drywall if I got tired of it. So far I haven't!

I'm glad we were able to reuse the beadboard, it adds so much texture to the whiteness.

The tub was free, it had a crack. We were able to get it patched and it's been so nice, especially in the winter!

I don't have any pictures of the closet, I'll post some if I ever get it looking organized. Doubt that will happen till we move out!

Next up:

Laundry room.



Edited to add:

Here are some more recent pictures of the bathroom.
I'm having a hard time finding the right light to take pictures, hope to eventually have better ones.