Category: life in general

thank you and the top five of 2013

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on this last day of 2013 i want to say thank you to those of you who come to this little space of mine.

in 2013 i didn’t have any specific goals for this blog. i wrote when i could, about what i wanted to.

i am not quite sure what my blogging goals are yet for 2014, but i will still be here…writing, creating, sharing.

i thought i would share the top five posts in 2013…

1:: {collecting} vintage playroom

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2:: {diy} globe pendant light

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3:: joy full

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4:: backyard movie night

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5::  {our home} summer kitchen project

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please come back to visit in 2014.

oh, and if there is something you would like to see me write, create, or share please leave a comment!

happy new year!

home is…new year, new possibilities.

wednesday random

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Well, happy December!

Better late than never, huh?

We had a great visit with my parents, then I got sick, then it got cold.

The house is in disarray, but it’s warmer today and I am feeling better.

I actually got to shower BEFORE I took the kids to school…well, that was because I was helping with Art Literacy in Reece’s class and I figured I should be showered and dressed.

It was fun…we did a Picasso project. I love volunteering in the classroom. I am so blessed to be able to do it!

A couple of things i have pinned lately…

I absolutely LOVE this paint by number inspired tree!

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 And, Serena may have inspired our family ornaments this year…so easy!!

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Did you see these typewriters in the most recent Anthropologie catalog? Beautiful, but $700?! I may just spray paint a couple of the ones I have in my garage!

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I finished up our Christmas cards this week. They went out in the mail yesterday! I will give you a more detailed view soon {yes, I did SEW mini paper bunting on over 100 cards}!

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I also made this vintage ornament wreath. Meg made one a few years ago and Erin (@tweetpotatopie) inspired me to finally make one with some of the vintage ornaments I found last year {do you remember I found an entire huge plastic tub of vintage ornaments at goodwill for $4?! I haven’t been so lucky this year}. The wreath is small…maybe only 14″ in diameter, but so much fun! I LOVE it!

So, tomorrow I clean the house and get ready to enjoy the holidays…and finish painting the cabinets and walls that I started way back in June…I told Ryan I would have it done by the end of the year. Nothing like procrastination, right?

home is…home for the holidays.

{impromptu} exploring

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One week left until school starts for the little guy, so we’re still soaking up summer.

Today we took a trip to the Oregon Heritage Farm…it’s one of our favorite places to go during late summer and early fall.

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There is nothing like apples fresh from the tree…especially honey crisps, which just came in yesterday!

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I bought a beautiful bunch of fresh dahlias for $3. YES. $3!

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We drove on to a park that I promised the kids we would visit. After playing on the playground, we explored a bit…

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…and found a beautiful garden of dahlias.

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We explored a bit more and found more gardens…

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…and more bees.

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I even got a few good photos of the kids…

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home is…exploring.

{saturday} 9 pm

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football on tv

campfire smell outside

red wine next to me

train whistle blowing

ryan folding laundry

kids sleeping

calendar planning

cool air blowing

ben snoring

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home is…a quiet saturday evening at home.

 

{our home} under foot

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Last Friday we had new floors installed on our entire first floor. They turned out beautiful, but I am now on the hunt for a good area rug for our family room…

…something we can snuggle up on next to the fireplace…

…something that adds color and whimsy to a mainly beige room.

I tend to gravitate towards organic patterns like flowers and paisleys…

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you can see my favorites on the  Pinterest board I created.

Which one do you like the best? Let me know after you go check them out!

home is…something new under foot.

hello

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computer is still not quite working.

and, after our return from new york there was all kinds of craziness.

for now, i just wanted to say hello.

hope you are all doing well.

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we’re enjoying some lazy summer days until we take off for another vacation!

home is…looking up at the trees.

{our home} summer kitchen project

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shortly after i returned from whatever craft weekend (which i promise to write about soon), i decided it was time to paint the red walls in our kitchen white.

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i asked my instagram friends what whites they have used, but was too impatient to wait for all of the suggestions and decided to go with the pot of cream from behr (the sample on the far left).

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reece was still in school, so lorelai and i got to work.

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it was an instant transformation on the walls, so i thought, “why not paint EVERYTHING white?!”

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soon, i was testing the paint on the cabinets and drawers…on the hallway walls…and in the playroom.

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and, i LOVE it!

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it has already made our kitchen seem bigger and brighter.

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it’s been A LOT of work, though. i will not be posting any kind of “how to” about this project because i am winging it…i’ve watched videos, read numerous how to’s on my own, but until i actually got into it i had no idea what i was getting into.

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the good news? the bases and drawers are all painted.

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the cabinet doors have been tricky for me to get a smooth finish on, but i’m working on it…one door at a time.

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i think we will be adding new floors to the first floor, too.

think oak laminate plank flooring.

this is one of those BIG projects that we didn’t have time or resources for that i wrote about in our home tour on life made lovely.

sometimes, you make the time and find the resources to get it done.

and, we are.

home is…hard work and patience.