I Love Wall Art

I have this adorable friend named Shannon who is a awesome artist. She has been painting 5x7 water colors to make thank you cards for the people who help her while she is on a trip to Europe. She took multiple copies of them and offered me 2 ocean scapes, which I LOVE!!!

So I made a little project out of them. I really wanted a simple matted frame and didn't want to pay a whole lot for them, but I also wanted the frames color to fit in with my home.
Immediately I was on a quest to find the right frame at a yard sale.

They were a buck each with the mat and picture included which was an awesome price tag for what I had in store.

I pulled out my handy dandy spray paint and went to town. The frame was transformed to a soft ocean blue and the mat is a sandy tan to go with the beach atmosphere. When all was said and done they looked a thousand times better and the color pops on my wall.

Whirl Wind of an Adventure

It has been so long since I've blogged about anything but here is our life in a nut shell… Go to work, come home and work some more… and there you have it :)

Here is a short version of what we have been working on at the house since the middle of July.

This is a before of the flower beds...

And now the yard no longer looks like a jungle

The kitchen cabinets were so quickly hung in the garage by Doug's brother Steve and his Dad Dave.

Doug framed in what used to be the pantry.

The leaking window was fixed and the drywall was replaced.

Then came the fun of painting. We had so many people over for a few days to paint that it really didn't take that long to paint the whole house.

Here is my shout out to all those folks, THANKS!!!

Dad pulled up a little tile from the front door landing.

Then came the long hard pull of laying the kitchen floor till 2:30 in the morning but it was well worth it.

.One of my favorite elements of the house is the paneling we hung in the frontroom, kitchen & hall.

I recently saw a picture of stripes in a bathroom and loved it so much that we figured out how to do it.

~Drawing perfectly straight lines wasn't Doug's favorite task but he really likes it~

The finished stripes are so fun. Doesn't it look phenomenal.

I love the fun yellow we painted the craft/creative room downstairs. Isn't it fabo?

Wow, as if that isn't enough… The little odds and ends keep adding up.

We finally got carpet and it makes the house feel like a home.

Doug and Colby absolutely LOVE it!

Dave (Doug's Dad) works for Re-Bath so he had them come take care of the old shower. They did a fantastic job! I would recommend them to anyone.

*Just let me know if you need a new shower cause I know a guy*

Do you remember my cute clearance mirror from Lowes?!? Well here it is hung on the bathroom wall. Doesn't it look lovely!!!

Well thanks for joining us on our whirl wind of an adventure.

See you soon...