Color Chic

Color...

All this fabulous color...
I should paint something !

Saturday Market...

Just got a little better ; )!

Update... A recap of the last month or so...

I've been reminded it's been over a month since I've posted... Seriously I don't know how you guys keep up with this whole blogging thing!  Life is certainly keeping me busy! Not only is there Ribbon Jar (yes I'm making sure the orders are filled every day!), there's also the Renovation, making sure our home is running smoothly (my honey still gets a nice meal most evenings, cooking is actually the relaxing part of the day) and I try to squeeze as much time in for family and friends as possible! I certainly hope they don't feel I love them any less because that simply isn't true!

So here's a little update... Remember the vision for a soaking tub? Well it's closer to becoming a reality!

After tearing out the wall between the master bath and the sleeping porch the room felt much bigger but ceiling is low and electrical hangs in the center of room.

The floors had to be torn up to make room for plumbing and the old fir floor would eventually come out of the sleeping porch side.

Then there was the issue of a leaky roof and something they call dry rot... anything but dry and definitely a hassel during our rainy wet winter! That area was in the hall bath; right next to master bath and actually the only bad part in the roof.  Brent came up with a brilliant solution to solve roof issue (we can discuss that later)!

New wall between master and hall baths and raised ceilings!

The higher ceilings give the room a much better feel (even for a short person like myself)!

New lighting.... Yippee!

Wall Sconces and plugs go here!!!

The following photos taken with my iphone:

Insulation between bathrooms... New tub in hall bath, electrical and new plumbing!

Sheetrock in Masterbath... I will take real photos soon!

On Stripping Wallpaper...

Typically I'm one of those people that adds layer upon lay of wallpaper to a wall... So much easier than stripping it!  But with this renovation I wanted to do it right! So I bought myself an inexpensive wallpaper stripper and went to town.

Although there were three layer of paper it came off quite easily. 

As I moved around the room at quite a reasonable pace, I was quite smug in my thinking... Why does everyone say this is such an aweful job?  They must be doing something wrong ; )!

Seriously... This was no big deal!

All I can say is thank goodness I started with the two rooms I did! The third room was hideous!!! It came off in little tiny bits... My frustration mounted! So much so that I never did get my camera out to share the bits on the floor! No, I just kept plugging along and day two... I had my honey work on the project!

Exterior Colors...

Body & Trim Color with White window trim...

Body & Trim with Charcoal windows...

What's your thoughts on these two choices?

A Casual Easter Brunch...

Thanks to Amber I have a few photos to share of our Easter Brunch....

Miss Bennet is ready for her first easter...

Let's see where should we sit...

My Mom recommended I try eggs in a potato nest... Sorry you missed these Mom!

She mentioned The Pioneer Woman had made them and I could find the recipe on line... Perhaps I should look it up to see what I did right or wrong, as I never did take the time to look it up : )!

All together it was a pretty simple, healthy meal...

It's a good thing it was healthy as there was plenty of sugar later in the day, with lots of eggs filled with candy...

and other treats...

Amber and I rarely get our picture taken together as she's always behind the lens... I'm glad she had someone take this!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Little Bug Pouch...

Check out the listing to see Ribbon on the other side : )!

Sweet Lavender!

Taken with iPhone... So color might not be perfect!

Waiting in line....

A Fun Handbag for Self...

I found this fabulous Spring Orange Belted Trench coat at Banana Republic... and decided it was time I made myself a handbag!




This really brightens my otherwise dull winter wardrobe! And since it's colder than... I'm loving it!