Little Brick Bungalow

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2012-02-06T16:57:00.002-06:00

Well for some reason Blogger was not working correctly and would not let me type once I added my photos...

So anyway...

Things are coming along in our little create an entry operation. My goal was to create some sort of an entryway to our home. One of the biggest problems was not having a place to hang our coats. They always ended up on the back of our dining room chairs. Well, I was sick of looking at them in the dining room. So with the help of my Jedi Master (aka Johnny) we were able to build a nice little coat rack. Sergio and I were finally able to hang it this past weekend. It wasn't an easy task with the plaster walls but it is up and we love it!

Operation Create an Entry

2012-02-06T16:49:00.003-06:00

Change is good, right?

2012-01-07T12:22:00.004-06:00

Holy crap, it's 2012! 2011 feels like a distant memory. It also feels like it was a whole 12 seconds long. It flew by!! Well, with the new year comes some new changes. In my last post, which was 4 months ago (I know, I don't post enough), I had made some changes to our entry. Well I decided it needed to change again. Now I want to put coat hooks along the long wall right when you walk in. So I moved the table to the corner and found a really cute runner at Garden Ridge. It is no where near the vision I have, but it is headed in the right direction.

Roscoe likes it too!

Another change we made is the light above the kitchen sink. Although I liked the light we had, it just wasn't the look I was going for in the kitchen. So on a random trip to Home Depot I spotted a light in the style that I had been looking for, and we could afford it!! What are the chances?! So that night Sergio and I made the switch.

Before:

After: It's much more simple and classic, don't you think? We still have to touch up the ceiling, but that involves looking for and actually finding the correct ceiling paint in our paint closet.

Relocating

2011-08-21T18:34:00.004-05:00

No, not us, just some things in our house. I found a really cute little table that fits perfectly next to our front door. Right now we have a little shelf that sits across from the front door, it is cute but it doesn't really serve a purpose. So the shelf moved downstairs next to the washing machine to hold rags, laundry soap, bleach, etc... I also moved our mail/key holder that hung in the kitchen. It now hangs next to the front door. It makes so much more sense to have it there. I always found myself about to walk out the door without my keys and I would have to walk back to the kitchen to get them. Before...

After... I would like to find some little pictures to hang above the lamp. I know that corner looks really bare now, but I eventually want to get a little bench and put some hooks on the wall. Right now we don't have a landing area for purses or jackets so I think that would work out perfect.

This is what my basement laundry room looked like. Awful, I know...

And now... Ahhhh... Don't be too impressed, all the crap you saw in the first picture was just moved somewhere else for future organizing. I was originally just going to put my detergent on top of the shelf. But, as I was folding the rags and "junky" towels to put on the shelves I realized, "Holy crap! I have a folding surface now!" So I put the detergent and bleach and such on the top shelf and rags on the bottom shelf. Perfect!

I did all of this while breaking in my new Toms! Two Birds, one stone... And yes I'm using Roscoe as foot rest. He didn't seem to mind.

Productive Weekends

2011-05-15T17:23:00.004-05:00

We haven't had a productive weekend in a long time. Between the crazy weather, holidays, and a wedding, we haven't had many opportunities to work on anything. Last weekend the weather was amazing. That gave us a chance to work outside a little. This weekend... not so great, cold, wet, and yucky. But, between the two weekends we were able to mark some items off of our to do list.

We added edging to our flower bed. We were having a problem keeping the mulch in the bed, which in turn was killing the grass in front of it.

I also did a little organizing. This was my utensil drawer before, it was driving me CRAZY!

Now, it's gorgeous!!

Today, Sergio and I FINALLY hung our chandelier!

Las Vegas

2011-04-16T12:23:00.009-05:00

We had a good time in Vegas, but we ar happy to be home. It is a very busy city with lots of things to do, and they all involved a lot of walking. We stayed at the Jockey Club, see it down there....at the bottom of the picture... It is nothing special but for the price you can't beat it. It is mostly for owners of time shares, so from what I understand all of the room are suites. It was nice having the extra space. We were smashed in between the Bellagio and the new City Center, so the location was pretty great! The Jockey Club is connected to The Cosmopolitan, which just opened in December of 2010. So with a short walk and an elevator ride we were able to use the amenities there, including the pool!! We were on the second floor, but if your lucky enough to get a suite on one of the top floors you would have a view of the fountains at The Bellagio. You can kind of see the water and part of The Bellagio in the picture below.

Nate Made Me Do It...

2011-02-20T16:40:00.003-06:00

For those who don't know, this is Nate Berkus.

He is a really great designer, and he has a show on CBS. I just recently started watching his show, and the other day he voiced his opinion on accent walls. Well, he doesn't like them. He said something along the lines of "If you like the color enough to put it on one wall, why not put it on all four walls?" It makes sense, and it gave me just the push I needed. You see, I have an accent wall...

I don't know why I insisted this wall should be an accent wall. It has been 2 different colors since we bought the house. I thought I would like the chocolate brown, but it has never felt right to me. So... I fixed that!

All four walls are the same color now and I like it so much better. I have always loved this color, I don't know why I didn't just put it on the fourth wall from the start. Now just imagine my pretty chandelier hanging above the table!

20 Must Be My Lucky Number

2011-01-12T13:43:00.003-06:00

We made a sudden decision to visit the Habitat For Humanity ReStore today. We haven't been in a while so it's sort of fun to just go and see what they might have. Today I was surprised to see a lot of really nice vessel sinks in all kinds of colors and styles. I also went with lighting in mind, I have seen some really cool tranformations in blogland so I was hoping to find something I could make pretty. There were a few hopefuls but they were asking too much for them. So, we continued to browse when I saw this...

It is missing one of the sleeves to cover the socket, but that doesn't bother me it can be replaced. Plus it reminded me of a chandelier I have seen at Pottery Barn, a $399 chandelier...

Am I right?? Pretty close? The ReStore had it marked $30, but I was more comfortable with $20. So we took it up to the register and worked out a deal, they took $20! So far everything I have bought from there has cost me $20. Our shutters, ALL the tile for our kitchen, and now a new dining room chandelier! I will be looking for shades to put on it but hopefully I can find a deal on those too.

LOOK!!

2010-11-11T12:56:00.002-06:00

We have blooms!!

So Here's the Breakdown...

2010-11-07T17:34:00.004-06:00

Sergio and I have been off work for a week. And what that means is, there was some much needed attention paid to our house and unfinished projects. Today, Jeremy came over, and guess what?!!! We have steps!! And plants, and mulch!! And I love it!!!

Did you notice the front porch is painted??? If you look at the previous post you might notice it looks all ugly and partially brown with chipping paint. Not anymore! That was my project.

Also in the works, is our basement. I don't have any before pictures, you should be thankful, it was gross. It had a drop ceiling, moldy drywall, and it smelled real bad. The smell was an easy fix and that is my favorite part, that is all I needed to make me happy. But thanks to a good friend we now have fresh drywall, installed professionally and correct.

See this bathroom? It had a wooden toilet seat and a teeny tiny, really ugly vanity. All that, gone... Also see where there is a gray rectangle on the floor by the doorway? There was a bump out right there that made the doorway and bathroom feel really small. So we got rid of that and now its soooo much better!
Sergio has spent most of his week in the basement. I have helped a little down there, but I must say it has been nice to kinda sit back and watch him take charge of a project.

O...M...G....

2010-09-12T20:25:00.003-05:00

Before.......

After.......

Shutters are up. By far the hardest thing I have ever done. Nuff said......

And It's Not Even Noon!!

2010-08-28T11:37:00.002-05:00

On my list of things to do was to make the mess on the side of my refrigerator disappear. So what use to look like this.....

Now looks like this....

I used some cork tiles from target, cut them down to fit, and stuck them to inside of our cabinet door, and now we have instant organization!

So Fresh N' So Clean

2010-08-22T16:20:00.004-05:00

We just spent some time at the U Do It Dog Wash. Roscoe enjoyed a shampoo, deep conditioner, blueberry face wash, a tooth brushing, and a blow dry. Oh, and he got his nails clipped, the person working there does that for you. The dog wash is right across the street from us, so it is very convenient. It is so nice that I don't have a big mess in the bathroom to clean up now. He also got a complimentary bandanna!

Crown

2010-08-16T21:35:00.002-05:00

We didn't get to the shutters this weekend, but we did get the crown on the cabinets. Yay! Thanks to our good friend Aaron our cabinets finally look complete. Sort of.... I still have to caulk and paint it.

Breaking Out the Paint Brushes

2010-08-11T20:19:00.004-05:00

I did some painting today. Outside... In the HORRIBLE heat....
Can you tell what I was painting?

Awhile back I found some really great shutters at the Habitat for Humanity store. They are very nice quality, and VERY heavy. And, it only cost me $20 for four of them. Well today they went from dark gray green to black.

I had to improvise a little today. See, nothing is easy around here. Especially when we don't have any of the proper tools necessary. No sawhorse...... No problem!

I know what everyone is thinking....... And yes, I'm a genius. I'm not going to show the finished product until they are on the house. So hoping that all goes well this weekend, I should have "after" pictures to show you.

Now You See It......

2010-08-07T17:51:00.003-05:00

Now you don't......

Bye bye Crape Myrtles! I am sad to see them go, but it had to happen. They are pretty when they bloom, but they are super ugly for most of the year. Whoever thought it would be a good idea to plant, not one, but two of them directly in front of this tiny house obviously didn't think it through.

I'm On the Hunt

2010-07-14T10:52:00.003-05:00

I am looking for a secretary, like this...

So I can make it look like this...

I also like this style... It doesn't have to look exactly like these,but it does have to be cheap. Free is good too....

I of course will put my own touches on it, but this is my mission for now.

Hello!

2010-07-13T23:03:00.003-05:00

I am very disappointed in my lack of blogging. I really hope to start posting again on a regular basis. But, until then....

A little dose of Roscoe.

I Need Some Bling!

2010-06-11T20:06:00.002-05:00

Have you ever heard of Stella & Dot? If not, you should really check it out, it's an amazing line of jewelry. If you look to the left you may notice I have added a new blog to my list, Isabella & Max Rooms, it's a blog about design. Well Janell is kind enough to offer an awesome giveaway! A piece of jewelry! Who can pass that up?! Now I'm not very good at this whole link thing yet, so I copy and pasted the link below so you can check out the giveaway too.

http://isabellaandmaxrooms.blogspot.com/2010/06/little-bling-to-take-you-into-weekend.html

It's Comin' Along!

2010-06-10T19:14:00.002-05:00

Today Jeremy put most of the cap stones on, and got started on the first step. Lookin' good!

Progress

2010-06-08T20:16:00.002-05:00

Jeremy and Sergio have been working very hard. This is their progress as of Sunday. They will try to finish it on Thursday afternoon. Isn't it pretty?!!

Looks Like We Have Another Project On Our Hands

2010-05-30T12:52:00.004-05:00

This time it's outside! Yay! Can we get some curb appeal around here???

We will be replacing this wall....

With these!!!

We have no idea what we are doing. But hopefully with the help of my amazing, handy, and handsome brother Jeremy, we will be able to figure it out.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

2010-05-26T21:22:00.003-05:00

Look what today's little storm brought us.

I'm A Very Bad Blogger.....

2010-05-16T13:47:00.003-05:00

I am very sorry for not posting these pictures sooner. I have been finished with the tile for a while now. Since then not much has changed. I painted the walls a lighter color, it really helped pull things together.

There are still some things I would like to change. Like, this light for instance. It just isn't fitting in with the new look of the kitchen.

I am looking for something with a more simple and classic look. Like these.......

Can you see where I'm going with this? Wouldn't one of these lights look so much better?!

Fun At Navy Pier

2010-04-17T12:55:00.006-05:00

After we visited the aquarium we walked around the city for awhile and ended up at Navy Pier. We took a ride on the ferris wheel and had some fun with a couple fun house mirrors. It was a long walk to the end of the pier, but it was worth it.

The REALLY tall black building in the photo below is the John Hancock.

Seagulls in Chicago?!!

Shedd Aquarium

2010-04-15T11:17:00.006-05:00

On our second day in Chicago we visited Shedd Aquarium. It wasn't as AMAZING as I expected it to be, but it was still pretty cool. My favorite parts were the Caribbean Reef, the Beluga Whales, and the dolphins. The videos at the bottom are of the dolphins playing and the Caribbean Reef.

Chicago

2010-04-14T15:07:00.008-05:00

We arrived around 1 o'clock on Sunday. So, we still had most of the day to explore the city. The first place we went..... Best Buy, yeah that's right. I left the memory card in the printer, oh well. So, armed with my new memory card we walked a few feet and went to the John Hancock Observatory. Very cool, and informational. There was a multimedia tour with the voice of David Schwimmer, who is from Chicago. We had awesome views of the city.

I could almost touch the clouds! Not really, but almost....

Navy Pier, we walked all the way down that and all the way back up.

View of the city

A view of the beach and Lakeshore Drive.

I was standing at the very bottom of the building.

A Day At The Farm

2010-04-10T15:11:00.005-05:00

We had a great day at Purina Farms today. The weather was PERFECT!!! My favorite part was petting the little piglets!

Finally!!!!!

2010-03-19T19:51:00.003-05:00

I'm finished! We had a minor delay due to some mismatched tile. I put the last two tiles up tonight! Now they just need to be grouted and the edges need to be caulked. Then we will be in the clear!

Another Slow Start

2010-03-13T18:43:00.002-06:00

This is my progress today. I am about halfway through. Only three more rows to go! Hopefully I can finish tomorrow so I can grout on Wednesday. I sustained a minor injury today, so minor I didn't even know I had it! I couldn't figure out why there was orange-ish, red stuff all over my tiles. Turns out I cut my finger, I wouldn't even call it a cut. I think I will live though....... I think...

One Side Down, One More To Go

2010-03-11T19:09:00.002-06:00

Yesterday I was able to finish what I started over the weekend. So the left side of the kitchen is now completely tiled and ready to grout. Hopefully I will get an earlier start on the other side this weekend. I am hoping to finish everything this weekend.

Tile Is Going Up

2010-03-07T20:08:00.002-06:00

The first two rows were pretty easy, no major cuts had to be made. I started to get worried once I had to start making cuts to go around the outlets. There are three on this side of the kitchen, and I must say, I think I did a pretty good job!!

I was VERY proud of this cut. It was the first outlet I had to cut around.

Starting to see some progress....

I had to stop since it was getting dark and my wet saw was set up outside. This is what I have finished so far.

It is taking a lot longer than I thought it would. The last row is going to be interesting, there is not enough space for a full tile so pretty much every one will have to be cut. I absolutely LOVE the way it looks. I can't wait to be finished!!!

Today Was Our Lucky Day

2010-02-20T19:32:00.004-06:00

So it is no secret that I want a white subway tile back splash like this:

This:

And This:

And it's also no secret that we have been putting it off. Number one, because I am very scared to attempt it myself. And number two, we simply haven't bought any tile. Well, it looks like I am going to have to get over my fear because we bought tile today.

I think I have mentioned the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store before. We decided to pay a little visit today hoping we would get REALLY lucky and find a solid wood exterior door to replace our beat up metal door. Well, no such luck. They had tons of really nice doors, they just were not what we were looking for. But we did find boxes and boxes of tile!!! We weren't even looking for it I just happened to be walking by and noticed it. We NEVER get this lucky!!!

So, of course we have done the math. We already knew that subway tiles at Home Depot are 21 cents a piece. Cheaper than Lowes who have them for 22 cents. We had already figured out about how much we would need, and planned on spending anywhere from $60-&80. Well, we bought four boxes of 100 tiles. Each box was marked at $5!! That's right 400 tiles for $20!! Can you believe it?!

Time Flies When You're Having Fun!!

2010-01-31T20:10:00.004-06:00

We closed on our house two years ago today. I can't believe it has already been two years! These pictures were actually taken on February 1st, the day after we closed. We (Sergio) had to shovel our way to the door.

So much has changed since then! Ugly brown shutters, gone, soon to be replaced by some awesome shutters that I got for a steal at the Habitat for Humanity store. HUGE tree, gone, just a pile of mulch now. Old windows, gone, replaced with shiny new vinyl windows. Junkie storm door, gone, we now have a beautiful full glass, white storm door! Also on the list, removed bushes, new mailbox, and Sergio painted the lamp post to look shiny and new. I can't wait for spring and summer so we can start working on some more outdoor projects.

Why White?

2009-12-30T10:41:00.003-06:00

Some people might be wondering why I would paint over oak cabinets, and why white? Well, why not? White is classic, it's timeless. Plus, I love me a white kitchen! I am very happy with the way our cabinets turned out. Right now things are on hold because we have a piece of counter top that doesn't fit. The new piece is ready, we just have to figure out a time to pick it up. After that I will attempt to install a white subway tile back splash. I also need to figure out what I want to do on the walls. I have a lot of ideas, maybe too many, I can't decide!

In honor of fabulous white kitchens everywhere, here are some inspiration pictures that I love.

Tacky Sweaters

2009-12-14T20:31:00.003-06:00

We went to a Tacky Christmas Sweater Party on Saturday night. It was so much fun!! We didn't win the contest, but I thought we looked great! My sweater had a weird mixture of bears, who were also wearing Christmas sweaters, hearts, and holly berries. Sergio's was a wonderful mix of cardinals and pine cones. They were beautiful!

These are the girls I work with, Michelle, Beth, and Stephanie

Countertops, Running Water, and a Dishwasher, Oh My!

2009-11-28T20:10:00.002-06:00

Well the day has FINALLY come!!! We have running water!! Johnny came over today and hooked up our sink and dishwasher. I cannot believe we have gone this long without it! Everything is starting to come together. So now everything is getting a good cleaning and will be put back in its place. Yay!!!

30 Years Young

2009-11-27T15:06:00.003-06:00

You are a great mom, wife, and friend! We hope you enjoy your big day!

Hardware, Check!

2009-11-22T21:05:00.003-06:00

All of the hardware is officially installed. Other than that, not much has changed. I touched up the doors so I should be finished painting for now. The walls need to be painted but I am waiting to see how it looks with everything all put together. I'm not sure if I want to stick with the current color or try something different. We should be getting counter tops soon. I am picking up the faucet tomorrow, I can't wait to see everything back in its place! Besides the counter tops, all we have to do is install crown molding on the cabinets and install the tile back splash.

Waiting For Dad

2009-11-22T21:00:00.003-06:00

All I have to say is "Dad is going to be home soon!", and this is where he sits, and waits........

This is Roscoe tonight, wishing I would leave him alone

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like........

2009-11-12T19:43:00.003-06:00

A kitchen!! I have cabinet doors again!! I was a busy bee on Wednesday. I installed the drawer pulls, which was a breeze because Johnny is a genius! The pulls were metric and the template I had wasn't, but he fixed that! I was also able to intall the rest of the cabinet doors and I finally feel like things are coming together. There is still a lot to be done, but I feel like the worst is over.

An Over the Range Microwave?

2009-11-08T09:02:00.002-06:00

Who would have thought? I never thought I could have an over the range microwave in this house. I have thought about it before, but I just figured it would be a HUGE pain in the butt. Well, it was a HUGE pain in the butt. But thanks to Johnny and Sergio (Sergio's dad), we now have one! This is not something we had planned to do. But considering the microwave was priced at about $400 less than its original price, it was hard to pass up. We had to stagger the cabinets, but it will look better once we put crown molding on them. We are waiting on the counter tops, they should be here in about 2-3 weeks. All I have left to do is paint the top cabinet doors. The end is near!

One Year Ago

2009-11-01T13:56:00.002-06:00

I was going through my pictures of Lucy and I found some pictures of her from last Halloween. She was a cute little lady bug. It is so fun to look back in time and see how much she has changed!

Trick or Treat

2009-11-01T13:29:00.005-06:00

I had a little visitor last night, Minnie Mouse! I must say she was the cutest Minnie Mouse I have ever seen. She had a small obsession with the candy, but that's ok, that kind of stuff is allowed on Halloween. She had a trick too!

And, Just because he is cute!

2009-10-24T11:44:00.001-05:00

Roscoe wanted to say hello! He will be a year old sometime in November! They grow up so quickly...

Progress is slow...

2009-10-24T11:34:00.002-05:00

Everything is back in its place, including the dishwasher. It's just not hooked up yet, bummer, I know. But we are ready for counter tops, and we have made our decision. We are going with black, you can't go wrong with a classic black and white kitchen, right? Lets hope...

One Week Later

2009-10-05T21:13:00.003-05:00

My last post was exactly a week ago and we had just started on the base cabinets. Well, they are now completely painted. It isn't an easy task but the kitchen is looking brighter already so that makes it all worth while.

Progress

2009-09-28T09:11:00.003-05:00

We started painting the cabinets yesterday. We are making progress, but things aren't moving as quickly as I would like them to. It takes a while to get used to using a paint sprayer. I'm still not sure if I'm very good at it. I am keeping my fingers crossed that everything works out.

Ta Da!!!

2009-09-23T08:12:00.004-05:00

Our kitchen floors are finished! They are still wet and very shiny but I couldn't wait to take pictures. The difference is amazing!

This is how we have been living for the past few days...

Isn't She Pretty!!

2009-09-21T09:48:00.003-05:00

Yeah, right.....
Pretty is not exactly what I would call it. It's more like a disaster area. We have taken all of the lower cabinets out. All of the floor is exposed and they are being refinished on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hopefully we will be able to start painting the cabinets soon. Sergio and I are already freaked out, its really weird not having a kitchen. What did we get ourselves into???

Doggone Fun!!!

2009-09-11T21:30:00.004-05:00

Roscoe had the opportunity to go swimming tonight. The recreation center lets dogs swim in the pool before they close it for the season. He had a blast!! He loved playing with the other dogs. As you can tell he wouldn't hold still long enough for us to get a good picture. Thank you Kristin for letting us know about it!!

Poor Kitchen Floor

2009-09-09T21:33:00.002-05:00

We have uncovered most of the kitchen floor, so far so good. There are scratches and paint splatters and about a million little staples, but nothing is going to scare us away from bringing these beauties back to life. Who ever covered these floors really must have hated them, they really took some aggression out with the staple gun. There is an unnecessary amount of staples in each piece of plywood. Just a little TLC and these babies will be as good as new!

Labor Day Weekend

2009-09-09T21:19:00.003-05:00

We had a great time this past weekend. Sergio experienced his first camping trip. Despite the rain we had fun floating, camping, roasting marshmallows, and spending time with family.

Exciting Discovery!

2009-09-02T20:12:00.002-05:00

So I was feeling brave today and thought I would pull up the kitchen floor. We had an oak colored laminate. Under the laminate is a beautiful linoleum, and under the linoleum is some sort of particle board that breaks into a million little pieces when you try to pull it up. THEN under that, HARDWOOD FLOORS!!! Now I only have a little bit of it exposed and I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it goes through out the kitchen. It will need refinishing but I prefer the wood over cold tile, so I'm willing to do what ever it takes.

This is the gorgeous linoleum.....

The Time Has Come

2009-08-28T19:49:00.003-05:00

I have wanted to paint our kitchen cabinets white since the day we moved in. We have been here for close to two years now and we are a step closer. We have purchased a paint sprayer, drawer pulls, and floor tile. I think I have narrowed it down to one or two counter top colors. So we still have to get the tile for the back splash, they will be white 3x6 subway tile.

This is what we have so far. The lighting is terrible but you can kind of see the direction I am going. I think these colors will look really good with white cabinets. I found these awesome drawer pulls on clearance at potterybarn.com $9.99 for six of them!

Fun, Fabulous Florida

2009-08-13T21:04:00.009-05:00

I have been a bad blogger. I said I was going to blog everyday from Florida, and that didn't happen. I guess I was just having too much fun! We had such a great time, we spent as much time as possible on the beach. We were so lucky to be able to visit with our wonderful and welcoming family. While we were there we went tubing, some of us learned how to wake board and best of all we met baby Brooke. The next day we went to Disney World and after that we just hung out on the beach the rest of our time there.

This is the pretty canal we stayed on, and where we saw manatees!

Sergio didn't do so well on the wake board, but he tried.

This is me showing him how it's done ; )

Nicki making it look easy!

This is me taking Grandma for a ride on the wave runner

I have nothing to say about this......

Mike, Linda, and Brooke

What a cute little family!

This is right before Lucy went pee pee on Daddy's lap on It's A Small World....

The Beach Babe....

Fun In Florida

2009-08-09T11:09:00.006-05:00

Not much to blog about.....

2009-07-05T21:19:00.006-05:00

Well there isn't much to blog about these days. I don't have any projects going on right now being that we are trying to save some extra money for our upcoming Florida trip. So I thought I would post some pictures of Roscoe who is about 7 1/2 months old now. We have had him for almost 4 months now and he just keeps growing. Last time we weighed him he was about 43 lbs. He still has his puppy face though, I don't think that will ever go away.

This first picture is the day we picked him up:

Getting a little bigger...

This is his first day of puppy school, as you can see he is getting a little harder to hold...

Still trying to fit on Dad's lap.....

He likes the mud, but he doesn't realize that a bath will follow shortly after...

These last two pictures were taken today. In the first one he is watching Sergio play a tennis video game.

An Old Window Gets A New Life

2009-06-17T11:07:00.003-05:00

So here it is, the window project. It didn't turn out as I had hoped, but it's still cute and it will add some color to the room. My original idea was to use mirrored tiles. But the openings are all odd sizes and shapes from layers of paint and caulk. So I came up with an alternative, scrapbook paper. I bought a book of it that had all different patterns in coordinating colors.

Old tired window...

With new personality...

Now I just need to figure out a way to hang it. It is very heavy and the wall I want it on is plaster, I'm scared...

The Project That Would Never End

2009-06-10T17:52:00.003-05:00

So I have been looking for a small console table for our entryway. I couldn't find what I was looking for and when I did it was too expensive. One day Sergio came home with a Target ad that had a book shelf in it. It was the right size and price but all the wrong colors. So of course the ideas start to fly. I started this on Saturday and I just finished today. I vow to never paint another piece of furniture without a paint sprayer.

This is what I started with:

And now....

I also have to bring attention to my new alabaster lamp! I found it on clearance at HomeGoods. Is it possible to be in love with a lamp?

Our New Windows

2009-06-03T16:51:00.008-05:00

Well they have finally arrived!! They are so pretty. I can't believe what a difference it makes inside and out.

Before:

After:

The new windows make everything else look ugly, I guess we will just have to get a new storm door soon.

Unfortunately I don't have very many before pictures. Trust me, it's a huge improvement. We can actually open these without pulling a muscle!

Oh, and please ignore the ugly bushes they will be gone soon enough. I am going to start working on the project I have in mind for the old windows, so keep checking back!

Weekend Project

2009-05-31T22:10:00.008-05:00

Well for my very first post I'm going to tell you about my weekend project. It isn't too exciting but I'm happy with it so I want to share. We have a closet in our dining room, this is where we keep our towels, toiletries, tools etc... The shelves are bare wood, not very pretty or pleasant to touch. I got two splinters while doing this project.

So the closet got a fresh coat of white paint and a little bit of contact paper and the ugly wood shelves are no more!

This is what the shelves looked like before...

And now... So pretty!!

We are getting our new windows installed on Tuesday!!! So check back later to see before and after pictures. I also have a project in mind using a couple of our old windows.