Two posts back to back! Woot woot!
Here's some shots from our trip to San Francisco back in May.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
It's only been 5 months.....
Ummmm....sorry?! Is that the right word to begin this post? Little did I know, more people read this blog then I knew. So, I'm here for some updates, and I'll try my hardest to continue to keep it up!
What have we been doing since February? Well, between throwing bridal showers, graduation parties, hosting dinners and all around, living life, we've updated the house some more! We have paint, pictures, lights, and much more. Unfortunately, a lot of things were done in haste, as I was preparing for a late May bridal shower, and needed the house to look more "done" then it's previous state, which means, I don't have tutorials or project pictures.
Without further ado, here are the progress pictures (very amateur photography here!):
As you can see, the fireplace is done! We chose a travertine as the surround. It doesn't get hot, and it A) matches the hearth and B) has some grey tones in it to match the wall.
And the walls are painted (Harbor Grey by Benjamin Moore)!! We ended up hiring a painter....renting scaffolding, and/or a ladder that reached 20 foot ceilings was not my cup-o-tea. Visions of a broken back from falling off the ladder danced in my head!
However, I have a confession: I'm refraining from showing you the backyard....it is dying to put it simply. The silver sheen are thriving, but the grass is kaput! Between Zoe's atomic pee, and Jakes incessant running back and forth chasing bugs, it's all but brown. Our Japanese maple is not doing so great either :( But, we are trying our hardest to make the tree live, and we are having our second estimate for synthetic lawn on Saturday.....I will be so relieved when we are not responsible for keeping grass alive with those two dogs. With synthetic lawn (which has come along way since it looked like a putting green), all you do is wash it down and occasionally rake the "blades of grass" when they start to bend (from walking, dogs running on it, etc).
My upcoming posts will probably be focused on the bedrooms. I've been working to renovate the guest bathroom on my own (until we have enough money saved to do them both professionally). I'll also have some ideas/inspiration on what I want to do with the master bedroom.
Until then....
What have we been doing since February? Well, between throwing bridal showers, graduation parties, hosting dinners and all around, living life, we've updated the house some more! We have paint, pictures, lights, and much more. Unfortunately, a lot of things were done in haste, as I was preparing for a late May bridal shower, and needed the house to look more "done" then it's previous state, which means, I don't have tutorials or project pictures.
Without further ado, here are the progress pictures (very amateur photography here!):
And the walls are painted (Harbor Grey by Benjamin Moore)!! We ended up hiring a painter....renting scaffolding, and/or a ladder that reached 20 foot ceilings was not my cup-o-tea. Visions of a broken back from falling off the ladder danced in my head!
However, I have a confession: I'm refraining from showing you the backyard....it is dying to put it simply. The silver sheen are thriving, but the grass is kaput! Between Zoe's atomic pee, and Jakes incessant running back and forth chasing bugs, it's all but brown. Our Japanese maple is not doing so great either :( But, we are trying our hardest to make the tree live, and we are having our second estimate for synthetic lawn on Saturday.....I will be so relieved when we are not responsible for keeping grass alive with those two dogs. With synthetic lawn (which has come along way since it looked like a putting green), all you do is wash it down and occasionally rake the "blades of grass" when they start to bend (from walking, dogs running on it, etc).
My upcoming posts will probably be focused on the bedrooms. I've been working to renovate the guest bathroom on my own (until we have enough money saved to do them both professionally). I'll also have some ideas/inspiration on what I want to do with the master bedroom.
Until then....
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