Living Room - BADA BING BADA BOOM!

The living room is definitely the room that Justin and I hang out most in so we wanted it to be a comfy place where we can relax and where others can feel right at home.  Right off the bat this room was one of the selling points of the house to me.  It has great windows that let in a lot of natural light and amazing arched doorways! 

Before we started giving it a little TLC, we needed to do two things... 1. Refinish the hardwood floors (My gosh that was hard work - more on that later) and 2. Paint. 

Here are some before pics... Pretty basic. 

Annnnnd here is the painting phase. 

Sidenote:  I like painting, it allows me to completely zone out and think of lots of different things.  Just thought I would share. :]

Hot Outfit I know... Don't be jealous.

Our Living room has spent a lot of time only being "partially decorated" but now I can definitely say that I LOVE THIS ROOM!  I love the color, I love how all my pieces fit together and I love the Old World look. 

 Like I did with the rest of the main floor (kitchen, bathroom), I am trying to keep it "older" looking with vintage furniture pieces and accessories but want it to have all the comforts of a modern home.  Its eclectic yet charming and I fall more in love with our house every day!

That amazing antique chair was $10!!! The upholstry matches the picture and vase on my fireplace mantle. I didn't have to change a thing!!

Sidenote: Hard back books (minus the paper cover) make for great decorating accents. (Notice the complete Harry Potter and Twilight series) :]

Anywho, that pretty much sums up our living room makeover.  Thanks for stopping by!





An Ode to Husbands

Thank you for killing spiders, uclogging toilets, ripping up floors and tearing down walls.  Helping with house chores, doing laundry, going to the market for yummy fresh fruits and veggies.  Touching gross things that I refuse to, warming up my car, taking the garbage out, changing the oil, and making sure my gas tank is full.  Putting up with my moods, being a rockstar of a person but most of all being the BEST HUSBAND EVER!

I Love ya Suga!

Fall

Our place needed a little autumn awe.  So off to Carpinitos Brothers to pick up some things that could transform our front porch.  I love this place because you can always find great seasonal decor, tasty produce and beautiful plants.  I cant wait for their poinsettias!

I digress... here is what Justin lovingly refers to as the "Dobson Cornmaze".

 Okay, today I am apparently "blog challenged".  I cant get the picture to rotate so you'll all just have to cock your heads to the right side - SORRY!

ANYWAYS,  as part of further plans for the front porch, I want to paint the screen door black and the steps desperately need to be painted as well. i'm just not sure what color yet.  The blue DOES NOT work for me.

How do you like to decorate for fall?  Are you more of the autumn/harvest type or the spooky/haunted type?

Door No More

When we first bought our house, there was a door going from the dining room to kitchen.  It was cute and definitely added to the "old house charm"  but it didnt really work for us.  Older homes are closed off and have lots of doors but we wanted to give our little house a more open feel like you would find in todays more modern residences.

You can see in the photo below a LARGE black arrow pointing to a door with a red circle around it.  This would be the area I am discussing now ( just in case you couldn't tell :] )

Anywho, we decided we were going to bust that baby out.  We left a half wall so that we wouldn't have to mess with fixing the floor and luckily my electrician brother was on hand to make sure we didn't fry ourselves.  My father-in-law is the ULTIMATE demolition man so having him in town for this was excellent as well!

VOILA!

Father-in-law - aint he cute :]

After quite some time of looking like we just cut a big hole in the wall, here is the finished product.  We framed the opening out with Hemlock moulding and stained with a clear polyurethane it to match our window and base mouldings.  Now we have a nice walk-through that gives the living area a much more open feel.  Plus I dont have to feel like i'm in solitary confinement everytime I cook a meal and that is a definite plus. :]

Stay tuned for next weeks dining room reveal!  We purchased a new table set and are VERY EXCITED about it! 

YIKES!

Where have I been!  It's been a month since my last post! GEESH!  Anywho, Sepetember was a busy month for the hubs and I.  We were both honored to be part of our cousins nuptuals and both days were blessed with beauty and wonderful weather!

September 11th, Justin's cousin Tim and his beautiful bride to be, Karine, tied the knot in Medford, OR at the Rogue Valley Country Club.  We drove into town late Thursday night and enjoyed a lovely 4-day weekend in the 85+ weather.   There was lots of extra time to be spent with family from out of town and it was such a great weekend. 

Mr. & Mrs. Tim & Karine Krahner

The view of the golf course and gorgeous rolling hills

My SUPER CUTE hubby and I (doesnt he look dapper in his tux?!)

September 25th, my cousin Jessica married her longtime, lovable fiance Dan. These two are so perfect for eachother and we are so happy for the both of you.   Mr. & Mrs. DeVries REALLY lucked out on the weather for there special day. Amongst weeks and weeks of rain, clouds and weather weirdness, sprouted one beautiful, 80 degree day with not a cloud in the sky.  The day couldn't have turned out any better.  Have an amazing two weeks in Fiji you two!!!  Love you both!!

Mr. & Mrs. Dan &Jessica DeVries

The aboslutely stunning (and might I say COOL)  rustic barn. (It's 105 years old!)

Again, my sweet man and I :)