My new arbors
Sometimes when you build a home, and you finally get to move in, you just want to enjoy it and see all the workers gone. That is how I felt when we finished construction on an area of our yard back in 2007. I had big plans in my head on how I eventually would like it to look, but was just happy to be able to enjoy it as it was.
My dream was to have a wisteria arbor like this
Isn’t that just beautiful? My vision was to do it across the concrete walkway here
Painting a faux {fake} stone bbq island
First of all, I want to thank you guys so much for voting for my entry in the Apartment Therapy Color contest! The voting continues until November 21st, so if you didn’t get a chance to vote you can go here, to “fav” my entry. There are still a lot of votes to get. My daughters, Shannon, Tara and Tiffany have really worked hard on getting their friends, co-workers and who ever else they can think of to vote for me. It is so sweet, they really want their mom to win. Just melts my heart.
Creepy and Crawly for Halloween
I keep forgetting today is Halloween. I don’t have any young children at home and we don’t get trick or treaters at my house, so the holiday just gets forgotten around here. I miss seeing all the fun costumes and the little kids all excited for the fun day. I am looking forward to when my grandson Carter is old enough and I can enjoy the holiday again.
But since it is Halloween, I thought I could get away with doing a posting of creepy creatures. I don’t know what makes your skin crawl, but mine is snakes and mice. They give me the willies. Being that we live on a hill surrounded by open space, those two creatures are frequent around here, and it creeps me out.
Gold leaf Rub ‘n buff on a gate
Our house has a gated entrance. I love the security it provides and the beautiful statement it makes for our home. The drawback is, the black iron tends to dull over time and the gold highlights fade.
Two years ago we hired a professional to re-paint the whole gate. But recently we noticed that the gold was looking dull. So I decided that rather than call the guy back to spruce up the gold I would do it myself. Remind me next time to make that call, because this wasn’t as easy as I had thought.
What a difference a can of spray paint can make
Right before 4th of July, I showed you how I painted my outdoor brown bar stools red
All my outdoor furniture is left outside year round, it takes a beating from the sun and the finish fades. So since me and my family liked the red so much, I decided to spray more of my outdoor furniture red that was in need of freshening up. First I did the Costco fire pit furniture that was originally black
Then 4 lounge chairs that I had purchased from Frontgate
Going fake
It is a constant battle at my house to keep all the wild life away from my landscaping. Deer, rabbits, racoons, squirels, birds you name it we have them! But right now it is the rabbits that are the worst. I thought they ate mainly my grass, but I have since learned I was wrong, really wrong.
A couple of months ago I was so excited to show you the cute radio flyer wagon I got and the colorful plants I planted in it
Well, a week later it looked like this
Master Balcony Rugs, Finally!
A couple of weeks ago I stepped out onto my master balcony and realized for the hundredth time that I needed to get some rugs for this area. An ugly carpet remnant I had thrown out there when we were building our house {almost 4 years ago} was what caught my eye. It was time to stop everything and do it now before I forgot again. So I threw the carpet remnant away and got into my car and headed for HomeGoods. It was a risk to think that I could find something that day, but at least I could try.
4th of July decorating
I know the 4th of July has come and gone, but I did some fun last minute decorating that I wanted to show you.
I originally was planning on a small group of 12 friends and family, but in the end we had about 20 people. I had to change my plan of using real dishes and pull out the paper goods. I couldn’t just throw the plates and silverware on the table..not my style.
I wrapped the silverware in the napkins and tied a ribbon around them and put them in pretty white cups. I put the plates in a nice wire basket I got on sale at Pottery Barn.
