tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73132366997936634572024-02-20T23:26:38.144-08:00My Love of TransformationFIRST in people
and then in nothing- special -about -them houses.
Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-84672221522662143232019-03-04T15:04:00.000-08:002019-03-04T15:26:23.025-08:00Almost A Year<div style="text-align: center;">
Next month we will have been in our house a year already.</div>
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Does time go faster as we age? </div>
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I am beginning to believe so.</div>
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And yet, the year has been full of life.</div>
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When I think of all that was packed into this past year</div>
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I wonder how it could have possibly happened in that short period of time!</div>
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As you know, we moved into an unfinished house</div>
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and it probably will come as no surprise to you to find out</div>
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that it is <i><b>still </b></i>unfinished!</div>
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BUT we are making progress.</div>
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Actually, Warren got a lot more accomplished this year on the house </div>
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than what I had hoped for.</div>
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He always amazes me.</div>
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This was soon after moving in</div>
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I will share with you a couple of projects that were completed.</div>
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When the house was being built I had them frame in three built in "bookshelf-cabinet" areas.</div>
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One for our entertainment area (TV and components)</div>
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One for a bookshelf with closed shelves for photo albums and scrapbooks and</div>
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One for a china hutch..</div>
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My idea behind this is that I wanted a simple European farmhouse look. </div>
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Plaster walls, little embellishment, matt finishes on the wood with a look of patina from use...</div>
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With that being said, we couldn't stay on budget <b>and </b>have an authentic looking European farmhouse!</div>
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So...what's a person to do? </div>
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Add the word "modern". </div>
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"Modern European Farmhouse"!!!</div>
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As much as I would have loved the thick exterior stone walls with a huge stone fireplace, </div>
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real plaster walls, hand scrapped beams....and the list goes on.... </div>
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that just wasn't going to happen.</div>
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And that's okay.</div>
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I am loving our home's "modern" touches.</div>
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Here you can see the fireplace unfinished too.</div>
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We decided we didn't want a wood stove or propane fireplace</div>
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but I still wanted a "fireplace".</div>
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We decided on a lineal electric built-in.</div>
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We, on the whole, are very happy with it </div>
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BUT I will point out that when we went to install it</div>
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I was beyond disappointed for this reason:</div>
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For months I had researched electric fireplaces </div>
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because I didn't want one that was anymore fake than it had to be :)</div>
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I also wanted as wide a one as I could fit in the space </div>
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(and Warren would agree to)</div>
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We decided on the 60" Touchstone.</div>
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Well, people, the only difference between the 50" and the 60" </div>
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is that the black glass surround is 5" bigger on each side of the 60"!!</div>
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<b><i>That's right</i></b>, for $150 more I got more black glass!</div>
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The flame viewing area is the same.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My bad. </span> </div>
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<i>I should have read more carefully.</i></div>
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Otherwise, we are happy with the looks of the flame and the fireplace itself.</div>
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It took me a while to get over it though....</div>
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Here a solid slab of absolute black honed granite has been put around the fireplace. </div>
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We had professionals do that!</div>
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AND a bigger TV!</div>
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Fnished for now!</div>
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I am sorry this picture is so light. Too much light coming through the windows.</div>
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I added wallpaper in black and white behind the TV so it wasn't so stark </div>
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next to the tv and to add some pattern.</div>
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Warren made a simple (he said the most simple I had ever had him make!)</div>
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waterfall, knotty alder mantle. </div>
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The doors in the built in cabinet are made out of real wood bead board that came out of my aunt and uncles old house. (that they had actually gotten it out of another old building in town years ago)</div>
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I love that!</div>
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The wood is a knotty pine which I limed and waxed.</div>
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The knobs are from Anthropologie.</div>
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This bookshelf is on the other side of the living room.</div>
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All though these doors are smaller you can see them a little bit better here.</div>
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This is (of course) the dining room built-in.</div>
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I had the framer leave off the sheetrock in the back because </div>
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one of my design customers had given me</div>
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the old bead board that had come off of the ceiling in one of her old porches.</div>
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(their home was a generational farmhouse)</div>
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It was dirty white from age and when I started sanding it to clean it up a bit</div>
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the beautiful green started coming through.</div>
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I love the color and I love knowing where it came from.</div>
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I had these old European grain sacks that Kellie and I had found </div>
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while we were out and about one day.</div>
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I decided this was the perfect place to use one rather than have wood doors.</div>
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It's a good thing because there wasn't enough of the wood to make these doors too!</div>
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Anyway, these are really just a few of the projects we have been doing around here.</div>
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I think I hesitate to post because I am so bad with the camera</div>
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and besides,</div>
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<i> I would rather just have you come visit!</i></div>
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Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-29362357461897958882018-03-28T22:17:00.000-07:002018-03-28T22:17:25.443-07:00THE BONES<div style="text-align: center;">
ARE YOU SHOCKED? </div>
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Two posts in one week?</div>
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Can't believe it myself.</div>
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I decided that I would NOT wait until everything is done </div>
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(like I did in the last 2 houses)</div>
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before I post pictures because then I NEVER post them.</div>
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You have to use a little bit of imagination.</div>
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We have yet to move into a house that is completely finished.</div>
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We just can't stand it.</div>
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We have good intentions</div>
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but as it gets closer to the time</div>
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I say "if the toilets work - I'm moving"</div>
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Well, the toilets don't work,</div>
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and yet, we have moved!</div>
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Yep, we are using an outhouse and an RV</div>
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while we wait for the septic and well to be hooked up to the house.</div>
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The mobile home had to be moved (it is)</div>
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and now we wait for the subcontractors to come and do their thing.</div>
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It's suppose to happen Monday.</div>
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We shall see....</div>
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Anyway, it was one of the easiest moves to date</div>
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as I put things in a box and walked next door.</div>
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Put them away and walked back.</div>
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Over and over again!</div>
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So, I am going to put aside my desire of blog worthy pictures</div>
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and show you some snapshots</div>
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of my house unfinished, kinda the bones of it all.</div>
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I wish you could see in my head</div>
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what it looks like finished....</div>
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THE KITCHEN:</div>
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See my wonderful range hood?</div>
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I helped (mostly watched and held things!) Warren make this.</div>
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You can't believe what it takes structurally (and time wise)</div>
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BUT I knew he could do it even when he told me he couldn't!</div>
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My pantry.</div>
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I wanted a big walk in pantry.</div>
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A girl can't have everything she wants </div>
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and we just couldn't make it happen...</div>
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How can I not love this though?!</div>
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No crown molding or finished toe kicks.</div>
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No handles on the faucet (did I mention that I have no water?!)</div>
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Dishwasher is not installed...</div>
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No island yet. (I know exactly what I want- of course -</div>
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and it will be unpainted wood)</div>
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No back splashes.</div>
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GLIMPSES OF SOME OTHER SPOTS AROUND THE HOUSE:</div>
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Out of those very windows there use to be a view of the mobile (very close).</div>
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It still looks strange (wonderful) without it there.</div>
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I made the chandelier when we lived in the Boise house.</div>
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This is the 4th house it has lived in. I hope it can stay awhile!</div>
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See in the lower right corner is the dining room chair</div>
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and above that is the hall into the "guest wing"</div>
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it's not!)</div>
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The house is U-shaped so the guest area is off to itself.</div>
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I sold a lot when we moved</div>
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but I DID warn you that we have </div>
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a lot to do and it's not going to happen over night.</div>
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Well, Warren said he's off to bed</div>
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and I've got painting at the church to do again tomorrow.</div>
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(We bought a building that we are remodeling!)</div>
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I hope you"ll continue to join me </div>
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as we finish one project at a time....</div>
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We have remodeled many, many houses. </div>
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I love the process (not always the mess that goes with it!)</div>
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There are a lot of decisions but they are made over time, one room at a time. </div>
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Details matter to me and when the pace is slower</div>
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I can concentrate more on individual things.</div>
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We have only had one other house built. </div>
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I knew what I was getting into. </div>
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I've seen it over and over with some of Warren's customers. </div>
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By the time they get to the final stage of the finishes they are tired of decisions. </div>
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They are ready to hand them over to someone. </div>
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Like a couple of weeks ago -</div>
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<i>"have your wife pick out our hardware. I am sure they will be fine." </i> </div>
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(she liked them!)</div>
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So, with the build, I was determined to know what I wanted </div>
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and have everything picked out and bought BEFORE they were needed on the job. </div>
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We had a storage container still on site from when we built the shop </div>
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and had decided to keep it there for this very thing. </div>
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Amazon, Wayfair, Overstock, and other specialty stores </div>
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should have known my address by heart by the time we got done!</div>
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I also did some shopping local and even some 2nd hand stores.</div>
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And the majority of the time I stayed on top of it.</div>
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There are tons of decisions:</div>
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What pitch do you want the roof? What kind of eave vents do you want? </div>
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Siding - smooth or woodgrain? Real or fake? </div>
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Paint colors? </div>
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Any wall faucets? (any type of wall faucet needs to be decided by the rough in stage) </div>
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What finish do you want on the concrete?</div>
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Where do you want the towel bars? (there needs to be backing behind the sheetrock)</div>
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Do you want ceiling fans? (different wiring needs)</div>
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What are your cabinet layouts (plumbing and wiring needs)</div>
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What type of materials are you using for the floors?</div>
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Where do you want outlets? Switches?</div>
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This is literally all I had left!</div>
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The tile came in 12" squares with a mess backing, HOWEVER;</div>
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IT TOOK FOREVER!</div>
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I tried 12 samples of paint </div>
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before I painted them with a color I <b>hadn't</b> sampled.!</div>
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At this very moment this tub still isn't installed.</div>
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I can't wait to use it!</div>
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I added this photo so you could see the detail work Warren has done for me.</div>
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I can't say enough how he amazes me every time<br />
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I wanted a more "simple" door style this time </div>
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but felt a little bit of detail was needed so I requested the bead<br />
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They turned out just as I had envisioned.</div>
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Even though we are painting them<br />
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I wanted the grain to show </div>
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Do not judge Warren for the white melamine interiors -<br />
he does that at my request!</div>
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I like the brightness of the white interiors and the ease of cleaning the melamine.</div>
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I cannot get him to make the drawers out of it though! </div>
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They are made of wood for quality and durability sake.</div>
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Yes, they are BLUE!!!</div>
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I had been thinking about blue cabinets for the last two house</div>
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but always chickened out.</div>
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Even at this point I was a little bit nervous but now that they are finished I love them.</div>
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If you look closely you can get a hint of the range hood!</div>
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but when we went to put them on we realized they had not drilled the door for them.</div>
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Later!<br />
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I'll try to be good about getting some more posts<br />
so you can see it come together.<br />
We will be doing the finishing things for some time yet.<br />
And the grand "finish" will probably never come<br />
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We are splitting life right now in the house and an RV</div>
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while we wait for our septic and well to be hooked up.</div>
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The building experience has been hard/good.</div>
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We are tired but we are smiling.</div>
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Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-27510885933473628652017-11-02T16:18:00.000-07:002017-11-02T16:20:30.297-07:00Answered Prayer When You Didn't Pray In Faith<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>A couple of days ago (Oct.31) we had our 4 year anniversary here in Idaho!</b> </div>
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Time goes so quickly and yet, in other ways, it seems as though</div>
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we have been here for a very long time - <i><b>maybe</b></i> </div>
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the 4 moves in four years have something to do with that!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">We started in Boise where we lived in an apartment for 4 months. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;"><i>Oh yes</i>, I even painted a couple of walls in that place!</span></div>
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Then we bought a house in Boise by the foothills. </div>
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It was built in 1973. </div>
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Although I painted like crazy the year we lived there we didn't do any major things </div>
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and it is one of the few houses that didn't get the makeover that I had dreamed for it.</div>
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During the time we lived there Warren started a cabinet shop in Caldwell </div>
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that made for a much longer commute than what we wanted for him. </div>
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We found a foreclosure in Nampa that I fell in love with and Warren decided was a good buy.</div>
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Made an excepted offer. Bought that house. Started the "big" remodel. </div>
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What I didn't get to do in Boise I made up for in this house! It was major. </div>
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I love a good before and after!</div>
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After a few months of having it set idle with little work being done on it </div>
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(we had other irons in the fire) </div>
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we put our house in Boise up for sale thinking we would have some time to work on the "project"</div>
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before it we would have to move into it. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">We had multiple offers the first day! </span></b> </div>
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<i>Yay for good realtors!!!! </i> (Monica & AJ Lehman)</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I wish I had been better about taking pictures of these houses. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I'm just not the best with a camera....</span></div>
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The house in Nampa took about 4 months of really hard work </div>
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and two years of work now and then.</div>
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It was an old house, built in 1923, that I would call </div>
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about as close to my dream house as I have come.</div>
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I love old houses. </div>
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<i>I spent a lot of time praying that Warren would come to love it too </i></div>
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<i>so we could retire there and finish out our years!</i></div>
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In all fairness to him, he had <b>told</b> me before we made the offer on that house </div>
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that we would not being staying. <i>It would be a "flip". </i></div>
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He wanted to be out of town on a small piece of land.</div>
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It was a fun, beautiful, old house with enclosed windowed porches,</div>
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a built in buffet with leaded glass doors and beveled mirrors, </div>
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enormous cast iron tub with a rounded foot, </div>
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inlaid wood floors and built-in closets. </div>
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And we made that house proud.</div>
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She sparkled when we moved out. </div>
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And God knew my heart because she went to new owners that maybe even love her more than I did.</div>
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I must tell you now that even while we were working on this wonderful house, </div>
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Warren had his mind on property. </div>
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And I LOVE to look at property! </div>
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We looked at several and actually made 2 offers. Both rejected. </div>
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We were not so much disappointed as we were surprised. </div>
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We thought we had made good offers with excellent terms. </div>
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BUT we had been praying and we didn't want to be somewhere where we weren't suppose to be....</div>
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Then one evening, when Warren and I were praying together about what was next, </div>
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"and you know how much I love water views, Lord"</div>
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My faith is small, let me just say that, and I really didn't have any expectation of some great "view"</div>
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as a matter of fact we were praying about another foreclosure at the time </div>
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that I just couldn't wrap my brain around. </div>
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"if we were younger", "if funds were unlimited", "if it wasn't so far from EVERYTHING"</div>
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were a few of my concerns. </div>
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Let me interject here that between our last rejected offer </div>
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and my prayer there had been some changes in our lives. </div>
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Warren had been asked to be the worship leader for a church plant in a little town</div>
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outside of Caldwell called Homedale. </div>
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I had been praying for a ministry opportunity for Warren. </div>
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Having left Brazil and then Tennessee we had had a hard time connecting with a church </div>
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and we missed fellowship. </div>
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However, a church plant wasn't what either of us had in mind yet it <i>felt </i>like the Lord </div>
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and we thought it was temporary..... ! </div>
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We love our church and that happened quite quickly SO our two rejected offers? </div>
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They would have been in the wrong location!!!! </div>
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It's almost as if God knew! (sarcasm)</div>
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The day after my "water view" prayer our piece of property was listed. </div>
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We happened to have our realtor (as our friends!) over for dinner that night and Kellie was visiting. </div>
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I mentioned it after being asked "are you still wanting to look at property" (well, by the way....) </div>
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We drove out to look at it that evening.</div>
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that smelled before you even opened the door. </div>
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Or that the garage was one of the uglies things ever that sat smack in the middle of the property. </div>
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No, I didn't notice that it didn't have my old, dream kind of house with glassed in porches and wonderful built-ins.... </div>
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I just saw the river. <span style="font-size: large;"><i>The water view.</i></span> And I think I cried a little.</div>
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We have moved 3 (yes, you read that right) times since I have posted!!!</div>
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First we bought a house in Boise that was built in 1993. </div>
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We didn't get to do all that was in my heart for that house before we moved exactly a year later.</div>
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Then we moved to Nampa </div>
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where we bought a house that was built in 1920. </div>
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<i>Love that house.</i></div>
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We pretty much redid that house and, I must say, she's looking pretty fine these days. </div>
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Yes, we still own her but we are planning to put her on the market soon.</div>
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Now we are living in Marsing. </div>
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In an old double wide mobile that stunk so badly </div>
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that a person literally couldn't stand to be in it for long....</div>
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well, we have remedied that :) </div>
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and we've done some fun, cheap things to make it livable until we build. </div>
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But I must say, it's just not a bad little place to call home </div>
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and I have had a lot of fun with her.</div>
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So....I thought I would just post some pictures </div>
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of some of the random things I have been up to. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Enjoy!</b></i></span></div>
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I just bought this old industrial storage shelf unit. </div>
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Warren and I reconfigured it for this entertainment unit. </div>
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It was more time consuming then we though (of course) but it turned out to be a fun piece. </div>
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I'm loving it for now but when and if I get tired of it, it can be used in multiple other ways.</div>
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My brick wall - <i>in the mobile!</i> </div>
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Bought some of that brick board at Lowes ($27 for a 4x8 sheet) and painted it white. </div>
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It looks really great and it covers a hole where the hood vent had gone through the wall!</div>
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Warren made melamine cabinets for this room because the old ones were so gross. </div>
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A cheap fix - when you're in good with a cabinet maker! </div>
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The "tile" is actually painted on the wall - grout and all. </div>
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I thought I would do this for two reasons: </div>
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1. would I get tired of so much pattern?</div>
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2. I would never buy tile with color because it's too </div>
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This way I could try out both and I am so glad I did. I love what it adds to the kitchen.</div>
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A close up of the <i>"tile"</i>. </div>
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You can see in this picture where I have started</div>
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with marble contact paper! </div>
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It works and so far is holding up well.</div>
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Here you can see where we are putting down our "wood" peel 'n stick floor! </div>
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We got it for .59 a square foot. I ordered it from Lumber Liquidators.</div>
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<i>We just wanted a quick, easy fix. </i></div>
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When we started putting it down we were surprisingly pleased. </div>
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It really does look great and is easy to clean.</div>
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I have been wanting a herring-bone floor so what better time to try it out but on a quick, cheap floor! It wasn't "quick" but it was fun and I am so glad I took the time to do it because it makes me <b>smile</b> just to see it AND it breaks up all the flooring in otherwise a boring hallway.</div>
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there has been more project than what I am showing you here</div>
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I know you would probably rather see pictures of our 1920's house!</div>
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Maybe those will come....</div>
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or maybe this is a once every 3 year post!!!!</div>
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Most of you probably know by now that we've moved! </div>
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A little over a month ago we packed up our Element and a little u-haul trailer </div>
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and made the trip acrossthe states to Boise, Idaho.</div>
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I must admit, it was harder to leave Cleveland, TN than I expected. </div>
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Of course, we left kids there, and that was brutal, </div>
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but also we left many good friends </div>
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and a church body that we had come to love. </div>
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<i>We still miss them all....</i></div>
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With that being said, we are settling nicely into Boise living. </div>
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We have a little 2 bedroom apartment that is right next to the greenbelt. </div>
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Even though it is cold here right now we have taken advantage of it for walks. </div>
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It goes along the river and a small lake just steps from our parking lot!</div>
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Just beautiful.</div>
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We are looking forward to spring weather so we may take even better advantage of living so close.</div>
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Our apartment itself is nothing special but it was plain and neutral with a good floor plan. </div>
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Since we hadn't brought any furniture with us, </div>
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I spent the first week shopping antique and used stores with my sister. </div>
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<b>Such fun! </b> </div>
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I'm not finished with the whole place yet</div>
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but enough that we are able to enjoy being here.</div>
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Today I'll show you the most completed room:</div>
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<i><b>This isn't entirely the before but it is the beginning! </b></i></div>
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My Mom and I had already painted the wall on the right.</div>
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it had been a dark brown-green color</div>
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and the room gets very little light because of a huge tree</div>
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outside. It made such a difference!</div>
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I'll show you the "after" of the stand the TV is on in a minute.</div>
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The office chair is just that - in our office now</div>
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as is the "wood couch"</div>
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looking down the hallway.</div>
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Here is the TV stand after!</div>
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I sanded and then lime-waxed the top</div>
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The living room after.</div>
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This is what you see as you come in the door.</div>
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I ordered the love seat online from Home Decorators.</div>
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It has a natural linen slipcover.</div>
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The two chairs are from World Market</div>
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and they are called "The Vanity" chair in flax.</div>
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The wicker coffee table is vintage and naturally grayed.</div>
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Here I am standing by the hallway....</div>
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The basket in the corner holds the TV components.</div>
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The picture is "Goodwill".</div>
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The lamp is from Target and the shade is World Market.</div>
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The curtains I had bought several years ago in Twin Falls, Id.</div>
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at a second hand store for $6 a panel! </div>
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They are crewel, lined and amazing!</div>
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Here is a closeup of the two things I based the living room on.</div>
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The pillow I took out of our master bedroom in TN</div>
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and the curtains.</div>
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I bought the bench to go outside by our front door</div>
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and then liked it here :)</div>
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The locker baskets are ones that I had brought along.</div>
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Our carpet looks orange in these pictures but really it is a nice</div>
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medium brown...</div>
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a closer look at my area rug...</div>
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I'm sure as time goes on I'll tweak it now and then</div>
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but for now this is our living room.</div>
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<i><b>We are feeling right at home.</b></i></div>
Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-56234429807361900142013-10-14T05:24:00.002-07:002013-10-14T05:25:47.305-07:00Let's visit Joni again!<br />
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This time we will take a tour of her backyard.<br />
It's been the most recently done<br />
and I didn't help much!<br />
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hmmm. What are they trying to say to me?!<br />
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Joni and I had talked about things but when the patio came out<br />
(they decided not to do as much of the work themselves this time)<br />
he had some <i>good</i> ideas.<br />
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Joni and I had designed and plotted out her garden shed. </div>
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Isn't it so cute?!</div>
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From there she knew she wanted a place for vegetables, entertaining, and flowers.</div>
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AND she didn't want it all in block shapes but rather she wanted to weave from here to there</div>
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-taking it all in.</div>
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Her patio guy came up with the fire pit</div>
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and they have been known to use it even</div>
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on hot summer days!</div>
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They have also hosted Boise Bronco parties outside</div>
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as they have the area wired for TV.</div>
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we are invited to one the first weekend we are there! </div>
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It's a wonderful place to hang out.</div>
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And the deck.</div>
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I've got to enjoy many a meal out there.</div>
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Relaxing with a capital R.</div>
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(do you have plant envy?!!!)</div>
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You're looking here from the garden shed with the house to the left.</div>
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coming from the side gate you would walk past </div>
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these wonderful raised beds.</div>
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It used to be Joni's vegetable garden </div>
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until trees grew up and blocked the sun</div>
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They incorporated a new one into the plan. </div>
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<b><i>Don't you love it?!</i></b></div>
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It's not a large yard but it is so well planned out</div>
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that it lives large and can entertain many.</div>
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The Pantry.</div>
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Not something we had planned to do.</div>
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I mean, we were building it and we hadn't planned on having a pantry.</div>
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It was going to be a place where the refrigerator was recessed </div>
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and the rest of the space was going to be outside storage.</div>
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Then I came home and saw it framed up and said</div>
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"this would be a great pantry".</div>
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And Warren laughed.</div>
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He had just told his visiting friend that when I got home and saw it</div>
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I would say exactly that.</div>
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And so, a pantry it became.</div>
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And we are so happy for that decision.</div>
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Flexibility.</div>
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Key word in remodeling.</div>
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There aren't really before pictures to show as there wasn't a pantry before</div>
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but this is the back door where the pantry door is now.</div>
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I knew that I wanted to put excess (yes, I have some of those) dishes</div>
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in the pantry and while we were planning it out</div>
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a friend mentioned that she had this hutch that she wanted removed from her house ASAP.</div>
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It was perfect.</div>
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It had lighting inside of which Warren wired to go on with the overhead light in the pantry.</div>
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We worked the shelving in the rest of the room around the hutch</div>
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Finally all the old jars I have collected have a home</div>
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along with the baskets - both wire and wicker-</div>
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and my old brass jello molds....</div>
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Warren did an unbelievable job on the floor</div>
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(I kept telling him that details matter as he was laying the tile)!</div>
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he's so hard to leave behind....</div>
Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-8246474190549805592013-09-11T06:01:00.002-07:002013-09-11T06:01:45.734-07:00The Heart of This HomeThey say the kitchen is the heart of the home.<br />
Well, if that is true, this house didn't have much heart.<br />
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It was small and ugly and yellow! TOO MUCH YELLOW!<br />
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The walls, the cabinets. the countertops. Yellow. <br />
I use to like yellow now I can't imagine having a yellow kitchen<i> ever </i>again!<br />
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And look at the floors....</div>
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I had started to strip them of the old wax in this picture</div>
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and I was thrilled with the difference.</div>
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(I did it the day before we left on vacation to Oregon 'cuz that's how I roll :)</div>
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The new dishwasher and refrigerator</div>
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When we bought the house the dishwasher was portable</div>
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and the fridge was small. </div>
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And there was a "wonderful" folding screen between the kitchen and dining rooms.</div>
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I had forgotten that until I saw this picture.<br />
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It came down <i>immediately</i>.</div>
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The kitchen looked like this for far too long!</div>
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Just this spring we decided it was the "next room"</div>
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and I was ready to jump in.</div>
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We were unsure at this point if we were going to stay in this house or move</div>
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so we both thought it best to make due with as much of it as possible.<br />
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We had already added on the pantry</div>
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so we had plenty of storage.<br />
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Warren revamped some of the cabinets and made new drawer fronts and doors.</div>
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We had a new apron front sink installed, </div>
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a polished brass faucet (of which I removed the lacquer so that it could patina), </div>
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appliances, floor (this was installed just a couple of weeks ago),</div>
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oh ya, new hardware and hidden hinges,</div>
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an antique schoolhouse type light fixture</div>
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The shelves came down on either side of the sink, instantly updating the look.</div>
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The cabinets to the left of the sink were then left looking strange as one bumped out weirdly.</div>
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Warren took the side off and changed it out with doors.</div>
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Almost looks like it was designed that way!<br />
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The cabinets over the fridge were added onto for depth as were the ones running</div>
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In this picture you can see the door to the pantry.</div>
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I chose an old door, with character.</div>
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I want to take this door with me.</div>
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Warren, again, added onto the depth to these cabinets and put </div>
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I am so in love with it.</div>
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Warren installed it himself and did a great job.</div>
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It's a basic subway but the small details make the difference...</div>
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and this is the new floor.<br />
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We didn't change it much.</div>
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Before it was a black and cream colored check</div>
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The new check is a little bigger and softer looking.</div>
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I'm loving the new look of this room<br />
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Believe it or not, I actually have empty cabinets here and there </div>
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since I have the pantry. </div>
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It's got plenty of counter space I need </div>
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<i>And it's not yellow.</i></div>
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That alone is huge.</div>
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This first house belongs</div>
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to my sister Dori.</div>
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She was never interested in yard</div>
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work. Her husband kept it mowed</div>
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and trimmed and nothing else much was done to it.</div>
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AND THEN, one day, she</div>
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with the front of her house.</div>
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I wish I had pictures.</div>
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It wasn't that pretty of a sight.</div>
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But both her and her husband, Mike,</div>
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were willing to get their hands dirty.</div>
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Literally.</div>
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And so we went from a house with little detail to this!</div>
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Isn't it beautiful?!</div>
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Shame on me for not having before pictures!</div>
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They had kept it in good condition before</div>
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but it didn't have much personality.</div>
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There were basement windows</div>
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and pipes and what-not</div>
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snaking their ways across</div>
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the front of the house.</div>
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Things that weren't going to be changed</div>
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So we hid them behind a great lattice</div>
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fence and planted plants growing on it and a flowerbed in front of it.</div>
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New pillars, front door and white trim</div>
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Cobblestone- lined sidewalk was installed as well</div>
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header and lights.</div>
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A sweet trellis greets visitors at the beginning of the sidewalk.</div>
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Trees that once had dead grass around them are now lined with borders and rock.</div>
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They, Dori and her husband Mike,</div>
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I just laid out a plan.</div>
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along the road</div>
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The front walk is lined with a stamped concrete that looks like brick.</div>
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A retaining wall out of sandstone midway in the yard was added to have a tiered effect instead of a boring front slope! <br />
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The railing on her small front porch was removed, a new post put in and the porch area itself enlarged.<br />
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It is a wonderful place to sit, relax<br />
and watch the neighborhood.<br />
I know, I've been there!<br />
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Keith, her husband, and Joni did a lot of the work here. I didn't lift a finger other than to hold a pencil and draw out plans.<br />
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<i>Didn't they do an amazing job?!</i><br />
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I'll show you her backyard sometime soon.<br />
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I'm so proud of both of these sisters. </div>
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And they both are reaping the rewards of a yard they want to come home to.</div>
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Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-13259267831035845852013-09-05T21:53:00.002-07:002013-09-05T21:53:49.821-07:00Be HER GuestI'm taking a small break from showing you more pictures of my house.<br />
I was going through some of my pictures<br />
and I wanted to take some time to show you a<br />
few places that I feel at home...<br />
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I've had the joy of working on some projects on each of these people's places<br />
but actually all of these women did the hard work! <br />
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All though these pictures are from a couple of years ago<br />
they still hold the same inspiration for today.<br />
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So before summer turns to fall, here is the outdoor spaces of my dear friend, Deb.<br />
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You're going to feel right at home too!<br />
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Isn't it a great house?!<br />
Deb lives in Oregon in a house that was built in the early 1900's.<br />
Her husband bought it without her even seeing it while they were engaged. <br />
She moved from Illinois<br />
to find a house that needed work. (I think that is putting it mildly!)<br />
They have been married for 37 years now and still live in their honeymoon dream!<br />
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It's a great house but I'm only taking you to view the yard today.<br />
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One of the benefits of living in the same house for so many years is the plants!<br />
This Clematis was a mother's day gift, if I remember correctly, that was given to Deb 20+ years ago!<br />
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She had a trellis but recently changed to a paned door without the glass<br />
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Isn't it amazing?! So cute.<br />
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Now, come along with me to the back yard. <br />
<i>Through this wonderful gate.</i><br />
Her youngest son built the gate and trellis that, once again, a beautiful Clematis grows on.<br />
I think she's got a way with these plants!<br />
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Then follow this wonderful brick path (which I helped her lay!) to the main part of the back yard.<br />
I wish I had a picture of the cute wood working shed that is to the right in this last picture.<br />
She does magical things in there with wood....<br />
beside the shed there is also a vegetable garden with a picket fence around it -<br />
I know, shoot me for not taking a picture of that!<br />
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And then you come to her backyard. Small but not lacking for things to look at!<br />
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She uses fun, old things to fill with plants.....<br />
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and if you prefer you can exit out the side gate! this picture is taken from the outside of the yard.<br />
The rod iron gates were given to them - only problem was that you could see right into their back yard.<br />
Their road is fairly busy with people walking by and they wanted privacy. A friend of theirs suggested this treatment and it worked!<br />
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She eats most of her lunches out on a deck (she's wanting to redo that so I didn't put up pictures)<br />
during the summer and I've been one of her lucky guests for that. Such a peaceful place to be.<br />
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She continues to do things to her yard..... maybe next year I'll get more pictures!<br />
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Hope you don't mind this small intrusion into your life, Deb!!!<br />
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<br />Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-52336333948222870482013-09-03T11:46:00.000-07:002013-09-03T11:46:13.406-07:00The ProcessOH, you guys make it look so easy.....<br />
Why are you selling the house for so much more than you paid for it?.....<br />
Wow - wish we could buy a house that cheap....<br />
That was fast....<br />
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Just some of the things we hear now that we are selling<br />
so I thought I would give you a little of the "in between"<br />
of before and afters that I have shared with you already!<br />
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I came across these pictures as I was looking for a particular one<br />
and I thought I just had to share. Hope you enjoy them!<br />
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The closets in the hallway upstairs had already been torn out and now the wall at the top<br />
of the stairs was coming down....<br />
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Notice the fireplace brick has been primed but not painted and the walls were having wallpaper removed. Wallpaper EVERYWHERE in this house....<br />
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The stairs are out!<br />
This is looking from upstairs out to the front door. The study is to the right...<br />
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Yes, we did use the ladder to go up and down for a while! And we had a guest!<br />
That is my friend, Deb Gerig in the dining room below.<br />
The space behind the stairs had been opened up already in this picture and glass will<br />
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Warren is setting the newel posts at the bottom of where the stairs will be.<br />
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At last we can use the stairs! It's still rough but it's workable!<br />
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I'm showing this picture so that you can see what it looks like from below when it was finished.<br />
We feel like this was the most "worth while" project we have done on this house. It's made the most difference in making this a unique but appealing place.<br />
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Time? Yes, lots of it. Money? Yes. Plenty. Worth it? YES, YES, YES!!!!<br />
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Hope you enjoyed the process.Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-13787527541801058492013-09-02T13:24:00.000-07:002013-09-02T13:24:37.417-07:00Come for Dinner....I'm always for something a little quirky and this house was certainly that.<br />
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The main floor which is street level from the front has the living room and a study on it. You must go down stairs to be in the kitchen, dining, sm. bath, utility, and family room (with another full bathroom).<br />
The way the stairs had been before it felt rather unwelcoming to go down into the dining. Now that has changed.<br />
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Here's what it looked like before....<br />
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Lovely wallpaper with green shag carpet!<br />
We had just gotten our keys and were the official owners. <br />
We had not intended to do anything other than enjoy the fact that it was ours.<br />
Before we left that evening the carpet and first layer (yes, there were many) of wallpaper was gone!<br />
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The fogged up windows off the back.<br />
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The new french doors and patio in their place!<br />
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What? You <i>don't</i> see the same potential?!<br />
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Well, it does come with a lot of work!!!!<br />
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We replaced the floor with something similar to what was under the carpeting. Before it was black and cream (smaller checks) and now they are a dk. gray with white. The windows were replaced with the french doors and, though you can't see it in the picture, we paneled around the windows with wood. A opening was cut into the kitchen area which made a huge difference in making it feel more open. There was also an opening made beside the stairs which brought in even more light from the upstairs and took away the "dungeon" feel. Wallpaper was bought at a second hand store. Table was made by Warren (it is 8 1/2' long!) with barn wood for the top, table legs that we already had and old molding from a house for the skirt edge. I LOVE IT!<br />
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Wood chairs were purchased for $10 each and upholstered chairs were from TJ Maxx at 1/2 price clearance! Bakers rack came from a shop in rusty, shelf missing condition. Warren once again used old wood that we had for the shelves. Chalk board is a huge mirror frame that I got for $25 because the mirror was broken out of it. Piece of plywood and chalk board paint and we love it.<br />
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Found the stained clock used and painted it. Light fixture looked broken so it was less than 1/4 of the original price. Took it home and Warren tightened a screw and I painted it. Better than new!<br />
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We spend a lot of time in this room now. Probably more than any other. We love having it so open to the back yard and during the day it is always light and bright. <br />
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Really, very little money was spent on this room. Just how we like it :)<br />
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<br />Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-84555577428674180732013-08-29T16:59:00.000-07:002013-08-29T16:59:03.293-07:00dream a little dream....When we went to see this house for the first time, Kellie went with Warren and I.<br />
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As we walked throughout the house Kellie and I would glance back and forth at each other<br />
with a look that said, "possibilities"!<br />
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Warren told us later that he was thinking "<i>Sheri will never go for this house"</i>!<br />
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It was all the things I <i>don't</i> usually like about some houses:</div>
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Tri-level. Long, narrow living room with a fireplace weirdly positioned. </div>
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Pink brick. Foggy windows.</div>
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Closed in rooms. Small kitchen. </div>
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The list continued....</div>
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We took out the closets in the hallway at the top of the stairs to make a more open feel.</div>
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I primed and painted the fireplace</div>
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Puppy accidents, a whole jar of salsa spilled on it </div>
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Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118570412105356738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313236699793663457.post-37179953509742780952013-08-28T07:50:00.000-07:002013-08-28T07:50:11.512-07:00The old and the new....I guess it's only fitting that I begin a new blog with the completion of a house! We have lived in Cleveland, Tennessee for the last 3 1/2 years. We bought this house in January of 2010 almost without realizing what we had done! <br />
The previous year we had sold our little acreage in Oregon with the plan to move to Brazil. We did go to Brazil but our plan was not God's plan and we ended up over the next 4 years going back and forth between Tennessee and numerous places in Brazil.<br />
We found this place while on a walk one morning. It was a mile or so from where Jason and Kellie were living at the time. We were specifically praying at that moment about what we should do with some of the money we had from selling our place in Oregon. We didn't know what our plans were for Brazil at that time other than it didn't look as though we would be buying anything there.<br />
We saw this abandoned looking, unkept house in a really great neighborhood with a tiny little for sale by owner sign in the yard. In less than a month we were moving what little we had left in storage from Oregon to Tennessee! Many times we said, "are we really doing this?"<br />
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In this house.</div>
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Doing one project after another.</div>
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This is the house as we saw it on our walk 3 1/2 years ago.</div>
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stained the brick dark gray, put up board and batten siding, painted</div>
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replaced the windows, and landscaped the yard and flowerbeds (became our raised garden beds),</div>
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added some welcoming elements and called it good!</div>
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The back of the house.</div>
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We had ALOT of ivy to remove. Believe me that was a <b>huge</b> job!</div>
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The big windows are into the dining room and they were fogged up </div>
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The back door was off the kitchen.</div>
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There were flower beds and holly trees everywhere. Seriously.</div>
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I believe we have cut down more than 15 of them. </div>
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We, again, stained the brick. added a back covered porch,</div>
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changed the windows to french doors,</div>
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added a pantry where the back door had once been,</div>
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made a raised pea gravel patio with a barn beam pergola,</div>
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pulled out plants and added new landscaping.</div>
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LOVE our new back yard!</div>
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