Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
30 Day Photography Challenge: Rain Delay
Rain Delay!
My camera battery is dead and the charger is at Tommy's work. I should get it back on Monday. Until then, the photo challenge is on pause. Bummer...
My camera battery is dead and the charger is at Tommy's work. I should get it back on Monday. Until then, the photo challenge is on pause. Bummer...
Thursday, September 15, 2011
30 Day Photography Challenge: Day 8
Day 8: A bad habit
I have many bad habits. My husband can contest to that fact. I chose one that he is at fault for too. Ha ha!
I have a bad habit of leaving clothes on the floor. Which is odd since I'm such a neat-freak. But when it comes to our bedroom, we are both guilty of doing this. I'll pick up all the dirty laundry, wash, dry, and put them away, and the next thing I see is more dirty clothes back on the floor. It's a vicious cycle. One that I stopped trying to fix within the first year of our marriage. If this is the worst bad habit I have then I'm not doing too bad. ;)
I have many bad habits. My husband can contest to that fact. I chose one that he is at fault for too. Ha ha!
I have a bad habit of leaving clothes on the floor. Which is odd since I'm such a neat-freak. But when it comes to our bedroom, we are both guilty of doing this. I'll pick up all the dirty laundry, wash, dry, and put them away, and the next thing I see is more dirty clothes back on the floor. It's a vicious cycle. One that I stopped trying to fix within the first year of our marriage. If this is the worst bad habit I have then I'm not doing too bad. ;)
Thursday's Project of the Week
Happy Thursday!
This week's project is our stairs. When we purchased the house the carpeting throughout was really stained. I think we are the fifth owners of this house and it had the original carpet when we moved it (and I think past owners had cats and dogs). We have so far replaced the carpet in the bonus room (aka the playroom) and replaced all the downstairs carpeting with wood flooring. Now we are working our way upstairs.
Here is a before photo of the stairs before we purchased the house:
So far we have ripped up the old carpeting on the stairs and are now working on replacing each step with new solid oak steps.
Here is a photo of what the stairs look like today:
We purchased the 13 needed oak steps months ago. We have to cut each oak step to size then sand and stain the wood to match our flooring. We also have to replace the cheap pine wood of each riser (the vertical section of each step) with wood that doesn't have the wood knots. We plan to paint the risers white.
This project is going to take awhile. Hopefully not too long because Titus is having a hard time climbing up and down these stairs. We might have to put a runner on the stairs once we finish so he has an easier time getting up and down. We'll just have to wait and see.
This week's project is our stairs. When we purchased the house the carpeting throughout was really stained. I think we are the fifth owners of this house and it had the original carpet when we moved it (and I think past owners had cats and dogs). We have so far replaced the carpet in the bonus room (aka the playroom) and replaced all the downstairs carpeting with wood flooring. Now we are working our way upstairs.
Here is a before photo of the stairs before we purchased the house:
So far we have ripped up the old carpeting on the stairs and are now working on replacing each step with new solid oak steps.
Here is a photo of what the stairs look like today:
We purchased the 13 needed oak steps months ago. We have to cut each oak step to size then sand and stain the wood to match our flooring. We also have to replace the cheap pine wood of each riser (the vertical section of each step) with wood that doesn't have the wood knots. We plan to paint the risers white.
This project is going to take awhile. Hopefully not too long because Titus is having a hard time climbing up and down these stairs. We might have to put a runner on the stairs once we finish so he has an easier time getting up and down. We'll just have to wait and see.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
30 Day Photography Challenge: Day 6
It seems that I keep picking photos of Hudson for these challenges. I think it's because he loves his photo taken and Brayden hasn't lately.
No worries, Brayden will be tomorrow's "Wordless Wednesday" photo. Stay tuned for that...and day 7's photo challenge as well.
Day 6: From a low angle
And if you would like to participate in this 30 day photography challenge, here is my original post about the challenge.
No worries, Brayden will be tomorrow's "Wordless Wednesday" photo. Stay tuned for that...and day 7's photo challenge as well.
Day 6: From a low angle
And if you would like to participate in this 30 day photography challenge, here is my original post about the challenge.
Monday's House Update: The Dinning Room
I didn't have any time yesterday to write my "Monday's House Update" post. I've been taking up random jobs here and there when possible (meaning when Tommy is home so I can leave the boys with him, or if I can do the job from home). But I'll still try to find the time to keep blogging.
So, alrighty...onto the dinning room update...
The dinning room is kinda in the same state as the family room. It still needs decorating and finishing touches but at least there's furniture in the room and it's usable.
The furniture is all "family heirlooms" (which is just another name for "furniture no one else in the family wanted"). Ha ha! I'm only somewhat kidding. The dinning room table, chairs, hutch, and Victorian chair are all from Tommy's mom. She didn't want them anymore...and since we didn't have any dinning room furniture (we sold our last set when we moved into this house) we took them. The buffet table is from Tommy's late grandmother and my grandfather built the grandfather clock (hence the name). They don't all necessarily go together and aren't really our style, but I plan to make it all work. :)
The mirror above the fireplace we brought with us from our house in Knoxville (from 6 years ago) and the rug is new. That's about all that is in the room. I still need to hang stuff on the walls, get curtains, and make a runner for the table. I plan to reupholster the dinning room chairs but I haven't found the fabric I want to use yet. I also really want to reupholster the Victorian chair in some cool, modern designed fabric to update it a bit. It's way too complicated of a chair for me to do and I don't know how much someone would charge to reupholster it. Probably a lot. I'll have to look into it.
Here are two photos of what the room looked like before we purchased the house:
I should really include some photos of the in between stages during the remodel, but I don't feel like searching through dozens of albums right now. Maybe another day.
Anyways, without further ado, here are the photos of the dinning room as it looks today:
So, alrighty...onto the dinning room update...
The dinning room is kinda in the same state as the family room. It still needs decorating and finishing touches but at least there's furniture in the room and it's usable.
The furniture is all "family heirlooms" (which is just another name for "furniture no one else in the family wanted"). Ha ha! I'm only somewhat kidding. The dinning room table, chairs, hutch, and Victorian chair are all from Tommy's mom. She didn't want them anymore...and since we didn't have any dinning room furniture (we sold our last set when we moved into this house) we took them. The buffet table is from Tommy's late grandmother and my grandfather built the grandfather clock (hence the name). They don't all necessarily go together and aren't really our style, but I plan to make it all work. :)
The mirror above the fireplace we brought with us from our house in Knoxville (from 6 years ago) and the rug is new. That's about all that is in the room. I still need to hang stuff on the walls, get curtains, and make a runner for the table. I plan to reupholster the dinning room chairs but I haven't found the fabric I want to use yet. I also really want to reupholster the Victorian chair in some cool, modern designed fabric to update it a bit. It's way too complicated of a chair for me to do and I don't know how much someone would charge to reupholster it. Probably a lot. I'll have to look into it.
Here are two photos of what the room looked like before we purchased the house:
I should really include some photos of the in between stages during the remodel, but I don't feel like searching through dozens of albums right now. Maybe another day.
Anyways, without further ado, here are the photos of the dinning room as it looks today:
Did you noticed the smooth ceiling? All the remodeling was all worth it just for that!
30 Day Photography Challenge: Day 5
I'm a day late in posting this. I worked all day yesterday then had family in town. Trying to catch up. Here is day 5's photo. Stay tuned later today for day 6 and a house update on the dinning room.
Day 5: From a high angle
Day 5: From a high angle
Sunday, September 11, 2011
30 Day Photography Challenge: Day 4
Day 4: Something Green
Again, I have more than one favorite. Here are my top two. Let me know which is your fav!
Again, I have more than one favorite. Here are my top two. Let me know which is your fav!
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