House Status Update { Wood Floor}

So here's the weekly house update :)

We've been working on the Wood Floor

 Isn't it pretty! I love it! {yes I know we still need to sand it and finish it-- but even unfinished I still love it!}

 I love all the characteristics in the wood, the darker one's and the grain and the worm holes and ya just pretty much everything :) 

 While installing the floor my main job was to cut boards and get them lined up and out in the pattern I wanted.... I loved looking through the stacks for my favorite boards and putting them in the floor in a spot that I knew I'd get to see them a lot :) 

This one with the wavy curve is I'm pretty sure my fav. Favorite! So pretty! 

We had most the floor done on the weekend { after a very long 14hr. Saturday}-- but on Wednesday we finished off the Steps which had a bit of a chicken before egg thing going on with the Newel post-- Let's not talk about Wednesday it was a frustrating day and Thursday too---- We've just been a bit burned out on working on the house... ya just a little bit.

BTW though I Love the stairs-- another one of  my favorite things in the house!

Anyhow Tomorrow we're gonna be tackling all this in our house {the dreaded Tile}

 Here's to another stinkin long Saturday-- {bleh} I'm hoping Dave at least get's feeling better {he's a sickee tonight} Otherwise it is Really! gonna be a long day tomorrow. 

Only 5 weeks left and hopefully this project will be over!

Graduation

Brynley Graduated Kindergarten!!

 

 They had a cute little singing show for us! 

Dave took the pictures

While I attempted to entertain this little girl :)  Chocolate..... lots of clapping...

Plus I was a little shy to use my camera... you see we had brought the "big lens" 

the big white lens-- {70-200} cuz well we've been to these before-- it doesn't matter how early you show up- you won't be able to see {and 99.85% of the time my kids always end up on the bottom row}

You know what I'm talking about... right?!  You stand up and wave at the first so they know you came and are watching but than you sit down and maybe once every two min... the heads will align just right and you'll get a glance of them singing.

So we brought the big one :) so we could focus in on her, but I'm sad to admit I'm still a bit shy especially in big public social situations so standing up with not only my camera but my huge lens on it was "ya-- way outta my comfort zone" So Dave not shy at all.. Did it for me :) 

He took some cute videos, and being his first time using this lens and the camera on video mode I think he did pretty well  

{She was so cute singing..... course I've heard these songs for weeks now :) }

Brynley loved her teacher this year and waited for quiet a while so she could get a picture with him :)

 Little Levi also happened to Graduate this week too :)

course he was so stubborn {shy-- it might run in our family } That he refused to walk :)

But Happy Graduation to Levi too!

Such a fun week-- but what do I do now that it's summer break...... AHHH!! 

Paint, Paint, and more paint.

 First off Ellie decided she'd show you just how I was feeling on being done with the painting.....

{Yay!!!!!!!! we're done painting, we're done painting! My wrist can recover- yay! --I can wear normal clothes again-- Yay!-- we're done painting!!}

Our Entryway {Sherwin Williams Relaxed Khaki}

My choice :) Dave thinks it looks to grey {I think he's crazy} 

 The Study {SW whole wheat}

Ya Dave won the battle-- Our house mainly has warm toned colors

Living Room {SW whole wheat}

Kitchen {SW whole wheat & Columbia Millet}

and try to ignore the light fixtures :) the shade is precariously just sitting on the light and we don't have the pendant shades on yet and the kitchen light is hung to low :) fun times but it's getting there

 Master {SW whole wheat & Columbia Millet}

Do you really want to know what happened?! and why our bedroom and kitchen living room is now multi-colored, and why I had to paint these walls 3 times already *sigh.......... okay I'll tell you.. embarresment and all :) 

So I picked whole wheat because well Dave pretty much won with wanting the warm colors in our house. {I was leaning more towards white's and greys :) } but our niece's house is painted with a really dark warm brown and I love the way their house feels, so welcome and cozy... so I figured heck let's go darker..... Ya it didn't go so well..... the walls ended up turning orange in the middle of the day- bright brilliant pukey colored orange.

:( I cried and fretted and stressed and quite literally had an emotional breakdown..... I mean give me a little here I was on day 4 of painting non stop 10 hour days..... and now I literally hated the color.

So Dave, being the amazing husband that he is and knowing me pretty well, showed up home that night with 5 gallons of pretty much our fall back color-- the color we've had in all our other homes-- Millet.

So the next day I turned around and started painting all over again :) It was fun fun fun times.

Basement Stairs {Columbia Millet & SW sea salt}

{I aint' gonna lie, I've been going through design bipolar disease-- Desbilar :) yep just made up that name 

I love the cool grey colors you see now a lot, and I love the light walls and creams and even whites, but I also love and want a warm comfy inviting home (and not to mention a happy hubby who likes those warm colors) so I literally haven't know what I've wanted I've been going back and forth-- ya so frusterating! and I feel like our house is showing the bi- polarness} 

 Basement {SW Sea Salt}

 Guest room, a.k.a Kurts room :)

 {and no I'm not announcing anything here :).... I just would like another baby and I'd like it to be a boy and I'd like to name him Kurt :) I'm not being picky or weird or anything :)

 Payt's room {SW whole wheat & SW urbane bronze}

Yep all Payton wanted in his room was black walls {ya Black!} being a sane mom I said "ummm ya no" but he gave me his sad pouty eyes and I caved and gave him one black wall :)  not to mention a sweet light fixture-- He's pretty excited about it his room!

Girls Bedroom {SW intimate white & SW Priscilla pink in the closet}

Bryn of course wanted pink and pink and more pink ....... I thought I was going more with a creamy white with just a hint of pink... ya didn't turn out so much that way but I still love the color and Brynley really likes her pink closet :)

Attic Room {SW Sea Salt  & Wool Skein}

My space..... I got to pick the colors..... and I love em...... nuff said :) 

Attic Studio/ Bedroom {SW Marshmallow}

We Started the laminate floor upstairs it's Golden Select Walnut ....... I'm loving it....... course it's absolutly filthy right now and in this photo {what can I say I've been super super busy}

Busy with what you say?! 

Well I've had many much paint cans and crap to clean out..... 

And we've been laying this beautiful Product down on our floors {Red Oak #2}

I Love LOVE love hardwood floors especially this one...... I love all the different characteristics of the boards and the different color variations it comes in.... *sigh I'm one happy girl getting to put this floor down 

{I'll try to go over tomorrow and take some pictures of it down on the floor-- it's yummy :) }

 Zeeta I must say is wondering when the stink we might be done with this project so she can feel a bit more settled :) I told her never.... :) 

{ but secretly I'm hoping in the next month}

PS. I really really really want to thank Everyone who helped me with the painting.... seriously every roll counted for me..... especially when I thought I couldn't do anymore! {Shelly, Annette, Alysha, Mandi, Johan, Anne, Keri} I love you guys! Thanks so so so much!
{and Ty, Russ and Clark-- who from hear out shall be know as the electrical Masters!..... Dave says "I love you guys" :) okay he more likely says.... Thanks so much man! no but really Thanks! }

Little Birthday Girl!

Sweet little Ellieana turned 2!

I gotta admit it birthdays are a big deal to me for my kids-- I like to make them special-- but with all that is going on right now-- I was so not prepared for Ellie's birthday! at all! we're talking that the night before we went to the store to buy a cake {which I hate doing} and getting a present

Lucky for us she's still to young to really care and Loved it all! It helped that my parents came over with a huge bag full of toys for her!

She was cute to watch open the gifts and eat her yummy cake :) Grandma Rowberry called and Ellie was all smiles while she sang to her :)

 This is Ellie's "2"! When we'd ask her how old she was she'd do this with her hands and say two :)

 I love my little redhead cutie! She has the cutest personality and I just wish she'd stop growing! I adore this stage! Love you my little Ellie!

Every day I'm Spackilin Spackilin!

One day after working all stikin day on the house {like well pretty much everyday} we came home to this written on our fridge calendar-- 

{ Every day we're shufflin....} 

Needless to say we busted up laughing! Ally our niece left it for us! She's so funny!

{if you have no idea what we're talking about watch this}

 All that week though I couldn't get the song out of my head as I was spacklin and caulkin

{everyday I'm Spackilin! Spackilin! :) It made it go a little faster and more enjoyable to be shufflin while doin it :) }

This week on the house we finished Trim work and built the bookcase's in our living room {I love them!-- they'll eventually have base around them and a alder wood top with a craftsman column that goes to the ceiling}

The rest of the week really I spent spackling and caulking like crazy! My wrist hurt so bad from the caulk gun and my fingers still have a tingly numb feeling! {I was so thankful for the help we did get! I know I couldn't have done it with out that and made it in time to paint on Saturday... so Thank You! Thank You! Shelley and Anne and the whole group that showed up Friday night!}

 On Saturday we got all the primer painted and the ceilings done! {Thank You Keri! }

 Next we have to spray the trim and the doors, than I get to spend the rest of the week rolling the walls :)

  I gotta admit I'm excited for the paint-- I actually enjoy painting {the actual painting not the taping off and prep work for it -- ugh} But I love seeing the colors go up on the walls! 

We actually have about 10 different paint colors going in our house! {I know I might be crazy!} but some of those are accent walls and stuff-- so ya :) }

 After all the hard work of each day I still love going out and watching the sun go down each night-- {especially with all the beautiful blooming trees right now! So pretty!}

 Some days I think we'll never be done with this project and I'll have to be a full time construction worker for the rest of my life-- other days it seems possible we might actually get to make this a home someday soon! :)

Covering a Lampshade

For the light fixture over our table I really wanted a huge lamp shade and after pricing them out I just couldn't find one that I was in love with- {and not to mention Dave isn't totally sold on the idea} so I wanted something that wouldn't kill the pocketbook if we decided we didn't like it later on.

So I went to Walmart.com and found this big shade for about $15 and the smaller ones I think I bought at Target or Lowes {honestly I can't remember it was that long ago now} 

For the smaller shades I just bought 2 bronze pendants from lowes {they're going in our study over our desk}

For the big one {I looked and looked and looked and couldn't find anything for it cuz I wanted it to be bright and more than one light} than I found this at D.I. for $5

I know I know-- kinda scary right now-- but with a little paint and a bit of jimmy riggin- I think the light fixture will turn out great! {I'm at least excited about it! Dave still not so much - I think he thinks his wife has gone crazy- I keep telling him to trust me ( ya I really Really! hope it turns out ok )}

 Anyhow back to the Lamp shades :)  They were pretty boring and generic white 

so I got some upholstery fabric- spray adhesive-- my trusty little glue gun and went to work.

First off I pulled off the trim that went around the shades {it was just glued so it was a breeze to get off}

 Than I layed the shade on it's side and rolled and traced and than cut about an inch or more extra around the lines so I could roll the top over.

Than I got nervous and quit taking pictures cuz heck I had no idea what I was doing or if these things were gonna turn out {I tend to do that a lot with projects-- get halfway through and than panic :)-- I'm sure I can't be the only one that does that!}

But I ended up spraying the fabric and shade with adhesive and just rolled it on-- rolled and glued the top around the top of the shade and than used the trim I pulled off on the inside to cover the fabric and finish it off.

{I know kinda crappy pics of the finished shades-- but when we get them up I'll take better ones :) }

It went pretty fast and was actually kinda relaxing just gluing away while we watched T.V.-- {this was the night we discovered Duck Dynasty-- all I gotta say is we needed this show-- we've needed some good laughs lately! So funny!} 

Anyhow I can't wait to get them up and see if they actually look OK or if I'm gonna have to eat my "trust me" words to Dave-- I sure hope not! :) I'll keep you posted on that!