We've Been Painting!!!

Finally have started painting. This past week we finished the main floor Kitchen/Greatroom and Front Dinning and Sitting Room.

 

Hard to tell in the picture, however I think this brown is AwESoME!!

Looking at the Stairwell you can see the brown on the bottom and the yellow in the middle (my new clock Marley and Jordan got me for Christmas <3), and at the top you can see where we still need to paint up-stairs.

Funny that the back wall is the same color as the front wall but the back wall looks more yellow.

Left the top center white, hoping to put beadboard in the back of it ;)

 This is looking back at the front door, you can see the yellow and the brown.  We did a ton of painting, however we still have the bathroom down here and the office/craftroom, then on to the upstairs.  Tons left to do but I'm feeling ready to hit it!!  O, and I have red curtains to hang in Greatroom and Burlap sacks to hang as curtains in the Kitchen!!  Coming soon!!

Unwanted Hutch No More!

I've had this hutch for about 10+ years.  It started in the kitchen in Evanston, moved from room to room to basement in Green River.  Now here in Colorado the movers decided on their own to put it upstairs in a spare room so for the past year I glared at it, and told myself it was going back to the basement!!  Then Marley painted here dinning set, I loved the color and thought I REALLY need something in my house to be that color, so I did away with the hutch top (off to the basement), primed it with brown and sprayed painted it with Lagoon!!!

Roughed it up with a sandpaper block after the Lagoon had it fully covered!!!

Found these cutest knobs ever!!

The birdhouse was a gift!!  Look at the Knob, crazy cute!!

Gallery Wall

First I traced everything onto wrapping paper and labled it so I knew what picture it is.  Then I cut out each shape and taped them to the wall where I thought they best fit..

This is what I came up with.  I kinda love it!!

Of course I had to add some embelishments!!!

And I had to paint any frame that wasn't off white...

I went to Hobby Lobby without measuring this frame :(

I got lucky though because it fit perfect, no hardware holds it in, it just sits right in there.  Next I sprayed adhesive onto the canvas and placed the linen I cut onto it and smoothed it out.  Then I sprayed the back of the Family Picture and placed it on top!

I really like how it turned out!!!

Desktop chalkboard

First I cut the shape I wanted out of Contact Paper.  Then carefully I placed it in a position I hoped was centered on the desktop.

 Next I painted Chalkboard paint on it, about 3 coats.  My brush was small ;( took some time.  I tried to be careful along the edges as to not push the paint under the contact paper.  I waited about 3 hours before I took the contact paper off. 

More pictures to come, I will be sanding it a little and putting some stain on it. 

What January was the last postings???Crazy how time flys. Still I have no pictures of Marley's place to post :( So yet again I will fill this post with some of mine ;)

 I love Pintrest!  That's where I got the saying on my old window chalkboard!!  We replaced the lights in the kitchen!!  <3 them!!

 This old birdhouse T-Roy bought me about 15 yrs ago, it has went from having moss glued to the top, back to plain and now to what you see below with the old door thingy!!

 I love having a centerpiece in the center of the island.  When the candles are lite it looks so cool. 

 Birdhouse shovel the kids got me for Mother's Day!!! <3 <3 <3

 Old sign I had for years that no longer stated a purpose, repurposed ;0)

 Old ladder I painted green for a little table.

 Our gazebo, love the shade and privicy it provides in our East facing back yard.  Looks awesome on our Stamped Patio!! 

 A few bushes in the background T-Roy planted this weekend.

 An old cabinet door I turned into a tray.  Idea off of Pinterest of course!!  Love the knobs I found at Hobby Lobby!!

 Well I will take more pictures in the next few days of decorating/projects I have done upstairs in the bathrooms and bedrooms.  I think I have finally collected enough to get working on my "Gallery Wall" going up the stairs so I will be working on that shortly.  Would love to have the walls painted and some pictures printed before I work on it.

Valentine's Decor

Entry area.

Ladder, added some more snowflakes and cookie cutters.

I love leaving out my snowflakes for the majority of the winter.

Marley and I have plans to craft up some Valentine's Day Decor so there will be more to post later.

Christmas at the Walkers is up....

Bella got a hair cut and was rocking her first pony tail, which fell fast.

Decorations above fireplace and TV.

Snowman was from my sister and the boys years ago.  I still love it.

Sled Love!

Best Nativity, thank you Troy, he bought it for me our first Christmas in Green River, Wy, 7 Christmas ago.

Garland hanging down the side of the Grandfather Clock.  Not sure why it is blury.  Must be the operator lol

Christmas in the Ladder above the Island.

Can you tell I love Gingerbread Men?

This is an old window I painted chalkboard on and set in the window, the window above the kitchen sink was big and boring....I love it.

Love this Santa, Troy says it is his, but it is mine :)

I know it don't go much with the rest of my decor but I wanted the dinning room light to look frosty.  Most of my stuff does have gliter or frost on it, so in a way it goes.

Love my Skinny Santa, my sister bought him for me as a JOKE, I tried to talk her into it for her mantel but she didn't like it so as a joke she bought him for me, joke was on her, I love him.  It was a great surprise!!!!

Troy's Grandma Wilde made this.

S is for Santa!

My only train in the house.

or, S could be for Stocking, or Snowman ;)

or Snowflake lol

I made this Santa Hat a few years ago.  When you can't find what you want in the store you just have to make it.

I miss Tia Pan in UT.

Almost forgot these cute guys in the kitchen.

Not much going on out side :(

I don't know how I did this...

but if you go past this point you will get to see these pics all over again, twice, sorry!!