The Finished Guest Room

Before you look at this post make sure you have seen the before pics, because some of this may not make any since if you haven't. 

Guestroom Redo & Guestroom Furniture

FINALLY!!! Some progress in this room. There are a couple of things I still want to do, but they are just last minute things and I wanted to get these on here. Also I am going thru Treasure Huntin' withdrawals today, but ain't allowed to go til this is done :)

I knew I was doing the sage with white and a touch of yellow in the bathroom. I had found the towels while in MS for my baby sisters wedding.

We will start in the bathroom since it was done two days ago. That nasty tub now looks brand new... A little elbow grease, a can of Ajax, a bottle of bleach, a green scratchy, a paint scrapper, and a razor blade plus three hours and some new caulk is ALL it took.

 

The towel hanger.

And here is that beautiful chair with the little rack and trays.

 

The rug is made from a piece of upholstery fabric from Beyond Fabric and trim from an old quilt . You can find Mrs. Sara here on the store Facebook page. This is where I shop for all my fabrics I use. Unless of course I find some Treasure Huntin', can't pass up those deals.

And the tray is perfect for a few rags and a fat bird of course.

And did you see that beautiful wood floor? Chad is the best.

My scrap shelf. Needed something to sit the necessities on in the bathroom. Apothecary jars are a must find EVERY time I am looking for Treasures.

The sink back in place.

And we replaced the toilet with a new one. So ya'll don't have to go in the bucket now. Hung up the old towel rods that were on the other wall.

And yes Dad,  you are allowed to use ALL of the towels and rags in here. They are not just for decoration. But it is probably best not to use them ALL at once because this ain't no hotel and you will be doing your own laundry :) So glad you are coming to see me. I luv you!

 

Now on to the bedroom. More of those hooks I love. These have a little more detail to them in the two colors for the room.  I wanted the bedroom to be very light so I went with white and yellow in here with just a touch of sage. And I loved this yellow paint.

  

 

The curtains... with the perfect yellow to match the paint. 

The chair is still on the to-do list. I have to make a cushion for it and have already started on it. But it looked so pretty in here I couldn't wait. The detail in the wood match the style in the room so good. And yes this was a Treasure find also.

 

My cute little pillow. Wasn't able to find just the right yellow print fabric so I painted my own for this one using the yellow fabric I already had. And added a white tonal and the same trim as the curtains.

 

Remember how none of the furniture went together. A few coats of paint and some wooden detail...

And it is a matching set.

The dresser also got some new knobs.

 

Still need to work on this too. I'm not sure what it is about it, but it is needing something... Treasure Huntin' time :)

Here is another item on my to-do list. I have three wire baskets that I want to put in here, but I need to make the fabric inserts for them first.

And that perfect little plain nightstand has a new look too.

 

And of course another fat bird... I do love fat birds.

 

My lamp with a coat of paint and a new shade. Covered the shade in a scrap from a waffle blanket I found and used thru out the room. 

Remember how the bed began?

 

Here is that Fabulous bed that my husband somehow managed to put together. Have I mentioned how Amazing he is??? Well he is... :) 

The total cost for the whole bed including mattress and box springs was...  less than $20 and most of that was the metal and screws to rebuild the frame.

 

The headboard got the same details as the other furniture.

 

Here is the rest of that waffle blanket. I used the yellow fabric behind it, this is also what I used to redo the chair in the bathroom.

 Made the two pillows in front.

 I love this floral print in the frames, but didn't want to use it alot in the room because the green wasn't the right color. But it looks adorable with just the small touches in the frames.

And now the finished bed. This is probably my favorite part of the room.

The wedding ring quilt at the foot of the bed was hand stitched by my Granny Bessie. A most prized possession and is not to be used EVER! I got this long before buying a house was ever thought of and here it is a perfect fit for the guest room.

Isn't it beautiful.

Well I guess now I gotta go clean up the HUGE mess I made on the landing over the last couple weeks while I have been working on this. I have been cut off from Treasure Huntin' til that is done. So maybe I'll get to go this weekend :)

Our Very Own HOME SWEET HOME

This is the key...

 

That opens the door...

 To our very own HOME!!!

 

The day we got our key!

Finished!!!! For Now

Here are a few of the projects we've been working on.

This is the front yard on the right side of the porch.

I love my old bike, thank you Patrick for letting me dig through all your good junk.

Our back porch.
I got these chairs from Chad's mom. She had them out in the barn, so I brought them home with me, cleaned them up and put a coat of white spray paint on them. I found a cute little white table in a magazine and Chad took some scrap wood we had and built this for me. The wreath is actually my summer wreath that goes on the front door, but the colors are perfect for the screened porch so I moved it.

Since I can't keep the damn deer out of my tomatoes I decided to put them in pots on the back porch. So I painted the pots in bright sunshiny colors and just set em out here.

Got this one from Aunt Pam.
She posted this flower pot idea on her facebook page Beehind Thyme Garden & Wares (check it out, she always has great stuff on there) and I loved it, just had to make one for my Red, White, and Blue Patriotic theme in my front yard.

I originally came up with this idea for the front door, but Chad said NO because we would have to leave it when we move and we are not spending money on a house we don't own.
So I decided to put it in my kitchen.
The laundry room is off the kitchen beside my fridge. When we moved in the original door was in the garage and we soon figured out why. The door opens into the room as does the garage door and the room is so small there is barely room for a washer and dryer.
Also, once I got the room painted I loved the color and didn't want to close it off from the rest of the house.

Of course, Chad being Chad he couldn't figure out why I would want to put a screen door in the house and thought for sure it was gonna be a bad idea. But, since he is such a great husband he just went with it and built it anyway.
And once again I won. We both love it.

The color in my laundry room was just to add something different.
It was closed up and claustrophobic til we took down most of the cabinets that were all hung crooked and looked like they would fall off the wall at any moment. It still needs more work, but at least it takes away some of the laundry dread.

This was our final project (for now). Since our buffet turned out so great I have been wanting a table with the same style. Just needed the right parts for it.

While back home in KY and going through all Patrick's great treasures I mentioned wanting some old wooden boards . So he went and hunted down these for me.
Thank you again.

I showed Chad my idea and as always he made it more fabulous than I imagined.

It is perfect sitting in our dining room with the buffet, but now my chairs don't go at all. Guess I'll be adding those to my list too. I'm gonna try to refinish them in the ebony stain, hope it will work. If not I will have another project on my hands (actually Chad will) :)

Home Sweet Home AGAIN

Well here we are in Georgia again and finally getting the house somewhat organized.

The entire house is in need of some TLC. All the walls need paint and a few other upgrades would be nice, but when you rent you make do with what you got.

Here are some pics of what I have done so far,

This is our MASTER bath.

Sorry no before pictures, I forgot to take them, just wanted to get it done.

We painted the walls, done all the trim in white.

I also painted the light fixture over the mirror, it was a horrid gold and did not fit the room at all.

so a coupla coats of white spray paint and it looks like a brand new fixture.

I would love to be able to do all the cabinets throughout the house in white, just to give it a more updated and fresh look.

This is our second bathroom (our designated bathroom) before the makeover.

And after my ducks invaded.

The walls got a coat of Blue Raindrop, very fitting for my duckies in the rain. A coat of white on this outdated cabinet to match the trim and my own personal touches to make a library fit for a king.

Now to the living room.

The fireplace itself is great, I love the way it is made with the big, flat rocks, but the mantle and screen are not my taste at all.

Some (Hot Chocolate) on the fireplace wall and a little (Cream in my Coffee) on the rest.

And Granny’s quilt as the center piece behind the couch and it’s a warm and cozy living room.

Yes those are the sides to my tv stand. I had to put them there because….

The tv hookups are all on the wall beside the fireplace for some reason and they won’t fit in the tiny space.

And here it is the room you’ve all been waiting for. The kitchen with probably the ugliest counter tops ever.

And ya’ll thought I was just over reacting didn’t you.

All hope of ever getting this to look good is lost, so I am just gonna have to live with this one.

More to come later still got alot of work to do.