My walk on the beach was just what I needed =)

 I had fun picking up some drift wood and rocks for a couple projects.

 I am as finished as I am going to get on the laundry room project. The closet is cleaned out and organized.

 The sideboard is "styled".

 And completely FULL of tablecloths, placemats, dish towels and dish cloths.

  

 I am on the lookout for a few things to hang above the sideboard, but that will come as I find them.

 The cupboard on the right is completely EMPTY! GASP! Not for long, I am in the process of slowly reorganizing and cleaning out the kitchen for the BIG renovation.

 Before renovating the kitchen we are doing the guest bathroom, at that time I will have them also put a new countertop, sink and faucet in here. While it looks good in the pic, in real life its a hot mess I tell ya! The counter top is peel and stick squares I put down when we first moved in. The sink is horribly stained with paint from the previous owner.

 I am in LOVE with the floor! I cannot even believe I did it myself! Even the hubby was pretty impressed with how it came out. He would never had agreed to do it, which is why I didn't tell him. Sometimes it's better that way ;)

I have to do a little Mimi bragging! Liam age 7 1/2 months. I will be visiting him in a few weeks and can't wait!

Have an amazing funfilled day!

 My hubby usually only has Sundays off. So I usually  try really hard not to plan anything on that day, so I can enjoy the day with him. Last Sunday however, he had to work. He had a trade show all weekend he had to participate in, which left me a whole lotta time! So Saturday I made plans with a friend to craft.  Sunday I considered riding along with him and dropping him off, then hitting IKEA and seeing a friend. But as I was finishing up some laundry Saturday evening, I had another idea in mind! I broke the news to the hubby that I would not be accompanying him the 2 hour drive on Sunday I had decided to stay home.

 Sunday morning I left the house shortly after the hubby did and headed to Lowes! I bought 180 square feet of vinyl plank flooring!

Came home and began applying it! Woohoo! All by myself!

 Yep, it was pretty easy...

 I ripped thru 4  of my 6 boxes in no time flat. Okay, it seemed like no time flat, but it was about 4 hours!

 At one point I let the dog out and it was snowing! Glad I decided to stay inside!

 45 minutes later, the sun was shining and hardly a cloud in the sky.

 Which is good, since most of my plants think spring is here.

 By the time the hubby came home, I was exhausted. My knees hurt, my fingers and wrists were sore and I was ready for a glass of wine to celebrate my almost finished new floor!

 You may have noticed all the hard cuts are what I have left to do. I have asked the hubby to remove the toilet for me, it will be easier to install the vinyl! But I plan on finishing the rest of it all myself.

I also glued the sides of the antique cabinet so it can be brought into the house. Just wish I could get the master bathroom completed! Ugh... still trying to locate some faucets. I found one that would work, but it  had plastic, and for $158.00 each (I need 2) I don't think the handles should be plastic.
Hope you enjoyed your weekend!

Laundry Room almost done =)

 I am finally going to show you the laundry room almost done! I just have a few shelves and hooks to have the hubby put up for me this morning and the project will be DONE! I finished the powder room next to the laundry room too! I was amazed at the coverage I got from the Valspar paint. I thought I was going to have to prime over the mural that was in the powder room, but once I started painting with the Valspar paint I knew I could just cover it in one coat of the paint! Woohoo! Goodbye mural!

 I really had to be creative to figure out a way to hang the clothes once they were out of the dryer (I do not iron). I found this shelf on one of my trips to IKEA. It folds down when not in use. It is perfect!

 When I redo the kitchen I will have new counter top put in and a new sink and faucet... but for now I am happy with this.

 I am on the search for a larger piece of furniture for this spot... but this works for now and I already had this table.

 Gotta add the little details =)

 Today I will add some tags to the baskets and the homemade soap.

 The powder room! I am soooo pleased with how this came out!

 The mudroom portion, just keeping it real with all the "stuff"! Ha!

 My table I purchased from Goodwill turned into a bench. The hubby will add 3 hooks and a shelf above this area today.

I finally won't mind when guests enter through the garage area now! What do you think? Oh you don't remember what it looked like before? Here is the post I did before we moved in.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Busy, busy, busy!

 I wish I could say I have been so busy around the house since returning from being gone for 4 weeks that I haven't had the chance to blog!

 I wish I could say that the garden has been weeded...

 The overgrowth of bushes and plants had been cut and hauled off to the compost pile...

 That I had canned raspberry and blueberry jam and syrup...

 That I had been out in the craft room, creating wonderful things to show you...

 Unfortunately, I haven't done ANY of those things! (Picture above is my sad garden, I have a young buck who loves to nibble on my struggling veggie plants)

 Instead, 2 days after returning I was called about going back to work temporarily full time until October.   I said yes... and started the following Monday.

 It has been fun to be out of the house and around my friends again =)

 But boy do I have ALOT that needs to be done at home!

 I just keep telling myself it will get done, eventually!

 While I was gone last month the hubby finished putting up the beadboard in the laundry room! It is ready for me to start painting, that is one of my projects for this week. The hubby flies out for a few days, which gives me some time to finish a few things.

He also fixed the steps in the garage, hoping maybe to get this painted as well. I guess I am saying, bare with me the next couple months, while I try to juggle working full time, blogging, and a few DIY projects!
Have a lovely weekend =)

Laundry room update...

 Today is my birthday... my sweet hubby wanted to know what I wanted for my birthday =) I think he was really hoping I would say jewelry (there is a gorgeous ring I would love), electronics (I have been wanting an Ipod) or a trip (maybe a cruise in November). No, I thought I would ask for something much more simple. Can WE please finish the laundry room the way I want??? Please? Batting my baby blues... oh and build me a farmhouse table from the 4x4's in the scrap pile, with maybe some old barn flooring for the top??? He smiled and said "I guess, if that's what you want?" So we made a trip to Lowe's and purchased everything almost everything we needed for the laundry room. Oops, I was off a panel and some molding =)

 It is turning out just the way I wanted! I LOVE it! I am going to spend today priming the bead board and tonight we will celebrate my birthday with another trip to Lowe's to get a few more things to finish the project. Then one of my favorite restaurants in Fairhaven for dinner.

 We were expecting the sun to shine yesterday, but it didn't happen. Here are a few shots of some of the flowers in bloom in our yard.

 One of my favorite flowers Forget-me-nots. I was so happy to see these in the entrance garden.

 Love the yellow and blue together.

 I am hoping the reddish plant is a Peony, if so I have 3-4 in the yard.

Well, I have ton's to get done today... thanks for stopping by!