This is part of it…
{watching my husband do the work}
and, although I don’t have a picture, mom and dad spent the majority of the day yesterday putting up wallpaper; mom has the experience, and dad has the height for our 9 foot ceilings. One more day? A day and a half? And the wallpaper will be done; it’s fairly tricky; even though we have a small bathroom, it has lots of corners. So they papered, Erick mowed our lawn, and our bank-owned vacant house next door lawn, and mom and dad’s lawn {in this crazy heat!} and I tackled chairs.
This one, which my grandma made over, and then my mom made over, and then it was my turn. 🙂
and these two, which I refinished once, but now they sit against against a white wall, and needed a POP.
and here they are!
whew! my floors look crazy orange in the next picture…they aren’t that bad!
I had paint samples of Behr’s Seven Seas (middle) and Teal Bayou (right hand) and then I mixed them together for the one on the left. I just love mixing colors. Love it Love it Love it…if I could make a career out of mixing colors I would!
Oh that makes me happy! That little concoction was for the “m” on the middle chair.
I’d take a picture of them in their rightful place, but it’s currently being blocked by the “wallpaper station”. So one more dining room project down! We have to hang a new light fixture, repair and paint the ceiling, and then add Luke photos to our gallery wall…then it will be finished. For the moment. 🙂
So, other than chairs, I’m trying to keep up with the house; nothing crazy like baseboard cleaning or dusting corners…but I do make sure the laundry is caught up and the floors are swept and we aren’t a total disaster. It hasn’t been all that pretty around here the last few weeks, so the fact that I’ve felt well enough the last two days to nest a little bit gives me hope that he’s on his way, soon. I’ve had a few decent contractions…the stop and take notice kind…but they always fizzle out. Boo.
Alrighty…I also just employed the random.org generator to pick the winner of the 16 x 20 canvas…and it’s Ms. Kathryn! Who can surely use it for her upcoming family of Little Women. 🙂 (Which, on a side note, I’ve been reading this…and it’s wonderful! I’ll probably finish it today and I’m a little sad about that.)
So congrats Kathryn!! I’ll let you know what to do. 🙂
mainelyhome said:
So happy Ms. Kathryn won the canvas! I had been thinking about how she will have a family of “little women”. After my two eldest were born, (Kathryn & Ben), I had a family of “little women”….Cynthia, Rebekah, Susannah and Elisabeth. Maybe that would make an interesting idea for a book of my own! Who knows! Also, when I was in labor with Cynthia, who was born on January 6, I snuggled in bed with a heating pad and read “Little Women”! Praying for you that labor will go well and happen soon!
Deborah said:
Jen,
Your chair makeovers are fantastic. Love the color. They look “happy”!
Sorry to hear that the house next door is now empty and bank owned. A beautiful family owned farm not far from here was recently foreclosed on and went to auction.
Your Friend,
Deborah