Thanksgiving and Dauphin Island

We had a great time shopping, eating and catching up with family in Alabama. 

Yesterday we snuck away for Mimi to show us one of their favorite fishing spots. It was a hike with three little ones but such a blast! 

Fun was had by all and we are glad to be home!! 

Thankfully we decorated before we left so it's time to grab the wrapping paper, hot chocolate and start the Advent calendar tomorrow! 

Oh.... And Roll Tide! Good game Auburn! Always is one of the best games of the season!!

Christmas Styling: Inspiration

Everything about this picture has me singing Deck the Halls!

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So many textures and colors and pretties. 

Tis the Seasons right y'all??

I think this would be a fun craft for my daughter! Every little girl loves crafts!! 

And this mantle is so fun and cheery! 

Off to sort boxes and start decking these halls! 

When will you start decorating?

One Room Challenge Final Reveal

Paint brush down folks. 

Whew!! That was fast and furious and I am sooooo glad I attempted this space. 

Let's take a quick look at our before.

And you can check out the previous 5 weeks work:
week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5

Sorry it's grainy! 

And the after!

There was so much painting to be done. Soooooo much!!! 

So glad it's behind us!!!! 

 

What is still left to do:

get oushak for the area to the left of the cooktop

build small prep table for the cooktop/prep area (stone is in another city and wont be delivered until next weekend)

pick out countertops (a project hopefully for this spring)

pick out smooth cooktop.

(i spend an extensive amount of time on consumer reports selecting things, like too long!)

paint the one lone drawer I forgot and the cabinet door that broke. Yes. seriously

finish the cushions for the bar area (just simply ran out of time)

rework the electrical over the bar area (electrician was super backed up so we are attempting this on sunday, check back!)

We would have never made it this far without the challenge so thank you again Linda for hosting!! Can't wait until next time!!