Screened in Porch sort of "Reveal"

This was hands down the biggest undertaking in this house. 

We removed a coy pond, a hot tub, 5 trees, a deck, installed a ceiling, rewired the electrical, installed new stairs, did some landscaping, and finally styled the space.

Whew!!

It was tiring back breaking work and sadly we have never finished the painting part. 

Super sad, but glad to finally be doing a round up of the project.

Here are the links to the before:

Here, here, here, and here.
Before:

During:

(after removing and filling in the pond with 4 loads of dirt)

And the Almost Completed After:

Here is a picture during the process, we were swinging the baby after finishing filling in the floor.

Here you can see here how we back up to the interstate.

And this is the walkway around the side of the guesthouse to the "very" back yard.
And the "very" back yard. A double cement wall to buffer the sound of I-240.
Really, the sound of rush hour traffic isn't bad at all. Promise.

And the whole "guesthouse"

Here is the door to the guest house.

painted BM antigua

Here is the exterior of the porch.

No, the painting of the ceiling or the exterior trim was not completed. 

That was supposed to happen last summer when I was very very sick in my early pregnancy.

Trust me I tried to paint on a slanted ladder but my husband wouldn't allow me to. haha

Here is my crafting/painting table live in action. haha

This table was so graciously given to me by a friend of a friend. 

My sweet friend ashlea got this for me (from Nikki, thanks again!!) while a local Bath and Bodyworks was being remodeled. They had placed several of these tables in the DUMPSTER!!! can you believe that????

Last look, before.

And After.

May not be perfect but it is a Heck of alot better than the before!!

I would say after "completing" this project the screening was the easiest, followed by replacing the floor.

And the rewiring the electrical was the hardest/most frustrating!

Thanks for staying with me through this 3 year renovation!

If it weren't so hot I would spend some more time out here under these awesome fans! 

Sitting Up

The other day we were over at my parents house. 

We started talking about how much the baby is changing and I jokingly propped him up on the ground as if he could sit up on his own. 

To my amazement he could!!

Just a little wobbly but boy oh boy he was sitting up!! 

Yesterday morning we snagged a few quick minutes before school to get some pictures of him!

of course we had to let sister sneak in for a few!

And I just had to throw this one in there of how sweet the hand embroidery on his top is. Just adore it!

New Logo and Potential new design

A few weeks ago I posted a poll on the blog to see what yall thought about changing the name of the blog when we move.

I think it only makes sense for me to begin to start streamlining a few things.

So what do you think?

Alot is left to be determined design and blog wise but wanted to give you guys a sneak peek!!

My current clothing obsessions!

Ann Taylor Loft, Target, Old Navy, and J Crew are my favorite staple stores.

And the obvious... Lilly. haha

Here are some summer threads I seem to be drooling over.

Where do you usually shop?

The Good, the Bad, The Ugly. Grouting our Shower

Soo... every home has at least one UGLY side. 

Ours was the master bathroom's shower.

For some reason it did not occur to us to try and regrout the bathroom before putting our house on the market. 

Well, here is the shameful start people.

and no, not until we took this photo did we realize some of the floor tiles had been replaced throughout the years. Oh well...

SOOO much better!!!

The wall tiles basically look brand new now!!

Barn Electric Giveaway

I am sure all of you know about barn light electric! 

Their lighting is incredible. 

Actualy some of the lights I have drooled over for quite some time now.

When we move we will put this light in C man's room.

(actually already have this!)

click on the picture to go to their website.

how cool would this guy be over a laundry room wash tub??

And imagine three of him over a huge kitchen island! Be still my heart!

I would just be besides myself to win some free lighting for a new home!

Here is how:

How to Enter:

1. Look around online at Barn Light Electric and pick lights you’d love to own
2. Feature your lighting picks on your personal blog, and link to the lights if you can!
3. Copy/Paste these rules at the bottom of your blog article so others can enter
4. Once your personal article is up, you must email your blog link to:marketing@barnlightelectric.com to be qualified to win. The contest ends Monday, July 2nd, 2012
5. Don’t have a blog? Find out how you can enter by reading the Official Rules

Best of luck!

Our domesticated Jungle

Six weeks ago we sat out to FINALLY landscape the backyard.

I am amazed in such a few short weeks how jungle like our backyard has become. 

After our trip to the beach we kinda started slacking back there and now it is time to return it to its riteful before. 

We have NO clue what this random pole in the middle of the yard was for. This house has shown to have some pretty bizarre things. haha

And yes that is the interstate wall we back up to. Yes, it's ugly but the sound isn't bad at all!

We love being in the heart of the city and 10-15 minutes from everything!

It will be a bittersweet move when we leave here. 

Be back with pictures of how much everything has grown already!

The Doghouse

Soo no home is complete without a dog house right??

Right!!

A few weeks ago we went to a large neighborhood garage sale and I found this flamingo pink dog house.

I just knew we had to have it, then I found out it had heated floors, a heat lamp and a fan for the summer with ventilation??

Kicking the dogs outside doesn't sound half bad now huh?

So after a fresh coat of BM Newport Navy I decided this was a good start.

Considering painting the trim antigua aqua.

I will keep you posted on that one. 

Destin 2012 Part 2

I wish I could say the rest of our time was lazy. But to be honest it was busy busy! Fun, sand filled and busy! haha