Madison's Bedroom

I am doing a series of done rooms as they are done.

First I posted a blog on the dining room.

Second was the exit room.

Here is the third room in the series.

Madison's bedroom.

This is the view as you are coming down the hallway upstairs.

I was a little leery of the purple at first, but I love how it turned out.

The floors up stairs are all done in this wood.

The closet in this room is large.

Here is one side.

And here is the other.

Yes, she already has one box of clothes in her closet!

Her beautiful, but not fussy chandelier.

We painted the inside of her door in chalkboard paint.

FUN!!

More later....................................Sally

The Master Bedroom

Here are some pictures of the master bedroom.

I don't have a lot of decorations on the walls yet.

It's hard to put holes in the walls when you have done all of the painting, sanding, taping, etc. to them.

The ceiling is white.
The walls are a medium gray.
The trim in this room is a darker gray.
We have the bamboo flooring in here.

I do have a canvas print of a pier headed to the beach between the accordion lamps above our bed.

This chandelier has been through a lot already, but she makes the room.

Here is a closer picture of the headboard.

It is a gray linen fabric with silver tacks.

Right above the headboard is a double switch.

One is for the reading lamps above the bed and the other is for the chandelier in the middle of the room.

This was brilliant!!!!

No more clapping your hands trying to get the "Clapper" to turn your lights off!!! 

This is a picture of my best friend.

I wouldn't sleep a wink if not for this little guy.

Over in a corner I have a lounge chair with a Shafer pillow, a reading lamp on a mirrored end table, and a sheepskin rug, that Champ loves. 

This is a close up shot of the mercury curtain rods and the white ruffled curtains that I finally decided on.

I only took back three sets of curtains in order to find the right ones!!!

The television hanging on the wall above the dresser.

The other piece of artwork that I have hung in here is a picture of Large and me when we took a trip to Chicago before we were married. 

  All of the writing on it is from the people who attended our wedding reception wishing us well.

Something I love!!!

If you look closely at it you can see where my dad wrote,

 "Love you

Mom and Dad"

It brings tears to my eyes every time I see it.

A treasure for me.   

The rug in here is an indoor/outdoor rug.

It looks like a worn Persian rug, so cool. 

I will keep you updated on the decorating in this room, as I tend to change things around a bit.

I like the white bedding for the summer, but fall is just around the corner!!!

What do you think?

More later.....................Sally

The Guest Room

The guest room is finally ready for its first guest!

My granddaughter, Gracyn, is coming for a short visit.

This is what the guest room looks like when you open the door. 

I was going to decorate in red, white, and  blue, but Gracyn's favorite color is pink.

So I tried to go that way as much as I could.

I love this picture of the old truck and sunflowers, it brings all of the colors in the room together.

I think this spot will be used a lot when she is here!

This teeny, tiny door is a fairy door.

There is an equally tiny key for the fairy to use if you are a good little girl.

Rumor has it that she leaves fairy dust every where she goes!

I have found that I am liking vintage furniture more and more.

This chair is sooooo cool.

The star lights are even prettier when lit up at night. 

She is all about Pinkalicious!

The little clay bowls are Madison's and Nic's creations from grade school.

I put old game pieces in one of them.

This dresser is very old.

I added a few of my things that I had when I was a little girl to this spot.

This is one of my favorite lights.

A great garage sale find!

Champ loves it already!

I hope you like it, too!! 

More later............................Sally

The Exit Room

Here is the second post in a series of finished rooms.

In case you missed the first one it was on the dining room.

I'm going to start posting the rooms that we have finished as we finish them.

They are not cleaned or decorated, but they will all have flooring, lighting, and all of the construction done on them.

This is the "EXIT" room.

This room is to the left when you walk in the house from the garage.

This view is from the back porch looking in through the hallway and ending at the half bathroom door.

The walls are painted green.

The trim is all white.

The door to the right is oak, it leads to the attic above the garage. 

The picture below is from the hallway out to the back porch.

We are planning on adding a pool out there where all that nice dirt is as soon as we can.

So, when that is done, you will be able to get from the pool to the half bathroom easily. 

This porcelain tile is what we have in here, the hallway, and the entry way.

You can't tell by the pictures here, but this flooring has brown, tan, and grey in it. 

This is why I refer to this small hallway as "The Exit Room".

I found this light on Ebay and I couldn't resist!

Needless to say, it was the starting point for this room.

Next up in the series is the upstairs hallway.

More later.......................................Sally

Here Is An Update On The New House

We are still working on the upstairs.  

This is a sneak peek at the tile in the bathroom.

This is a picture of the light in the stairway from the first stair.

It's pretty cool!

Well, I better get back to work!!

Lots more to do!

Let me know what you think.


More later..............................Sally

Update On The New House

I made a new video of our progress.

WOW!!!  These videos take a long time to download!


I hope you enjoy this one.


More later...............................................Sally

Lighting For The Garage

I have finally got the lighting for the outside of the garage.

I ordered two of these.

One for each side of the garage door.

What do you think of them!!!?

As soon as Big Ran gets them up and connected, I will show you a picture of them.

More later..............................Sally

Madison's Room

Here is a picture of the lighting.

We have got all of the sheet rock up.

It is taped and sanded.

I have been cleaning and now we are painting.

We have started in Madison's room and we are going to work our way down the hallway and eventually the stairway and the downstairs.

Here are some pictures of where we are in her room so far.

PURPLE!!!!

Now we have two helpers.

Today I am going to finish the painting in this room and order the flooring.

More pictures to come!

Hey, the house that we are living at now is officially for sale.

Come and get it!!!

Here is my email address srgoin@yahoo.com.

Just email me if you are interested.

More later............................Sally

  

Lighting Redo

I bought this old light on eBay about a year ago for $12.00 including shipping.

Not much to look at.

Big Ran and I have been working on polishing this baby up on and off for about six months.

Here it is all torn apart after it was scrubbed and polished up.

This light was patented in May of 1910.

I can't believe we found a date on it.

This was a labor of love.

It's not perfect, but it is perfect for our house.

I can't wait to get this put up in the new house.

I'm thinking maybe the half bath room. 

More later............................Sally

Capiz Shell Lighting Love

Yes!!!

These are mine!

One of these big ones.
It is called a Capiz  Shell Artichoke Pendant.
It's vintage from 1910-1950.
Pretty cool, huh?   

I also got two of these small ones.

They are called capiz shell pendants.

It is vintage from the 1960s.

What do you think???

I am in love............

More later...........Sally 

Inspiration

Here is a picture that I found that is inspirational to me. 

I am ready for the white walls as a blank canvas, some different lighting, a new mirror placed here or there.

But I don't think that I will have any wood stacked along a whole wall!

Something different,  what do you think?

More later........................Sally

Chandelier

I love this chandelier!

I don't think that I have a place for this in the new house, though.

It could be just a little too fancy for our house.

So far all of the lighting that I have is vintage or antique, so I am now looking for some more modern pieces.

Any suggestions?

More later..............................Sally

Christmas Decorations Are Already Out

I was out and about the other day and noticed that the Christmas decorations are already on display everywhere.

I love the sparkle of Christmas.

These metal Joseph, Mary, and Baby Jesus are the coolest decorations I have found this year.

They even had the donkey.....

and a sheep.

You don't have your Christmas decorations out already, DO YOU???

More later................................Sally