My Bible Collection

I have started a small Bible collection.    

I have it displayed them in the master bedroom, on the dresser below the wall mounted television.

 

I'm hoping to expand my collection in time.

 

The large corbels I'm using I've had for a long time, I think they work well for bookends.

 

 

I love this close up picture of the dresser.

When I got married and moved out of my childhood home, the whole bedroom set, this dresser, a chest of drawers, and a full size bed was handed down to me.

 

The little brown marks on the top of the dresser are cigarette burns from my dad.

I'm sure when this accidentally happened my mother was not very happy about it!
 

 

Every time I look at or dust it, I think of him.  

 

 

 

The gold, "YOU ARE MY home," is my message to Large.

 

Because he is my home!

 

 

 Send me a message and let me know what you think.

 

 

 

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

 

 

I'm Back!!

I have still been decorating and putting our home together.
 

I'm having a great time doing it, I just don't have as much time to blog about it when I have changed something or done something new, as my job has changed and I am away from home 10 hours a day now.

I love decorating for seasons and holidays!
 

Large has been making crosses, boxes, shelves and other things out of barn wood that he and I gathered from a couple of different barns in the area.

Here is a shot of a couple of shelves that he made for me one afternoon.

 

I put them in the master bedroom.

 

I can't quite get them right.

 

 I am loving them anyway!!

 

It's nice to have a man who can look at a picture and build it for you!

Thanks Large!!

 

 

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

Work On The House

Thought I would update you a little on the work that Large is doing on the new house.

This is a picture of the 1/2 bath.

Right now he is working on taking the door out and putting in one that swings the other direction.

Love, love, love the black and white tile.

The antique, restored light is hung, now I'm looking for a couple of shades for it.

Large has hung the grass cloth wallpaper in the hallway.

Now he is working on the board and batten. 

The Master Bedroom is finished!!!

The Family room has been painted in a dark teal and trimmed out in white.

The crown molding is all that is left to do in here.

The entryway is being painted white.

Large's office is coming along.  

Yes, that is a green and orange wall.

The dining room is ready for the grass cloth wallpaper to go up.

Slowly but surely it is all getting done.

Large has set a move in date of April 1st.

Yay!!!

What do you think so far????

I would love to hear your opinion.

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

Master Bedroom Flooring

We have been working on the flooring in the Master Bedroom.

Well, actually I haven't been helping too much.

I have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Last Friday I had a mastectomy on my right breast.

We go to the doctor tomorrow and find out what happens next.

Sooooooooooooooo  Big Ran got a couple of smaller helpers to help him for a while.

This is a picture of our two little grandsons, Michael and Hudson.



He has much better help now.

     

They are doing a great job!!!

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

How Do You Like Gray?

The master bedroom is painted!

I painted the ceiling white and the walls gray.

This is what is left of the lighting that I had planned for this room.

There was an accident.

Lucky for me, I found this replacement on eBay!  

It's all coming together.

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

Sheet Rock Is Going Up

Yes, sheet rock is going up in the master bedroom.
 

Big Ran got a new toy to help him out with it.
 

 

Almost finished with one ceiling.

He has been working on the wiring, too.

Almost all of the plug ins are live now.

Things are starting to come together. 

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

Inspiration Houses

There are several homes that are out there on other blogs that are very inspirational to me.

Here is one of my very favorites.
This is part of Serena's new home from www.thefarmchicks.com.

Her laundry/mudroom is fantastic.

  

This is her pantry.

With adjustable shelves, no less.

The back wall and opposite side wall are much deeper, so they work well for storing extra serving dishes, glassware, small appliances,

and the bulk foods.

And the door is not too shabby either!

This kitchen is so light and airy.

I love it.

I love the ceiling, the farmhouse sink, the quartz countertop, the white subway tile, and much more.

I think the lighting is very cool.

Then there is a built-in downdraft fan, behind the cook top. 

There is not anything that she hasn't planned out.

  

It has a cutting board built in and you can scrape the scraps straight into the compost bin below. 

Genius!

Central vac.  Need I say more!

Loads of cabinets!!

Do you have some inspirational home blogs out there that you would like to share with me??

I would love to see them.

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