The 1/2 Bath

The guest bathroom is done and decorated.

This is a picture of it from the hallway.

The little red step stool in the corner is just like the one my brother and I had when we were children.

It says,

 "This little stool is mine

To use it all the time

To reach the things I couldn't 

And lots of things I shouldn't " 

I am loving the black and white tile, it turned out great! 

I added some zebra and aqua hand towels on a glass and brass towel bar.

Then I hung a black and white farm print. 

This light was very, very dark and dreary, but Big Ran and I scrubbed on it, rewired it, and polished it up.

It adds a lot to this spot.

   

I had this mirror in my storage room at the old house.

It was painted a light yellow, so I grabbed the black spray paint and it turned out perfect for this room.

It was really hard to find a sink small enough to fit in here without the door hitting it when you opened the door.

We added an antique bronze faucet to the sink.

An old wooden step stool holds the extra toilet paper and another hand towel.

  

I just haven't been able to put any rugs in here, the floor is my favorite thing in the room!

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 Downstairs Hallway

This post is 4th in a series of finished rooms in the new house.

Downstairs Hallway

The downstairs hallway is finished.

This hallway is when you come in from the garage to the kitchen.

There are four little rooms off of this hallway.

The EXIT room (which I have already shown you), the 1/2 Bath, the laundry room, and the pantry.  

On the walls we hung grass cloth wallpaper with board and baton on the lower half.

This star light is my favorite light that we have in our house.

It lets off a great display on the walls and ceiling!

The ceiling and trim are white.

On the floor is the same tile that is in the EXIT room. 

What do you think???

More rooms are finishing up everyday!

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

Dining Room

I am starting a series of posts on finished rooms.

This is the first one. 

The dining room is totally finished!

This is the view when you first step in the house from the entryway.

I love this room.

Large did all the trim work and these pictures do not do his handy work justice.

The board and batten was a lot of work!

The upper part of the wall has grass cloth wallpaper on it.

It turned out just the way that I envisioned it.

This is a shot of the ceiling.

Now that we have one room completely finished, I had to add this beautiful plant that I got from my besties, (Lora - Connie - Marilyn) at my grandma's funeral that we had this morning.

Large is really getting things done around here.

More pictures to come!

Next is the "Exit" room.

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

1/2 Bathroom Floor Is Down

I realize it has been quite awhile since I have posted anything on the new house.

We are working on the 1/2 bath in the main part of the house right now.

Big Ran and I decided to go with black and white for the color scheme.

The floor is made up of 2 inch black hexagon tiles with white grout.

Since my breast cancer diagnosis, we have slowed down a lot on the house project, we have been spending many hours at doctors appointments.

I have also spent many hours recovering from the surgery and chemotherapy.

We are very determined people though!

What do you think about the tile?

I AM LOVING IT!!!!

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