RE-design

I'm in the process of redesigning my office.  I just purchased a 22in LED Monitor so that I may edit pictures in my office with my laptop.  My screen on my laptop is nice, but it's a tad bit small.  As my desk, I'm using my old dining room table from our condo.  Its a rather large table and has a lot of workspace.  My trouble is that it's almost too big and things are hard to reach.  I've purchased a few items from antique stores to give it a vintage feel..ie wooden crate, metal tray, metal crate...etc.  I love the feel of old and new and have been having fun mixing the two.  I'll have to keep you updated on the finished look.  I know it might take me a few times to get it right and functional!  

I know it's been a bit long since my last post and I'm terribly sorry that I haven't been keeping up with it.  I've been very busy this past season with a lot of photo sessions.  I'm torn on where exactly this blog is going.  I would really love to use it as a place for our home projects, but we are in a season where we are waiting to do the big things and a lot of the little things have already been done.  I am considering changing directions and using this platform as a place to display my work as a photographer and a marketing tool for my future business.  I appreciate your patronage and ask for your patience as I try and figure all of this out.  I guess what's holding me back is that I still don't have a name for my company.  There are many thoughts and ideas, but none seem to scream me.  If you have any suggestions that you would like to share, I am very open to hearing them!  Thanks again!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Jenna

I love matches!!!

I wanted to make something for my house that would reflect my love of whimsical and practical.  We have boxes of matches laying around the house and I wanted them to be more personal instead of the red and blue diamond packaging.  I saw this post on Style Me Pretty and thought I would try it!  I'm excited to share with you the final results.  Follow this tutorial to make your own at home!  Have fun and happy crafting!

Shades of Grey or is it Gray?

We have completed a project that has been looming since we moved in.  We have hated our purple front door and have finally done something about it!  Sitting at Bob Evans yesterday enjoying a wonderful labor day breakfast with my husband, we were discussing projects that wouldn't be expensive or time consuming to start and finish.  The agreed upon project was the front door.  You see, our house is green and not so much a flattering green but green nonetheless.  We don't love it, but it was just painted a couple of years ago and we are not going to pay to have it done until we have to.  We chose a color that we thought would blend in and not stand out.  We chose Behr Amazon Stone in Semi-Gloss.  I did two coats and it looks great.  I'm happy to have one thing off my list of things to do.

On to the next one......

Until then!

                       

It's been awhile

Hello all my bloggie freinds!  I'm so sorry that I have been absent for a few weeks!  I've been busy traveling and painting..  The traveling was a blast but the painting wasn't so.  I will say that I got excited when my husband said that I could buy paint for our dining room and bedroom!  We've been taking a long break from doing anything on the house because we were saving back up after we went on vacation.  We spent a little under 4 days in NYC and had a blast walking around and shooting pictures.  I captured a lot of inspirational things and can't wait to share it all with you.

I will be posting pictures of our newly painted room as soon as I take them and approve of their quality.  Until then, I will share some pictures of our trip along with a beautiful wedding we attended in New Jersey this past summer!  Have a wonderful weekend!

inspiration

Since I don't have any recent projects to share with you I will share some of our points of inspiration for the house.  I love that the fireplace is a centerpiece.  With our fireplace in the corner I want to be able to accent it without it taking over the space.  We would love to add some moulding to the front of the fireplace that will go from the ceiling to the mantle that will add some architectural detail.  We are also considering doing a slate stacked tile to replace the ceramic surround that is currently there.

Our kitchen we had already painted it grey and now we are deciding what to do about the countertop.  I would love to do concrete countertop.  I love the feel and look of it in a kitchen.  I would love to add some brighter green accents with backsplash and art so hopefully that is something we can consider.

The master bath we have not touched since we moved in.  I hate that it has carpet in it and would love to start updating it but unfortunately, we have a few things on the list ahead of it.  We are thinking about slate for the master bathroom and pairing it with a light turquoise color.  I also love the trough sink.

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day to all of you that have served or are serving our country with your braveness!  I appreciate you and what you have done to help make this country free!  

We had a great weekend with some friends that came in town from Massachussetts and I will leave you with some pictures of the dogs having fun at Whetstone park yesterday!

I will have some new things to post very soon.

Enjoy your monday off!

changing of scenery

So this past weekend was a very exciting one for me.  I hated the bushes/shrubs in the front of the house so our neighbors helped my husband remove them on sunday.  It makses such a difference.  We can actually see the front of the house and that beloved purple door.  I have some pictures of before and after as well.  I'm still working on the table that I had started a couple of weeks ago.  It's been kinda crazy and the next step is a no going back sort of step.  You'll see when I'm finished what I'm talking about.  OK....I hope you have a great day!

side table pt.1

I have begun the process of refinishing a side table I found at the thrift store.  When I purchased it, it was in such bad shape.  The longer table was all dirty and stained and nasty.  So I stripped and sanded it today.  I'm sorry I didn't take pictures of it before I started.  I thought about it I just never did it.  I'm very pleased by the outcome of today's work.  I will be working on this and other projects I've had lined up!  Wish me luck!

Happy Mother's Day

I was able to spend the afternoon with my mom and family for Mother's Day.  It was a great time and I captured some pictures of my niece Henri'etta' Sophie.  What a beautiful blessing she is!  Her smile lights up a room.  I also have some pictures of the two art pieces we purchased last weekend so I will be sharing them with you.  I hope you had an amazing day and that you were able to show your mom how much you appreciate her!  Till next time!

uninspired :(

Lately I've been feeling very uninspired.  I can't quite put my finger on what's going on with me, but it might have something to do with my house not feeling like a home yet.  Purchasing a home is quite an endeavor and making it your own is a challenge.  I guess I haven't felt motivated because I'm standing up against what I feel are unbeatable odds.  So I'm sorry if you were reading and hoping for some enthusiastic, house loving blogger.  Today is today and tomorrow is tomorrow!  Thank God for that!  At least maybe tomorrow I might work a little bit more towards my goal of having my house feel like my home!

So long for this evening...or should I say this morning.  Tomorrow I hope to talk about my husband and my trip to Gallery Hop in Cbus this past weekend....Spoiler alert: we purchased two amazing works from a local artist...pics to come soon!

g'nite

Craigslist is my friend

I found the most amazing sideboard/buffet table on craigslist this weekend!  I've been busy perusing the website and I have to admit if you're looking for a piece of furniture and you don't want to spend a ton, craigslist is the way to go!  So not only had I found the buffet table but also a solid wood desk and a bedroom suite for the guest bedroom!  Ra and I picked up the table today and I took some pictures of it to share with all of you.  It is a solid antique piece with 6 drawers and 2 cabinets.  We are debating refinishing it or leaving it and changing the hardware.  Personally I like the hardware but Ra isn't so sure!

I have a ton of projects lined up but don't have the time or the necessary resources to start or complete them.  Some of them include painting a lamp, stripping and re-staining a side table, and getting pictures I've taken printed to hang.  I haven't done very much on the house recently.  It's been quite busy lately!  I can't wait to be able to cross some things off my list.  

finished project

So I had mentioned last week that we were having our great room and ceiling painted and I am happy to say that it is finished! Our guy did an amazing job and gave us a great deal! If you need a good painter let me know I am happy to pass on his information! I thought I would post some pics of the finished paint project. We didn't do a major color difference in the room. Instead we had it painted a soft shade of white just to freshen up the space.