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Jan 13 2012

Before we start – here’s the plan:

Here’s the deal:

For 7 years we’ve lived in this house and I basically painted the whole place one color when we moved in, arranged the furniture, slapped a few pieces of art on the wall and called it done.

Yeah, well, that’s not working for me, any more. I used to not care. It was neat and clean and that was good enough. But now, Pinterest has enlightened me to what my home could look like if I actually gave a crap about it. I’ve been touring many blogs on home decorating during the last few weeks and I’m ready to start.

So – the first round for each area will be to stage it as well as I can without buying anything new – sort of an attempt to put the basics together.

Like right now I’m lounging on my bed with the laptop. My bed is piled with a cream colored velvelteen throw, a hunter green comforter and a mostly pink quilt. Hey, they’re warm, they’re blankets – good enough.

Well, that’s how I’ve been looking at things. But in all actuality, I have a perfectly lovely white down comforter and a red and yellow quilt made by my husbands grandmother that I’d like to feature on the bed. But are they on it? No…..

Because I’m sort of lazy like that.

So, anyway – I’m going to start today with the master bedroom. Actually, it’s the only bedroom, but whatever. It’s Friday the 13th and it’s snowing for the first time where I live, so this is a good day to stay cozy in the house and get some work done. Wouldn’t want to tempt those Friday the 13th crazies….

Hang on – I’m going in!

Jan 10 2012

The Bucket List

I have many ideas swirling around in my head, but let’s be realistic – by the time I get to that project, I will have changed my mind 37 times, so let’s just limit the home improvement project bucket list to general areas & rooms that I would like to re-do during the course of this blog.

As the projects are completed, I will link to the appropriate post(s):

Bucket List:

  1. Finish Kitchen project. Started this on December 23 as a Christmas present for the hubby and some minor finishing needs done.
  2. Dining Room – the current plans are to turn this into an Irish/Celtic pub.
  3. Hallway
  4. Living Room
  5. Bedroom
  6. main bathroom
  7. studio
  8. front porch
  9. deck
  10. back deck
  11. hot tub area
  12. office
  13. client bathroom
  14. basement bathroom
  15. laundry room
  16. music room
  17. utility room
  18. main basement area
  19. upstairs hallway

Hmm….now that it’s all laid out like this – it will probably take YEARS to get this house the way I want it. *sigh*

Jan 10 2012

Welcome, hello, whatever.

Thanks to the existence of Pinterest and the vastness of internet resources, I have caught the bug. I have done more home decor projects in the last 2 weeks than I have in the last 2 years. I’ve also followed a couple of new recipes. I don’t even cook, so that’s saying a lot.

The blog is for me to explore my creative side. There’s more to me than just being a photographer, and I’m itching to explore…