1984 must have been a year filled with morons building houses in our area and lucky us, we bought one of them!
We have issues. Lots of issues. Expensive issues.
Water leakage. The basement, the fireplace, the foundation, UGH. It's not fun and the fix for it all would be extensive, expensive and invasive. Someday we hope to get it all fixed up nice and then hightail it out of here and pick a different house with different issues!
I keep repeating the mantra, "it could be worse, it could be worse, we aren't floating away, we aren't floating away. It works temporarily at least.
main level fireplace. water pours down the wall and bricks.
basement. water pours from wall and seeps through floor/foundation
Paint
I've been busy painting the main floor with my favorite paint that I'm now obsessed with and completely sick of at the same time. Benji Moore's Revere Pewter. I've painted the living room, the dining room, the kitchen, the hallways, the bedroom and included with all of these were the popcorn ceilings that go right along with them. I despise popcorn ceilings but don't have the time or dough to scrape them all. Here's a peek at the dining room...
Kitchen
Remember one of my dream kitchen photo's from last year?
I'm sure you can guess that THAT ain't gonna be happening in my house for awhile but it was one of the inspirations to tear out all my upper cabinets. That's right, tore them out. Also, moved my fridge and wrestled a few of the lower cabinets from one spot to another. I LOVE the difference it made from 1980's to hip and a bit more current (stupid pink countertops and crappy ceramic tile). I have no intention of letting my dream go, I will make it happen!
Thrifting
I've made a complete turn around on the amount of time and stuff I buy from the thrifts compared to years past. I do buy clothes to actually wear and then once in a great while, something wonderful happens, like this..
Made in Denmark people! And then on a little jaunt to Omaha, we snagged this chrome lamp of deliciousness!..
Yard
The yard is keeping me busy this year due to the massive rain quantities. I mow, then mow some more. I also trimmed trees which turned out to be a huge project. By the time I was done, the kids erected this beauty teepee out of the limbs I had no energy to continue cutting. Sweet right?
There it is, another reason (excuse) for my lack of blog posting!
5 comments:
Boy, you have been busy. Sorry about all the basement and fireplace issues. That's a pain, I know. All your painting looks great. Your rooms have a modern snap to them!!!
The black chair is cool. Even looks like you have black leather curtains. Is that so? The boys did a good job on their tepee, too. Congrats!!!
Wow... You got a new look... and a new name!! Good for you! Looks good! That's horrible about all the water! We use to have a house where the basement flooded all the time with heavy rain... Glad to be gone from there...It was such a pain... so I feel ya!
Funny about the pink countertops... I have green ones I don't like! :( But you've been a busy bee in there! Hang in there... you'll eventually get it the way you want it!
Looks like you have been having a fun summer though with your boys!!
Like the new paint!! I started painting my house but quit in the middle... gotta get motivated again and finish... it looks funny around my house!
Glad your back!
Kendra
everything looks fantastic! I've been dying to get to work in my own house, but that's going to take some time and money. I'm jealous!!! Keep up the good work!
Thanks girls & mom! I have faux leather curtains that I've had forever..used 2 b in bedroon but u know me I move everything all the time!
Rip van winkle on the water issues! Cool thrifting finds and the kitchen is looking good! Do you miss the storage?
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