Updating?

                                             This is my tub 'to be' ! 

We're redoing our master bed and bath. 
The first thing on my list, is to get rid of the jetted tub, and replace  it with an old clawfoot. 
 When you say 'updating' most folks think of  modernizing, but I'm the opposite. 
My dream is to own a very old house...but since that is not in the forseeable future,  I need to make my house  'feel' old. 
So anyway, this tub is the starting point  for the masterbath redo. 
While my kids were growing up, we lived in an old house with a clawfoot tub, and no shower, and that worked fine for me, and it's what I want again. (there is another shower in the house). 
Anyway, things usually take a long time getting done in my house, and even though it can be frustrating,  it can be a good thing.   It takes me a while to make decisions. especially if it's something I have to live with for a while.
Below are images of bathrooms that give me a feeling that I really like...I think it mostly the simplicity.
so I'll have to post a picture of my bathroom now (scary thought), so that you can see where I take it.  But be patient!



Livingroom redo

Before



My house, like everyone's elses house, who isn't blessed with unlimited funds,  is a work in progress.  So here's the story of my living room redo.

 Two weeks before Christmas 2009, my husband announced that he's 'doin' this room before Christmas.  Needless to say, I freaked out...2 weeks before Christmas?  And  Christmas Eve is at my house!  I put up a good fight, but in the end I lost the argument.  As my daughter pointed out, I might as well just go with it, at least it would get done.  So now he starts moving everything out of this room, into my dining room, which means I can't decorate for the holidays anywhere!  Luckily I had the paint colors pretty much figured out.  You have to realize that this 're-do' wasn't just painting, it entailed crown molding, and changing all the trim and the baseboards!   I did have an idea of what I wanted the room to eventually look like, but hadn't really gotten everything to make it happen. I  found the two wing chairs at a tag sale in the fall for $40 each, and they're recliners to boot!  I bought a sofa cover, cheap.  The coffee table was a flea market find from years ago, that i had given to my daughter,but for lack of room, she gave it back and the armoire in the corner was a freebie.  I took down the ceiling fan, and found the chandelier on line, on sale, because the room was in desperate need of lighting.  I had decided on the curtains before hand, so I ran to the store only to find I had to order them, because of course, they weren't in stock.  So anyway, this is what my living room looked like at Christmas. 

 







Monday Night





Sparrow Fae aka Magpie

My new 'handmade' kitchen cupboard

I found this cupboard/bookcase on craigslist. Although i was looking for something old & painted, I really liked this, for 2 reasons...number 1, it's hand-made, and number 2, I think after it gets a coat of paint, it will look  like the old kitchen cupboard i was imagining! Now the hard part...deciding what color to paint it?

Winters Wrath

So sad to see all these ancient barns & houses destroyed by the snow.

Daydreaming of warmer days

This beach is in South Yarmouth, Cape Cod.
I just rented a cottage for the week of July 4th...yee ha!
Something to look forward to.

Storm # 6, part 2

snow and ice and freezing rain...lovely. This was my ride home from work, following the plow for miles

Storm #6 part 1

driving to work this morning.....

Snow Storm Number 5

The morning after #5.......

Fairfield, CT High School Football Team

This is a picture of my dad (front row 2nd in from lft), with his highschool football team. I'm guessing he was anywhere from 16 to 18 years old. He was born in 1901, so i would guess this was taken around 1917 or so.

Seymour, CT late 1800's

This is not my 'home town', but it is my town right now. I love seeing pictures of how things used to be...I would have loved to have lived in those times!

Coyote

I know it's hard to see the coyote, but he was just beautiful :) This was taken on my way home from work. If my camera wasn't buried in my bag, i could have gotten a much closer picture.
Behind that barn are acres and acres of beautiful fields where I walk my dog...I love it there...it's so peaceful.

Little Red Fox

This little guy was right outside our office window!
SO CUTE!

Snowstorm number 3!

Red Jammies

2nd snow of 2011

Cupboard Styles

I'm in research mode to find a cupboard for my kitchen, (to replace my old hoosier that I gave to little Lil) ...

these are pics of some styles I like.

The blue one was for sale on Craigslist...but the others are pics I found online.

I love love love, the style of the white and green one, and I would scoff it up in a heartbeat if I could only find one like it!

I also really like the look/feel of the pine hutch with glass doors....I think I really need to have doors up top.

Out with the old....

time for me to say goodbye to my lovely old Hoosier...
No matter where I moved, this piece of furniture
immediately made my new surroundings feel like
home!
Although it's no longer in my kitchen, it has a very prominent spot
in little lentil's new home!
For now, my glasses & linens are living in the cabinet below.

The hunt for a new, 'old' kitchen cupboard is on..how fun!

Making Stromboli

Dec 26th, 1st snow