Home Reno - Let's Call it Quits

Let's not drag this out any longer.

This post is full of pictures

and the home decorating is not

yet complete

but it does finally feel like home.

The living room is a difficult

room to photograph

because it's narrow and

it really doesn't get a lot of 

natural light.

The large windows in the front of the house

are under our patio cover

so the light doesn't always stream in.

I realize I should have taken this picture

with the television turned off.

I just don't feel like retaking it..

I am loving my new floors.

I love the fact that

when I clean them, they are really clean.

Unlike the nasty dog hair carpet

that was in here before.

The rug is a a cheap Target rug and 

it is probably temporary.

Right now it serves as a place for the dog to lay on

and it's easy to clean.

I like the pop of color it adds to the room.

The living room is open to the dining room.

So far, this is my favorite room in the house.

I love my new red Karastan rug.

It was a splurge for us but I love 

how dramatically it changes the space.

I originally had it in the living room

but that's where the dog spends most of his

napping time and this rug and

a white dog don't mix.

Holy crap!

How is my dog not bald?

I can't believe how much he sheds this time of year.

I moved the liquor into the dining room

and set it up on my Great Grandma Pearl's

sewing machine.

(You can see my new baseboards pretty well in this pic)

 Not sure how she would feel about that.

Next to the booze is a 

sign I made out of wood slats I had in the garage,

painter's tape, and spray paint.

(It May Just Be The Booze Talking But I Want You To Know That I Love Booze)

That sign cracks me up

almost every time I walk into the room.

The reading nook is right off the 

dining room.

 The coffee table has been in my family for years.

When I was six,

I wrote my name in crayon on the underside of it.

The bowl of antique wooden apples

was given to me by Sally.

I've been looking for large wooden apples

forever and couldn't find what I wanted

so she gave me hers.

She's like that.

The kitchen is just to the left of this area.

When we were talking about doing something 

about the flooring a year or so ago,

we were going to do it in stages.

I am so glad now that we did the entire house

all at once.

I don't think I've ever owned a home

that had one consistent flooring material.

It makes my life so much easier.

So there is my mini home tour so far.

Again, there are more projects on the back burner.

I need to work on my office.

I work from home and have my computer set up

on a fold up camping table.

My files are in a litter box.

A NEVER USED LITTER BOX, thank you.

Thanks for stopping by!

xxx-ooo

holly