getting.right.to.it.

My whole reason for creating this blog is to share my design ideas with someone other than my husband. My design appetite was ready for something new. Having pretty much completed every room in the current house I'd run out of space for new things and new design. I know getting the next house to where I want it to be won't be easy or quick (esp. with a new baby on the way). It'll probably take a few years but I'm excited for the opportunity.

To be honest the thought of decorating a new home seemed daunting after just finishing all the last minute home improvement projects and anticipating a newborn while chasing down a toddler. Over the past few weeks I've felt my enthusiasm build. I've been scouring websites for ideas and even managed to pick out a new sofa (which we may or may not purchase immediately after moving in), and patio set.

Here is the order in which I think we'll complete projects. Most will be as simple as a coat of paint. Some will require tiling and other mini renovations...
1. Toddler's room
2. Nursery
3. Family room
4. Living room
5. Master bedroom/bath
6. Rec room
7. Guest room

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The Christmas Experience

The big holiday is over and done. Does anyone else feel the tiniest bit depressed when it's all over? I don't know about you, but for me, the anticipation coming up to the big day is what I revel in the most. Sure, the presents are way up there for the kids, but mine equally anticipate the activities we get up to prior to the big day. Our little list of activities (dare I say traditions) help make the season that much more special. In no particular order: ✔1. Christmas Gardens Lights-our botanical garden have a gorgeous display 2. The Nutcracker play ✔3. Gingerbread houses ✔ 4. Baking cookies 5. Mulled wine (just the husband and I of course) 6. Watching Christmas movies:: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ✔ Love Actually ✔ The Holiday ✔ Elf The Polar Express ✔ Last Christmas (new addition for me this year) ✔ 8. Visiting w/ Santa (with kids) ✔ 9 . Advent calendars ✔ 10. Ebelskivers ✔ 11. Christmas Eve Boxes We managed to almost complete the lis...

flooring.

The new house has laminate flooring installed on the main and basement floors. I'm not opposed to laminate but the laminate in the house looks cheap. We installed laminate in our current home in a cherry color and it looks much more rich and less like laminate. Not wanting to do the laminate thing again we are opting for wood floors. We're pretty sure we'll be doing the new flooring within a short amount of time after moving in. Just the other day I came across another flooring option. Not wood and not laminate. Something supposedly more durable, water proof, and less expensive than wood. Reviews are decent for this new product and we're intrigued. I'm leery of this new product since we thought laminate was more durable than wood. I'm also afraid the look won't look like wood. It's vinyl plank flooring. The product we've heard rave reviews on is by Traffic Master called Allure. We'd like the wood installed in the bathrooms but we're wor...

It's been a long time

It's been a long time since I updated. In the past 8 months or so we've settled into our new home, welcomed a new baby, and survived the first few months with two young kiddos. We've made some small progress at changing the home, nothing major though. I think the biggest and still on going project has been painting. I knocked out the most needed painting before the baby arrived. Now I cannot seem to find the time or energy to finish up the smaller areas (master bath, kids bath, and guest room). I have paint purchased for at least two of the spaces.

simple.just.practical.

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