Friday, April 13, 2012

PAINTING PROGRESS

We've made some headway the past few days in the paint department. Mostly the man of the house has made some progress...when I come along I spend all my time playing referee with the kids, but I know Mr. Fashionable Farmhouse loves the chaos company. I'm really pleased with how the paint colors have turned out so far. The master bedroom, boy bedroom and upstairs family room have been transformed into Benjamin Moore Coastal Fog. As my son said, "Goodbye gold. Hello New!!" I would describe the paint color as a warm taupe with a slight green undertone. You know, that's the paint expert in me talking...haha. And the kids' bath and  girl bedroom are Sherwin Williams Sea Salt. It is a grayish blue, or a bluish gray...basically a great neutral. So here are some pics. Pardon the toys scattered everywhere...
 Sherwin Williams Sea Salt. This room has one window that faces East and one that faces West.

 Benjamin Moore Coastal Fog.
 These two windows are facing the North and the West.
 Master Bedroom Bay Window Area.
 Upstairs Family Room. These windows face the North and the West.
This room is currently the Kid Zone....probably will be for the next 20-ish years :)

So here is where we are right now. I don't know that the pics are really true to color, but they are close. The wood floors in the kitchen are currently getting a makeover, and that's soon to be a big ol' mess. Will post pics on that when we've made some headway.

Outdoor Fun

Hey there! We've been doing a lot of work at the new place, but we've been having some fun too. Here are a few pics of the kiddos doing what they love: playing outdoors.

 HEADED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TO CHECK ON THE OL' BARNCAT.
 ALWAYS ON THE RUN.
 THIS KID IS A BORN WORKER!
 GOTTA STOP AND FILL UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
 PLAYING ON THE BOUNCY

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Exterior Plans


Though not horrible, I feel as if the curb corn appeal of this place could use some pizazz. Railing will stay the existing color (not a true white, more of an antique white) because it is vinyl. Siding will stay the same color too: blah, blah beige. So that leaves the trim around the windows that can be painted, and maybe a few shutters here and there. That doesn't leave a whole lot of room for improvement, but I do think it will be better. I'm tossing around the idea of painting the trim around the windows the same color as the railing and adding black shutters where I can.....thoughts?