Simplify

Today

You can find me buried in a pile of this, sewing my exhausted little heart out.

And also at a baseball game or two.

I can't complain. :-)

 

Marmalade -

Showing at International Quilt Market next month in Kansas City

In stores October 2012

My favorite yet...

 

Did you hear?

A couple of things...

Ruby is the winner of the 2012 Modern Madness!  Wait, what??  I can't believe it either! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for Ruby, we are just so thrilled.  Such an honor!  

Sorry this is maybe my shortest post ever, but I can only type with one hand, as I've got a croupy one year old in my arms.  We are doing everything possible to keep him happy and (fingers crossed) out of the hospital, the poor thing.  We've had a solid two weeks of sick kids over here and are ready to get feeling better!  If I have to watch Toy Story one more time...

Oh, and just a heads up... new fabic should be here soon!  I'll let you know as soon as it arrives.  Can't wait!!  Maybe my some miracle my sewing room will be all put together, boxes will all be unpacked (ha!) and there won't be any more sick kids (or mom) around here when it comes.  A girl can dream, right?

One more thing... thanks for all the comments on the new to us house.  You sure know how to make me (and the husband) smile. Really, thanks.  I'll do my best to answer your questions in future house posts.  Promise.

Better get back to sick baby duty.  It's going to be a loooong night.

The house-house

 

Okay, these are in progress photos, not after photos.  (I feel like I've said that before?) After I've hung some stuff on the walls, installed hardware, fluffed pillows, made children get dressed, etc. I will post a few more.  And since it is just so much better with before photos, I'll put a few of those in here too.  

The old photos were taken the day we got keys (about 6 weeks ago), and the new photos were all taken yesterday afternoon.  It was the first day of spring break (note the kids in PJs) and lets be honest, the house will get progressively messier each day, so I grabbed my camera and took a few photos.  Mostly of the downstairs, because the upstairs in not this clean. :-)

Prepare yourselves, a whole lot of photos ahead.  Also, I've been fighting with typepad all morning and it just won't cooperate on picture size.  Sorry they are all different.

Here goes...

Kitchen:

Little different, huh?  Still need hardware on the cabinets, but we are working on it.

(Since I know you are dying for a closeup of the fruit over the stovetop)

(Need your opinion.  Leave this pony wall blue or paint it white?  We have different opinions over here.)

(Still need to arrange the stuff on the shelf.  Oops.)

Kitchen info:  

Paint color: Rainwashed by Sherwin Williams

Cabinet color: Swiss Coffee (from SW, but they mixed from a color they had in the computer)

Light over table: Overstock

Table and Chairs:  RC Willey outlet 5 years or so ago

Rug: Dash and Albert 

Stools: Walmart

Floors: Maple engineered hardwood from Build Direct

 

Entry:

 

Entry info: 

(Empty, sad little) Table- Wayfair

Walnut stain and Swiss Coffee- stairs

Paint: Aloof Gray by Sherwin Williams

 

Living Room/Dining Room

(Sadly, this is the only photo I got looking into the dining room.  The ceiling was both yellow and green)

Need to hang light, and curtains.  The black chairs don't go in here, they are just holding curtain rods.

Living/Dining info

Paint color: Aloof Gray by SW

Rug- RugsUSA.com Safavieh

Old couches (seriously, 9 years old)- ??

Light in dining- Overstock

White table- Macy's

Hutch- Craigslist (painted Aqua Smoke by Behr)

 

Family Room

We haven't found a suitable replacement for this baby yet:

 

(This is my favorite photo- husband trying to be a dork, and totally succeeding :-)  He will kill me for posting this.)

 

Family Room info:

Paint: Rainwashed by SW

Trim/fireplace: Swiss Coffee

Couch: RC Willey outlet

Chair: West Elm a few years ago

Tile around fireplace: Lowes

Random stuff on fireplace:  ??

 

Downstairs bath:

Isn't that trim behind the door awesome? And the flowers on the mirror?

Downstairs bath info:

Paint color: Waterscape by SW

Floor: Lowes

Rugs: Crate and Barrel

Vanity: Homedepot.com Home Decorators Collection

Framing mirror out: Husband (hint, hint)

 

Master bath:

Master bath info:

Paint Color: Silverstrand by SW

Shower and Floor Tile: Floor and Decor (bought it off the shelf, I don't have any brand/color info, sorry!!)

(Yes, the wood floor is tile)

Okay, just two more things, because I have rambled on long enough only my mother could make it through (hi mom!).  I got this growth chart a while back on Etsy and finally hung it. Yesterday I measured the boys and marked it.  This morning they both came tearing into my room yelling "We grew, we grew!!"  According to them, they both grew one whole line last night.  :-)  It is a very exciting day over here.

Also, it is now my favorite thing in the house.

And the reason I'm not showing you my sewing room yet...

Because it currently looks like this.  Hoping to dig out tonight.  

Feel free to head on over.  Bring treats.  It's been a looooong road. We need treats.

Quick note to the husband- Thanks.  For working your guts out, for not getting overwhelmed, for putting up with my emotional breakdowns, and for seeing potential in this house when I couldn't.  And again for working your guts out.  Love you.

Happy Tuesday!

 For more maybe house posts (including why it was called the maybe house): Before, cabinet closeup, a peek at wood floors, and somewhere in the middle.  Oh, and the fireplace.

Update: An update 6 months down the road here.  

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