Current Projects

So if you're wondering why I am posting so many progress pictures and no finished rooms yet, we'll go back to my confession of hopping from project to project.

My goal is to post all of these before's, so once the rooms are complete I'll have something to compare it too.

Right now we are working on Micah's room and our master bedroom. I plan on not starting any other big projects until those 2 rooms are complete.

Here's a rundown of what needs to be completed in each room.

Micah's room:

1. Hang Chalkboard
2. Finish Frame Wall
3. Frame Map
4. New Sheets (already ordered)
5. Changing Pad Cover
6. Hang Pom Pom Garland

Master Bedroom:

1. Finish Closet & Window Seat
2. New Bedding
3. New End Tables
4. New Desk Chair
5. New Light Fixture
6. Hang Art
7. Window Treatment

The playpen is no longer in our room as Micah is sleeping in his crib now. So just imagine my end table back in it's place next to my bed now. 

Micah's new sheets should be in in about 2 weeks. Once they arrive everything else will already be completed and I can finally do his room reveal. 

A portion of his frame wall. I just love it!

Our room is another story. It probably will not be completely finished until this summer. Everything in here is going to be big ticket items. Bedding, closet, end tables, light fixture, etc. So we are going to take our time and look for great deals. 

We are also getting a quote on an addition as we speak. A large family room and maybe an extra bedroom. Hoping that will be our next big project, but we'll see!

Are you working on any home projects?? 

Dining Room Progress Tour

Even though our dining room is still not complete, every piece in here is new.

Well, new to us.

When I first discovered Ana White's website more then 2 years ago, the first thing I dreamed of was a farmhouse table.My husband finally built the table last fall and we purchased the chairs from Wayfair. I love how big it is, but seeing as we want more kids, I think we'll be building an even bigger one eventually.

The large buffet was a purchase from a local boutique. I got a great deal on it and need to repaint it, but not sure what color yet. It needs some new hardware too. . 

Above the large buffet I want to start a frame wall. At my next Pinterest party I want to make some silhouettes of my kids to hang here. Maybe some chicken wire frames, chalkboard, and family photos too.

On either side of the large buffet are my favorite pieces. First is my husbands highchair from 33 years ago. We want to refinish it in a bright yellow. I think it's so sweet the kids get to use their daddy's highchair. The other piece is an old vintage farmhouse style toddler chair I found at a local boutique. No needing to add a child's booster seat to our table. Just pull up this adorable chair.

I want to repaint it yellow too, to match the highchair.

Obviously, lots of painting and refinishing needing to go on in this room!

I bought the small buffet on Craigslist. It holds most of our current homeschool supplies. As does the other buffet and one of our hall closets. We are hoping to add on a large great room soon. When we do, our homeschool supplies will move into there. So both of these buffets in the dining room will be able to hold entertaining supplies then.

For now I just decorate this area with some of our school supplies. A globe I bought at a yard sale for $2.50, our abacus, some dominoes in our apothecary jar, and some school pencils. I change this area out with the holidays too. 

My favorite part is the sign above the mini buffet.  Found this beauty at a Bealls store for $40. The words fit our family perfectly. 

The curtains were picked up at Ikea. Just trim and sew the bottoms to your desired length. We need to add molding around this sliding glass door too. The addition we plan on adding would turn these sliding glass doors into an archway though. So we might wait to add the molding until we start on the addition.

The last thing we want to update is a new light fixture. Nothing wrong with the curtain one other then it's just not our style. Something with lanterns would really make me happy. 

We use our dining room as a school room/dining room. Is your dining room multipurpose? 

Living Room Tour (Progress)

Finally getting to the house tour! Living room first. Still so much to do...

Well over a year later not much has happened in the living room. That’s what happens when you are self-diagnosed ADHD. I jump so much from one project to another, one room to another, that it seems I never get anything done completely. Even though it seems like slow progress in here, there are quite a lot of little things we updated.

 Before

Inbetween Progress 

 Current Progress

First, we added a mirror above the couch. I love how it brightens the whole room. Someone gave us a huge mirror. Too big for the space. So we cut it in half, hung it on the wall, then built a frame around it. Okay, by we, I mean my hubby.

If you follow me on facebook you might notice the “blessed” banner I just made. That’s our newest addition and such a great reminder.

I bought pillow forms from Hobby Lobby and had great intentions of sewing pillow covers. Until I saw their pillow covers on sale for $3.50 each. Sold.

The bookshelf only had a few small updates.  A little rearranging, new quote on the chalkboard, and a new remote control tray.

Still need to add a picture of baby #4. Wonder how long that will take?

We picked this adorable little aqua stool up when we went on a mini vacation to Amelia Island from one of my favorite antique stores, The Pickers Market. Whenever we add a chair or loveseat in front of the window, I plan on using this as a mini end table.

Next to the door is a sign we found on sale. I could have used my Silhouette machine to make one, but couldn’t beat the price. Still looking for a tall entry table to go under it.

The biggest change in the living room is the 8x10 dark grey rug. It’s not the exact one we wanted but it will work for now. After we finish everything else in the room I hope to get a new rug. A lighter grey trellis patterned rug. *Swoon*

We also bought 4 new dark brown saddle bar stools. I love how they do not stick out so far. And the dark wood color is great. They will look even better once we plank the wall they are against. I think the dark wood will pop against the all white planking. 

So those are the small updates we've made. Now here’s the giant list of the things still to do.

• molding around window
• chair or love seat for in front of window
• coffee table or trunk?
• tall entry table
• board and batten behind tv
• remove hutch & paint tv stand (yellow?)
• hang art on both sides of tv
• plank bar area
• change out picture frames & add pictures of Micah

I’m sure we’ll add some things here and there, but this is the basic list.

This is the project I'm most excited about. Board & batten on this wall, removing the hutch, and painting the dresser. Do you have any other idea's I could incorporate into this design??? Comment below if you have any other tips or suggestions! Thanks!

xoxo, 

Jennifer