I Can't Do That Project

Getting married is putting a major damper on my projects! I'm itching to do so many things around the house but my days off are booked solid for the 5 (!!!!) weeks up to the wedding. I can't wait to get married for many reasons, one of the minor ones is to get back to a normal schedule so I can get crafty again. Want to see what I'm planning?

The Master Bedroom:

I got this duvet cover off of our registry.

I'm planning on painting the white walls... Again. This time the same color as the downstairs bathroom:

 

I'm planning on painting the green dormer the same color as my basement bathroom and my cabinets:

I'm planning on covering the chair... Again.

I'm looking at fabrics like these:

And, adding a pop of color like this to the bed:

I also want to add a shelf like this one in white over the dresser as a rotating photo display area:

Switching out the curtains for something more masculine:

I also would like to flip out the rickety table

 for a C-Table like this in white:

Or this:

I'd also like to replace this too small lamp 

with a combo like this:

The closets:

The front hall closet just isn't working for my shoes. Then add Chris's shoes and it's a hot mess. The pantry shelves are that cheap Rubbermaid stuff and I can tell I'll wake up one night to a loud crash as the shelves all cave in. I'd like to avoid this. We're planning on adding elfa to both of these spaces to make them more functional than now:

The kitchen:

Now that two toned cabinets are good and trendy everywhere it's time to move on. You know when something trickles to the midwest that it's been trendy for several months everywhere else first! Now I know white cabinets are the way to go if you watch appliance ads and photos from magazines. I'm ready to paint the kitchen cabinets a crisp white to replace this:

I'll also add a little white to the backsplash like I experimented here:

And I'd like to finally make this floor:

Whole again!

So, that's that. Starting in December expect to see some actual progress to these things!

Live With Intention!

I drive a lot to and from work. I've seen more fatalities in the last year than I could've ever imagined. It's  a very real reminder that you're never guaranteed to make it to work. Or to wake up... Have you been living each day like it was your last? I know I haven't. We could all take some notes from this guy, who unfortunately died this week. I promise you, this is a video worth watching from beginning to end... Although you'll probably cry like a baby like I did.

Now go make today worth it!

29

I broke into a cold sweat when I realized I'll be 29 in 2 months. 

OH 

MY 

WORD

This was not supposed to happen so soon and this was not supposed to happen with what I do and don't have going on in my life!

So, in an effort to make as many of you break into a cold sweat as possible I decided to make you feel as old as I do!

My brother Matthew on our Mac:

Crazy accurate:

 Look at how old they are now!!

This was NOT terrifying!

 This was considered safe playground material!

Sweating yet???

I am!!

The Not So Great Outdoors

I feel like the interior of my house is virtually done for now...Therefore I need a new project!

The exterior!

If you're in to hand-drawn sketches you'll love this post! Otherwise, sorry!

This is what I'm currently working with (which is not to scale at all!)

Here's a close up of each of the exits of my house.
This is what I call the red deck off of my screened porch:

Here is my back deck off of my kitchen:

Here is the concrete slab off of my basement door:

Here's some other exterior shots:

See this red metal X over the red deck? It's strange and useless...

And there's a strange space between the porch and the red X:

Here is my drawing with my summer plans. Every summer plan is in yellow... I have a lot!

On the concrete slab I want to add some plants to the space between the concrete and the fence. It's just mud and weeds. I also want to add a few planters. This area gets great light!

I might want to add stepping stones from the kitchen deck to the red deck. I'm not sure if that'll make the whole yard seem smaller though. That's why it's a ?:

I have several plans for the kitchen deck. I have hostas planted already. I plan on planting some other flowers and adding mulch. I also want to add white lattice around the bottom of the deck:

I want to attach a gutter garden to the lattice: 

I have the biggest plans for the red deck:

I want to get rid of the red X and paint the frame white and "build" with the help of my pops a pergola like this:

I also want to add a planter box the same length as the porch next to the red deck:

I also want to buy this 4 piece patio set from Ikea for $99. You can't beat that deal so I plan on painting it white and yellow:

I also want to buy the silver hanging boxes to hang from the fence:

I want to buy 4 of these silver guys from Ikea to hang from the pergola:

I'm also toying with messing with the front of my house. Here it is right now:

Here is a border I'm thinking about adding:

Or like the pretty tulip border on Father of the Bride:

What do you think? I think it'll keep me busy this summer!