I'm a Gemini. I like change.
First change ... my banner. I like ranunculus but I'm not so much a fan of pink. The pink bothered me. I made the new banner from a vintage print. I also changed a few things in my sidebar. It was too busy and I tried to simplify it some. One day, I'll add a picture of myself to the profile section. ;-)
Second change ... my mantel is here! Here it is when I bought it in early August. Chippy, but not in a good way. All the details were obscured by coats and coats of paint.
Here it is now. It probably doesn't look much different in the picture, but it looks so much better. It looks brand new and you can see all the details now. My dad worked so hard to strip and paint it. We had to cut the bottom to shorten it and the opening to widen it for the insert. It was quite a comedy with myself, and my parents trying to manipulate this huge piece onto this small tablesaw, but we got it done.
First change ... my banner. I like ranunculus but I'm not so much a fan of pink. The pink bothered me. I made the new banner from a vintage print. I also changed a few things in my sidebar. It was too busy and I tried to simplify it some. One day, I'll add a picture of myself to the profile section. ;-)
Second change ... my mantel is here! Here it is when I bought it in early August. Chippy, but not in a good way. All the details were obscured by coats and coats of paint.
Here it is now. It probably doesn't look much different in the picture, but it looks so much better. It looks brand new and you can see all the details now. My dad worked so hard to strip and paint it. We had to cut the bottom to shorten it and the opening to widen it for the insert. It was quite a comedy with myself, and my parents trying to manipulate this huge piece onto this small tablesaw, but we got it done.
Now, the work of getting it installed will begin. At the moment, the only thing holding it in place is the little shim on the right. I'll share better pictures once we have it installed.
Last change ... I replaced my sofa. I loved my white slipcovered sofa, but the sofa underneath was a mess. That wasn't a problem, but the cushions on the sofa were NOT slipcovered and had been pretty abused by the kids. They were getting a little gross and I couldn't take it anymore I'm going to donate it (if they will take it).
While my older girl was at preschool, my little one and I took a trip to Ikea. My Ikea Ektorp will be delivered this afternoon!
I'm leaving very early tomorrow morning for Delaware to see my parents. Alone! I'm having a mommy day. The plan is to go have a lunchtime tea with my mom at a place I've wanted to go to since we first visited the area called The Victorian Lady. After that, we'll be antiquing and I hope to have a nice dinner out. Sunday morning, I'll be having breakfast at a new diner before heading home. I haven't had a whole day to myself since before I had my girls 3 1/2 years ago. I can't wait!
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