little bits

we have had a few smaller things on our list

to get done around the house.

some of them i've knocked out myself

and i'm hoping that the ones i need ronnie's help with

we can finish up over the weekend.

we have no plans.  knock on wood.

 

first, the things i've done:

i white washed some of the downstairs fireplace.

i didn't want to do the whole thing like i did in our bedroom,

but some of the bricks were way too orange and i hate that.

 

i also ran into target one day to grab diapers,

(target had an amazing diaper sale)

and i saw this side table on clearance.

i got it for $20, originally $70.

yes, i'll take it.

but please imagine...

reid and brette are in the cart and there is

no where to put this table, so i am holding it and

trying to steer the cart full of kids.

i looked crazy.

 

originally i wanted a stump table,

but honestly i'm tired of waiting for it to get done.

this is a perfect second option. 

 a little wood and a little gold.

exactly what reid's room needed.

 

 

and speaking of new furniture,

we also picked up this new chair for our front room.

a friend of my brother's sold it to me.

i didn't tell ronnie and when he saw it he

hated it because he said it didn't "go with this house."

i proved him wrong and once again told him

to do the heavy lifting and i'll take care of the rest.

(wink)

and now he really likes it.

 

 

 

there are two projects i would like done this weekend.

one, is hanging some hooks by the front door.

we still have our coat rack out,

which i still totally love, but

it's not safe for kiddos.

brette has literally knocked it down three times.

luckily, its never landed on her, but i'm over worrying about it. 

 

i bought these from home goods but i need ronnie's help,

because the way i need them latched to the wall will take some rigging.

i need it to be more sturdy than what they are, so we

can use them for our coats and for company.

 

i plan on hanging four of them across this half wall,

right by the front door.

 

the second thing i need ronnie to do is put in one or two

electrical outlets in the floor in our front room.

if you look at this picture again, you'll see i have lamps on

either side of our couch but nowhere to plug them into.

i'd like to hide an outlet in our floor under the couch

so i can actually USE these lamps.

i swear, the electrical jobs are always the last to get done.

 

 

and that should do it!

not a hard list at all.

 

the big jobs are still lurking though...

baseboards in our family room,

then priming and painting.

but i think it looks so good with the wood planking.

i can't wait to see this done.

 

 

 

i love all the small finishes.

it really makes our house a home.

 

hopefully shit gets done and i'll have another update soon.

fingers crossed.