August Fields

the nursery.

i finally found some time to snap a few pictures of the nursery!  
the furniture stayed the same from the last baby and we just layered some new colors and decorations.

jeremiah 1:5 is little A’s life verse.  
the kids and i had enjoyed a cool summer day creating this painting.  they are so excited that i actually hung it on the wall as a focal point!  i think they did great 🙂

the crib bedding is from miss polly’s piece goods on etsy.  carolyn was so great to work with and i am very happy with the way it turned out.

the musical cradle was mine when i was a baby and the wooden helicopter was a gift from our small group at church.  little A’s name is carved in on the other side.

my dad was my decorating hero during the pregnancy.  he came over and hung several items on walls for me!  including everything in the nursery.

we just had little A’s black and white pictures taken and we’ll be adding them to the gallery wall soon.

nursery with painted white floors

the nursery.  it turned out very sweet!  every morning when i get
little dubs out of bed i tease and call him little prince charming in his royal room 🙂
the chandelier is from a little antique shop close to our town.  i think
it really makes the room….along with
…..the floors!  we painted them white.  against our builder’s desire. and i am 
so glad we did!  they started as raw 5″ oak floors.  we added 2 coats of primer and white porch paint.
only 2 coats of primer so that the some boards would naturally yellow.  i love the look!
dancy made little dubs this dick and jane pillow 🙂
the photo collage includes pictures of all the kiddos when they were 2 weeks old.  we are missing 
one on the right though 🙁  we havn’t been able to find it since the move.
favorite books and toys are essential to any nursery 🙂

the nursery

okay…time for a little house update!  we’re moving along quite well and still anticipating a june 1 completion date.  i can hardly believe that is only two months away!!!
so i wanted to do a little piece on the nursery before it’s completed.  this has been my inspiration picture from the beginning.  i cannot find the source but will link back when i do.
i didn’t love everything about this space but the overall look captured what i was looking for.
so i saved this picture and stuck with it for inspiration.
these are the elements i wanted to emulate:
1.  overall layering of basically two colors.  i am really drawn to tone on tone.
2. the separation of colors on the wall.  one color on the bottom, one on top.
3.  the painted white wood floor!
4.  the antique brass chandelier and the smaller scale of it. (i found one!)
5. white crib.
here is the nursery standing in the doorway looking in.  the small closet is to the right of the windows.
next, you can see the wood floor is down.  we went with a 5″ oak.  at final stage it will be sanded down about 1/8″ on sight then finished to specification.
we also decided to layer in a texture to the bottom half of the room.  what you see is board and batten before paint.
below you will see the nursery walls with the finishing touch of a little ledge on the board and batten.
i think it will be nice to be able to lean some artwork on (securely of course!) as well as adding a little more visual interest.
the walls are primed, sanded and nail holes filled at this stage.
the floors have been covered with brown paper to prepare for final painting.  
the bottom half of the room will be painted in benjamin moore’s london fog color.  
the top will be benjamin moore’s ready mix white color which is also the white we are using in several 
other areas of the house.
when we designed this space some of our thoughts were:
~ place this room right next to the master bedroom
~ design this room with the thought that when it is done being used as a nursery we can transition it to be an upstairs office for my husband.
~ therefore the closet was built out with more shelving versus rods for hanging.

house update: trim, wood floors, tile

i have lots and lots of pictures to share!!  so many changes are happening at the house.  tile is being installed, wood floors laid, crown moulding put up, and built-ins are getting started.

master bathroom….starting to take shape….
and more recently.  windows trimmed out, carrera tiles starting to go down….
boy’s bathroom.  i am standing in the bunk room looking into the bathroom.  
the hallway entrance is to the right.  
straight ahead is the tub/shower alcove.  square, glossy, grey tiles.
on the floor:  tiny white rectangle tiles with grey grout.

the nursery.  this will be one of my favorites to finish up 🙂  i’ll be posting more about it later!
oak floors are down.  they will be sanded and finished (painted white!!).  
board and batten up. 
this room will eventually transition to something else when we are no longer 
needing a nursery 🙁
school room.  built ins are almost done!

mud room.  we went with a dark slate with dark grout (my flash is deceiving you).  
we are very pleased with the way this has turned out!
side porch.  the door will be varnished so it will have a little pizazz. 🙂
the crown moulding is going up in the family room.  mr.daddy was in charge of this…
and i will say i am very pleased with his selection!

bonus/family room above the garage.  this is the room i think we will spend a lot of time in!
the window is looking out to the back of the house.  the stairs on the right go up to the hallway.

this is a walk thru “fort” that we are doing for the kids…but they don’t know! 🙂  
it was dead space so we decided to utilize it as a playhouse.  
obviously they see it when we go to the house but 
they just think it is for storage.

okay….last picture 🙂  the siding is starting to go up.  we went with hardie cement board.
this is the stock light grey.  since there will be a final color coat painted later
we will be able to tweak it a bit if we want.  i’m thinking just a teeny bit darker….
thanks for looking!  
i will say overall the process of designing and building a home is going very well!
i’m pretty sure i would not want to do it again,
but that is just because it is such a long process.  
i always hear so many negative stories about relationships or drama that can 
happen while building a home.
i would like to be a positive voice and say “we love it!” 🙂
thank. you.

Our Boy Nursery Tour

Daily I am continuing to be inspired by the blogs I follow. I simply love peeking into someone’s kitchen or reading nook to see how the space it used and how it is decorated. I thought it would be fun to start sharing some of our spaces too.

Being number 5, little dubs had to have a nursery built around leftovers… 🙂 But I had fun using what we already had in a different way and adding small embellishments…..like this old window frame I purchased in Shipshewana, Indiana. All I did was wipe it down with a damp cloth! The small canvas paintings were purchased from ebay.

The walls were already a brown Benjamin Moore Color from Pottery Barn…I cannot find the color swatch for the life of me!

The bedding, quilt, chair pillow, curtain and rug are Pottery Barn Kids all purchased on ebay. My in-laws gave us this gliding chair/ottoman when we had our first, and while its not the most deco savvy…I love it! That little hutch was also purchased in Shipshewana.

I have a beautiful scripture on the wall above the nightstand that used to be in the girls’ room.

Finally, I recently added this mobile that I had fun making 🙂 He loves it!!