Moving, sick, Independence Day...
The weekend immediately following the holiday Hadley was tickled-pink to spend some time with her cousin and best bud, Noelle. {Known in this house as "Noellie-Bellie"} I like to refer to the girls as "the twins"... not because they look anything alike, but because they are only 6 days apart in birth.
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| Cousin Love |
That same weekend Nick's parents were so gracious to come and help with a couple of projects. Well, two. How much can you really cram into one Saturday? {One day we'll test that}
I had asked Nick to build me a dining room table. A big, rustic ol' farm-house table. A mix between Pottery Barn's Benchwright and Cortona tables, with enough room to sit 8-10 people. I have dreams of the dinners, game nights, holidays, and high-chairs that will fill this space!
So my builder-husband and carpenter-father-in-law got right to work. And isn't she a beauty?
All ready to be sanded and stained! I love the character of the wood. Oh, and it seats 10-12. Happy wife here!
Unfortunately, I did not record the process... but you can find a simliar tutorial here.
So, where is this monstrosity of a table gonna go? Well we're parking in our formal dining room.
This room is one big canvas of walls and floor. But we've got some plans brewing.
Meanwhile... my mother-in-law and I were inside making some stripes happen.
On the staircase wall -opposite the dining room- we measured up every 10 inches and then taped inside the not-to-be-painted stripes with blue painters tape.
Next, using our fingers we ran some caulking {very little} along the the inside edges of the to-be-painted stripes. {Learned this trick from our builder} This part took the longest, but it was worth it. Doing this makes for sharp, clean lines once the tape is removed.
We were very pleased with the results!
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| Hoping to find an old sideboard to replace the pitiful entry table. |
I hear the baby crying, so that's it for today. We'll catch up more tomorrow.
Feeling inspired,
Kaylee
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