These days, we are that boring married couple that spends their weekends picking out tile, marble, paint colors and furiously cleaning our already clean house. I am really nesting - big time. Whenever I finish one project there is another one I/we need to tackle. No, the kitchen remodel isn't enough. I needed a newly painted front door. Then I realized, what's a newly painted front door without a new storm door to go with it? (More to come on that in a later post). Khaner has been more than patient with me. In some ways though, while we can't travel or go to the beach, we might as well make use of our "house arrest" as I call it, waiting for our sweet girl to arrive.
I know you're probably thinking that our unborn child is not going to care about her window treatments, fabrics or upholstery in her nursery, what front door she has, or if she has marble counters instead of formica. But it sure does make Mama feel better, and when Mama ain't happy, aint nobody happy :)
Update on nursery. If you recall from
here, I had a lot of plans for this room. From initial concept, most of my vision has come to life, sans the chandeliers. When your husband rarely puts his foot down, you have to roll with it the occasional times he does.
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| Looking in from doorway from master to nursery. Didn't my father in-law do an amazing job on the cornices? Can't wait for Emily to finish the drapes, another post on that to come! The couple we purchased our home from actually lives behind us and the wife, Caroline (I know!) came by to bring us a baby gift. She, like my mother, thinks the room feels larger with furniture in it. When they lived in the house, it was used as a home office. |
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| View from the master bath/laundry room hallway. I have received so many compliments on her animal prints from Etsy |
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| View from bookcase, looking into master bedroom from nursery. |
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| My sweet parents treated us to this glider from Pottery Barn. All our friends said if we planned to splurge anywhere, to splurge here, especially if having more than one baby. You spend so much time rocking, nursing and cuddling, you want it to be comfortable on your back. I made sure to choose one with a washable slipcover too! |
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| My sweet coworker has a monogramming machine at home and made this beautiful masterpiece for my footstool. I think Charlotte can use this later on when she's older for the foot of her bed or for a vanity. I purchased the trim from Printer's Alley and used double sided tape to affix. |
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| And security for the house is on double-time with their sister on her way! Practice makes perfect says Cater :) |
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| In the midst of all my craziness, we also squeezed in some much-needed practice babysitting our dear friends Christy and Will's little girl, Cate. I could eat this child with a spoon, she is so adorable. |
What are some of your summer home improvement projects?
