Spring in my step

It thrills me to dig out my saw and use my back deck as my work area , where I can accumulate piles and piles of saw dust , there is no greater feeling to make things new and better around the house. Like the trim around our bedroom doors , what a difference a little trim makes. {still needs painting}
I wanted to point out that the light switch is right in the way of my generous trim , and I have seen people cut out the trim to accommodate the light switch , I recommend the opposite to cut the switch plate , it is better than having a chunk out of your lovely trim . Although best would be to install the right trim when you build a new house.

Look at the difference in scale , the one on the right is not finished as my hands were aching from using old fashioned nails and hammer , yuck! really I have to get a proper nail gun , with all the work I do this is crazy , but it is a great testimony to the difference the right and wrong trim can make.

I also decided it would be nice to add more wainscoting to the upstairs landing , the wall to the left has a low picture ledge so I kept the trim low to match {still more painting , it will be white , and I have centered the pictures too }

We will be saying good bye to this look , the stripes will be going , the bed will be getting cream wide cabana stripes and the bed wall will be a strong pink with a damask pattern stenciled in cream , to mimic a wall paper ,the other walls I will try to convince Sophie should be cream, I am also going to center the canopy and lose the S and re-do the canopy fabric , Sophie is in need of some change , I think it has been this way for about 4 years so it could use a real re-design.

Pink is a must , I am OK with that, she is looking for shabby cottage style , I think I can handle that .

Cindy's kitchen resources

I wanted to answer a few questions for you about Cindy's kitchen .


1. the counters are Fromica Basalt #3690-77 Honed , click for the link.

2. the lights came from Rejuvenation Lighting classic school house .{this is quite a resource}

Spring is in the air.

Before , looks like there is not casing at all doesn't it ?

I wanted to show you how my bedroom window turned out , after replacing the casings and blinds, I know the machine is ugly but this is the best place for it , function and beauty , sometimes we need to compromise . It is March Break here and we are enjoying the time off , we spent a few days with my husband's family , we endured an indoor water park , which felt like a sauna , especially when you are fully dressed like I was , I don't do bathing suits, but the kids had tonnes of fun.

Mason came home with loads of new clothes , so nice to have a fashionable generous older cousin .

Sophie spent hours like with the cutest Lola , she is the cutest little thing.

This is what my house looked like today , Spring cleaning has begun . Purging cleaning , re-designing .

And the after , a tidy thinned out mess .

This is the after , I wish it was more impressive , but this is a huge improvement .

I used scrap wood and build a deep shelf , so much better , as I did have a stack of those "shoe shelves " those are awful so small shallow and shaky. I even have space to hide away the kids back packs .

This is how I store my scarves for the off season , I believe the count was 15 , wow we have a lot of lovely scarves.