bamboo blind love

It took over a year for us to decide how to address the front entrance windows. We could leave them bare, which we did for a year, of cover them. We felt the need to cover them , sometimes we just felt so exposed. 

There are so many options , films, blinds, new inserts and sheers.... I don't like films and "decorator" cut glass inserts aren't really appealing to my style sense, although there is one option I would consider. I really do like this x detail design and maybe at some point we will make this upgrade but not right now.

 Because I also love bamboo blinds. 

I have 17 bamboo blinds in this house. 

So I went with bamboo blinds for the front door and side lights. They add just enough privacy, because it is just strange to walk down your hall and make eye contact with someone trying to take a peek inside your home while they are walking by...

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I also installed a blind to the laundry room. We sometimes have the dogs sleep in the laundry room and once at 3:00 am a dog started barking at bunnies milling around the backyard so blinds were a must . No one want to hear there dogs barking in the middle of the night. 

The best thing about adding the final window coverings now is that they were on clearance at Lowe's for $5.00 , how could I lose.

Privacy and barking control is priceless!

transformation with wainscoting

Good morning. As I wait for the rain and freezing rain to settle so I can get back to this trim project I am working on at Ellen's this week I thought I would share it with you as well as most of my trim projects I have completed over the years. 

As you can see I have been adding an applied wainscoting with an extra little trim detail. So far I am 17.5 hours into the installation. It's not always a quick process but what a difference it makes.

Nothing transforms or elevates a space like trim. I really believe to get the best result in decorating , the way I like to , is to start with beautiful bones. I think that rooms should be beautiful empty, you will start off the decorating process ahead of the game and get a better layered and finished end result.

 This is my favorite new chair rail .

Varied panels add interest to a blank bit of wall and create a feature.

 Here is another recent project I completed, it was the finishing touch , it was a bit backwards ending with the trim , but as long as it got done it was all worth it.

 My last house where I learned all of my carpentry skills, I can't remember if I started on this trim or on the applied mouldings in the family room. Either way I loved them both. White moulding makes my hear sing.

 More of my last house.

 I adore and miss this panelled wall from my last house and the vaulted ceilings , I loved that house.

 This is the house where I am working now , Ellen's house . Do you remember her entry/mudroom. I love seeing how it functions over the years.

 How can I forget my beachy bedroom and the board and batten, it was so cottagey.

 My current homes main hall wainscotting still in progress.

 More of my current home.

 This image I captured on our moving day , it was a good bye old girl shot, such a pretty space.

 My laundry room, I used shoe moulding to create the panels and flipped a large baseboard to create a generous trim for lots of hooks.

My stair wainscoting.

 One of my first projects I tackled while my husband was out of town on a business trip.Applied wainscoting. How cute was little Sophie , this was taken three years ago or so when we had our first magazine photo shoot , what a cute shot.

So what do you think ? Do you love trim like I do ? Would you tackle this type of project yourself ? Would you love a ladies only carpentry 101 class to go to learn these skills? Just wondering...

Shame on baby steps

 As you can see I changed my design a touch . I went with three smaller panels and two upper panels, I love it. I just need to finish the top details after I add the casing around the new door opening.

 I just love wainscoting.

 It's so pretty and makes a great back drop , for shaming. OMG I just couldn't help myself.

Moe is on the left and Dolce is on the right. I'm not sure why Dolce looks so mad?
This has been an ongoing problem, marking. And when one marks so does the other one , it's a vicious cycle. So I am dealing with it by making both dogs wear belly bands which don't allow for marking. I didn't even know they made belly bands for such a reason. I had to just make my own.
Hopefully this will break the habit. My poor drapes.....

I don't believe in human shaming but heck the dogs have no clue I'm shaming them online and it's darn funny to me.