Things really started to pick up the end of last week! We got the gas line tied in from the house to the fireplace, passed that inspection and passed our framing inspection. Wahoo! The masons showed up Thursday and completed the brick front on the fireplace!! Contractor S went above and beyond by procuring antique bricks for the piece in order to assure as close a match as possible to the den fireplace. I already love it to pieces and am positive I’ll be over the moon once it’s painted and the mantle is built. I can already see my Angie Reuter oyster there!! 
Sister was a complete doll to hobble over yesterday (yes, her foot is still broken) to assist in the picking of the paint colors. I’m so lucky to have a sis that not only has impeccable taste, but could also talk about fabric, paint and furnishings till kingdom come. side of house inside porch + fireplace brick: bead board ceiling: french doors: all trim, railings, posts + mantle + steps I’m so excited to see this go up I could squeal!! xoxo Southern Porch {Week 1} Porch Progress {Week 2} Porch Progress {Week 3} Porch Progress {Weeks 4-5} Porch Progress {Week 6} Ikea Chair Makeover Porch Progress {Week 7}
Proud
As Father’s Day draws to a close, I am so very thankful for both the father that raised me and the father that’s raising my littles. I’m grateful for their kind hearts and I love them both with all of mine. I’ve written about loving these two, and today I’m going to share how proud… Read More
Summer Days
Happy weekend, y’all! I was so excited when Olga over at Stardust – Decor & Style invited me to guest post on my family room. Hop on over there and check it out!! Now, we’re just three weeks in and our summer days are turning out to be everything we had hoped…full of doing just… Read More
Dallas
I don’t know about y’all but I’ve lightly mourned the loss of the great television soap operas I grew up on (you know, the likes of Days of Our Lives and Guiding Light) for a few years now. So, I was beyond excited to have this little piece of American nostalgia back for consumption by… Read More
On My Bedside
At the expense of my full DVR, I’ve been spending my evenings after the littles are in bed reading rather than watching the tele. The Night Circus This is a beautifully written and mesmerizing story. I enjoyed every word on every page. I very, ever so rarely read a book twice, but if I did… Read More
Powder Room {Before & After}
I have finally procured a piece of art for the one big wall in the powder room and am beyond thrilled to cross another room off the impressively extensive list we started with three years ago. (Though, serial decorators never really cross anything off the list for too long.) Here’s the before. Unlike in the… Read More
A Little Southern Gentleman
Blonde AW (as I’m now calling my bestie down the road) and I were positively delighted to host a Southern themed soiree in celebration of our dear friend Amanda (also known as “Blonde Amanda” and “Reese’s Doppleganger” on this here blog) and her little Southern gentleman on the way. Find the invitation in my… Read More