Master Bedroom Progress

By Rachel 20 May
2013

I have been the busiest bee there is.

I am a painting fool.

You may recall that we moved the door in our master bedroom.

To do that we had to move our bed into the corner of the room while the mudders and the texturizer people were here.

Because we are bonkers, Hubs and I thought “the bed is already moved, let’s paint the walls!’ ‘squee!’

Because we have a couch coming on thursday and the basement needs to be painted, thats why NOT to do that.

We did it anyway.

It’s not completely done yet but it’s close.

Here is the before shot.  The door is open but you can see where it used to be.

and one more before

And now for some fab afters!

And just for a little perspective:

The color on the walls is Sherwin Williams “Sea Salt”.

And, yes, I’ve only painted 2 walls and only half the trim.  I just wanted to move my bed back and have actual nightstands.

I never realized how much I NEEDED night stands until I didn’t have them.

And I’m kind of obsessed with these.

I’ll do a complete rundown of where I got what when the room is complete (hopefully next week but, meh, ya never know)

Now you must excuse me, I have 24,487 more doors to paint.

blarg.

What do you guys think? Does the door move work?  I think so, but I’d love to hear what you guys have to say!

 

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Filed under: Lake House, Renovation Mayhem, Uncategorized

 

Construction: The Dining Room

By Rachel 08 May
2013

I have some more construction pics for you guys.

We walled up the dining room half wall.

You guys.

It looks like it should have always been this way.

Andplusalso

I can go to sleep at 10 and not hear Hubs and his brother laughing/yelling/talking at the TV


This is a Before shot from the listing.

This isn’t quite an after, but you can see that it looks less like bars on a cell. I feel like the banister upstairs looks so much more intentional.

Another Before shot

here’s another ‘sort of’ after pic

I can’t wait to get the taping, mudding, and texturing done so I can PAINT!!

Tomorrow I’ll show you guys what the former wood burning stove area looks like now.

Happy Hump Day!

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Construction: Master Bedroom Door

By Rachel 07 May
2013

As I mentioned yesterday, there has been some serious work going on around here.

Basically, I got sick and tired of sleeping without a nightstand.

Remember how our bedroom looked before?

See where the words “move door” are?  That’s where our bed is.

I know it looks counterintuitive, but trust me when I say that’s the only wall it could fit on.

Our king sized bed fit there, but nothing else did. (please see my diatribe about nightstands above)

So we decided to move the door to the other wall as illustrated above.

WOO FREAKIN HOO!

The first cut.  Hubs had to move a few outlets to accomodate the double door.

The hole in the wall is where the old door used to be (obvs).  Our friend, T the contractor, finishing up the new, double door.

Starting to look normal again.

Ohhhh yeah! Look at that beautiful french door!  woot! (please excuse our messy room. The closet is proving challenging)

Obviously, it isn’t completely done yet.  But it will be by the end of this week!

Then all I have to do is paint the door.

And the trim.

And the walls.

Now that I think about it, maybe next week is more realistic :)

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What I Wore in Vegas

By Rachel 06 May
2013

Hubs and I took a last minute trip to Vegas last week.

Oh.

Em.

Gee.

So relaxing.

We stayed at Vdara Hotel.

It was awesome.

No gambling. No Smoking. 100% low key.

It was awesome to get away from the spring winter weather.

Then we came home to snow.

Go figure.

Here’s what I wore:

For the Pool: Dress:Target/Hat: Village Scandal, East Village NYC

I found this maxi dress for $1.50 at Target.  SCORE!

Sightseeing: Top:Express/Shorts: JCrew/Shoes: TOMS

You guys need to buy these Toms.  Seriously, they are so comfy and an awesome alternative to flops.

Out on the Town: Dress and Shoes: Modcloth

I felt a little hoochie in this outfit. I figured, meh, it’s Vegas, I’ll be the least scandalous person in town.  And I was.

On the Plane: Dress: Target/ Necklace: Target/ Shoes: Toms / Sweater (in my bag): Street fair in NYC

This is the most comfy outfit I’ve worn on a plane. I always keep socks and a sweater in my bag.

 Airplanes are cold, yo.

Some major developments have taken place at the house.

We had our contractor come while we were gone.

I’ll show you some progress shots tomorrow!

Toodles!

P.S. Linking up with these fine ladies: My Greatest Hits, Style Elixir, Transatlantic Blonde, Rolled Up Pretty, The Pleated Poppy, Because Shanna Said So, Delusions of Grandeur

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What I Wore Wednesday

By Rachel 24 Apr
2013

Sorry this is so late.

I had an emergency this morning.

Sheldon baby masacered a mouse in the laundry room last night.

And then I died.

The end.

You guys.

Rodents make me itchy and panicky.

So I did what any normal person would do.

I called Husband and told him he had a mess to clean up when he got home.

Then I bathed the dogs.

And doused myself in various sanitizing agents.

Now that all this is (sort of) taken care of, here’s what I wore during a blizzard-y day last week.

 

The Deets: 

Sweater: Gilt/Jeans: Old Navy/Boots: Sears (believe it or not!)/Belt: The Limited

I love wearing this sweater when it’s cold.

It’s so cozy and has kind of a built in scarf.

Also, these boots? AWESOME.

And from Sears.

Of all the places in the world.

Between the rodent incident and all this snowy weather, I’ve never been more ready for Vegas.

5 more days.

thank baby Jesus.

Linking up with these lovely ladies: Pleated Poppy/Because Shanna Said So/Transatlantic Blonde/Rolled up Prettty

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Demolition!

By Rachel 22 Apr
2013

Ripping out that wood burning stove was harder than we thought.

And by we I mean my Husband and my Brother in Law.

I stood back and took pics.

natch.

This is what it look liked before:

(the green tape is where the sectional will be)

First Hubs had to remove the stove, which I’ve been told, is heaver than shit.

Then they started removing the tiles from the side.

And FINALLY they ripped out the step:

Behold!  No more step.

Now all we have is some old carpet and leftover tile.

And a few holes to patch.

And trim to replace.

Well, most of it’s finished.

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Minor Projects and Major Snow

By Rachel 15 Apr
2013

Last week I didn’t blog.

Just as we saw some grass on our lawn we got pounded with more snow.

Now there is more snow on the ground than there was before.

And winter weather makes me crabby.

Especially when it’s supposed to be Spring.

I did manage to hang some curtains.

We needed black out drapes in the lower level.

It’s our main TV space and the glare can get annoying.

A good deal of our natural light comes from this area, so I didn’t want to totally black it out all the time.

So I hung 2 sets of curtains.

One cute pair and a black out pair.

And because I’m a Cheapy McCheaperson, I bought 5 yards of black out fabric from Joanns and made my own.

I measured and cut my black out fabric and hemmed it with iron on hem tape.

Then I thought I’d make a slot so they could just slide right onto the rod.

FAIL.

The fabric was too thick so I ended up using clips.

But now I need to hem them up again because they are dragging on the floor.

At least they look cute.

I used a double rod.

The cute curtains are Happy by Jonathan Adler (from JCP)

 I really love the pattern and the texture but I absolutely detest tab top curtains.

HATE.

So now I’m considering cutting off the tabs and adding clips to those curtains too.

I made this whole curtain hanging sitch more complex than it needed to be.

Typical.

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Are You There Spring? It’s Me, Rachel.

By Rachel 03 Apr
2013

OMeffingG

Where the hell is Spring?

It was a brisk 10 degrees on April 1.

Just.

No.

Then. THEN. Yesterday, as I was helping push my brother in law out of the snow he got stuck in on our driveway, I promplty biffed it, HARD, on some black ice.

Imagine.

I was walking one second and flat on my back the next.

IT’S APRIL!

So, now that you understand that I still hate winter even when it’s (allegedly) spring, you can understand my need for some springlike fashion.

The Deets:
Sweater: TJMaxx
Top: Forever 21
Jeans: H&M
Boots: (believe it or not) Sears
Scarf: Our local street vendor from when we lived on 85th Street

Oh green jeans, you make me feel like spring.

Notice that I’m dressing appropriately for the weather with boots and a scarf.

Hopefully, the weather will get the springtime message.

But it’s Minnesota, so we may still have snow in May.

Linking up with these fine people: Because Shanna Said So, The Pleated Poppy, Transatlantic Blonde, Rolled Up Pretty

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My Favorite Mascara

By Rachel 02 Apr
2013

God bless Sephora and their free samples.

I build up Sephora points pretty fast.

Last time I was in Omaha I picked up a sample of Blinc Mascara.

Life. Changing.

This is no normal mascara.

It adds length by wrapping your lashes in water resistant ‘tubes’.

All I know is my lashes look effing amazing and the curl holds a hell of a lot longer.

See?

Please excuse my unplucked brows.

Isn’t that the most tedious task on the planet?

I always wait until I damn near have a unibrow before plucking.

See how long my lashes are?!

Especially the eye on the left in the pic above (my right eye).

You may recall that I singed the shit out of my eyelashes trying to light my mom’s fireplace a while back.

This ‘tube’ mascara helps those lashes look normal.

My only caveat is a couple of amazon reveiws say if you wear contacts this can irritate your eyes.

I wear contacts and haven’t had a problem.

So just be aware of that if you decide to try this awesome stuff.

Have you guys tried this (or a similar) mascara?

 

(I wasn’t paid or perked to say any of this, although it would have been nice! This post contains affiliate links)

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A Half Assed Outfit Post

By Rachel 28 Mar
2013

I wore this before we moved into the house.

I haven’t worn anything but sweats since we moved in.

Sexy right?

These are super bad pics btw.

The Deets:

Sweater: Limited, thrifted
Skirt: Corilynn
Shoes: Charlotte Russe
Necklace: TJ Maxx

I’ve always wanted a Corilynn skirt.

But I could never justify the $100+ price tag.

This skirt went on sale for $45.

I couldn’t get my charge card out fast enough.

I also wasn’t about to wait until it warms up to wear it.

I paired it with tights and a sweater to sorta make it work for winter.

Serious question time: Do you think I need to hem this skirt up a bit?

The waist band in these pics is pulled up pretty high.

In the first pic you can kinda see a bump where the waistband is.

So hem or no hem?

Yes? No?

Bueller?

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