19: Lighting Experiment

Well, I did it...with my husbands help, of course - We installed new lighting figures through-out the main floor. I used You Tube as my resource, no electrician required. We live in a new house, so the instructions were straight forward - I didn't have to deal with obscure wiring, ect...that you may come across in an older home.

I started with a blank slate and a very basic light figure.

Here is the end result, after the foyer is dressed and the new light future is installed.

18: Before & After

I snatched this beauty off Kijiji for $40.00! It's solid wood, seven feet long and one sturdy dresser. I was in a search for a dresser to make over for my daughter's room; something girly, with curves.

*** Please forgive the blurry before picture

For this project I used chalk paint. I LOVE chalk paint because there is no prep, just paint. Why would I ever go back to latex, again?

17: In with the new, out with the old.

Work and life tend to get in the way of "my time", so it has been a while...

We've lived in our Charlesworth home for less than two years and it's time to move to a new home that better suits our family. Of course, I prefer new construction homes, so we made a list of our desireables, which included: location, school district, childcare, and home styles.

Our last home was new construction and a spec home (pre-selected finishes), so this time around I wanted to choose all the finishes. We started our search by visiting various builders, comparing prices and build quality, and finally, asking a lot of specific questions (you know, all those mundane - but necessary ones).

So now, we say goodbye to our first house as a family!