Friday, August 14, 2015

Fall will be here soon

Where has the time gone?  It seems like Summer just began and now Fall is creeping upon us.  Don't get me wrong Fall is my favorite season but I will not be able to decorate this year like I normally do. 

We are still trying to get our house sold.  Since we have a ranch with only one bedroom on the main level it is made for empty nesters.  We have had interest but no offers.  We are suppose to close on the other house at the end of September so I won't be able to do any Fall decorating in my current home. 

For now I am looking back at past Fall decor to get ideas for the new house.











The new house has this ledge by the front door that will be great for decorating for the seasons.  I got this picture from the real estate website so it is a little blurry.  But you can see the ledge over by the light. 




Thursday, August 6, 2015

more photos to share

Today I am sharing the front of our house and the family room off the kitchen.  All of these photos are from our listing.  We had all of these photos taken as the sun was setting.


Now for the family room.  I still don't really like my curtains.  I never had a chance to change them out. 



Sunday, August 2, 2015

Master bathroom

I thought I would share a few more pictures of my house from the listing.  Today it is the master bathroom.  We updated it last summer. 


Here is what it looked like before.





Thursday, July 30, 2015

It's official

Today we went under contract on another house.  This one is more then I wanted to pay but it has a great yard that is .72 acres.  The down side is the rooms in the house are smaller then ours.  It is a much bigger house but it has more bedrooms and it has what I call a useless formal living room that is vaulted.  I guess that we will have to use it for a game room since the basement is small.  At least the basement has surround sound built in so we can watch movies down there. Plus it has a small bar area.  We will have to use the bedroom down there for the hubby's gym since all that is down there is a bedroom, bathroom and family room.  I have included some pictures from the listing however they don't show the front and it only has one picture of the yard.


Did I mention that it had a firepit and pond with waterfall on the lower deck?  It has a balcony off the master bedroom and downstairs office plus a large covered deck on the back and a wrap around front porch that is covered.  I might have to buy more outdoor furniture to fill all these areas.


The kitchen is smaller than mine and it doesn't have a pantry only the cabinet pantry but at least it has newer cabinets and nice granite counter tops.  I just wish the double ovens were big like mine.  These are only 24 inch where mine are 30 inch.



Above are pictures of the bar and family room in the basement.  I think that I am going to add some shelves over the sink area.


I love the updated stairs with the wrought iron and they are wood.  I won't be doing much renovation with this house just mostly painting and decorating.  We might fix the vanities in all the other bathrooms as they are unusually low.  I am pretty short and they hit me maybe about 6 inches above my knee.

We are suppose to close at the end of September so I might not get my Fall decorating done on time this year.  Today we also put our house on the market and I hope that it sells soon since we are going to stuck with a big mortgage on this house if we can't close on ours at the same time.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

My summer front porch

Since I am taking a break from house hunting I decided to fix up the back corner of my front porch today.  I just wanted to do something simple for now.  I love to use sunflowers for summer and fall.  For some reason I have been drawn to yellow and orange for a few years now.  I love their vibrant colors.


I love using my crates in this corner.  Until I can find something to replace them they will stay for awhile.



I was going to use my pillows that say summer on the bench but I thought these would look nice since you live, laugh and love on a porch too.


Linking with
Life on Lakeshore Drive, Pink When, Tabler Party of Two, Thoughts From Alice, Rustic & Refined,  Dwellings The Heart of Your Home, Concord Cottage, Between Naps on the Porch, Cozy Little House, Our Home Away From Home, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, A Stroll Thru Life, StoneGable, Elizabeth & Co, Home Remedies, Savvy Southern Style, Ivy and Elephants, The Happy Housie, Oh My Heartsie Girl, A Delightsome Life, Have a Daily Cup of Mrs Olson, From My Front Porch To Yours, Common Ground, Milas Little Things, The Charm of Home, Imparting Grace, Anderson & Grant, Katherines Corner, French Country Cottage,  Posed Perfection, The Shabby Nest, Life with Lorelai, My Romantic Home, Chic on a Shoestring, Craftberry Bush, Shabby Art Boutique, Rooted in Thyme, Pieced Pastimes, Scrapality 

Sunday, July 19, 2015

A little wine in the garden

After a hard morning working in the garden I could use a relaxing place to sit and have a glass of wine.  I have this little area that stays shaded most of the day and I thought it would be the perfect spot to put my little green bistro set.


Now of course I will not be drinking any wine this morning but this is perfect for late afternoon or early evening.  I also put some of my pots around the table since this area doesn't have any flowers.





I think that some little lights in the bushes would be nice for the evening.  I might have to see about putting out some Christmas lights.

Linking with
Coastal Charm, Pink When, Tabler Party of Two, Life on Lakeshore Drive, Thoughts From Alice, Natasha in Oz, Dwellings The Heart of Your Home, Rustic & Refined, Karens Up On The Hill, Between Naps on the Porch, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Cozy Little House, StoneGable, A Stroll Thru Life, The Dedicated House, Home Remedies, Savvy Southern Style, Simplify Live Love, The Bajan Texan, The Happy Housie, Have a Daily Cup of Mrs Olson, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch To Yours, Ivy and Elephants, Katherines Corner, Common Ground, Posed Perfection, Rooted in Thyme, Milas Little Things, Imparting Grace, French Country Cottage, Shabby Art Boutique, The Charm of Home, Life With Lorelai, Scrapality, Chic on a Shoestring, Pieced Pastimes, Anderson & Grant, Elizabeth & Co, Oh My Heartsie Girl, Our Southern Home