we painted the ceiling

I'm bored tonight. tuboo is sleeping b/c he has to go into work after midnight for a project. i could be doing something i guess but i think i deserve a little rest. yesterday we painted ceilings in the living room, dining room, front foyer and on top of the staircase. For those of you who've been here, you know that the ceilings were yellow. For others, you may have caught a glimpse of it in previous photos (or you may not have as we purposely tried to avoid capturing it in our pics). Painting ceilings is always the hardest. It just kills your shoulders and back!! And, can leave spots in your hair and make you look like you have lots of dandruff. Anyway, we went full force and got it all done. I think we just wanted to get it all over with because it was such a chore. But, love the results! Maybe one day in the future, we'll get rid of that popcorn ceiling but until then this is the best we can do.

Here is an AFTER pic of the living room:



I don't really have a before pic but you can kinda see it in the following photo:



Thats me after we got the x-mas b tree. I know i'm silly!


I guess I haven't really posted any pics that have me or tuboo in them. Well here you go!

its like when elizabeth hurley got her eyebrow's plucked

thats what tuboo says about getting the shutters for bmj. we're so happy our shutters are finally here! they were installed today and we absolutely love them! what a difference they make. see for yourself.

Elizabeth Hurley Before Pluck:




Elizabeth Hurley After Pluck



Living Room Before Shutters:


Living Room After Shutters:


Kitchen Before Shutters:




Kitchen After Shutters:




For the bedroom, I'm going to post pics from way before, I don't think I have before.

Bedroom Way Before (Previous Owners):



Bed Room In Transition (after we put in new flooring etc):




Bed Room After:



p.s. can you spot our new friend 'Braemar' in any of the pics? Hint: he's in 2 of them

Pretty in Pink!

Hey everyone,
I know its been a while but we were on vacation and took a little break. We did get some painting done in the basement. Here are some before and in transition pics (we're not quite finished furnishing the room properly):

BEFORE:


IN TRANSITION:


Pretty Bold color isn't it? Me and Tuboo were a little nervous when I painted the first wall but we love it. We wanted to be a bit more creative and fun down in the basement.
The black and white pic on the right side is just temporary. We definately need some paintings/pictures to break up some of the colors. We plan to put up a better black/white pic when we find the right one.
We also want to get a mirror down there and new table and slip cover for the couch.
We also painted the window and door frames in a glossy black paint.



BEFORE:



IN TRANSITION:



I can't wait until its all done!

DBB finally comes home

Today we picked up a new dining set, "DBB". Tuboo found DBB on craigslist for a steal of a deal. We're still in shock we got it for such a good price. We found out that its almost a kindof homecoming for DBB as the original owners are from our area. We love the lines on the table and chairs. Can't wait to sand it down and paint! We haven't decided yet if we should go black or buttercream. Black is very classic but if we do buttercream it may highlight DBB's cute features. Perhaps by the end of the week we'll have a before and after for you????

Here are some pics:













i love the detail on the table and chair legs. the chairs are very sturdy and don't creak at all. i can't wait till they are transformed!

IN OTHER NEWS:
I don't think i ever showed you how our fireplace has transformed since we moved in. Here are the before and after pics:

BEFORE



AFTER



Yesterday we made a spontaneous purchase. We were not even planning on buying anything but we found this 'buffet' (I learned the diff between buffet and hutch yesterday as well) and couldn't resist as it matches the irony look and feel of our fireplace cover.





The challenge with it though is how to fill it up. I've put some books in it right now and have to strategically think of how to position items and what items to store in there so to not make it look cluttered. Nevertheless, I love it!

PJ Room - getting there

So the trip was ok but i'm sooo glad to be home. When I got back, Tuboo did not disappoint



He got started on furnishing the PJ Room. Here are some pics:




This is a pic of the drawing desk Tuboo bought me, isn't he thoughtful?:

Transformed!

I just couldn't wait til the weekend. I ended up painting the 'PJ' room. Here are before and after pics:

BEFORE:


AFTER:


BEFORE:


AFTER:




what do you think? I love it! Perhaps tuboo will have it all furnished by the time i get back!?!

green room be gone!

ok. i'm really tired. it's hitting me now. all stuff we've done this weekend is getting to me. i really need a massage!!

this weekend we finished off the basement floors. the rec room was already done (finished that off before we started on the main floor) and had one of the rooms left to do. we finished that off today. then i washed the walls of the room down and painted two coats of primer.

Here are some 'before' and 'in transition' pics.

BEFORE (we tore out the carpet that was in there)


IN TRANSITION (there's tuboo, hard at work. yo can see we decided to go with lighter color floors to brighten up the basement)


green paint be gone!


well, the room still looks pretty bad but just wait and see!! i can't wait till its finished.
i'll have to wait to paint until the weekend b/c i'm off on a work trip this week. so i'll have to leave all of you in suspense as to what color we've chosen....to be continued.

UPDATE ON THE BB'S
By the way, our babies are doing great. they've transitioned really well into the new home. I wonder if they even remember where we used to live. here are some cute pics.

mirror mirror on the wall...& our very first fireball

Here is a pic of a mirror we bought for the front foyer. We added a black ledge (don't know what to call it), matches our front door.



We've been looking for an eclectic mirror to fit on top of our fireplace. At first sight we knew this mirror was perfect! Its been hard to find a mirror with the right measurements. This mirror reminds me of the one from snow white. braha hahaha! hehe. But this one is not evil.



Here is a pic of me and tuboo (you can see how well the mirror fits in too), enjoying our first fire(ball) in our new home. teehee!

Xmas is early this year!

Today was a little bit of everything. From finding our "X-Mas B" christmas tree, to fixing up our dining room, to getting new lighting for the living room. Pics say it better than words so here they are!

First, introducing, our BLACK X-Mas B Christmas Tree:



Yup, the tree is black. The pot has base board moulding and the lights are simple white. I just love this tree!! Its so nice to have a little bit of xmas already. I think we're going to keep it up all year round, its so cute.

Also added to our living room is a new floor lamp. The cool thing about this lamp is its 150 w. So it brightens up the room. Exactly what we were looking for. Tuboo found the store on his bike ride home. Its the cutest little 'shop around the corner' type place.

Here is our new lamp:




Cute isn't it? For those detailed oriented people, yes, we rearranged the furniture in the living room.

Here are some before and after pics of our dining room:

Pic from the previous owners


We ended up putting up a new light fixture, again. We used to have a cute little chandelier but decided to put that in the basement and put this one up. This is the one I mentioned before about getting the free medalion. hehee.

I put that pic of the dining room up b/c it was the best one that compares to the "before" pic. But, you can kinda see the pattern on our new chandelier better in this pic:



We still have to do the baseboards and put up the wainscotting...but that'll have to be later.