june progress report

okay, so i may not be the best at keeping up with this little blog of mine. uh oh.

here's a progress report since the last time i posted:

1) we've been working on our backyard! (okay, maybe i haven't been doing much, but jason most definitely has!) when we moved in, we were given a wide-open dirt pile to work with. it sounded really bad at first, but once we realized we had the freedom to do anything we wanted, that made it all better. we decided we were going to build ourselves a patio (i use *we* loosely) and decorate the rest of the yard with wood chips, rocks, flowers, herbs, and you know, other yard stuff! the photo above is from a few weeks ago, and i'm happy to say we are much further along! the patio is complete and the rest is underway. in fact, jason is outside working on it as i write this (don't tell him that).

the huge pallet of sand and stones that made our patio what it is today!

the much dreaded first day of work.

2) i painted our front doors! we have french-style front doors which made it double the fun. we were taking a walk this spring and saw that there were a few houses in our association with colorful doors, so we did it, too! i have a thing for teal (obviously), so i chose a brighter shade and went for it. it's not 100% complete, it still needs some touching up around the ends, but it looks amazing. below is a photo from paint day! i will post another photo of both doors soon.

3) we installed a mirror and floating shelf in our dining room and i'm in love with it! it's home to a few picture frames, a candle, jason's grandfather's antique whiskey glasses, a terrarium, and more! plus, the mirror brings so much extra light into the room, especially with the chandelier on.

that's all for now! finishing up the backyard, going to start working on the front yard, hoping to finish up my office (it's in progress and will actually be put to use soon - photos coming!), and also our bedroom. 

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april showers bring teal walls

yep, it's already may, and i haven't posted anything since march. uh oh. luckily, you haven't missed toooo much...

in april, we decided to paint our accent wall a gorgeous dark teal. when we first moved here, we were pretty cool with the paint choices. but then, as we started decorating, we realized a problem: they're a little too neutral for us. ivory, grey, and white. i'm all for a loud pop of color, so i was more than happy when jason agreed that we needed to paint the main wall that our living room and dining room share! after spending an hour surrounded by a large selection of blue paint chips at menard's, we finally found this color! it took two days to paint, but it's done, and now we can continue adding decor to both walls. hooray!

what do ya think?

next on our endless list of fun:
*building patio and garden
*completing home office
*floating shelf & mirror in dining room
*painting front doors

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