Well, here we are, another week or so has FLOWN by. So here are some of the projects I have been working on to make our house more of a home. It has been nice to finally get some familiar faces up on the walls. I miss having my photos up, and pics of Christ and the temple. I'm not even half way done, but thought Id give you a peek into what Ive been doing to keep myself busy these last few days. Hope all of you are well, and hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. We love you all.
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Here is our front door. I always tell the kids when they go to friends homes, "remember your representing our family" , but that seemed too long of a statement to put on the door, so I did what my mother did right before we sold our last home in Draper, and that was put this saying on the back door. Hers was on a plaque, but I put ours right onto the door with the vinyl lettering I did. I think it turned out cute.
Here is our kitchen saying that is on the granite tiles next to our sink. I like it. It says "The fondest memories are made when gathered around the table" That is so true. I remember always talking to my parents and always having family dinners together. It was a time to catch up from the day, and sometimes it was time to plan fun family vacations. So I thought this would be fitting to be in our kitchen.
Here is our bedroom. Still in progress. I still need to make some throw pillows from the fabric I had left over from making the headboard. And then I am going to have a photo of myself, and then a photo of Will done to put on either side of the wall quote. I think this dresses up a rather plain wall. And there isn't too much on the wall for others to see. Its just something special for Will and I to see. Don't need company traipsing through our bedroom to look at photos on the wall now do we.
And now here is my big family wall as I call it. I wanted someplace to put our beautiful family portraits that my mother so lovingly took and then mounted for us. So I wanted a place for them that would be a focal point of a room, and be a conversation piece. And I think I accomplished that. Please don't mind the old queen size headboard and foot board leaning up against the wall. That is for another
re-purposing project I am going to do. I will be turning it into beautiful outdoor/ indoor seating. A really cool project that I will post later when I am finished with it. So without further adieu, here is my family wall.....
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And here is our Laundry room. It is sort of a hallway type laundry area, so I wanted to make it cute, since we have to look at it all the time. So here is a before and after. i thought the saying was fitting. "Laundry Today or Naked Tomorrow. My kids laugh every time they read it. Ive had a few "mom, you wouldn't make us go to school naked would you?" from a couple of them, and I always tell them lets not find out shall we. And so I find they are much more helpful in doing some of the laundry help.
And now I have started to put out some Christmas decorations. I was so happy when last year my parents brought me out some Christmas stuff from my Childhood. I have such fond memories of these things, and so I am way excited to share with my kids the memories of these items. My kids are already anxious to be moving the "presents" on the advent calender. And I find myself telling my kids the same things my mom told us. "Stop touching it" "Please don't play with it" "We need to wait till the right day to move the presents". Ahhhhh such fond and fun memories. But After Thanksgiving this week, I will be putting up a lot more of our Christmas stuff, and decorate more, and put up the tree and all that fun stuff. Then we will hook up the lights outside, and arrange them to blink to music. I will post a video of it, IF, and that's a big IF I can get it to work this year. Here's to fingers being crossed.
