my 4 youngest kids started school today.
it feels like we JUST got out for summer break.
i didn’t even get a tan line!
how is summer over?
scott was already at school for an early morning football practice.
i made waffles and we shoved out the door.
i picked up the house (a bit) today and painted things.
the internet was out ALL day and i realized i get much more done with no internet…
who knew?!
i am feeling anxious to decorate but the ideas haven’t all hit me yet.
but a couple of ideas….like my sign letters… are making me so happy!
i found several of the letters at Finding Great on Etsy.
i loved all their choices!
29 pages of sign letters??!!
it is sooooo awesome!
i may still hang them on the wall but i love them leaning here too.
Finding Great was really easy to work with… they combined shipping for me…sent them right away.
just think of all the words you could spell!
or just an initial?
i love typography.
back in june i found furniture on craigslist.
a dining room table, 6 chairs, a buffet and a buffet with a hutch on top.
the buffets were identical.
so we painted them gray (Anonymous by Behr) and put them in the inset part of the living room.
it was a perfect fit!
i had exactly 6 pulls left over from the kitchen remodel.
done.
and we had another dresser that i thrifted that the hutch will sit on.
i know what you are thinking…. “it’s very white”.
but this is just the beginning.
the layer before all the color comes in.
the walls are Sea Shell Gray by Valspar.
there needs to be some height back behind the smile and the cow.
but i don’t know with what just yet.
the cow may not stay here forever… but she was lonely in the closet so she’s hanging out with us now.
it’s certainly not done in here… there are lots of things i want to hang on the walls, pillows i want to make, etc.
but we are getting there don’t ya think?
these are the couches and chairs we ordered from Ikea.
there were lots of questions about them before.
basically… YES i love them. the reasons i think it works:
1. this is not our MAIN kid sitting area.
2. it gets used but the boys camp out in the basement not here.
3. and we have forbid food or drink in the living room.
(mom gets to do what she wants because “mom” does the washing of the slipcovers if she spills)
also i found pet alarms to keep the dogs off the furniture when we aren’t home.
they really work!
it sounds like a smoke alarm when you touch it… CRAZY loud.
it beeps only when you are touching it, as soon as you stop touching it the sound stops.
they don’t go anywhere near the couches now.
amazing.
this room needs curtains.
picking fabric for curtains… ughhhhhh.
i don’t want to do it.
but someday i will be out shopping and i will find “IT”.
and i will know that fabric is the one and the decision will be easy.
and i don’t know what to put in this corner.
but i do know that it is not this.
those cabinets got put there when we moved in… and haven’t moved yet.
i may hang family pics all over that corner wall.
and these walls…
and i might even put that shirt away that is on the railing. (HA!)
remember when i said i cleaned up (a bit)?
this was behind me…
i just cleaned one side of the house.
🙂
the hutch is almost done!
the green is bright but i am digging it.
i need some way to conceal all those electronics….what could i do?
everything needs to be accessed at least by a remote.
i haven’t come up with a plan there yet.
and suddenly i am distracted….
zinnias and black eyed susans are pretty dreamy.
i kind of want to blow up these pictures into gigantic wallpaper!
these colors…..these are ME!
so the state of our living room? i think i’d say…she’s coming along!
🙂
do you know what i should do with those electronics on the right buffet?
would you ever get white furniture?
go check out Finding Great and tell me which letters you get for your house!
because i know you will find some great ones!
the Giant G… the hi…. the transparent O…. i want them all.
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nic - soup is my favorite, forever and always amen.
Jeremie - The BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup is the BEST soup I’ve ever had!!!! You won’t regret making it!!!
Necole@seriouslysassymama - I love soup. The minute it gets out of the high 90s and 100s here in Texas, i will be in soup making mode!
Michelle Whitlow - I was just saying the other day that I was craving some soup now that our temps have turned more fall-ish! That chipotle chicken chowder looks yummy!!! And homemade tomato basil soup is always on our list in chillier months! I especially like to add cheese tortellini to it 🙂
Stephanie - Chilly?! In August?! It’s been so long since I had that experience, I forgot it happens in some lucky locals. Thank you for posting these! I’m trying to save money this grocery day and soup always does it!
Cami - That lasagna soup is my jam! It’s amazing! Am looking forward to trying the soups you’ve posted. Thanks 🙂
Laura H - Drool….
I have a fantastic recipe for Broc Cheddar soup! Just like Panera Bread! And my kids actually like it 🙂 Can’t wait for cooler weather to come this way!
Valerie - YUM! Wow that BBQ Chicken Pizza one looks delish! Soup is heavenly on a nice Fall day 🙂
Danielle - That lasagna soup is begging me to make it this fall! Thanks for sharing all these great soup recipes.
Audrina - Wow, all these look so good! The weather’s getting cooler now, so I’m definitely going to try these out. Thanks for the ideas!
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Colleen - Thank you for these and for you blog. that’s all, good nite!
Flower Patch Farmgirl - I’ll have one of each.
Also,we have stuffed pepper soup in the regular rotation. Big crowd pleaser. Super simple. And cheap!
I would like to have soup with you. Bye.
Ellese - OOOOOhhhhh I just got hungry. This is perfect, just in time for fall where I only eat soup for lunch (practically). Thanks for sharing!
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Suzelle - These ALL look SO good !! I want to make ALL of them….if it ever goes below 95*. I am over it !!!
Kristin S - Except for that stuffed peppers, I’m going to make every one of these at least once this winter. I love soup and love new-to-me recipes.