I have this passion
for creating. I can’t tell you how many hours on end that I spend finding
inspirational photos online that I can work into my own designs, whether it’s jewelry,
art, sewing projects, or home decorating projects, I’m an all-around do-it-yourselfer and proud
of it. I don’t normally copy anyones ideas step by step, but I usually use them
as inspiration only.
Today is the 11th of June and on the 22nd
of June, my husband, daughter, and I are
moving into a 3/2 house with 2100 square feet of living space, no garage…garage
was converted to an enclosed room with brand new BRIGHT Superman blue carpet,
and in addition it has a fairly new 1/1 apartment in backyard (mother-in-laws
suite NOT) that’s about 780 square feet that my husband is going to operate his
metal jewelry blank supply company from. Plus it has a carport and one large storage
shed in back yard. It sits on 1 acre and was built in 1979. It’s UGLY but I see
potential. The only bad thing is that we are BROKE from coming up with the down
payment. So, in the next week while
waiting for the 22nd to roll around…I’m trying to remember what the
house looked like and the layout so I can start making plans on what I’m going
to do. It’s driving me crazy!!!
Did I mention that we were broke??? We lost 85% of our
income and had to make some huge cutbacks but I’m bound and determined to make
this new funky home something to be proud of. I’m a trash to treasure Diva and
although my husband hasn’t truly seen what I can really do with limited
resources (we’ve only been married since 2010), I’m planning on knocking his
socks off and not emptying his wallet.
So below you will see some Inspirational photos and
throughout the months, I will be adding my own photos of different rooms of my
house.
Ok…for my living room…I love these colors. I have this gigantic
cream colored leather sectional sofa that I’m seriously thinking about splitting
up and creating 2 end tables to “cap” each open end off. If that doesn’t work…maybe I can trade it for a sofa and 2 chairs on our local trading website. I also like
the little skirted table…Oh..and I forgot to mention that I have a giant
leather ottoman to go with my giant sectional that I guess I could skirt? It
might not stay “skirted” because of my Shitzu and Chihuahua. They are constantly
jumping up on the furniture. I don't have hardwood floors, nope....I have this ugly beige carpet. Ugh!
Ok... so, stay tune for more pics, more ideas, more everything :-)
