Fall is in the air!

It is definitely fall in Michigan!  We are waking up to cool temps, there is a nip in the air, and the trees are starting to turn colors!

 

Here is my front porch..the beginning of my fall display.  We grew the gourds!  The pumpkins didn't take this year, so this is one that Liv got on her field trip to the Pumpkin Patch.  The mums should be in full bloom soon too!

 

And this is a view of our back yard!  The trees are starting to change.  This is our first fall in this home...but I bet that this is going to be beautiful in a couple of weeks!!

Happy Fall!!

New House - Master and Foyer

I few more pics of the *new house for your viewing pleasure!

My mom and dad got be this new bed set for my birthday (which was on Friday).  Love it!!

Master bedroom....

I will take more pics soon...but you can get the idea for now.

Still have some work to do with decorating this room..but it's coming along :)

 Foyer...got a new rug, bench, BIG mirror.  Love how this is all coming together!!

I still have not painted a single wall....I am just not sure what colors to go with.  So for now...it's a big blank canvas!

Another {major} Pinterest Project....

I have this on my radar now...I need it!

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We have a room in our "new" house that is nothing more than a mudd room.  It is just off the garage entrance...and since we moved in I have just been shutting the door and forgetting about it.  Well...I think its time to put the room to use.

Now I just need to see if this is something that my handy hubby can make.  I have dropped a few subtle hints.  OR, maybe they weren't so subtle.  I repeatedly e-mail him this picture.  Hopefully soon he gets the "hint"!!

See my last Pinterest Project come to life here....

New house - Family Room

Now that I am posting again..I will start revealing some of our new house to you all!!  We have been in the house for 4 months or so...and it is starting to feel like home..although, we still have a long way to go.

Here is a BEFORE picture of the family room...this room is off of the kitchen, and were we spend quite a bit of time.

Here are some AFTER pics.  HA, we really haven't done TOO much.  I am not ready to paint the walls yet, because I am not sure what color to go with.  I figure we will live here a year or two and then tackle each room, one at at time.

We did get a new couch and love seat.  Also a new area rug.  The rest of the decor was from our old house, but fits well.  The doors walk out to a back deck.  

The kids spend a lot of time in here, so the hard wood floors are nice for quick pick up!

I still need to decide about window treatments for this space.  I don't want bulks curtains...I like how bright this room always seems.

 I still need to get a chair/ottoman for that back corner.  I am hoping to find a perfect "statement piece" to fit there.

We also need to:

-Change the ceiling fan out (it is a lovely black/gold combo now....ick).

-resurface the fireplace.  We are not fond of the marble look to it now...but honestly, it isn't too high on my priority list...someday!

This will be mine!

I had pinned this on Pinterest a while back when dreaming about my new house. Well...house with BIG laundry room has become a reality....and this unit to go over the washer and dryer is becoming a reality as well. I had asked my daddy if it could be built...and sure enough, it can :). Last night on of my dads employees came over to get the measurements!

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I have been SO bad about taking pictures of the house (or anything for that matter), but I promise to get better....starting NOW. I will take some before pics of the laundry room, so you can see the transformation taking place.

So exciting!

Oh How Pinteresting

I have been pinning lots of "home" ideas.....maybe this will tip some of you off to a little secret that I have been keeping...
I will divulge more on that SOON....but for now my pins:

I NEED this in my laundry room. A simple white shelf over the washer and dryer makes it look SO much better!!

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Check out this bookcase from Ikea, turned on it's side, with baskets....makes for a perfect cabinet/decoration for the entry way!

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Mudd room organization.....I wish that my husband was more of a handy-man when it came to wood working....how awesome is this?!

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Or this one...equally as cool!

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Great idea....hang a curtian rod, and then switch out wreaths seasonally!! Love this display:

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