Mud room Cubbies

Over the break, we were able to tackle one of the bigger projects on my To Do list, although it ended up not being AS big as I thought. 

I shared the MUD ROOM HERE, so check it out if you are interested in more of the room. 

But this is how it started out.  Our winter duds were laid all over when we came in, and I’d hung up a very redneck coat rack to work for the time being.  My mom and dad took the week off and basically did this whole thing for us. 

RC helped Grandma put the wainscoting on the wall. 

I love the look of it on the wall. 

So then, based on my initial idea, Dad got busy building these shelves and racks for coats.  We kept this left hand side lower so Greg can reach it and hook his coats up too. 

I’ve got one coat of clear stain on it, waiting to get another.  However, we jumped right in and started hanging up our stuff. 

This is the final design, with the bench for sitting and eventually, baskets for all of our goods. 

Laundry Area

Hey there – I wanted to reveal a finished laundry/mud room, but not today.  Seems it’s a good catch all room.  I suppose it always will be.  The laundry room is located right off the garage, and near the dining room patio doors.  There is a half bath in the mudroom area and a large closet for the furnace, water heater and then access to the crawl space. 
However, I did want to share part of it and this shelf.

Here is the shelf before.  This was in our old house, left by the previous owners, but I saw potential when we were unloading it to move.  (Had to give Greg something else to use in the garage now!) 
I’ve been inspired by so  many things on Pinterest with the Industrial theme.  So I got some spray paint and went to work.  This is Krylon Spray Paint that I picked up at the local Hardware Hank.  (I can't find the cans to see the color name now!)

Then I gathered up all of the metal baskets I have so far. 

I love that I can still have a place for all that extra crap that we need, but looks hideous.  And now it can look pretty.  Mostly it’s extra things like my scentsy waxes, and extension cords. But it’s a good place for them.

Right now, this is how the rest of the room looks.  I can function in the laundry area, but the rest is a catch all for tools and supplies for the rest of the house.  It will be a great room once we are done tho.

Here is the laundry area of the room.  There is a pocket door there, that will close off the room when we have company.

And this is the other side that leads out to the garage.  Over on the left is where I’ll put in cubbies for coats and stuff.  On the other side is the bathroom. 

Linking to Not Just a Housewife.

August??

How did the summer fly by already?  I swear we just started it, yet so  much has happened.  On the home front, it’s been a busy week for us, and I’ve not gotten to anything extra or fun to post here. 

We had a birthday this week.  Our baby turned 6!!  It’s hard to believe.  Of course it was American Girl themed, and she got some new clothes, toys and crafts, plus a fun lil princess house for them all to live in.   

We had to make a fast trip to GF to the Dr,and we got to come home last night to this.  Today however it’s raining like a manic so I don’t know what will get done out there.  And I’m supposed to go help a friend with  a garage sale. However, I love the rain. 

Flooring

Not much to update you on the terms of the house.  We were still waiting on the plumbers but they’ve been there and are working now!  WOO HOO… 

We are also waiting on the kitchen cabinets, some more electrical work and then for some reason my craft room.    I like to make sure they know I am annoyed that it’s the last room to be worked on. 

Anyway, we have gotten the flooring in (except my craft room!)

This is looking into the kitchen and dining area from the living room.  Of course, the floor is full of footprints, but it’s still so pretty!! 

This one is turned around looking into the living room.  We have this flooring throughout the whole house with the exception of the bathrooms.  It’s all laminate floating floors I picked out at our local furniture store.  (I will find out the name for sure!)  I did not put any carpet in for a cleaning reasons and mobility for Greg. 

I may  have posted this before, but this is the other flooring.  This is going in the three bathrooms and the mud room.  It’s linoleum and it looks like fancy smancy tile!!  It’s beautiful!!

I am excited to share all of the rooms as they each get done!! 

Moving On Up!

Happy Memorial Day weekend!!  I hope that everyone is doing something fun this weekend!!  I wish I was!!  But I am working towards a goal, so it’s OK!!  And it’s been raining since Thursday!!  I love the rain, but it’s making for messes when we are trying to move. 

I thought I better update you. 

I really love being able to see the weather move in and out.  Esp. when it’s rainy like this. 

Here is a sneak at our bedroom.  The colors were pulled from the comforter and pillows we already had. 

The master bath is painted and the flooring is in.  This is linoleum and it’s beautiful.  It’s exactly what I was looking for and I found it locally… it’s going in both baths and the mudroom area. 

 

Here is a shot of the rest of the flooring going in.  The rest of the house is all going to be laminate.  I can’t wait to see more. 

So a bit of an update from last post.

• The master bath is ready to be finished.
• Everything is textured and ready to be primed and painted, with the exception of the kids bathroom.  (??)
• The only rooms left to prime are the kitchen/dining, office, living room and kids bathroom. 
• Flooring is done in all three kids rooms and master bath. 
• Septic tank is in.

So this week the plan is:

• Water, power, heat, etc will be trenched in and hooked up.  (we could have used the heat this weekend.
• Finish flooring through hall, and master bedroom.
• Finish kids bath
• Painting
• Move.  Yes, we have to be out by Friday so we will be camping with the neighbors across the road for this week while all of the above gets done.   

Keep on Swimming, Keep on Swimming

Hey there…  I wish I had more to share with you right now.  We are at the awkward stage where we are half packed, half ready to move, yet we still have another week. 

So I’ll just update where we are. 

We painted some more Friday and Saturday.  The utility closet is done so the utilities can be set up.  Then on to RC’s room.  We got the base of some blue down… I can’t wait to finish his room and share, but that is later on down the road. 

Then we got the Master bedroom and closets.  I used three gallons of paint on the walls, and ceiling and that still wasn’t enough, so one closet is not finished.  LOL..  And I haven’t painted the blue wall. 

Then we packed up more stuff Sunday and got to spend some down time as well. 

What I hope happens this week:

• Master bathroom finished
• Kids bathroom finished
• Floors put down in the bedrooms and bathrooms.
• Water, propane, power and more hooked up.
• Telephone people out there. (I think I saw them going out this morning!!)
• more painting, and packing.

Kind of a reach, but I think it can happen.  The plan on the table is move in day May 29th – and if the above happens this week, we can do it!!   

Here is what else is going on this week:

• Baseball starts tonight
• Baseball continues every Monday and Wednesday night.
• School is out Wednesday at noon.
• McKinley is supposed to start a dance class for Jr. Miss
• Stamp Club meets tomorrow night
• Dentist appt. Thursday (this is an all day trip)

Making A Home

I thought I would share a bit more about our home design.  I think I should have got to architectural school.  I love home designs and floor plans.  I stalk the Saturday paper for the weekly plan and I’ve also enjoyed browsing through them online. 
Quite awhile ago, I got a home design software called Envisioneer Express 5.0. It allows you to create your own floor plans, and home models.  I did this for my parents when they built their house 8 years ago.  And I’ve had TONS, I mean TONS of designs on there that I loved. 
So when it came down to the chance that we might actually decide to build a home, I looked to my designs and created some new ones. 

This was the final cut.  A one level house with room for everyone and maybe more to spare.
If you didn’t know, my husband has been in a wheelchair since January 2006, and shortly after that we bought the house in town and fixed it up for us to live in.  And it’s been great, but our dream has been to be in the country. 
So we needed a few things.  One level, so that we didn’t have to worry about an elevator or chair lift.  4 bedrooms, so everyone can have their space, now and if/when they come back to visit.  I wanted my craft room.  I am lucky, I know!!  We wanted a large garage that can house our cars and Greg’s tools.  And more space for all of us to move about and be together in. 
I’m pretty excited seeing how this design on the computer is coming to life.  and learning a little about it in the process. 
RIGHT NOW…
We are pouring cement for the garage.  Then the phone, water, power and propane can be ran into the house. 
Then the rest of the taping and mudding will be done and the texture sprayed.  Hopefully, by the weekend, we will be painting. 

The House–From the Beginning PART 2

I wanted to break it up some, so this is the 2nd part of the house building up to this date. 

The weekend of March 17th, my dad set to work on our road into the house. We still have some more to add, but it’s a road that leads to home. 

I like driving up now seeing our house.  I love the color.  When I told my brother I picked RED, he wasn’t impressed, but I am!! 
I wanted to be able to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible so we wanted a deck out back.  This photos is from the patio doors off the master bedroom. 


Here is a better shot of the back porch. 

The patio doors on the right are from the master bedroom, and the doors on the left are from the dining area. 

Here it is with the tin on to match the roof. 

Since mid April, the sheetrock has been going up.  I am impressed with the speed of the work when it comes to this.  YAY!! 


This is from the kitchen and dining area and below is the living room. 

This is another shot of the living room with the built in area. 

This is one of the kids’ bedrooms. 

And this is a shot going down the hall into the kitchen and dining area. 

The House–From the Beginning…

This is the beginning of the house building. 
We finally decided to build this new home in the end of Summer 2011, and we were pouring concrete the day before Thanksgiving. 
Now if you’d seen the Montana winter we had in 2010-2011, then thinking that we could build a home in the winter in MT would have been nuts.  But this winter was 180 degree difference from the previous year. 
These first three were from late October 2011, when we did the dirt work for the foundation. 

Next came the footings and foundation, that were poured in November 2011. 

It wasn’t long after that the foundation walls and the floor joists were put up.  I snapped this photo of D and R standing near the future garage area,. 

And just as quickly, the walls went up.  I love this photo of the kids in their future bedrooms.  (December 2011)

Also, in December, we dug a well.  It was interesting to watch that happen. 

By Christmas, all of the stem walls were up. 

However, the week between Christmas and New Years was warm, but windy.  Very windy!!  Two of the walls blew  down. 

And the wind pushed these braces through the wall. 

That was quickly repaired, and it was all tied together. 

I remember the day we drove out and it looked like this.  A house.  AWESOME!!

It didn’t take much longer for the inside walls to pop up either!  Seeing the skeleton of the house was fun!!

Soon, we started seeing more, as the windows and doors went in and the siding went up. I don’t think too many people are able to put siding on a house in February in Montana.