White PIcket Fence

Hello Everyone.

Hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend.  

Terry and I worked to get the picket fence put in out front of the house.

With moving in July it is hard to do too much to the outside of the house for this year.  

I wanted to show you my pinned ideas for a white picket fence and arbor.  

The inspiration pictures below are from Pinterest.

Then I can show you what we accomplished with our white picket fence and arbor.

I love this white picket with the cornflowers.  Cornflowers remind me of ballet dancers with their tutu's. 
I call them the ballerina's of the garden.

Lots going on with this white picket fence.
 Lots of color and varieties.

I feel the fence gets lost.

However the flowers are gorgeous.

This one with the Brown Eyed Susan's mixed in with day lilies .  So pretty.

A nice sweet little arbor and entry gate to this adorable home.  I hope my arbor will fill in by next Spring and Summer.

This arbor with the double gate and painted birdhouse is really pretty.

This is my inspiration for my white picket fence.
I love this look and hope to accomplish this look for my yard.

I want to get roses to climb on my arbor.

This inspiration picture reminds me of an old english garden.  So pretty and full.

I had to sneak this old English fence in just because it was cute.


Now here is the start to my picket fence.

I put a little wicker flower basket out on the gate.  I can see lots of fun things to hang on this gate for the holidays.

We added the arbor and then attached the gate to the fence so it swings open.  It will be fun to get something growing up the arbor come Spring next year.

 I planted on both sides of the fence. 

This way when it all fills in it will be thick and plush. 
Plus when I look outside I want to see the pretty too.

At this point and  it being so late in the season we will keep the fence just one section on each side going up into the yard. 

We can always add more in the Spring.

We planted double pink climbing roses.

With it being so late in the season I was surprised I could find a lot of perennials still available.

 Everything we put in should bloom until the first frost. 
Let's pray that does not come too quick.

I put in Shasta Daisies.

That big ugly dead tree to the left of your screen is being removed on Wednesday.  Not only are we happy to see the dead tree go so our my neighbors that have those thorny branches constantly all over their driveway.

I will have fun with this arbor and fence this Christmas with garland and lights. 
I will plant something that will climb up the arbor and over the top in the Spring.

The white picket fence plus some planting is in for the rest of what summer and fall we have. 

I cannot wait for it all to fill in next Spring and Summer. 

Hopefully at some point my picket fence will look like the one below.

Have a great start to the new week.
Hugs,
Kris

Living Room Reveal

Hello Sweet Blogging Friends.

I cannot believe it is already Labor Day Weekend.

Yikes where did the summer go?!

Here is the living room reveal finally.

Before Picture of Living Room. Dark greenish blue walls and dark trim and moldings.

Before Picture of Living Room Space

We painted those darker green/blue walls in Pixel White from Behr.   It really brightened up this front room and made it feel bigger.

After Living Room Space.

The back of the front door painted in the Pixel White like the walls.

This corner has my old Farm house window attached to the window of the Living room.

My friend gave this chippy framed saying from Mother Teresa that I love.

We had to find Terry a new recliner since the bigger one did not fit in this space.  Found this Walter E. Smithe recliner on Offer Up.  A little darker than I would have liked but it is very comfy for Terry.

I wish this window area could be open like this.  If I do this then there is no place for Terry's recliner.  :(

This is the old iron bed frame that we hung on the wall for a focal point.  

On my coffee table I have this sweet little vignette.

In this corner I have a cute bird cage on an old porch post.

The beautiful angel is from a very sweet blogging friend.  This is very special angel for me.

My sweet birdhouse found a place over the TV armoire.

Framed it out with some old salvage pieces I had.

My yellow front door looks so pretty and cute for this cottage.

So there you have it.  The new JCC#4 living room area.
Next up is the new kitchen so stay tuned.

Have a great holiday weekend.  Be safe and enjoy the extra long weekend.

We are heading to Michigan on Saturday for the Found Cottage Mercantile Market. 
I cannot wait to go and see what fun treasures I can find.
Terry and Buddy and I will head out early Saturday morning.

Apparently Buddy thinks he would like to drive to Michigan.  Nope! He will be in his doggie seat!
Happy Weekend.
Kris

PS: This sweet cottage home needs a white picket fence in the front.  We will be working on that this weekend too.  Hope to show you that soon.

Ok, I am really closing this post now!!!
Hugs,
Kris

Parties:
Create, Bake, Grow & Gather

Master Bedroom Reveal

Happy Sunday Blogging Friends.

Finally have some pictures of my master bedroom to show you.  Still a work in progress.  

I will share with you new things as they are added.

I feel like the house is coming together but there are things in each room that need a few more tweaks.

My Master Bedroom is still my signature serene neutral colors.  

That is my sanctuary at night and I need it soft and neutral.  
Terry just needs a pillow and blanket and he is happy!!!!

I did add some pattern a a little color to this room but not much.

This is the new queen bed and headboard. 

We had to give up our King sleep number bed for this tiny bedroom.  
My daughter was more than happy to take that off our hands!

This is a wonderful new queen bed with the ability to raise up the head or foot of the bed. 

 Also has a soft massaging mechanism in it.

We looked at getting another sleep number bed but this one was very comfy and offered the raising and lowering of the head and foot.

When did mattress's get so darn expensive?!

We have an old iron headboard.
Actually this is the foot board and we used the headboard in our living room which I will be showing you soon.

The new comforter has a light gray background with white and cream.  Brings in some pattern and soft color.

I found this vintage dresser on FB Market Place for $50. 
It was natural wood that had lots of marks and scratches so she got a new coat of white paint.

Found a special place for my sleeping angel.

Added this chandelier where the old ugly ceiling fan use to be.

Keeping it real little Buddy needs his steps to the bed in place.  Easy up and easy down.

This is the only before picture I have of the Master Bedroom.

I wish I could capture better pictures of this room.  My cell camera and pic monkey do not do with room justice.
The walls are painted in Pixel White and the trim in Ultra White from Behr.

I plan on replacing those sheer curtains with the drapes that match the new comforter. 
Waiting on those to come back into stock.

I hope to have the living room to show you soon and also the new kitchen. 
Those will show more color and more cottage like decor than the bedroom.

Happy New Week.
Hugs,
Kris