Wallpapering

Well yesterday we started to finally wallpaper our computer room. I wanted to make it feel like a cozy den and of course somewhat manly for the hubby since that is the only man type room in the house. So far this is what we have done:

-Painted the ceiling and top of the walls navy blue

-Installed new light sconces on the wall

-Installed new ceiling fan

-Made a new half wall coming up the stairs (used to be a very short railing) so hubby and his dad made the new wall last fall

-Tore out the window sill and casing to put some nice new wood up (wood is not up yet but soon)

-Wallpapered almost half the room (with much of my mom's help ok she did it but we cleaned up and helped cut so a family project)

Still so much to do yet but it is looking nice. When it is done we will have the top of the wall navy blue ( I have to get the exact color so I can post that it is from the Benjamin Moore line) then a border with a chair rail and the plaid wallpaper on the bottom. The border we bought at our local grocery store a few years ago. Then my mom and I went in spring to our local paint/wallpaper store and found this pattern from Sunworthy matched up to the border almost perfect. Very excited to get this room done then on to the next always seems like there is something. Once the room is done I will post a picture of the final project. Also this weekend we went to our local grocery store and bought a filing cabinet a nice dark wood. We had so many coupons that we got it for less then half off what a great deal!

Candles

This past weekend hubby and I went to the mall for some much needed shopping. Ok not so much needed as wanted. I was able to find a white summer dress with flowers on it less then half off (have to love the end of season’s bargains). I also found a cute cardigan to go with it and hubby picked out another shirt for me for fall and that was $1.00! Have to love those JC Penny bargains. We also bought some adorable curtains for the backroom. They are a light green with very small pink flowers on it. I will post pictures once we have those up. After that we went to the Yankee Candle store. They have a sale for a few candles of buy one get one half off on select fragrances. We bought the Harvest scent and the Farmers Market scent. I will say this, it is amazing how you can smell a candle at a store yet when you get it home to burn it has little to no smell. I called the store to find out if by chance I could return it since I was unhappy with the smell of the Harvest candle. To my surprise they said yes! They actually have a scent guaranteed policy if you don't like it bring it back. I was surprised even after I burned the candle for a few hours they would still take it back. Well I was very happy to not be stuck with a non smelling candle. What great customer service that is. The Farmers Market candle has a stronger smell then the Harvest still not as strong as I prefer but it is nice. Kind of like a peach smell to it. I enjoy the fruit smells and of course cinnamon makes your home feel warm and inviting. And how can any nesting chick resist the urge to feather her nest with new candles.

Power Washing

Well I wasn't sure that this power washer would pay off, but it defiantly has. With this hot summer it is making sap from the maple trees really drip all over the house, cars, porches pretty much everything. Here hubby is playing with this new toy (we will see how long that lasts). He is power washing the house for the first time and not the last.