good doggy and other pictures

i have been playing with my camera today.

i have an assignment to play with depth of field and aperture.

the more i shoot the more i realize i have so much to learn yet.

i am finding it is a process and practice really does make perfect

or in my case almost, not quite yet perfect.

here are some shots i took today.

this is the best behaved dog ever, isn't he cute?

this is the boys bath.

it is a small room which makes it quite difficult to take pictures of.

ok so i don't have a picture yet in this frame, i wasn't going to show it but i just love the color on the frame.

this was another one of my home good goodies. i want to either purchase a print or make one.

i am trying to incorporate more color.

i guess i am a little impatient about these things.

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hows your day going so far?

12 house to home goals

 the other day i was reading the nester's post on house goals.

i had never thought about house goals per say

 but i did have to do lists in my head of things that i would like to get done

 around the house to feather my nest.

as i walk around my house picking up and cleaning

i always hear that little voice saying "we need to" :

{notice how the little voice says we as in hubby and i}

1. paint the boy's bedrooms

update and add a little vintage items such as antique trucks
maybe new bedding too

especially number 2's room that still has a shelf that we used for his nursery

2. finally put up a gallery wall in my hallway

 like the ones that i have been drooling about on pinterest
 and add a new light fixture with more vintage character

3. change the light fixture in the mudroom

i really like this  moravian star pendant



source google images

4. add a new chandelier to the dining room

that one has been on my list for a while

 

5. organize my closet and finally try project 320

6. re-do my master bedroom

i still want to consult her

i am just recuperating from the lack of funds after the laundry room remodel

7. continue to work on making our backyard a beautiful retreat
adding more roses and a new water fountain

8. change the faucet in the boys bathroom 

 and have hubby build a new cabinet like this one

source

9. style the bookcases in the living room/dining room

hubby built these for me but i am stumped as to what i should put here

i can't seem to get it right

source

10. add more touches of vintage items to the living room

 i want to paint a sign like this one

11. infuse my home with more colorful accents

i love meg's use of color in her home.

12. create a craft room-sewing space in the laundry room

lastly, and more importantly, maintain a clean, organized, and functional home

that is a place of respite for our family.

if you are visiting from the nester's link party,
thanks for stopping by my cozy blog.


unless noted all images are from pinterest.

evolution of a laundry room

welcome to our new {old} laundry room

our laundry room is located outside our house in a separate room

kinda like a bonus room, a very spacious one.

this is what the room looked like before if you remember from this post

 wah la {picture me waving a little wand around}

 this is how it looks like now

 our laundry room is finally complete, at least the laundry side of this room.

it is a complete change from this yucky flooring

{kinda embarrassed to show this picture, but gotta keep it real}

 

new clean floors are soo nice

goodbye blue walls

 hello new paint, new washer and dryer, and check out that new light fixture that hubby

fitted with a spray painted medallion to make it beefier, it was a little wimpy.

 new cabinet hubby made, a sink and faucet from ikea were perfect for this utility sink.

detergent looks a lot prettier in a glass container.

my nanita gave me the little washboard.

hubby also made this shelf to cover pipes that were protruding from the wall.

i painted it and gave it a light sanding to look a bit distressed.

i made curtains for the utility sink to hide all the laundry necessities that are not so pretty.

i really liked the way the light fixture looks in this room.

eventually, on the other side of the room, i want to make it my sewing/craft area.
i bought an old desk at the goodwill that i want to refiinsh and paint to add.

 for now i have beautiful clean place where i can air my dirty laundry.
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sewing and some thoughts

after being off on winter break for about a month, i went back to work today.

i enjoy my time off and being at home working on projects, cleaning, and cooking.

i love being able to stay home part time, it was what i was hoping and praying for.

is it bad if i say i did not miss work?

i was dreading going back, and the thought of planning did me in yesterday.

but today as i walking to my classroom, some of my students saw me and yelled

"Mrs. Nunez, we missed you" and gave me big hugs.

that put a big smile on my face and made me realize, this is not so bad.

kids will love you unconditionally if you show them love, respect {and teach them a few things}.

that was God's way of showing me that this is important to him

and to those kids who in such a short time have grown to love me and me them.

anyways, this post is about sewing, don't worry i won't ramble much about work.

 i mustered up the courage to finally use my new sewing machine.

i bought this last year...can't even remember the month.

one of my new years resolutions was to use my sewing machine. i was determined.

i made curtains for the laundry room sink.



 they weren't that hard to make. after all it was just a straight stitch.

 i found sewing to be relaxing.

i am happy with the end result.

this is the sink cabinet that hubby made. love it!

the curtains hide the not so pretty laundry stuff.

tomorrow i am off again, i tell you, i shouldn't be complaining.

i plan on posting before and after pictures of the laundry room soon.

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laundry room progress

our laundry room project is moving along

so far we have:

painted the walls

installed flooring and baseboards

hubby made a cover for the ugly water heater

installed a new light fixture

new blinds for the door and windows

new washer and dryer were installed.

hubby made this island for me before we had remodeled our kitchen.

I love it but since the kitchen remodel, it has been living in the garage serving as storage.

I decided to paint it and put it in the laundry room for now. I am loving the new color.

I will probably distress it later but I am not sure yet.

yesterday we went to Ikea and purchased a sink and fixture.

hubby is working on making the cabinet for the sink.

he is also building a shelf for the wall to cover the pipes protruding from the wall.

I cant believe the difference from the old LR

hubby has been clocking in some long hours on this project.

i love it already and i was able to take the machines for their maiden run yesterday.

funny, who gets this happy to do laundry?

I just hate having piles of clothes everywhere.

so now i have piles to fold and put away, not so much fun.

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laundry room progress

we have been making progress on the laundry room

here is a before picture, not pretty

this room was a catch all for things that either didn't fit in our house or didn't go

hence the vinyl action figure display case, sorry honey! 

i guess it was stuck in the 80's

{even though we purchased in 1999}

washer and dryer were purchased and are due to be installed on wednesday.

horrendous flooring soon to be gone, it is amazing the damage sunlight does

 walls were painted and as we speak{or rather I type} hubby is installing new flooring.

i really like the color,

it feels a whole lot cleaner, like a laundry room should feel.

we are going to install this fixture from Lowe's

i looks a bit vintage and is not too expensive

it's pretty exciting to see it all come together,

 thanks to my awesome hubby who loves to work

and makes my dreams come true,

he's a keeper!

he is too, always wanting to be in the mix.