Saturday, January 5, 2013

Things I want to do to my house

On August the 15th, we will have been in our house for eight years.  WOW!  I can't believe that we will have been here that long- But in those eight years, we have done NOTHING to the place but lived in it.  We have not painted a single wall, changed the curtains....nothing has been done to it and I am REALLY itching for some changes.  Would you believe that I have never painted a wall in my life?  I have never, not once, ever, painted a room...It's time for me to learn- The house needs some sprucing up- Some decluttering, some painting and a small facelift.  It's a great, comfortable house that we are blessed to have, but here is a list of things I would love to do to it!

Kitchen- New countertops and new curtains.  I want to paint the room too- Maybe a dark color like red or orange. 

Living room- I want plantation shutters and paint.  I like the furniture that we have, but the walls are a beige, (as is every wall in the house,) but finding a paint color to complement the furniture will be a challenge.  What goes with hunter green?  Marc would love to add hardwood floors, but that is labor and cost extensive.  I could live with a good carpet cleaning.

Outside- Marc wants to totally redo the entire porch, but I would be happy to replace the railing or paint it.  The shutters were once a bright hunter green, but they are now a faded, sad color.  

I would also like to replace the knobs and fixtures throughout the entire house.  When we bought the house, everything matched throughout...and the brass knobs aren't lovely to me anymore.  Changing the knobs on the cabinets is an inexpensive way to give a nice face lift.

Who knows when I'll find the time (or the money) to do all of these projects, but every once in awhile you need to do things to keep your house in good shape...Anybody wanna come teach me to paint???

To Whom it Concerns

This is one of my favorite scenes from "Roseanne."  Darlene is your typical, smart mouthed teenager- and her sarcasm is hilarious, but under her tough exterior is a real person...with feelings...

Watch the scene in the link below, and think about the geeky band kid, the tomboy, the kid with no friends and remember that they have feelings too.

Just thought I'd mention it...to whom it concerns....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueJF2FUKV84