winter time is: home improvement time

when winter rolls around that’s when i feel most compelled to work on home improvement projects.  maybe it's the cold and the fact that i'm inside more but when i look around our home i have a tendency to come up with a project or two that will help us pass the time and make our house our own. there’s a certain look and feel that i’d love to achieve but, without a ton of renovation, time and money it simply isn’t going to happen right away. so instead we tackle smaller projects one at a time. with each finished project we get closer to my ideal aesthetic and i love our home all the more.  it’s a great feeling! 

this time last year we (cody) constructed an amazing built-in bookshelf in our bedroom and we laid new flooring in our sunroom.  this year, in addition to purchasing new appliances (gulp!), we have tiled our entryway and fireplace, and refurbished a new-to-us table.  i am loving the progress that’s being made on our home and can’t wait to finish our work on the laundry room!!!  below are the before and afters and if you’re interested in a good tutorial on refinishing furniture here’s a link worth clicking. 

snowy superbowl sunday

he's watching the superbowl and i'm watching the snow blow.  in the past i've socially watched the game but, i'm most interested in the good food, company and commercials.  this year it's just just us.  and that's ok.  that's why i'm blogging.  it has snowed nearly 10 inches here in the past 24 hours with a little more on the way tonight.

i'm positively smitten by all the new snow!  i love it.  it makes everything seem so fresh, clean and peaceful.  i could literally sit by the window all day and watch it fall.  in fact, i did for most of the day.  and when i wasn't at the window working away the mr. was driving me around to take pictures.  (you know you've got a keeper when...) there's just something about a perfectly white landscape.  

 by the way - the budweiser lost dog commercial nearly had me in tears.  go seahawks!