SO Pretty!!

We moved into our house almost 11 years ago.

When we moved in our house was beautiful!

There was nothing I felt needed to be fixed or redecorated.

The years and large family living has run our house down I am pretty sure in dog years.

This summer I thought it would be fun to do a little work whenever I make a little extra cash from my Etsy shops.

I started in the smallest, easiest area of our house.

The entryway.

I took out the rug this past winter to discover old linoleum tile.

The tile was pretty easy to get off but I was clueless as to how to tackle this black stuff.

I thought all winter and finally decided to just start scraping.

I read that if I wet it up with hot water it would scrape off easier.

It actually worked!!!

It only took me two days.

Now, we have beautiful wood floors!!

I pulled off the wallpaper and bought a new light fixture.

I thought a chandelier would look beautiful.

And it does!!

I painted the walls Toasted Almond

Even spray-painted the heat vent

I am absolutely beyond pleased with my efforts!!

If you want to come over and hang out in the prettiest entryway ever feel free to drop by.

Next I want to buy a new screen door and maybe move on to either painting the living room or maybe sand and repaint the kitchen cabinets.

Not sure, yet.

Warmly, A Dragonfrye Mommy

From Almost The Beginning

to the end

in pictures.

Old houses are charming...but not when there are clogged pipes, in which the clogs seem to be un-findable and pipes lead nowhere...

Alan and Dad hard at work.



Some of the kids thought our old sandbox (which is lacking sand) needed to be sifted...

Naomi



Their work is paying off. The dirt is looking a little less dirtier.



Odell is wishing to go watch the baseball game. HaHa. I got the not so subtle hint and suggested they walk over and watch.



Joel and Lily sharing the blanket hammock. They ended up getting stuck and could not get out. I did not purposely ignore their plea for help which resulted in them being in the hammock for a sightly extended time. I just could not hear their shouts over the peace and quiet I was enjoying. Honest. I am sticking to my story.



Some seriously pretty potatoes





A few kids were out past dark collecting June bugs and as luck would have it, they found the year's first toad.



Lily and I doing a little late night star gazing.




Warmly, A Dragonfrye Mom