Surely it was more than 50 homes we walked through when looking to purchase a home and I wasn’t sure we were ever going to find one that we really liked.  But from the first moment I stepped in, this house hugged me…it felt like home.  That was 12 years ago and though we have done a lot of sprucing up since then, our to-do list is still very long.

Our great room has needed some attention for a long time.  With dark paneling up to the chair rail, dark molding and trim, textured walls needing paint, and white ceiling fans…it has been my YUCK room!  Located off the kitchen, I see my YUCK room everyday, so I was thrilled when Mr. Heart said to “get her done!”

With the kiddo’s out on their own we rarely played pool, so the pool table had to go.  My dad was happy to give it a new home in his barn, for game nights with the guys.

Here’s my dad.  He’s sizing up the situation as they guys head in to “get her moved”…

Yes, that’s Mr. Heart leaning up against the bay window.  He's helping dad size things up. 

For the most part, the only use for this room has been for playing pool, so the only decorating I’ve done has been to make the curtains.  Now that the pool table is gone we are trying to figure out how we want to use this room.

As I mentioned earlier, it is right off the kitchen.  Since we are also planning our kitchen remodel, we are trying to figure out if/how this room will one day integrate with the kitchen.

We cleared everything out of the room except for this large glass top table.  It is here as we consider if/how this may figure into our great room/kitchen plan.

Notice all that dark trim, dark paneling, white ceiling fans…yuck!

Finally, the popcorn ceiling is being removed…let the painting begin!

It took the guys a few days to do this room, such a dusty mess!

Once they finished, we began moving things back in…

Light and bright...yippee!
Yes, the great room is a work in progress.  Hint, I’m tackling some issues with clutter, so I’ll be showing you more soon.
So, what projects are you working on?

Blessings,

Cindy

Here's a great room update and how I tackled the CLUTTER!

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Pottery Barn Picture Wall and a Bit of Wrestling!

Pottery Barn

Our daughter was married back in September and it was an amazing day!
So much beauty...
so much love...
family...
friends...
a special day we'll always cherish.

When the CD of wedding pictures arrived, I have to admit I wanted them all!
Of course I knew I couldn't order them all, but in considering which ones to order I began asking myself how I could display the them? 

Wall galleries are nice, but a wall full of wedding pictures?  

The more I thought about it, I realized this could be a bit much if not done right.

Do you ever wrestle with yourself, and then begin reasoning with yourself?

Well, I was wrestling and reasoning with myself...
all the pictures are so pretty so I can order as many as I want,
and it was a day to remember,
so who cares if I have a shrine wall full of wedding pictures…

I bet you think I’m crazy don’t you?
Well, it really was hard narrowing down my want list and then finding a way to display these special photographs, but thanks to Pottery Barn I think it worked out very well...t

While out shopping with my daughter I noticed some collage picture frames that were hanging from a peg and chain on a wall in Pottery Barn.

Hmmm, I thought...I really like the looks of that!  And that was that!

I purchased some frames and placed my picture order!

Here is our wedding picture shrine wall…

Our son in a professional shot taken of him…

Our girl, this photograph is one from her bridal portrait session …

There are so many benefits of a collage picture wall...
the ability to put many different pictures in just one frame,
a more streamlined look,
 and less cost not having to purchase all those extra frames.
After all the wrestling and reasoning I was able to achieve my shrine wall full of wedding pictures…

   

I am thinking about gathering family photographs from great grandparents down to our children for another grouping to hang on the wall as you go up our stairs.  Hmmm...not sure if I’m ready for more wrestling and reasoning with myself right now!

Thanks so much for visiting, please leave a comment so I’ll know you did!

Blessings,

Cindy 

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WHAT'S TAKEN SO LONG?

We have lived in our home for 10 years this month

and our rec room looks pretty much the same now as it did when we moved in. 

Other than making window treatments a few years ago, nothing has been done to this room.

But that's about to change because the rec room is now the great room, yippee!

We've given the pool table away!

The big green felted blob is gone and I'm motivated!

More about what we're planning is coming soon!