Showing posts with label laundry room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label laundry room. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

More of That Old House

More walking down memory lane with pictures of the old house and reminding myself that it didn't  look this good when we moved in, so I need to hang in there with this house!


This is the only picture I can find of the living room. It was a really big space, open to the dining room and kitchen. You can't see the alcove with the piano from this angle, it's just around the corner behind the couch.


When my daughter moved out, her room became a guest room. At first all I had was this log bed, the top of a bunkbed, (my kids all take their nice beds with them, leaving me with whatever I can find).  I made new black and white bedding and curtains to freshen it up.


But it wasn't  long before I needed a double bed to accommodate guests. It's hard to see, but all I did was hang two different fabrics for a headboard and hang a wreath over that.


I had a plethora of dressers for some reason, so 2 of them made it in here. I tried to keep the clutter/decor to a minimum.


This must have been a bigger room than I remember, with a double bed, 2 dressers, this table and chairs, and a wing chair! You can see the curtains I made to match the "headboard" on the left.

 

 
Last of all, I had a really big laundry room that was also my craft room. It was filled with quilts and many of my old favorites that didn't fit anywhere else, but made me happy when I was here either doing laundry or sewing!

 

 It's good to be reminded about this last house that started out a lot like this new one, but ended up so cute!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

May Craziness: Laundry Rooms and Farmer's Markets

I told you a couple of weeks ago that May was going to be a crazy, busy month, and last week just proved my point!

On Sunday, we celebrated Husband's birthday a little early, since Daughter was going on a long-awaited trip to the UK.

On Tuesday, we headed 3 hours north to Ashland, Oregon to get some work done on my dad's property. The laundry room had been closed up for awhile, but we are finally getting new coin laundry machines, and it really needed major work!
Lovely, isn't it? Some of the plaster on the walls was falling off, the wainscotting was warped, there were spiders everywhere... it was a disaster!
It's starting to look a little better!

On the next trip, we will install the laundry machines and add some flair. I am working on a little table and some special art for the room (think Shakespeare & laundry!).

Home to babysit the grandkids on Thursday, then, on Friday, we took Daughter and Friends to San Francisco for their trip. We stayed the night with my mom who has moved into a new condo.
This is the view from her balcony! You can see the Bay Bridge, Alcatraz, sailboats in the harbor...I could just sit out there all day! But, then I would miss all the other wonderful things about San Francisco.
The Ferry Building at Fisherman's Wharf

We had some fabulous meals, took a walk along the wharf, and on Saturday, went to the Farmer's Market before heading home. Now, we have Farmer's Markets in every town around here, but this one is really amazing!
Every kind of fruit or vegetable you can imagine!
Heirloom tomatoes!
Flowers of every variety!
Cute signs and fun people watching!
Orchids!
Sweets!

I love a visit to San Francisco!