Brighter is better...

When I moved into my house 10 years ago my dining room was white. Since then its been half cream half green then i painted the green a taupe color still ivory on top, then I decided to paint the top red and keep the bottom taupe. I could not find one picture of this. I know how sad, right? I did find one with kids in it, so i cropped them out and this is what you get...

I know you really can't see the room but you get the point. Dark dark dark!!! The curtains were even dark..


So right before I decided it was time to start adding to the blog world I painted the dining room yet once again, adding picture frame boxes on the bottom half, and made curtains to replace those God awful dark ones I had.

I got the inspiration from Rhoda at Southern Hospitality, I love that fact that she just took the project on. I've been wanting to do this but just never took the time. I painted the mirror black, it was my husbands mirror that I inherited when we got married. It was lets say less then desirable, plain wood that was chipped and dried out looking. But my wonderful husband hates painted wood. Is he crazy..

This side board I bought a few years ago when my girlfriend and I went out thrift shopping. I think we both bought a chair or two, but we went to this one shop that has old estate furniture in it. I had to have it. It was a little pricey at $100 but a brand new sideboard would cost a bunch more.. I sanded the top down and refinished it, then I painted and antiqued the bottom. I just love this piece. And hubby didn't complain too much since I left the top wood.

Since I took these pictures I did add a little accessories to the dining room. I found a shelf I looking for at our goodwill in town. $2.. can't beat that. I painted it black and hung it between the curtains. I'm not totally sold on the box but I needed something else to go on the shelf, it will do until I find the perfect nicknack's...

So what do you think? Brighter is better, right? I LOVE it...

Until next time... Tracy

Leave it to the dogs...

The week before I decided to finally start writing on my blog I did a bunch of work in my dining room.. Of course not thinking with my blog head, I didn't take one picture, not one single before picture so I could reflect back on what it was... So I promise to think things through on my next project, but until then here are my babies...

This is old girl Tasha. She loves to go on boat rides, well any rides actually. I've never seen a Rotti go gray like this but she has been this way for 5 years now.

This handsome young man is Sampson... He is a royal PIA.... Very loving but he plays VERY hard and other dogs don't really like that.

The princess above is Sade. As sweet as she looks, she does steal socks and eats poop when she can. Does anyone know how to fix that? I've tried it all.. with no luck... I listen to "its me or the dog", she knows everything right? wrong didn't work. Her first trick is to always learn "leave it". well they all LEAVE IT, when they want to. Its when I want them to "leave it" is when they don't. So then I tried Casar Millans ideas. Well he is a genius but unless he comes to my house... it doesn't work.




My baby Ace. I do realize he looks a little scraggly. Well, in Pomeranian terms he is going through the "uglies". Yes he looks a little ugly in a sweet kind of way but that is what its called. This picture was taken three weeks ago. He already has a good two inches of hair pretty thick all the way around.


So my goal is to post two items next week.. I'm hoping by posting that it will help motivate me to not look like someone who doesnt do what she plans to the entire world.... I do make lists... I do ALMOST everything on the list, I think that is pretty good. If I did the entire list every time my name would be Martha instead of Tracy. By the way I did print our her list of things to do for spring cleaning. If you interested... Spring Cleaning



I should let you know I have downloaded this list twice, but THIS will be the year i follow it.. If its the last thing I do ....