Jules’ Room Part Deux

November 13, 2017 / Winnie / 1 Comment

I updated Jules’ room before we left Montana and she was very sad to leave it behind. See Jules’ Room in the Montana House Tour. Now that we are getting settled into the Prairie Victorian I have been pulling together some images of what I would like to do for her room here.

Jules’ Room Part Deux by whitney-gonitzke featuring Arteriors

The most striking item is the giant wall clock. It remains to be seen as to whether Jules would actually say yes to it – but it a super cool feature in this proposal. also that super cute furry bone bunny is just such an out of the ordinary piece…I had to add it in. Our family loves Halloween, its just a slight nod. I might also switch out the pink for a teal.

Jules liked the artwork in her previous room, so I will start with those and build from there. This is what I had in her room before

Sometimes I think to myself – my poor family, they have to put up with constant changes in the house, me always asking if they are ok with how their rooms look…secretly crossing my fingers that there is something that they want to change. And if they don’t want to change anything, me thinking up a reason to surprise them with something new. Does that make me a lunatic? Probably. I am surprised Dave hasn’t lost it, especially when he comes home from a work trip and opens a drawer in the kitchen to find hand towels instead of our silverware or has to search for the plates for the umpteenth time in our marriage.

They must really love me. 🙂

Life on the Prairie

November 8, 2017 / Winnie / Leave a comment

The lake cabin has been closed for the season and we have moved down from the lake to the prairie. Our new digs is an old (+100 years) house in Dave’s home town. you know the one…..there is only 30 people here.

It definitely needs some love and attention. Here is a little peak at what we walked into…..

the happy crazy house entryway before

All of the carpet needed to be pulled up and this back entryway got some new linoleum to take that yucky stuffs place.

the happy crazy house flooring replacement

Even though there are still a TON of boxes in the living room and dining room, I was able to organize enough of the kitchen to have a clear work space. Thank goodness! Cooking at home is one of my favorite past times and not being able to do that was brutal.

the happy crazy house white kitchen victorian house

Here is another shot as I was getting dinner ready.

Jules is digging the banister.

the happy crazy house banister twilight paint with white stairs victorian house

Behind Jules is a gorgeous leaded glass window – I will have to take some window pics to showcase them. Below is another pic of some leaded windows. This room is supposed to be the dining room, but for now it is functioning as my library. Hello! I need those books out and available for my reading pleasure.

The downstairs bathroom has been cleaned and painted. I will have to address the floor – unless any of you have some kind of linoleum floor cleaning secret. I have not been able to clean it any better than this ……

If cleaning is your super power….share your knowledge!

Last item – did you notice a tiny kennel in the dining room/library pic? well……..

the happy crazy house norwegian forest cat Thorin

Meet Thorin.

The NeverEnding List 2017

January 12, 2017January 24, 2017 / Winnie / 2 Comments

What to work on, what to work on?? Our 2016 list is looking good and I only have 2 items that are moving over to 2017 and 1 (!) of them is already past the halfway point. (Hint: it’s the Basement Bathroom)

Basement Bathroom
Guest Bathroom
Stair Treads
Back Patio

Basement Bathroom

So close, I can almost taste it. Ceiling, shelves next to sink to balance out the retro (!) mirror and a small door to the sump pump.

Guest Bathroom

All the things.

Stair treads

A nice sand and poly is due for these babies.

Back Patio

And here is a pic before the fence was put up in front of the Playhouse

We would like to have a built in BBQ and kitchen in this corner….we’ll see what we can come up with.

Looking forward to getting on with these projects and ~~crossing~~ them off my list. my favorite activity

The NeverEnding List 2016 Recap

January 6, 2017 / Winnie / 4 Comments

At this time last year (2016!!) I posted our plans for the year. We were pretty successful, which I can truly say…I am surprised about that.

Here is the list as described on Jan 4th of last year:

Master Bathroom – started
Guest Bathroom – vanity purchased
Downstairs bathroom
Front porch roof
Finish front walkway
Terrace hill to the chicken coop

Master Bathroom – Done!

Guest Bathroom – In Progress

Downstairs Bathroom – In Progress. thisclosetobeingdone

the happy crazy house basement bathroom

Sheetrock, mud, tape, texture are on tap for this weekend.

Front Porch Roof and Front Walkway – Done

At dusk

Terrace hill to chicken coop – Done

I also added a few things back in November.

Back Gate – The back gate is up….but I have no pics for you 😦 fail
Furniture placement in the basement – the fireplace is here!

Dave flies home later today and we will be hammering out as much of the basement bathroom as we can and laying out our plans for 2017. I will have our list ready for you next week!

Enjoy your weekend Peeps.