Friday Wrap Up – updated room pics

August 1, 2014 / Winnie / Leave a comment

Look Above….there is a tabby called House Tour. I have been slowly adding pics to it and I just added some more. Click on the drop downs to end up with the before and after pics. Scroll down for the updated afters.

https://thehappycrazyhouse.com/house-tour/living-room/

Current:

https://thehappycrazyhouse.com/house-tour/dining-room/

https://thehappycrazyhouse.com/house-tour/kitchen/

Whew…..it’s just a few pictures….but it represents so much work. I’ve got some more pics to post of the remaining rooms and I’ll get those up in the next few weeks.

Peace out! Have a great weekend peeps.

Jules’ Room Reveal

July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 / Winnie / 1 Comment

Earlier this month I was thinking that Jules’ room was done…..when I was taking the pics of the room – I realized I have some work to do with the interior wall. (and the mirrors that I have above her desk – but that’s different)

As a reminder – Jules and Jane shared a room until Christmas time. Click here.

I purchased a few things from Ikea for her room.

https://thehappycrazyhouse.com/2013/11/07/denver-purchases/

Above the square mirrors, I had a series of adhesive circle mirrors in a flowy pattern. Unfortunately, the adhesive did not work well with the texture on the wall Jules’ room. I have another set to put up, but I am looking for another adhesive. I have used the Command picture tabs in the past…and think that is going to be my go-to.

Kermit is from Dave’s childhood and has been passed down to Jules.

Straight across from the bed is the closet.

We are working on putting clothes away. She is getting pretty good – when I remind her 🙂

Here is where I need to really re-think. Dave hung the family pictures up for Jules and then I came along with the other 2….and just hung them up…..YEAH…I just hung them up without thinking it through. I am so p-o’d at myself. The drywall is brand new in that room and I just willy nilly put 2 holes in it. Remember my pile of pictures to go through from the office? Click here.

I have a few pictures from my arty art past that are going to be added to this wall to finish it out.

So….Thoughts?

DIY -Installation of the Front Door

July 21, 2014July 22, 2014 / Winnie / Leave a comment

It’s in. It’s done! I love it so. Oh….wait a minute…let me back up and give you some back ground.

Many moons ago, in a land called Montana….there was this girl who bought a front door and wanted it installed. The front door that was on the house was a good front door….just not the right one. So after many internet searches, the perfect one was found and purchased……in March.

Old Door:

The new front door has been impatiently waiting to be placed in its rightful place…(ok – the impatiently waiting part was all me)

Dave was super awesome about the whole thing. He had to do all of the work to get the hinges cut in and the holes cut for the deadbolt and door handle.

There was only one mis-step…..the door was up -but we needed to take it down and shave off a little bit from the side to ensure a good fit.

Isn’t it wonderful?? The slammer screen door kind of takes away from the overall affect. But that slammer door is staying, at least for the summer.

Transform: Indoor table to Outdoor table

July 18, 2014 / Winnie / Leave a comment

When Dave and I moved into this house, I purchased a pub table for the downstairs…..sadly it got little to no use. Recently, I decided to try and re-purpose it as an outdoor table. I did quite a bit of research to find the right way to do the transformation. The pub table is all fake pressed wood and totally meant for indoor use. There are so many tutorials out there and each one is a little different in what they think is imperative. I have the Valspar paint left over from painting (still not put up) but I needed some supplies from our local Lowe’s…..mainly the primer…..and while I was there, I found the Rust-oleum NeverWet…….Can’t wait to see if it works out.

I started with a quick sand to rough up the surface of the fake wood that is the pub table and then put a layer of the Zinsser primer on.

I put 3 coats of the Valspar exterior paint over the primer (and I actually followed the directions on timing). The Rust-oleum is a 2-parter, base coat and top coat. It is a little rough as a top coat, but if it helps repel water, I am all for it.