COPY CAT CHALLENGE PARTY AT DEBBIEDOO'S

Well, you all know I just love the copy cat parties at Debbiedoo's!

I try to join in the fun every chance I get!

This time around. I have a big project we just finished last week.

My inspiration for this copy cat did not come from a magazine, it came from 

another blogger, Tammy, from Curb Alert.

Tammy and I have known each other for a long time now.

We met at another decorating site about three years ago and she has always been a wonderful
and very helpful friend. Actually, she has helped me before with other projects around our home.

Go visit her blog, she always has the most amazing projects.

You won't be disappointed!!!

 

My copy cat involves a little bit of this.

Well, really, a lot of this!!! :)

It all started when Tammy posted this picture.

Her front entrance and ours are very similar, I believe we have the same home builder.

My husband and I just fell in love with the molding around her front door.

Actually, she is the reason we did the molding also in the inside 

of the house a couple of years ago. 

And back then, she even went out of her way to email me pictures and close ups for my husband to see how to go about doing this project.

So, the construction began!

This is our front door before.

 During remodeling

It has taken us three weekends, from sun up to sun down, to finish this project.

Like always, everything that can go wrong, went wrong and,
when it was all said and done, it started pouring rain.
Not funny! It rained for hours! LOL

We never thought we were going to be finished.

 Yeah! Thats us reflected on the door admiring our awesome work! LOL

And then came the painting part!

It took me 5 1/2 hours on top of the ladder to finish it.

I do NOT like ladders!

Because of all the little design on the molding, I had to paint the whole thing with this little brush.
 Don't have to tell you the soreness I am feeling this week, do I? :)

And here is our finished front door molding.
I painted it with SW Natural Tan outdoor paint
which is the original color the builder used.
Great paint, by the way! I bought one quart and I didn't even
used half of the can.

My husband built every little piece of molding.

Isn't it pretty?

Look at the detail around the window!

Before and after

Next step, we have to re-stain our door.

The Texas sun has done a number on it, but we have finally

located the name of the stain color and we will be doing that 

as soon as the weather cools off a little.

We also want to add some small embellishments  to the molding.
We are thinking a small Texas star over the door.

My front porch is already decorated for Fall and I will be sharing that

 with all of you on my next post.

I want to thank Debbie for hosting this wonderful party and,
I want to thank Tammy for all her help and inspiration.

You are awesome!

Thank you all for stopping by!

See you soon!

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ABOUT OUR MANTLE

In the last couple of weeks, I had several people email me,

asking me where did we buy the mantle in our family room.

I thought I make a quick post to explain how our mantle came about.

This was a DIY project. 

My husband built the mantle about three years ago.

When our home was built, all they did was add a small mantle,

also made out of the rock used for the fireplace.

It was a very tiny and almost impossible to decorate due to the shape of the rock.

It was kind of a difficult project because it took him a while

to figure out how to attach the wood mantle to the rock on the fireplace wall.

But, he is good! LOL And the finished project was awesome!

Here is what it looked like when we moved in our new home.

 Little by little the mantle started to take shape and,

after a few weekends of hard work, a few temper tantrums LOL and

several " I give up",  the mantle was finished.

We painted it with Delicate White in satin by Valspar.

This is when I learned that there is a trillion shades of white!

Had no idea! It took a while to choose one, believe it or not.

And this is what it looked like when it was finished.

We always thought that something was missing, until one day we

came across these little appliques and the light bulb went off! :)

We painted them with the same color and, after that, 

we were very happy with the results.

Something so simple made such a difference!

  

Here you can see it with and without the appliques and a view

of the family room back then.

And the next few pictures is how the room looks today.

Nothing much has changed, just a few added decor items and

the Fall decor on the mantle.

I don't have any pictures of the building process.

I wasn't blogging back then and I never even thought of taking some.

But take my word for it, this mantle is huge and it is 

taking me a while to learn how to decorate it. 

And although it is always a challenge for me, I look forward to 

many years of mantle decorating! :)

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BURLAP AND LACE

Good morning, everybody!

Today, I am sharing a new, simple project with you all.
Last week I showed you my kitchen decorated for Fall.
If you missed it, here is the link to that post.
Moving on to the kitchen

I have been looking to buy a runner for the island, but couldn't
find anything I really liked.

I have been seeing these runners all over the internet, some of them sell as high as $70,00.

 I really like the look of them now for Fall, but not the price tag, so, I decided to 

try my hand at making one.

As luck has it, I went to HL and Hancock Fabrics are they were out of burlap.

Couldn't believe it!  I guess this is the season for burlap!

Two weeks ago, I finally found some when I wasn't even looking,

 of all places, at Walmart!

This is a very good quality burlap, even better than the one I have been buying at HL.

 I was very surprised, and at only $2.97 a yard! Great price! 

So here is how I used it.

 I used my trusty hem tape. Love it! So, no sewing needed.

But, I did stitched the lace on the runner.

I think this simple project dressed up the counter a little.

I still kept one of my old Fall placemats under the metal basket for a little more color.

Here is a before and after. 

 Still working on decorating my pot rack.

I want to add some basket and may be some dry flowers to it.

More to come on that.

 And here are some pictures of the kitchen, breakfast table and family room 

decorated for Fall.

 I have a lot of extra burlap, so I may make one more runner

for a hall table upstairs.

Thank you for visiting!

Another week starts today! 

Hope is a great one for everybody!

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