Anyways, Mariah is taking a cake decorting class at Hobby Lobby and tonight she had to get her cake ready to decorate.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Cake decorating and mobile blogging
Well it's official.....I really like being able to blog from my blackberry. It's so much easier to send a MMS text than uploading a photo from my phone onto the computer and then onto the blog from there.
Anyways, Mariah is taking a cake decorting class at Hobby Lobby and tonight she had to get her cake ready to decorate.
Anyways, Mariah is taking a cake decorting class at Hobby Lobby and tonight she had to get her cake ready to decorate.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Finally...an update!
Hey everyone!
Sorry we have not updated this thing in a month or so! Just with the holidays, moving, and everything else that has been going on the last month, we have not had any time! So we took a few pics last night to give you and idea on how everything is looking..
First of all I want to apologize that some of the pictures are a little skewed. I have to shrink them down and sometimes stretch them in order for them to fit this blog format.
What I want to show you first is the room that is closest to completion and we're probably the most proud of, which is the bathroom. Gotta love the new shower curtain, shower rod, and finished tile!
This is new cabinet and towel rack we installed.
The new mirror, sconces, and hand towel ring. Please excuse the missing outlet cover. We have to buy new ones for the whole house since they were alternating white and off white.
The tub which we painted black with silver feet (and apparently some set of instructions is under there, just now saw that, lol).
Next we will take you into the master bedroom. We havn't done a whole lot in here since we got in. We did purchase a new rug from Lowes with Christmas money we received (so now I need a new comforter set to match it, lol). Also we installed our new plantation blinds through out the whole house. You can also see the finished product on the floors, although I don't think these pics quite do them justice. (Loved the way they turned out!) Check it out....
Next we move on to the living room. Lilly and Adam are kicked back relaxing watching a movie. The living room is still pretty bare as far as decoration goes, but there are still a few things to do, like finishing the trim and polyurethaning the mantle (so that blue stripe is painters tape, not part of the decor, lol). But we do have our new couches and rug in, so that's a start!
The spare bedroom is still serving some what as a "catch all" so excuse the mess. The quilt that is laid across the bed is the wedding ring quilt my grandmother and great-grandmother put together for me many years ago. Once we have a comforter set to go on this bed we will put the quilt up in a safe place. But if you need a place to crash, we now have one!
Now we move along to the dining room. The pretty orchid arrangement that is currently on the table will be moved to the bedroom once the chandelier is installed.
We also have a beautiful hutch, that Adam's grandmother gave to us, in the dining room as well. This will serve as a place for all the silver and crystal wedding gifts that we received (some of which are still boxed up).
We also picked up plantation blinds for the french doors as well....
Last we have the kitchen. We still have to replace the cabinets, countertop, and sink. But the floors are completed and love the open shelving for the dishes. Also I think the bead board turned out very good in this room as well. Check it out....
So that's it! That's the update for now. There are still a couple rooms that were left off because they have served as storage for now while we are still in the moving in/organzing process or we have not begun any real work on them (aka the utility room). But I hope you have enjoyed looking at our progress so far!
Sorry we have not updated this thing in a month or so! Just with the holidays, moving, and everything else that has been going on the last month, we have not had any time! So we took a few pics last night to give you and idea on how everything is looking..
First of all I want to apologize that some of the pictures are a little skewed. I have to shrink them down and sometimes stretch them in order for them to fit this blog format.
What I want to show you first is the room that is closest to completion and we're probably the most proud of, which is the bathroom. Gotta love the new shower curtain, shower rod, and finished tile!
This is new cabinet and towel rack we installed.
The new mirror, sconces, and hand towel ring. Please excuse the missing outlet cover. We have to buy new ones for the whole house since they were alternating white and off white.
The tub which we painted black with silver feet (and apparently some set of instructions is under there, just now saw that, lol).
Next we will take you into the master bedroom. We havn't done a whole lot in here since we got in. We did purchase a new rug from Lowes with Christmas money we received (so now I need a new comforter set to match it, lol). Also we installed our new plantation blinds through out the whole house. You can also see the finished product on the floors, although I don't think these pics quite do them justice. (Loved the way they turned out!) Check it out....
Next we move on to the living room. Lilly and Adam are kicked back relaxing watching a movie. The living room is still pretty bare as far as decoration goes, but there are still a few things to do, like finishing the trim and polyurethaning the mantle (so that blue stripe is painters tape, not part of the decor, lol). But we do have our new couches and rug in, so that's a start!
The spare bedroom is still serving some what as a "catch all" so excuse the mess. The quilt that is laid across the bed is the wedding ring quilt my grandmother and great-grandmother put together for me many years ago. Once we have a comforter set to go on this bed we will put the quilt up in a safe place. But if you need a place to crash, we now have one!
Now we move along to the dining room. The pretty orchid arrangement that is currently on the table will be moved to the bedroom once the chandelier is installed.
We also have a beautiful hutch, that Adam's grandmother gave to us, in the dining room as well. This will serve as a place for all the silver and crystal wedding gifts that we received (some of which are still boxed up).
We also picked up plantation blinds for the french doors as well....
Last we have the kitchen. We still have to replace the cabinets, countertop, and sink. But the floors are completed and love the open shelving for the dishes. Also I think the bead board turned out very good in this room as well. Check it out....
So that's it! That's the update for now. There are still a couple rooms that were left off because they have served as storage for now while we are still in the moving in/organzing process or we have not begun any real work on them (aka the utility room). But I hope you have enjoyed looking at our progress so far!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Staining Floors
Well the end is soon approaching.... We have moved to the final stage before we move in: finishing the floors. This past weekend Adam & I stained all of the floors with Minwax Stain Dark Walnut.
Since we had a bad trial run with the poplar floors in the bedroom and living room, we prepped them first with a coat of wood conditioner. We used Minwax and Cabot brands for this.
The staining all went very well. Yet the foyer and dining room did not stain up quite dark enough on the first go around. So Tuesday night, while Adam worked late, I went back and put another coat of stain on the dining room and foyer floors. The second coat really gave us the color that we wanted.
Last night we put on the first coat of polyurethane. Adam insists that I go check it out on my lunch break because so far it had turned out beautiful! We used Minwax Polyurethane Clear Gloss.
Since we had a bad trial run with the poplar floors in the bedroom and living room, we prepped them first with a coat of wood conditioner. We used Minwax and Cabot brands for this.
The staining all went very well. Yet the foyer and dining room did not stain up quite dark enough on the first go around. So Tuesday night, while Adam worked late, I went back and put another coat of stain on the dining room and foyer floors. The second coat really gave us the color that we wanted.
Last night we put on the first coat of polyurethane. Adam insists that I go check it out on my lunch break because so far it had turned out beautiful! We used Minwax Polyurethane Clear Gloss.
We will apply the second coat tonight, and the third on Friday. The poly will have to set for at least 72 hours before moving any furniture on it. To check out all the pictures of staining and pre-staining, check out the latest pictures on our Flickr page. http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamandmariahshouse/
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Drunk Driver Update, Up-Close Tile, and Kitchen BeadBoard
Well, we are still patiently waiting to straighten everything out with the truck situation. After receiving the police report, Adam followed up with the other driver's insurance company to get the ball rolling on the claim. After going through numerous questions and gathering of information, the insurance adjuster advised Adam to get the process started with our insurance company when it came to taking care of our vehicle because "this guy may not have insurance". Stunned by the woman's statement, Adam asked what she was basing this assumption off of, where she proceeded to tell him that the company sent him a cancellation letter for non-payment on Oct. 24. So the jerk was drinking and driving, with no insurance. Fantastic..... Thankfully we do have under insured/uninsured motorist coverage on our policy, we just pray it doesn't raise our rates. So we are still patiently waiting....
As far as the house, it is really starting to look like a home. We mentioned that the tile was finished in the last blog, so I thought I would include some close up shots and rooms shots of the finished tile with grout and sealing.
Here is the bathroom tile, we used a dark grey grout, which I think tied it altogether really well:
The hallway turned out really well as well. We went with a light colored grout, similar to the color of the tile. We had originally planned on a dark grout, but decided against that. Unfortunately, the old bag of grout was in the truck when the wreck happened and exploded on impact, so we did not get to return it to Lowes. Either way, we are much happier that we went with the lighter grout.
We plan to lay a piece of quarter-round down along the side of the hallway baseboard to clean up and finish the look of the tile.
Last night Adam and Darron nailed up the bead board in the kitchen. Some pieces have one coat of paint, while others are still unpainted. They all will be painted with the white glossy enamel paint that we have used in all of our trim work. Although it is far from the finished product, the bead board has really begun to tie the kitchen together to look like a real kitchen, and not just the room with the stove in it. Check it out:
As far as the house, it is really starting to look like a home. We mentioned that the tile was finished in the last blog, so I thought I would include some close up shots and rooms shots of the finished tile with grout and sealing.
Here is the bathroom tile, we used a dark grey grout, which I think tied it altogether really well:
The hallway turned out really well as well. We went with a light colored grout, similar to the color of the tile. We had originally planned on a dark grout, but decided against that. Unfortunately, the old bag of grout was in the truck when the wreck happened and exploded on impact, so we did not get to return it to Lowes. Either way, we are much happier that we went with the lighter grout.
We plan to lay a piece of quarter-round down along the side of the hallway baseboard to clean up and finish the look of the tile.
Last night Adam and Darron nailed up the bead board in the kitchen. Some pieces have one coat of paint, while others are still unpainted. They all will be painted with the white glossy enamel paint that we have used in all of our trim work. Although it is far from the finished product, the bead board has really begun to tie the kitchen together to look like a real kitchen, and not just the room with the stove in it. Check it out:
Monday, November 10, 2008
Drunk Drivers and Tile work complete
Where to begin.....Friday night the two guys from church that have been so helpful with the tile work in our house came over and we finished laying the hallway and also grouted the bathroom. The bathroom turned out beautiful and we called it a night about 11:45 pm on Friday. Mariah and Lilly had stayed home from the house that night because there was laundry that had to be done and we were going to Louisville on Saturday for a birthday celebration with our friends John and Savannah. I left our house right at midnight and began my drive to Mariah's parents home where we've been staying while completing the restorations on our house. I was exactly two blocks from our house when I came upon a two way stop on the intersection on High Street and 13th Ave. I did not have to stop and was crossing the intersection when BAM I was hit on the driver's side of my vehicle and spun around.
It's funny how our human instincts take over when events like this happen in our lives. Once my truck stopped moving my first thought was, "Am I ok?" Once I determined that I had all my parts I then thought, "I have to get out of here!" My door was jammed from the impact, but I was able to hop over and get out the passenger side. Once outside I got my breath and call Mariah and told her about the accident and that I was ok and she needed to come get me. I then called 911 and they had units there in less than 2 minutes. After I made those phone calls I asked the guy, "Didn't you see that stop sign?" To which he replied, "My throttle got stuck on my vehicle." Rrrriiiiiight, I thought. The cops got my information and the EMT's and firefighter's made sure that I was ok and then I looked over and saw that the police were giving the guy that hit me a field sobriety test....then a breathlizer....then handcuffs and the backseat of the cop car. DUI. Unbelievable!! I have just become a statistic. I've been hit by a drunk driver! Mariah tooks some pics, which I've posted below, and we went home and I finally was able to fall asleep about 3:00am. The next day my hip and elbow were a little sore, but nothing major. I felt as though I had played in a highschool football game on Friday night but not mush worse than that.
Saturday we had a lot of help on the house from Mariah's grandparents, her mother, and step sister and her boyfriend. We got most all the trim painted and I finished the grout in the hallway. We didn't take any pictures, but we'll try to tonight and post sometime this week. Sunday, we took the Lord's advice and rested. Hopefully we'lll be able to get most all the trim finished up this week along with putting our bathroom back together and then we're thinking that we may get to move in next week or the following weekend. Keep your fingers crossed.
It's funny how our human instincts take over when events like this happen in our lives. Once my truck stopped moving my first thought was, "Am I ok?" Once I determined that I had all my parts I then thought, "I have to get out of here!" My door was jammed from the impact, but I was able to hop over and get out the passenger side. Once outside I got my breath and call Mariah and told her about the accident and that I was ok and she needed to come get me. I then called 911 and they had units there in less than 2 minutes. After I made those phone calls I asked the guy, "Didn't you see that stop sign?" To which he replied, "My throttle got stuck on my vehicle." Rrrriiiiiight, I thought. The cops got my information and the EMT's and firefighter's made sure that I was ok and then I looked over and saw that the police were giving the guy that hit me a field sobriety test....then a breathlizer....then handcuffs and the backseat of the cop car. DUI. Unbelievable!! I have just become a statistic. I've been hit by a drunk driver! Mariah tooks some pics, which I've posted below, and we went home and I finally was able to fall asleep about 3:00am. The next day my hip and elbow were a little sore, but nothing major. I felt as though I had played in a highschool football game on Friday night but not mush worse than that.
Saturday we had a lot of help on the house from Mariah's grandparents, her mother, and step sister and her boyfriend. We got most all the trim painted and I finished the grout in the hallway. We didn't take any pictures, but we'll try to tonight and post sometime this week. Sunday, we took the Lord's advice and rested. Hopefully we'lll be able to get most all the trim finished up this week along with putting our bathroom back together and then we're thinking that we may get to move in next week or the following weekend. Keep your fingers crossed.
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