Laundry Sign

There has not been a lot of time to work on our house this summer. However, I did repaint a little hallway we have outside of the laundry room. Let me tell you- there is nothing exciting about repainting a tan hallway tan. So, I decided to add some excitement. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought this sign. I did not want to put a hole in our door so I tied a hanger to it and hung it from a peice of burlap. I nailed the burlap to the top of the door. Wahoo! No hole and a sign! Now that is exciting!

Squash!

My dad made us these garden boxes.  Even though I do not have a green thumb at all, we had to take advantage of our new garden boxes.  We planted squash, cucumbers, and peppers of all kinds.  It has been a struggle for me to keep these plants alive and well.  At first I was drowning them.  Then we had a few storms, which left them broken or gone.  Our latest hail storm destroyed our cucumber plants.  Luckily, it is still early in the season so we can start over again with the cucumbers.  Here is a picture of our gardens (before the horrible hail storm) and our first (and only) squash!

Mudroom

It is a rainy day in OKC so I decided to finish our mudroom area.  It was fun to transform this little space with things we already had.  I couldn't find the before picture, but this space was very plain.  The walls were white with just the things on the back wall.  Now we have a cute spot for keys, mail, bills, bags, etc.

Address

It is finally summertime!  Now I have time to go back to ssslllooowwwlllyyyy decorating our house!  Here is what I did today before going out to the pool (I just love summer!).  My poor husband...I had a feeling that my better half might not be thrilled with my new project.  Which is why I cheated and used a decal instead of paint.  Now I do not feel like I invested a lot time (pool time that is) into this project and it is easier to take off.  Hope you like it!  I think I do!

New Shutters!

I love when houses have shutters.  I just love that look.  Before we even walked into the house we live in now I said that it needed shutters if we were going to buy it.  Then we stepped inside the house and we all quickly realized that shutters were the only thing the house "needed."  While weighing the pros and cons of the house with my parents, my dad said he could make us the shutters I "needed."  So we bought it under the condition that I would get my shutters.  My dad did an AMAZING job.  They came out perfect!  My dad is very talented at building things out of wood.  He can really make anything.  It is pretty incredible!  This past weekend my dad, husband, cousin, and sister's boyfriend hung them up for us.  We love them!  Thank you dad!                                                           
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Chalkboard Flower Pots

We accidentally bought too many flowers when we were doing yard work. So I went to the Dollar Tree and picked up two pots.  I painted them with my chalkboard spray paint.  Then I put our address on one and the word "welcome" on the other.  These pots are on the front porch so they stay out of the rain, which in this case is a good thing.  I liked how they turned out and I didn't waste any flowers!

Thank You Idea

This "Thank You" idea has nothing to do with our house but I loved it and thought I would share it! It was a fun way to say, "Thank you" to someone who has devoted a lot of time, care, and effort into something. We made these for the people that helped us prepare for our Special Olympics at school.  The little buckets are filled with an assortment of mints.