Happy Halloween!

Backyard fence addition.

This was the only image I could find of the back fence. Sorry. The back fence had not trees and just a few plants. I did a major rehall this spring and summer. I added trees, bushes, climbing flowers and vines. I think it turned out good! Oh, ya. I added privacy screens. I wanted to do vinyl but then my yard would look so small. I like the view but we have NO privacy with the walking path behind us.

Computer Chair makeover unvieled

Here is my D.I. find unvieled!

Computer Chair Makeover

I started by purchasing an $8 lazy boy computer chair from the D.I.

I took of the bottom of the chair and noticed all the "BOOGERS"!!

I then snapped off the back of the back rest.

I first sanded the metal and then primed the bottom feet of the chair. I then spray painted it with a bronzed black.

Lastly, I covered the old chair with new fabric. It matches my new curtains in my kitchen. I used a regular staple gun for this.

Stay tuned for the finished project.

Chuck E Cheese

We went to Chuck E Cheese the week before school started. We went with the intention of visiting my grandfather whose health is failing. But it was obvious he didn't want us there. At least my kids saw him just in case he passes soon. I also had a groupon to Chuck E Cheese. Now, I know that most people are thinking how "ghetto." But, the Orem location is the BOMB! It was immaculate, even the bathrooms! The employees were kind and helpful. It was amazing. So, if you hate the Layton location....just drive an hour down south.

Hanging pendant lights

One upgrade I regret not doing was pendant lights above our center island. But, you know how those upgrades add up. I created my own pendant lights by purchasing a pendant light that I wanted. I got this one from Lowe's.




I then purchased a recessed light converter kit. This I also got from Lowe's. You unscrew the light from your recessed light and screw in the converter. I combined both of these to get this look.

Dining room revealed!

I finished the painting but took a little while getting everything else organized.

-The paint color is Bennington Grey from Benjamin Moore's Pottery Barn line.
I took apart the kitchen table thinking I wanted to stain it a dark walnut to match the shelf I made. It was a complete mess. Chad convinced me to leave it as it matches with the color scheme. He's just tired of projects! I removed the leaf to make it smaller and to let it be more centered in the room. I put my D.I. chairs around the table and moved the bench to the back of the table.

-I put a new rug under the table. It's an indoor/outdoor rug from Lowe's.

The fabric for the curtains I got from Hobby Lobby. I can sew a strait line, so I made panel curtains. The beautiful chandelier is inspired by this one from Pottery Barn.

I couldn't afford the $300 price tag, so I started searching. I found a seller on KSL who had waited too long to return his similar chandelier to the store. I scored my imitation for $100. I added a cord cover from Hobby Lobby.

We enjoy dinners around the table and have become much closer as we talk about our day.

Lagoon 2011

 

Kitchen backsplash

I found this great new product called Bondera. Instead of having to use mastic to stick up wall tiles you can cut and fit the bondera to the wall by taking off the plastic protectant.




When you're ready to put the tile up you pull the protective plastic off the other side of the Bondera and throw the tile on the wall.


After the tile is placed then you can grout. Stay tuned for the finished project!

Dining room overhaul

I've been waiting to paint my kitchen until I feel a little better. I took some time while Chad was at AP camp to do a little remodeling. I have curtains finished, shelves made, and pictures purchaced. I just needed to get the paint up first. I picked a shade from Pottery Barn called Bennington Grey. Ace Hardware was having their Benjamin Moore pain 50% off so I took advantage. You can see the shade is about 4-5 shades darker than my original wall color.




Stay tuned for the finished product!

Isabelle was baptized!

Our sweet little Belle was baptized last week. She has been so excited. We shared a special interview with her and Bishop Smith. She was touched by the spirit so much she couldn't help but cry. She bore her testimony to the bishop and it was so special.



She picked out this beautiful dress. She was adamant that it was the one even though it's a size too big. She looked like a princess! Chad gave her a beautiful blessing with Bishop Smith, Dean, Grandpa Brown and Grandpa Jex standing in the circle.

Independance day

We had a fun day this Monday. We had a BBQ at the Jex's and swam in the pool. John, Chad and I went to see Transformers III. It was great, but super long. John bought some fireworks and gave us a show. This year Utah passed a new arial fireworks law allowing arial fireworks for the whole month of July. It's been a nightmare. Fireworks are blasting every night until 1 a.m. Poor Tessa is terrified everyday. She's had chronic upset tummy. It hasn't been pretty. But, the fireworks show John put on was great.