So much to share with you!

I have so many projects I want to share with you! So little time always! If you have been following me for the last 10 years you will know I am always working on my 1920's Arts and Crafts style home. It is always a work in progress. Summertime seems to be the time when I get the most done so I have a lot to share with you and I am so excited.

A little background first for anyone that does not know me. I am a single mom with a beautiful kind hearted soon to be 7 year old daughter named Ava Rose. We live in a big old house and have lots of furry rescued friends. They make our home. I also have a retail shop in Port Jefferson Village, New York and an online shop which you probably know about if you reached this blog. Juggling it all can be very challenging but I would not have it any other way. I love everything about my life and I love sharing it all with you.

So for this summer here is my lineup of projects. Some are not always so much fun as there is a lot of basic upkeep on a big old house.

For outside:

• I just had a picket fence put in the front of the house and we have been busy painting it. Ava Rose is a big help! (beautiful but not so much fun painting!)
• I am also working on adding a few new garden beds and weeding and mulching. (not so much fun! it's hot!)
• We are adding to our fairy garden and expanding it. (fun!)
• We are also planning on doing a beautiful mosaic when the weather cools down a bit. (fun!)
• Refinishing old vintage outdoor furniture. I selected a pretty robin's egg blue for the color. (fun!)

Inside:

• Painting all the baseboards and radiators (not so much fun!)
• Planning a guest bathroom makeover. This has been real fun I am work with Dawn from My Hydrangea Home on this project and it is coming very soon! (super fun!)
• Installing new bamboo floors in my office and soon to be family room. (super fun!)
• Painting all trim. The trim gets yucky and needs to be refreshed often. (not so much fun!)

I will have lots of pictures to share with you real soon for now I need to get back to work!

Getting Excited Over New House Projects!

After this tough winter on the east coast I am so ready to work on some exciting projects on our house. I have so much to share with you soon! I am taking photos along the way so I can show you the progress. I just had a new picket fence put in the front of the house and a gorgeous arbor. I plan on growing lots of roses and taking out the grass and putting in a cottage garden. Pinterest is so inspiring.

This is not my house but a photo from Pinterest and I just love how the arbor looks.

Photo courtesy of Pinterest

While we are working on the garden I am also planning on creating a zen garden where Ava Rose and I can do our yoga and meditation. I have a spot carved out already with concrete and we will be working on a mosaic. Right now we are just talking about ideas for the mosaic. I just love how creative Ava Rose is becoming and she has so many ideas!

Photo courtesy of Pinterest 

I have been holding on to a bag of river rocks that my dad found and old tile from my childhood home. I plan on incorporating both into our mosaic. I just love this path I found on pinterest. 

After the mosaic I may just try building a few paths.

Photo courtesy of Pinterest

I am also planning on working on my office and our family room. Being in this business I see so many beautiful things every day it makes it hard for me to pick but as soon as I saw a sample of this floor I knew I had to have it. Cali bamboo floor in pearl.

This is just a little of what we have planned. I will post each project in detail soon! We have a lot of work to do and we plan on spending the weekend getting ready!