Spring Decorating...

Are you decorating for Spring/Easter this year? I am scaling way back this year with Spring/Easter decorating. I want to save my pennies for Summer flowers and yes, more painting projects.

If I haven't told you already (which I am sure I have ;0) I am a fake flower snob. However, every once in awhile I will find a really pretty fake flower that I can live with. I found these pretty little purple flowers at Michael's yesterday and decided to add them to a grapevine wreath to brighten up the front porch. I loved the bright green ribbon but when I put the ribbon on the wreath, it just didn't work for me. Now I have to find the perfect ribbon that will work and my wreath will be complete. (Note: When working with grapevine wreaths, insert the flowers in the direction of the vines.)

Enjoy the few items I put out for Spring this year. (Don't worry - the Easter Bunny will visit the kids this year I promise!)

T

St. Patrick's Weekend in Rehoboth...

We had another great visit with the Grandparents in Milton, Delaware. We feel very fortunate and blessed to have such a lovely place to visit and be with family. Not to mention the fact that we are within 15 minutes from Rehoboth Beach and many other State Parks.

Oh, I almost forgot the main reason we went for a visit this time around wasn't to see Mega (aka grandma) and Grandad, the kids had to see the newest addition to the family and he is so cute! A new golden retriever named Duncan.

Happy St. Partrick's Day.

Cheers,

T

Down to the details...

We are finally near the end of our bathroom remodel. It really has been a challenge with the contractors. Of all people, I should have known to ask the appropriate questions of my contractor before he started, however.... The contractor is very professional and he was a recommendation from two reliable sources. But....his "workers" were not. Long story short, we had to literally have them come back and redo most of the tile work. It was that bad. Supposedly, the tile guys have worked for a leading commercial store but had never laid tile before for this contractor. Never be afraid to ask questions and assume the "workers" are as professional as the owner. Lesson learned!

After three weeks, we are finally happy with the results. Now it is down to the details. The contractor is going to seal the bathroom today so I can finish up the details this week. One thing I will share is the paint color. I wish I could take the credit for finding this perfect color but I can't. I was looking through my Spring "do it yourself" (www.bhg.com) magazine and read this amazing article on John and Sherry (thisyounghouse.com) documenting every detail of their remodel of their 50 year old ranch home. I too live in a ranch home and was amazed at the transformation. I just loved every color they chose for the home. One of the colors they used in their bedroom was "Gentle Tide" by Glidden. I am not going to paint my bedroom this color but thought it was perfect for the bathroom. It is such a calming color, I just love it. I typically don't use Glidden, so thank you John and Sherry for sharing this awesome color.


T