Our code: Live and let live

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

"If I had a world of my own everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it was, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see." Alice

"We're all mad here" Cheshire Cat

what year is it again?

How did people do their hair like this EVERY day?

80's night down at the "club"

Somethings Happening!

Well. . . the living room, is now a study art room library. hmmm. We have actually built a wall. I can't figure out how I am going to get pics of this yet. I have 9 1/2 foot ceilings, to my advantage. That dog seen in my dinning room is now hung high on my new wall! Nick has been doing some steady work on the basement. And the books now have a place. My mother found a great desk for us, and instead of taking the doors out(between kitchen and dinning room) we just "fixed" them a little differently. Good tip for the fridge! Now to put it into action. We haven't got the painting done, may be a longer process than I had anticipated. I have just been swinging at whats been thrown!!!I hope to have pics up by the weekend! Again if you have any ideas I NEED them.

Okay you asked for it!

I tried as hard as I could to get pics. Remember, I am moving a whole other person into this 440 sq. feet of home. EVERY room and bit of space is turned upside down. I wish i would have taken before-before pics. You will just have to see before. Quick over view. Its a square house. Basement and attic. The main floor, 4 rooms. Starting at front door here is the run down, walk into kitchen, then dinning room, around to "living room"(was my bedroom) then around to bathroom. Thats it. If you are not stressed you may soon be. If you are stressed, well sit down for these pics. Ha ha.

My vision- turn attic into loft bedroom, basement into living space and shower. . . well better. As far as main floor, fix the floors paint the wall, fix ceiling oh the list goes on. One step at a time. I will try and keep pics coming as the revolution happens.

A real work in progress, always. But its MINE!!!!

These are the stairs leading to the attic(in my bathroom closet) See those old buckets. . .they saved my kitchen ceiling from fallin in last summer! Although my roof is fixed, I am still keeping them there, snow melts, paranoid? Nah.
If you look closely you can see my front door(kitchen) from here. This was my bedroom, I can see EVERY(4) room from here.

This is the "closet" in the bathroom, leading to the attic. Scary I know!

Bathroom, from closet door. By the way, my bathroom is also my laundry room, AND luxurious walk in closet. Very nice.

Bathroom from door. Do you like my shoes up there? Maggie was once a chewer and I am NOT taking anymore chances. And yes, there is a window back there. Hey I needed room!

Okay I am standing in my tub for this one. It doesn't look like this EVER, only now. It is pure kayos moving! I am keeping my current clothes above the washer and dryer, at the end of the tub I have a little dresser for out of season clothes. I am constantly "recycling" clothes. I just don't have room for everything.

Obvious, bathroom. From soon to be living room. I have had those old signs for EVER. I couldn't part with them. I think they are um. . . interesting bathroom art. Hmmm. oh by the way, my bathroom door is an old old door. The house didn't have a bathroom door. I had to put it on backwards(the handle is on the side where it hinges). The other edge of the door was so beat up I couldn't secure to the door frame. But i love it, and needed a door. I love it.

Down to the basement(from kitchen) Believe it or not i have taken 3 loads out of here. We have A LOT of work to do down here.

Temporary sleeping space.

Those doors, my wall, are hiding the shower. Yeesh talk about close quarters!

A lot down here! Most to go, some to stay. There is a shower and a closet back there. I have BIG plans ans a lot of work. Believe me i didn't tidy up for these pics!

Here is a close up of our "pile" down in the basement. Its a new pile though. And shouldn't last long.

Back up stairs. Soon to be living room, from bathroom. My walls are getting done! slow but sure. I piled EVERYTHING in the center of the room. Not much in here really since the bedroom is now down stairs. Won't those floors be beautiful when we get them done!!! Just some of Nick's art waiting to be hung. Poor things.

This is the "living room" from dinning room. That paint job really helped! I need to figure out how to use these great windows. Hmmm any ideas?

"living room" looking at dinning room. Since this was once my bedroom i needed doors. So a couple of shudders, held up with simple pillars(visible in dinning room) and there we go! See Maggie peaking in, she things she can squeeze under, sometimes. . . she CAN!

This is the very back corner or "living room" the wall behind me shares with dining room. I like this color. I have it on one wall in each room(minus bathroom and basement). I keep movies and crafty stuff in those old suit cases. I like how the look too. They are inexpensive and hold a LOT! I dont like those new movie, dvd cases, U-G-L-Y! Plus for craft stuff, just pull it out and its all there. I keep my makeup in a little oldcaryon suit case.Perfect!

"living room" from dinning room. Another "pile". Once the walls are all done and Iget another cupboard I'll be tearing this room right back apart and into place. The floors are going to have to wait a while, after this room I tackle the basement!

Dinning room, from "living room" Love those chairs!!! That table, well. My Dad cut the top in half and moved the entire base over. Beautiful(when its not covered!) Piles, again. Books, waiting for a shelf and then into the "living room".

Oh Maggie! Book pile. I have the same window in this room as the other. In the corner there are a couple dress forms. I just think those are sooo cool! Definitely staying around a while.

Looking into kitchen from dinning room. I put a couple old doors up to create a wall. Think I am taking them down. Let the space flow. I have done a lot in between these spaces. I once had the old Chinese arch, like what you see in restaurants. Cool. I need "flowy" right now though.

Kitchen from Dinning room. Yes that is a TV on my stove. Its a process! Over by the fridge I secured an old crackly door to the wall(well there is a window back there too). Perfect for my cast iron cook ware. You can see whats important, COFFEE POT ACCESSIBLE!!! The front door is right next to the stove.

Kitchen from front door(only door ha ha!) There were doors on those cupboards, but nah. I took them off and there is my green wall in this room. Thats about it for my workspace too. I love to cook, and well I make it work. I painted the cupboards too, they were brown, drab. I like this better.

Tore up, But Sooo loved!

Maggie, Nick and Pierre.

my Favorite Cupboard. NOT going ANYWHERE

What a mess, what was I thinking?

Just Let Me Cook! My own little world.

jan 13 2010

so my Mom got me a great camera for christmas. You would have thought i would have had my pictures all over my blog by now. well better late then never i guess. I absolutly can not wait until it gets warmer. I know a true photographer would never let mother nature's blistering cold hold them back, but i guess that is why i am not one. It did get a little warmer today. I went for a run. . .OUTSIDE! I had forgotten how wonderful it felt to have the sun on my face.(and not be frozen). It reminded me that the world does have love. Its that indescribable good feeling. love is the only word i can label it as. I already have lots of pictures. I treat my dogs like children in the fact that i take millions of pictures of them and think EVERYONE will want to see them. i also had a blast taking pictures at work. Well when the kids weren't being huge hams! I think it starts at a young age. . the whole "let me see that picture you just took of me" deal.They will never understand how it felt when you had to wait for them to get developed to even know IF they turned out. Plus i am the kind of person where once i get started taking pictures, its hard for me to stop. So i am trying to download over 250 pictures right now. Im not posting any of my pics from work. I dont think that would be right. But all the other ones, well some. But i cant wait to get out in nature, and the city! Architecture out in the world, man or nature made. oh. . and somehow i am now following myself on this thing. . . you know im following my own blog. i dont know whats going on i tried to follow polly. . . and well this is what happened. ugh oops.? maybe i am on polly's too. i dont really know.