Around The House This Friday Morn’

Rise and shine, shake off the sleepies out of the head and pour that first cup of coffee.  Ahhh…nice hot French Roast, my favorite.  So with camera in hand, eyes still a bit blurry, I just snapped some photos of the way the house feels first thing in the morning.  It’s as though the house is waking up right along with me. 

I want to share the pieces that I won from Alison’s giveaway that she had over the summer.   The next three pictures include those items:  the ironstone gravy bowl, white pitcher and the small wicker covered bottle.  Needless to say, I was extremely excited to have opened up the box from Alison!  Thank you again, Alison!!!  See how perfectly each piece fits right in?

Today the light coming in is filtered as there are high clouds in the sky.  Mellow tones play against each room.   Light reflects on glass fronts, against mirrors…..

….and lands on some objects as if shining a spot light on them for the moment.

I love morning time!  And I love fall! 

Where did that cup of coffee go to?

See ya!

Our Farmhouse Laundry Room Makeover

For quite sometime I have been planning in my head how I wanted to remodel our 1980’s laundry room in our home. 
The quest:  a farmhouse looking laundry room with white bead board on the walls, an industrial sink,
open shelving and a textured ceiling – and accessorized with vintage items.

For about a year I collected vintage bits and bobs
 that were found whilst out perusing flea markets, estate sales and antique stores. 
Some items ended up not being used because I wanted more of a minimal look,
so these will be placed elsewhere in the house –
and some will be given away here on the blog. 
More to follow at the end of this post.

Old galvanized scoops, mason jars, a laundry room sign (that was made by my friend Marcia), and a
funky metal corner
 shelf with lots of chippy paint will find their spot in the room.

Everything purchased was done on a budget
and the IVORY soap box was a score
for $10.00 at a flea market.  It will
sit next to the sink and hold laundry soap, towels, etc.

One of my favorite finds were a pair of
these rusty metal light fixtures that
were a great find at an estate
sale over the summer.  Ready for the price? 
 Just $4.00 each!  LOVE that! 
And the black metal shelf brackets –
including the small amounts of rust on
them – were just $2.00 each.

Here’s the fun part – the homely reveal. 
See the missing door…the doors were starting to fall off – a sign? 
 Yes!  Time to pretty up the room
that I spend a lot of time in.

Below is the finished room with floor
to ceiling bead board, a hand
textured ceiling and open
 shelving that I absolutely am loving.

I didn’t get a picture of the original sink
and laminate as my husband
was quick to rip it out and work on
the plumbing for our new stainless steel sink. 
  I searched for months for a good
industrial sink and found the Griffin
 scullery sink at Home Depot.  It is HUGE! 
The sink stands on four legs, which
 makes the room appear larger, too.  The antique
 mirror over the sink was a recent find for $22.00 – just what I was looking for with the black shabby frame.

You can really see the before and
after of the ceiling…

before…..

..and after! 

 I  love the look of the light fixture (below) against the
 textured ceiling!  The paint that I used on the
bead board is Extra White by Sherwin Williams. 
 I used a darker white on the ceiling called Weathered White,
 also by Sherwin Williams.  The Weathered White
has a bit of gray in it and looks so
 pretty next to the bright white and the rusty light fixture. 
I did use a clear matte spray on the light
 fixture and the shelf brackets. 
It just helps seal the rust and gives a nice patina
to the old metal.

Here’s the corner shelf adorned with some fun
vintage collections.  An old trophy filled
 with 6-inch advertising rulers, old scoops,
and old clock, mason jar, a stain removal pamphlet
 and some ironstone pitchers.

One of my favorite pieces is the Watkins
salesman box that was snapped up at
The Alameda Flea market for $25.00.  Next to it are early turn of the century postage scales that
were a find for $25.00 and $35.00.

Skat hand soap?  Had to laugh when I
found that and new it would be a great
addition to the vignettes and add a pop of color as well.

 

Our friend, Don, applied all of the bead board,
textured the ceiling and hung up the shelving
 for us.  He also gave us the old fence board for the shelves. 
 I really like the rustic feel of the raw wood – so farmhouse looking! 

For now I just tacked up an antique tablecloth
 in the window but will soon be making
 some curtains for the window.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to come back
 in a few days for a vintage farmhouse giveaway to celebrate
 (a wee bit late) my five years of blogging,
 my new blog redo and the completion of our remodeling!

I am linking up today with Kim's Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style Blog. 
Be sure to stop by and say HI to Kim
and be inspired by all of the wonderful WOW’s
being shared for the week.


10-5-12:  Today I am linking up with Claudia for her Favorite Things post!  Please stop by and visit my friend from New York if you haven't already done so.  I know I've had this post up for several days, but really, besides my new laminate flooring, this room is now one of my favorite rooms in our home.  A long desired dream that is now reality.  And yes, it is much nicer to do laundry in here now.  Don't ask my why, maybe because it feels lighter, brighter and more open.


Happy Weekend!!