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That’s Pinteresting

May 17, 2013 by Jessie R. 8 Comments

Occasionally, I come across something so inspiring that it makes it’s way onto one of my Pinterest boards. And by occasionally, I mean several times a day. Pin Problems.

And what better way to feed my addiction than to transplant it here? So, every Friday-ish I’ll now dedicate a post to highlighting a few of my favorite projects, pics, etc, found floating around Pinterest from the previous weeks. Which doesn’t mean that Fridays are solely for this series. I may periodically pop in with with an extra post as well!
Now, on with “That’s Pinteresting!”

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I’m craving some warmer tones in our home. We have plenty of yellow, but something keeps drawing me back to pink. Watch out Ricky

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I’m sure you’ve seen this lovely nursery by Honey & Fitz.. but it’s too good not to share. I’m especially loving the shelf & toy bins combo.

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We have a few large trees in the backyard that would look so cute with a built-on bench.

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We already established our color scheme for the new landscaping, but this just confirms how much I love the yellow and shades of purple together. Now, if I could just make ours look this good…

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I caught a glimpse of this Sarah Richardson nursery on her show months ago, so glad I stumbled upon it again. I really wish you could pin images from TV.

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We don’t have a basement (aka. man cave), so Ricky tells me that the garage is all his. BUT maybe I could sneak in something small like this organized pantry?

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There’s something so refreshing about this space. Maybe it’s the natural wood tones making their way back. I think I may be starting to tire of all the darker wood these days.

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And to wrap it up today, my favorite pin of the week. Breanna Rose discuses the importance of defining your strengths as a freelancer. A really good read if you’re like me, and struggling to find balance in your work & family life.

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Mood Board: Megan’s Basement

May 14, 2013 by Jessie R. 8 Comments

Back with another mood board today!

Here’s what Megan had to say about her basement:

“This area will be a media area, bar and kids area. So it will be a mix of adult and kids areas. We are big OSU buckeye fans and have a lot of buckeyes artwork that will be incorporated in the area somehow. HOWEVER, I really don’t want it to feel like a stereotypical OSU basement. I am thinking a ‘greige’ color for the paint color on the walls and would love a specific color and brand for this. This area will suffice my husband’s need for a man cave, be a place for the kids to play and keep all of their toys and it will be an area for us to spend time as a family.

I would like the area to feel bright and inviting especially since there won’t be a lot of natural sunlight. Patterns I like: stripe, honeycomb, ikat. I love west elm and ikea and I really like your style and have a few of the same items you have. Colors I like: navy, gray, tan, green (sage, lime), yellow. I enjoy DIY projects but not those that involve building things. I can sew and can handle amateur DIY projects.

We have a dark brown leather sectional couch. I am open to either using this couch in the basement or getting a new one for the basement. I know interior decorators don’t love leather couches but it works well for us when the kids make a mess on them… We also need recommendations for bar stools and pendant lights for over bar counter.”

And here’s what I came up with!

Note: As some of you may have noticed, I did not include links to the products within the mood board. Unfortunately, I’ve made the choice, based on several reasons, to no longer provide them here on the blog. As much as I’d love to, providing links a second time is extremely time consuming. HOWEVER, that doesn’t mean you won’t have access to sources! I create Pinterest boards specific to each and every mood board that I create. You can simply hop on over and scroll to find any product you may be interested in! Here’s the direct link to Megan’s Basement!

Update: We’re taking a quick leave from mood boards and will NOT be accepting new clients for the time being. I’m currently booked through August, so we plan to reopen shop (or at least give an update) around that time. Thanks for your patience!

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Peekaboo Pallet Ceiling

May 13, 2013 by Jessie R. 27 Comments

If you follow me on Instagram than you may have already had a little sneak peek at today’s topic. It was a little spontaneous on our part, but super quick and easy!

Yep, we’re jumping back on the pallet wood bandwagon for a second ride. This time, with our front porch ceiling. When we wrapped up painting in the porch area it was still looking a little dull. We’d imagined painting the ceiling in a lighter gray (to match above the garage) and do something similar by trimming it out in charcoal.

But as we got to painting.. we realized the ceiling was in pretty bad shape. I mean, it’s a porch ceiling.. so really, we’re probably the only ones to notice. But that’s all part of making your home a space YOU love, right? So instead of just living with the “meh” ceiling, we put the leftover stack of pallet wood from the living room to work!

The wood was already disassembled, sanded, and stained, so the process flew by. Ricky just nailed each piece directly into the ceiling.

Since the ceiling was already sporting a few trim pieces around the edges, it would have been really difficult to get a clean edge with the new wood. Instead, we just cut the palette pieces a few inches shorter than the width of the ceiling and then sort of “framed everything out” with more wood to cover on top. Here’s a shot of the wood prior to the framing stage. You can see, the edges don’t need to line up because it’ll all just get covered.

It’s really similar to what we did in the living room. Of course, if you have a completely flat surface (no surrounding trim) then you could just cut the new pieces to size. I’m really liking the whole frame effect though (see below). Makes it feel a little more custom maybe? Oh and funny story about the light, we had always envisioned replacing it with something more fun, for a statement piece. But we’re LOVING the way it looks now against the wood. The black really pops. Consider it a keeper.

I call it the peekaboo pallet ceiling because from a distance you hardly notice it, if at all.

Closer…

But then you’re on the porch and BAM. Pallet ceiling, in your face.

I really wish I could share our house numbers project with you (from nearly six months ago).. but that would require, you know, sharing our house numbers. Basically, we took a piece of (guess) pallet wood, trimmed down, and glued a few of these super modern, yet inexpensive house numbers (if you know house numbers, you know that’s hard to find) on it vertically. It looks amazingly fancy and custom and I heart it. You can see where we have it below. The pallet really pops agains the charcoal porch column and the numbers are oil rubbed bronze, tying in nicely with the door hardware.. and everything else on the porch. And now I just wrote an entire paragraph about something you can’t see. Nevermind.

Something you can see – we finally got around to planting a few flowers in the vertical wall planter. We scored some all-shade flowers this year, so hopefully we have better luck.

Oh, and since this post has gone crazy random.. we also replaced the white doorbell with this one.

It’s the little things

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That’s Pinteresting

May 10, 2013 by Jessie R. 2 Comments

It’s baaaaaack. I know, I’ve been on quite the hiatus from “That’s Pinteresting”, but no fear, this series is here to stay. Now, it’s just a matter of successfully getting the posts up

Occasionally, I come across something so inspiring that it makes it’s way onto one of my Pinterest boards. And by occasionally, I mean several times a day. Pin Problems.

WARNING – This posts was weeks in the making. It. Is. Long. Good luck.

Let’s officially get this out there – I CAN NOT get enough of this color combination. Corals, pinks, oranges, yellows. It’s fun, it’s young, and SO happy. These paintings by Michelle Armos are to-die-for. I’m hoping to tackle an art gallery in the bedroom hallway eventually, and I’m thinking a smaller version would be a lovely addition!

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Some Pinterest projects are just too good not to try yourself. Consider these boxes on that list. How adorable is this – Make a keepsake box full of mementos and pictures from a trip, rather than trying to scrapbook everything. Mind = Blown.

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Now that our kitchen is nearly complete, it’s rare that I pin kitchen spaces. This one was worthy. Check out that natural wood butcher block island and lantern ceiling light. So fresh.

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Obviously, that was a lie. I could never pin enough kitchens. Yellow cabs, concrete counters, black accents. Gahh..

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I may be spending more time on Society 6 than Pinterest these days. You know that says a lot. I have a hardcore crush on Emily Rickard’s work. And again with the color combo.

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Not like this photo needs anymore help blowing up the blogosphere.. but I couldn’t help myself. It has my mind overflowing with ideas for our green file cabinet.

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It’s a daily struggle to restrain myself from filling our entire house with watercolor products. They’re just SO good.

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Yup. Pergolas on the brain.

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How cute are these? DIY spice tins.

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Rustic, colorful, modern, and right up my alley. Also, check out this cool version of board and batten. Love.

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Tree stump and painted rocks tic-tac-toe. Ummm.. why is this just now being done?

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Such an inspiring play space.

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I’m loving this idea for lining our driveway!

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This room is delicious.

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And while we’re on the topic of luscious velvet.. Maybe a few accent chairs in the addition? Or the entire room. Either way.

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THIS color combination.

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She’s Moody

May 9, 2013 by Jessie R. 18 Comments

We painted the house. And I’ll be honest, I’m really wishing I was our neighbor across the street, just so I could gaze at all of it’s loveliness every day. Every day, all day. It’s good. Really good. Of course, I’m biased. So, have a look for yourself

We shared the depths of our plans for the new color scheme earlier this week, so I’ll just expand slightly. Obviously, we went dark. The new colors are all neutral, but play off each other nicely to give quite the statement. We wanted something a little warmer than a true gray for the trim, so we went for a charcoal with some green/brown undertones. I can hardly say that though, because in person it just looks like a warm gray.. there’s no green or brown about it.

Dark & Moody Exterior Color Palette | Cape27Blog.com

The charcoal is probably my favorite part of the transformation. Which is convenient, since it’s the color we used the most. We’ve yet to paint the sides of the house, where we’ll use more of the charcoal to cover the soffits. The roof and gutters are also on the to-do list, needing a fresh coat of black. And we’ll be sure to share all of the roof details as we tackle them, but that’s a post of it’s own.

Dark & Moody Exterior Color Palette | Cape27Blog.com

You can kind of get an idea of the purple tones we’re hoping to bring in with landscaping. The flowers on that bright bush (below right) are the shade we’re going for, so we’re hoping to salvage it. Maybe just scale it back a tad. Everything else.. must go.

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As far as the process went.. we spend about two days painting the front facade, using a sprayer. Outside of the specific paint colors, we used Sherwin Williams’ ‘Resilance’ paint in a flat finish. The spraying was super quick and easy, but the prep… ugh, the prep. We taped off every area using brown masking paper (around $2 a roll, which has covered everything so far) and some basic painters tape. Each color variation meant more taping, above and below. Mind you, this was also on the two windiest days Cincinnati has seen all year. We had to tape the paper on all sides to keep the wind from ripping it away. So yea, spraying paint in the wind trying to avoid destroying our home, neighbors’ homes, and cars. That was fun. Either way, it was much faster than using the good ol’ brush and roller. I think.

(our little helper)

With such an abundance of painting projects coming up, and large ones at that, Ricky and I had been discussing the purchase of a paint sprayer for quite some time. Well, we finally bit the bullet when we spotted the Ryobi cordless sprayer, marked down from $185-ish to $130 at Home Depot. It was an impulse buy. We needed a sprayer, it was on sale, we trust the brand for other power tools, easy decision.

Had I taken the time to look at any one single online review (there are pages upon pages) I would have quickly run in the other direction at the mass amount of negativity. Long story short (since SO many others have already covered this same topic) we made the same mistake and bought the crappy sprayer. It’s working okay for our outdoor painting, where the finish doesn’t need to be perfect, but it’s not going to cut it for nearly anything else. Furniture? Not a chance.

So, that’s my little vent. Don’t buy it. What should you buy? I’ll share it when I find it. Moving on.

Or should I say, backwards? You know I love a good side-by-side before and after. Let’s look back to to the day we closed on our home

BEFORE:

And AFTER:

Truly, it’s more of a progress shot, since we know there are plenty more updates in the near future. But, it’s come quite a long way since day one. Checking one more off the to-do list

• ~~Replace the rotting header above the garage~~
• ~~Give the porch column a smooth coat~~
• ~~Add a railing to the side of the porch~~
• Build new window shutters
• ~~Paint the exterior of the house~~
• Paint the roof (yes, we’re doing that)
• Remove ALL landscaping in the front yard and replace it with something more modern
• Landscape around the mailbox and post light
• Build window boxes for the front of the house
• Do something about that driveaway
• Hire someone to remove the FIVE trees that have fallen over during wind storms
• Replace damaged wood and paint the swing set
• Repair and paint the backyard shed