New 4 season porch, furniture acq., arrangement, decor.. overwhelmed
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Comments (11)Ladies, it's so nice to read all your sweet comments. Karen DD moved back to NY..country life here for her and the kids is not what they're used to which I can truly understand. DH & I saw a piece of property go up for sale last year. We said what a nice location. Then it went off market and thought it was sold. We didn't give it a second thought because we had no intention of building in CT. This June, it went up again. It was right after DH and I decided we couldn't afford to go back where we once lived - the taxes would kill us! So we called immediately and found it just went up at a lower price.. I guess it was meant to be for us (time wise) with DD moving and all. I pray we can sell as quickly as your friend did. Our home in NY sold by word of mouth in one day! The location there was 'gold' half hr commute to the city. I couldn't afford to buy it back if I wanted. janet...thank you. I hope you're coming along and feeling better. You're right about the older you get - wanting to be closer to everything. I hate having 'to plan' on going to the store and heaven forbid I forget something! I used to live close to everything and this location, as beautiful as it is, has me depressed most of the time. marlene...thanks. I'll be downsizing in house and will sell off furniture and stuff...but not my dishes!! lol Candy...I'd love to share my porch with you...I wish I could still drink tea. Dr's orders 'NO TEA' - with my kidneys it's bad for me (who knew). I plan on another porch for sure and that hutch will definitely be going with me! lol Thanks Jeanne for your kind words about DD. We enjoyed having them. They 'Filled The House' with their presence! Seems we did't spend too much Porch Time either this Summer with the heat. Mostly early morning and some evenings when it wasn't buggy! I'm laughing over your 'wood slice'! Come on Jeanne...what's it take to paint it a watermelon!! lol Thanks again all. jane...See MoreDaybed on screen porch?
Comments (46)My first idea for you Carrie, since you mentioned yu have a single mattress to use, was to find a king size head and footboard to make into a day bed like you would make a bench out of a smaller bed. If you have a holliwood frame for your bed all you'd have to do was cut the footboard in half and attach it to the ends of the headboard and then to the frame. Plop on the mattress and dress the bed! My second idea is similar to Lynn's. Make a platform the size of the mattress with large pullout drawers. Only I'd find a simple twin head and footboard cutting the head and footboard to be just high enough to hold a bolster at each end looking more like a backless sofa. As for protecting the mattress, I agree that a waterproof mattress cover would take care of the worry of rain. And for the idea of a swing bed....here's one of my favorite beds from my inspiration albums. You wouldn't want to actually swing on it, but it could certainly sway you to a deep sweet dream filled sleep....See MoreNeed help with furniture and decor in our new home
Comments (2640)Beverly – I hear you and respect your opinion. That is the long term goal but reupholstering the chairs was an easier fix and believe me the previous fabric needed to be replaced….it was a good first step. Hoping to stain paint both pieces eventually but I have just too many projects going on at the moment....See MoreOBF - OCTOBER SWAP: Letters of the Season
Comments (154)Happy Halloween weekend, everyone. I'll be waiting to see how many kids come by for trick or treating. I haven't had anyone come to my door in Lexington in years and years so it will be interesting. Expecting lots of barking from my dog. I've been working really hard today unpacking china and getting it settled in its new location. Now I have a room full of packing paper to smooth out and fold and clear the room. Otherwise the trick or treaters will think my house is haunted all covered with white paper everywhere. I still have kitchen dishes to unpack and place since most of those haven't been unpacked, but I sure wont be doing it tomorrow! I'm worn out!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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