Selah.....

The dust has settled and we are enjoying the Love Shack so much! The best and most enjoyable thing about our new home is the loved ones who are coming to enjoy it with us! We have already had many dear friends come, and anticipate lots more visits from friends and family. "Our Love Shack is your Love Shack".

Some of you have asked for more pictures, so here you go. We still have some little things to do, but there are always little things to do. Life goes right on, doesn't it? Imagine if we waited until all of the "little things" were done before we could start living?

Hubby brought this wonderful floor lamp home from work with him one day. Then a few days later, he brought these fabulous chairs! Thank you, Honey...for being the craigslist addict that you are!

We decided to go with the dark red carpet that was in the master bedroom because it is wonderful carpet in great shape. It inspired this sort of "Hollywood" theme that we will continue to play with. I LOVE my silver lamp that my dear daughter-in-law bought for me....another craigslist find.

The living room came together nicely we think. The Love Shack received our things with open arms.

We love this 2 blade "airplane" ceiling fan in the sitting area of the dining room. Hubby didn't love installing it though, I guess it was a real pain. He is a patient man.

Ah....the dining room light. A winner!!!

I will continue to post as the Love Shack grows and changes. We hope to one day remodel two bedrooms into a super cool master suite. But for now, the Love Shack is content. Because the most important thing about our beautiful nest is feathering it with love......

Nooks and Crannies

We are so excited to finally be moving into the Love Shack this weekend! Did I ever share our ever so cool shower door with you?

And here are some back yard treasures. Hubby wanted to take them down immediately. I insisted we leave them up for a while. I think they have grown on me. What do you think?

One last tidbit, our original green bathroom sink and counter. Oh yea........

The Love Shack is full of treasures.....and love.

Lovin' our Shack

The floor is done!! Well, except for some finishing touches. Let's say it is done enough that we can actually move into the Love Shack this weekend. We are so excited, it has been a long road "home", but we know it will all be worth it. This is our entry way, the back side of the fireplace. One of our biggest regrets is that this half wall had some flocked wallpaper on it, but it was gold and we didn't like it. (Make a note people, flocked wallpaper looks awesome painted!) Sadly, I was hasty and had already scored the paper for removal, so it could not be saved with paint. But.....happily, we found what we think is an awesome look that we were able to apply right over the wallpaper! Atomic indeed!
Oh, and I just had to share another amazing display with you. These never get old......
 

Soaking It All In

Work on the Love Shack has been slow. Yet we are enjoying every minute of life in our new home. Some tools and things were stolen out of Hubby's truck this week while it was parked in our driveway. Even that evil deed didn't stop us from loving it. So take that, bad guys!
The hot tub is in, and this is our view when we are soaking in it. Sweet.

Little Things

After a few days away from the Love Shack snuggling my grandson and seeing friends, I came home to a fully operating hot tub, and a lot of progress on the wood floor! Hubby is an amazing man! We are in awe of how this beautiful floor is transforming the house. We loved it before, but now it is stupendous!

Wanted to share my little project. I think it turned out really nice! OK, I realize it is nothing compared to all that Hubby is doing, but I do think it is really groovy. What do you think?

Sleepover

We spent our first night in the Love Shack! Hubby made the first of what I'm sure will be many roaring fires. This fireplace is really big and well built. There are pipes surrounding the fire box, and the heat pumps out quite nicely. Should keep the living and dining rooms toasty warm all winter.

 

Other big news (and if you know us you know this is BIG) we got a hot tub!!!!! Oh yea, thank you craigslist once again. The guy even delivered it for us, saving us $250. It will be a while till Hubby can get it wired in. First we will need some volunteers to come over and help him get it into place. But we have been dreaming of a long soak in hot water for 2 years!!!!

This just in......I gave the first tour of the Love Shack today! It was so cool and exciting to show off the Shack to like-minded "mod" folks like us! I had just pulled into the carport and noticed a man walking from his car with a camera. He asked if I would mind if he took a few pics of the house, saying that he and his wife just love it. I asked if they would like a tour and she jumped out of the car as excited (almost) as we were. I am so thankful for our friendly home and the opportunity to share! :)

So Close.....Yet still so far

The Love Shack is coming along. I on the other hand, am getting a bit impatient. But patience is a virtue and I am determined to be a virtuous woman.....dammit!
Hubby had yesterday off. We headed out about 7:00, and while he was putting in floor I ran some errands. Then we worked at the house until leaving for Grants Pass to check out a hot tub he found on craigslist. Oh my. All I can say is it was a wasted trip. Well, except for the beautiful drive and time spent with Hubby. Never a waste.
The living room floor is almost done. It was a bear getting the wood nailed down under the fireplace. Cool design, not so cool to work under. My husband is amazing. Truly. I have watched him over the last 32 years do basically anything and everything that needs to be done. I admire him so much!
Starting to move stuff from camper into Love Shack. Hubby wants to stay there tonight. I am not so anxious. He will most likely win.

Here are some pics of our (really his) progress. So far we love it.The floor is birch wood. Really beautiful, resembles maple. We chose a light wood because of the wood ceiling and also because the house has such a modern feel.

 Here is a shot of the ceiling. These ceilings are throughout the house and part of the mid-century modern architecture.

Another beautiful end to our work day.