Saturday, May 28, 2011

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

Well, Hubby has been a busy bee this morning. What do you think? The Love Shack she is a changin'!!


But that's it for now....company is on their way!! Wait....maybe we should make it a painting party?!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Seasons Change

It doesn't seem too long ago that this was our backyard landscape.


This is from the hallway looking out to the back yard. The barkcloth drapes came with the Love Shack. Lovely!

And now! The dogwood tree is blooming and the lilac hedge is so wonderful!

I am thankful that they planted 3 different shades of lilacs.
Our view from the back yard now that the trees have come in. So beautiful!



The end of another beautiful day.





Sunday, April 3, 2011

So....I've Heard


Can't wait till we can plant something neat in that huge planter below!

The fence post caps are solar lights. Way cool!!

 We hope to some day put "real" bamboo in place of the "reed" but for now it will more than do!


OK, so to really appreciate the fence, you must be reminded of what once was...
See the lopped off arbor vitae on the side of the house? They were very old and had definitely seen better days.    

And now I will leave you with a glimpse of last night's splendor. Aaaah, we do love life here in the Love Shack!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Lovin' The Sunshine

Well, it is another stellar day here in beautiful Southern Oregon! While hubby is digging fence posts (he is putting a fence in where the ugly arbor vitaes were) I have been a busy bee. If you have never been to the Love Shack, it has a real "California" style entry. (One of the many reasons we fell in love with the house.) Along with the tiled entry steps, there are built in planters. I didn't want to put in bloomin' "cottage-y" plants, so we went with grasses.....perfect!


I bought a couple boxes of shells a while back at a yard sale. Just the right touch in the planters, don't you think?



OK, honey.....I'm all done with my project! Please pass the iced tea.......

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Come Together......


This is our new groovy lamp.
And our new dresser. Hubby went to buy the lamp, and found this too! A $25 steal I say!

And check out this little gem. It goes perfectly with the new dresser! Got it the other day while picking up a desk from craigslist. The Love Shack is coming together quite nicely!

Friday, February 25, 2011

Love Finds

Look what Hubby brought home! Isn't it the cutest find? (craigslist of course!) I think this man is a keeper! (Well, and so is this little gem....:)

And while I'm at it, here are some super groovy pics of our original green bathroom.


 This toilet seat rocks! (Not literally, thank you.)


 The atomic tiles couldn't be cooler.
 Love the lighting too.
The original floor.....so sad they covered it. I had to display a sample out of respect. And yes indeed, this is a pretty cool towel! :)






Before I go, check out the view this morning from the slider in the hall. Every day I find another reason to love the Love Shack!



Thursday, February 24, 2011

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......