How Many Years Have We Been Doing This Project?

I'm embarrassed to say how long it's taken to put this half bath project together, I was blogging about it in 2015.  All the components were there from salvaged items to fabric for the valence over the window, it was just that last little piece of the puzzle that we couldn't seem to get finished.  Well I'm excited to announce that it's done, our builder boring half bath is now a totally customized and unique space that fits our house perfectly.

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New Year New Signs

What a whirlwind we had toward the end of last year including a couple of firsts for our growing company.  We were pleased to announce our first ever entry into a local craft fair, and that went so well we squeaked into another just a couple of weeks later with equal amounts of success.  2017 also brought the launch of our online store at DiscoveryHomesColorado.com, plus we put together several custom orders for new and returning customers, with that said we've been a little lax on our blogging which we are ready to change!  Starting off the new year right by giving you a few pictures of some of our custom orders and biggest sellers!

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It's Porch Sitting Time

I'm so ready to be outside, who's with me!  School's almost done, and it's time to get out working in the yard, and when you're done for the day there is nothing better than filling a glass of iced tea (or red wine) and sitting on the porch, but first it has to be ready for the season.

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From Trash to Eiffel Tower Design Treasure

I've got one more Eiffel Tower idea to show you, and the "canvas" for our Eiffel Tower design was discovered in an uncommon place, salvage shopping.  I think I might have tripped over this old framed screen a time or two before an idea came about how to use it, and for a few dollars it was worth the purchase.  It was in good shape and a great color just needed a little cleaning up.

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Always Thinking of Paris

My daughter and I have small love affair with Paris, okay it's more like an obsession really.  So to remind us of said love affair, we decided to decorate her room Paris themed.  We started out with rehabbing an old night stand.

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Beyond the Souvenir Shop

First off Happy New Year! Can't believe we are already almost half way through January, my how time fly's.  My family took a much needed break right after Christmas.  We were fortunate to be able to take a road trip to San Francisco between Christmas and New Year's and have a little rest and relaxation.  We took in the sites, walked along the waterfront, went to fisherman's wharf, ate good seafood, and took a boat tour to see the sites from the water.  But one stop into a store gave us the inspiration for this post, and took us beyond the souvenir shop to bring a little bit of San Francisco home with us.

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Have Map, Will Mark Where Traveled

On our Facebook Page earlier this week we shared an HGTV video about creating a travel map, well that got us inspired to finally put together our own travel map in the library, and we love it.

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It's the Last but Not Least Organizing Element

We've almost done it, the last piece of the puzzle to finish up for our work studio so we are totally organized and have enough storage for all things crafty.  Just a few small touches to finish up before we give you the grand tour, but first let's see what we did this week!

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Artisan Studio Organization

We are desperately seeking some organization!  No seriously there is stuff laying around everywhere in the craft studio.  While I suppose this means the creative juices are flowing, the overwhelmed feeling by the amount of little items that are scattered all over the place is really getting to us.  We need to create a system for harmony, so over the next couple of blog posts we are creating much needed organization for our craft/artisan studio.  We started this week with trying to keep all of the little things in order, but we must first go on a hunt around the house to see what we have laying around that we can salvage because let be honest all of the organizing tools you can buy at the store really add up fast.  I'd rather spend my money on crafty items not organization tools.

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Hello Fall

It's officially time to decorate for fall, with temps getting cooler outside and the kids back in school, we are prepping our house for all things fall.  We've definitely accumulated a lot of fall decorations over the years, however we had added some cool new and easy decorations that you can do quick and for next to nothing.

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Old Windows Done Seven Different Ways

I start by saying I love old windows, there has never been one that I can think of that I didn't like. With glass, without glass, broken glass it doesn't matter, I love old windows.  I pick them up where and when I can on my treasure hunts.  Here are a few ways that I have used old windows in some of my projects.

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Rustic Decor Additions for Wyoming

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If you have followed my blog for any time you know that our family has a place in windy Wyoming. It's been in the family for many years, and the Flying X Ranch holds a dear place in my heart.  We have had our place up there for about seven or eight years now, and quite frankly it needed some rustic decor to spruce up the place.  I've had these ideas for a year or two, but up until now I've not done anything about it.  We are ready to start heading back up there again this summer, and I thought it was time to add some decor to make it feel like a home away from home.

Here's how everything turned out!

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From a Door to Library Shelves

We did a little treasure hunting a week or so ago, and came across a couple of great doors at our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore.  Sent it out for your opinion on our Facebook Page, and got a lot of great ideas, thank you!!  I thought you might like to see what we turned one door into.

I was in need of some added shelves for my library, but wasn't ready to build the custom shelves I want to add someday.  Now we have a few more shelves to use for our ever growing collection of books.

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Brand New Etsy Listing

We've been busy creating and growing our Etsy shop, and just today rolled out another new creative item for your home.

Come on over to our Etsy Store or click our Etsy icon above, and take a look at what creative items we have for your home.  New items coming all the time.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.  Our new Amazon Handmade Store will be rolling out soon.

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Guess What Today Is? It's Closing Day

This is always the best day, closing day.  In the real estate market it is the culmination of a lot of hard work, but ultimately happiness on both sides.  Seller gets to move on to new and different adventures, and the buyer is happy to start a new chapter in a brand new home for them. The day wouldn't be complete until a little thank you gift is given.

What do you get for sellers who are moving states, and can't take something too big?  A little personalized welcome decoration for their new home, complete with custom coasters, custom kitchen hand towels, and a handmade monogrammed candle with lantern.

Went to my gifts board on Pinterest for my inspiration.  These coasters were easy to make, and even easier to customize.

Went to my silhouette to design the custom monogrammed stencil for the kitchen hand towels.

And last but not least is the hand painted monogrammed candle with the lantern.

  Congratulations to my sellers, who are now officially off on their new adventure.  Thank you for letting me be your real estate agent, couldn't have asked for better clients!

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The Making of a Boy's Room, Part 1

It's official, my son now feels old enough to move to basement.  When did he get this old??  We are here for the design of the new basement bedroom not my tears because time is going so fast.  We have been working for some time on finishing the whole basement, and as we work slowly to get it done, the bedroom was obviously a part of the process.  Part 1 gets us the walls!  We went with a mountain theme, given he hiked a few 14ers this year, this seems perfect.

We added mountains to 2 of his walls, and the idea came from none other than Pinterest.

First we get to the choosing of the paint colors, which are Evergreen from Eddie Bauer Home, Native Henna from Valspar, and I matched my baseboard white for the mountain peaks.  Then we started to sketch the design.

The great thing about this design is you can create the mountains to perfectly fit your space.  As you can see we made the first layer pretty tall.  We had 10 foot ceilings to work with, so the higher we went the more dramatic his room became.  His tall ceilings allowed us to choose a dark color without making his room look too small.

Next layer the native henna, admittedly the taping process was not super fun, but it's turning out pretty cool.

Loving the extra help.  He's not excited to move to the basement?!?  Can you tell?

The two tall peaks, which will be right where his bed will go, are the last 14ers we want to hike this season, Grays and Torreys.

Added his name to the wall, and the start to the basement bedroom is well on it's way.  Wait till you see what finishing touches are on the way to complete this bedroom design.

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Favorite Bathroom designs

Just a few of my favorite bathroom designs...

  

My favorite bathroom we did.  Love the vessel sinks with the tile "rug" inlay that works to enhance the shower as well.  Subway tile in the shower with a marble top and porcelain tiles on the floor.

My favorite granite is this dull  leathered look, with travertine in the shower and on the floor.

My first bathroom, like the big sinks with the extra storage

Have an identical bath that used the same concept with yellow as the color.

Extra big master bath

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