Weekly Visit #1

Hello blogworld!  I'm sorry to keep my followers waiting (eh eh Amy eh eh :) but I was out sick early this week (I even missed work!) with a sinus infection and haven't paid much attention to the house.  I did stop by on my way home tonight, however, because I picked up a set of lamps from a consignment shop and wanted to spray them white immediately :)  I also wiped down the bathroom tiles and took some beauteous pictures of the bathroom now WITH grout!

My brother really went out of his way on Monday, along with my mom, to help me secure a beautiful stainless steel fridge that I found on craigslist for a STEEL!  (Pun intended, of course.)  I'm hoping to get the appliances and big furniture (aka couch) out here this weekend.

Also, my friend Katie is preggers and turning her office into a nursery, and her old guest bedroom into a nursery -- so that means that I'll be able to snag her mattress and have a place to sleep!  Now we'll have to wait and see about the carpet ... I did talk with a friend after school today (he owns a carpet and flooring company) so he's now on the lookout for remnant pieces that will fit my space.  Fingers crossed.

Here are the lamps BEFORE:

And here they are after: (by the way my right pointer finger is actually still numb (not joking) from this intense spray painting process.  They could use one more coat to finish them off, but I ran out of paint.  I think with modern lampshades they will be really cool!

Here is my new firepit!  Perfect for the summer.  I bought it from a coworker :)  Thank you!

    *note to self: move new item that you are taking a picture of for your blog away from side of house and trash bin..


And here is the lovely, lovely, grouted bathroom.  Hello, toilet!

A close up of the accent tiles (I wish I could capture their true color: a very soothing, soft, milky aqua.

And a shot of the floor.  I guess I took this at a very strange angle!