tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45624946365132596832024-03-14T05:49:11.386-05:00Adventures on CourtlandA documentation of our journey in life, love, and home renovationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-34808300682772645512013-07-16T21:25:00.000-05:002013-07-16T21:25:01.473-05:00TJ!Please excuse my lack of updates over the past two months.... little (well...not so little) TJ made his arrival 8 weeks ago! I cannot believe how fast the time has gone (even though I swear at 2 weeks I thought he'd be that little forever). At his one month check up he was 95% for weight and off the charts for height! His outfit for 4th of July was 9-12 months...yikes! <br />
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He's super laid back and loves to be cuddled. I anxiously await his little smiles and coos each morning! <br />
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<br />At the 6 week mark is when I believe it gets easier with a newborn. More sleep, recovery is over, etc.... and that's why I'm able to blog tonight....because I got some (not a lot) sleep!!!<br />
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I love my little family so much and feel incredibly blessed each day to be able to be Charlotte and TJ's mommy (and Eric's wife). Life is good. Tiring but so so good :)<br />
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Here are some pics of a typical day-in-the-life.....<br />
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That's about it :) <br />CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-51868865716936908932013-05-20T11:48:00.000-05:002013-05-20T11:48:22.690-05:00Closets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Closets....It didn't seem that big of a project at the beginning. But taking off wallpaper, filling holes for the old closest systems, painting and installing new closest systems take a LONG time!</div>
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Imagine the pictures above times FIVE. With five closets to re-do, you can imagine the mess our upstairs has been. As a pregnant (and nesting) mom, I desire everything to be clean and organized before the arrival of Baby Anderson.<br />
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Thankfully, my husband and dad worked hard to get our house prepared. This weekend Eric totally completed the closets and even organized them for me :) :)<br />
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We opted for the cheap and simple white wire racks for the closets, rather than splurge for an actual organizational system. I figure we'd rather spend our house budget on other things. I'm so happy that now I can actually hang my clothes up!<br />
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CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-4324410741845819822013-05-20T10:46:00.000-05:002013-05-20T10:46:09.189-05:0040 Weeks!Hey there, I finally did it. I changed my blog name to something better than courtney-theandersons :) The new name isn't that creative, but at least can capture what I want my blog to be about- <div>
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House progress is still being made, so I'll hopefully have fun posts in the weeks to come. HOWEVER, with baby #2 due any day, my posts may #1- be lacking, and #2- be pictures of the baby.</div>
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Here is a pic of my a few days before my due date. SO excited to meet Little Anderson and to also not be pregnant in this hot weather :)</div>
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We've had our master bathroom done for a few months now, but up in some final touches this weekend. It was a great reminder to take some pictures and post them to continue documenting our home-reno journey. </div>
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We've obviously slowed down with home projects with Charlotte around and the soon-expected arrival of Baby Anderson #2. Nevertheless, we are still loving working on the house and have busy this weekend with some final touches.</div>
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We're trying to get a lot of small things done around the house before the baby comes, plus we are going to refinance our mortgage with the interest rates continuing to decline.</div>
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Here are some pics of the master bathroom. Art work is still on the list of things to purchase, but you can see where the room stands today...</div>
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But first, here are a few before pictures of our asian-themed master bath (with carpet):</div>
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Here are some AFTER pictures after we ripped out the dry wall and started from scratch:<br />
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We recently bought bath mats, towels, and a little storage area for the towels, but I haven't gotten to setting them up. Once everything is finished, I'll post pics again :)<br />
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Have a great day!<br />
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The Anderson FamilyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-22264627466684267812013-04-15T10:49:00.002-05:002013-04-15T10:49:22.097-05:00Craigslist again....So I have a thing for milk glass (who doesn't, right...it's so pretty)! I first got introduced when I found a set of 16 cups and plates online to buy. I used them for tons of events/parties, but didn't have enough. <br />
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Ever since, I've been accumulating so that if I had a large party or shower, I would have sets for everyone. Just this weekend I picked up 22 more sets for $30 from a woman on Craigslist :) I guess back in the day, you could collect coupons from your grocery purchases and these milk glass plates was one of the prizes you could select.<br />
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Recently we've had lots of showers between friend and family weddings/baby showers, so I've been able to use them frequently. SO, if you ever need some cute tea plates, feel free to borrow mine :)<br />
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Another exciting find on Craigslist was a set of 5 place setting, and 4 serving dishes of our Vera Wang china we registered for when we got married. I was excited b/c the seller was asking about 75% off of the retail value!<br />
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Craigslist is like a huge estate sale running 24/7.....<br />
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On another note, Baby Anderson #2 is due to arrive in a month. We are getting anxious to meet the little one and introduce him or her to little Charlotte and the rest of the family. <br />
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Pictures and updates to come :)<br />
<br />Courtney<br />
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Saturday morning was an unexpected little treasure, as Eric and I were able to go to an awesome estate sale, a farmer's market in the history museum downtown Bloomington, out for coffee and cupcakes, and to a few thrift stores. Grandparents are the best to have around :)</div>
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Check out a few things we scored along the way! </div>
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We went to <a href="http://www.neighborhoodthriftstore.org/">Neighbor Hood Thrift Store</a>, downtown Bloomington, if anyone is interested where we found these pieces. They were super helpful and we were able to negotiate the price down quite a bit.<br />
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I'm thinking of putting the coffee table in front of a couch in the family room, and splitting up the end tables to go in a bedroom at the foot of a bed OR using them as nightstands.<br />
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Maybe I'll fill them with treasures for our kids throughout the years and gift them to them when they move out....<br />
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Also, at the estate sale in my parent's neighborhood we found 20 glass plates with matching cup saucers. I have a few of these in milk glass, but for $14, I couldn't pass up adding to my collection! If anyone wants to use them for a party or shower, just ask!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-79504266595879969522013-02-16T14:06:00.001-06:002013-02-16T14:06:42.000-06:00StairsAfter the foyer was installed, we got a new staircase put in! I don't have a picture of the total finished product with the spindles and everything installed, but you get the picture of what it will look like.<br />
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With the sub-floor installed, the men started tiling!</div>
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All of the pictures above were of the tile un-grouted. The picture below is the floor with gray grout. </div>
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Tomorrow and the next day the stair guys will come to install the stairs. THEN we'll need to get baseboard up to finish off the room.<br />
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I have a hard time remembering what this room used to be (<a href="http://courtney-theandersons.blogspot.com/search/label/foyer">here</a> and <a href="http://courtney-theandersons.blogspot.com/2011/01/front-entrance.html">here</a> are a few old pictures).<br />
I guess my worries of nothing having a foyer floor are now answered, thanks to Tom and Eric's hard work this past weekend.<br />
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Here's a glimpse into our most recent Friday night...</div>
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Eric and I rushed home from work to begin taking up the tile in our foyer, in preparation of laying down a new floor the following day. Sweet little Charlotte was a great sleeper with the help of ear plugs during our few hours of hammering away. (And don't worry...I watched her on the monitor, to make sure she didn't eat the ear plugs, until she fell asleep.)</div>
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Then, Saturday morning Tom and Madison arrived to help on the foyer. Here are a few pictures, along with a timeline, of our eventful day.</div>
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8:30 am - Tom sees how uneven the floor was with the old tile ripped up. Shaking his head, like he does when he shares bad news, he tells us the entire sub-floor needs to come up. This is a HUGE job that we wanted to avoid, so we settled on the fact that we would have a very messy house come time for Charlotte's 1st Birthday party 7 days later.</div>
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11:00 am - My husband is amazing, and got the entire sub-floor up within 90 minutes! Tom helped clean up the mess (hundreds of pounds of tile and concrete), and we're now in business to put down a new sub-floor. What a pleasant, unexpected surprise and blessing!</div>
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The house was getting messy, so the ladies took a stroll to the park. Charlotte loves being with her cousin Madison and being outside. Who would have thought January would have been this kind to us so far?!<br />
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11:30 - The men finish cleaning up the mess (sorry to our next door neighbors who can see it stashed away on the side of our house). Note on the 4th picture we lose our bottom step (Can you feel me getting more anxious as the day goes on?).</div>
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2:00 - After a run to the store to rent a truck and purchase the materials to build the new sub-floor, the men begin the process. First went a layer of 1/2" plywood, followed by 1/2" durock. </div>
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4:00 - What!? Even though we expected to just get to this point this weekend, we're actually ready to begin tiling....I cannot believe it.</div>
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We got the majority of tile down today, but have a few cuts to make tomorrow morning, followed by grouting around the tile. I'll post more pictures tomorrow once I take them, but I was so excited about how productive Tom and Eric were today that I had to share :)<br />
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It looks like we'll have a foyer floor for the party next week after all! Now we're just hoping the staircase company doesn't cancel on us again, and are able to come and fix our step in the next week!<br />
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Although we've been at home renovation projects awhile, we love seeing the transformation of rooms after we put in a lot of hard work. This room in particular has been one we've been patiently waiting to work on, so it's a joy to see the changes happening today!<br />
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Good night friends,<br />
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Tile for our foyer! <br />
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After going back and fourth about whether to tile or put wood down in the foyer, we opted for tile. It's more durable and easier to install in our instance, since we don't have to re-do the sub floor if we're just replacing the tile from our current foyer floor.<br />
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We love carrara marble, so we picked out 16x16 inch honed carrara marble as the tile for our foyer. It will hopefully make a statement when you walk in!<br />
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I think the sizing will be perfect for the room dimensions, although I'm not the most skilled in furniture placement and sizing. I guess we'll wait and see what the outcome looks like.<br />
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The tile will also match the marble in the <a href="http://courtney-theandersons.blogspot.com/2011/03/lamps.html">living room</a> located to the right of the foyer. It's called bringing it together (or trying...).<br />
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The foyer now is making a statement... (yikes)!<br />
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But we're going to change that statement from gaudy to simple elegant with a few updates. We have already taken down the wallpaper, the closet (as you can see in the second picture above), and have had the entryway replaced.<br />
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Once the tile gets installed by the talented Tommy Bley (aka Poppy), we'll have our stair case installed!<br />
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Charlotte will be ONE in a few weeks, and with her climbing the stairs at any free opportunity, I think it's time for some railings.<br />
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I'm taking pictures every step of the way to remember where we have come in the time we've lived in our little house. I'll post them soon!<br />
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Wish us luck this weekend and next week that we can complete these projects before Charlotte's birthday party!<br />
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CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-24171401503490106782013-01-03T11:13:00.000-06:002013-01-03T11:40:28.591-06:00Yet Another Trip to RH OutletEric and I had a date this weekend...to the outlet mall. We stopped into Starbucks, and off we went on a long car ride to visit the RH Outlet in Wisconsin. It actually only took up 45 minutes to get there, but we went out of state so it felt long.<br />
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I love time with Eric in the car because there are no distractions.... and of course we love fixing up our house and decorating in our free time (which has been non-existent for the last few months); this was a perfect date!<br />
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Recently we finished putting up the paint, doors, and door knobs in the master bedroom (pictures to come), but didn't have anything to put in the room! We've had our eye out for some furniture at Restoration Hardware, but couldn't bring ourselves to spend the money. The outlet is hit or miss, so I decided to call ahead to check what they had in stock. On the other end of the phone I heard "we're loaded with furniture and everything is an additional 20% off".<br />
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So off we went!<br />
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Check out what we ended up scoring....<br />
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Two months ago it was listed at 20% off, then 30% the next week and so on, all they way down to 70% off. Two of the drawers didn't fit right, and it was a little dirty. Eric and I switched out the drawers, and they fit perfectly in their new spots!<br />
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We also picked up one matching nightstand. The nightstand is originally $695 but we got it for well under $280...and it's in perfect condition minus one little scratch. Nothing a little espresso wood pen couldn't fix.<br />
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Anyway, I'll put pictures up once we get everything set up. I have some other pictures of the master bathroom to post as well.<br />
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Thanks for joining us on our adventures of home renovation and decoration!<br />
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Now onto another room...<br />
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CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-60527163362153942172012-11-15T09:33:00.000-06:002012-11-15T11:23:53.685-06:00Hey there.I have neglected my blog. It happens to everyone, right?<br />
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At this time every year though, with the sunset earlier and earlier in the evening, I find myself more excited to catch up on posts (mostly from other people), sharing preparations and excitement for the holidays. Something about cozying up to the fireplace with a warm blanket and tea might also have something to do with it.<br />
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And that is exactly what I did last night. Eric was away at a work event, Charlotte went to bed early, so I had the evening to read, relax, and enjoy a little solitude.<br />
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I asked the question to friends about their Christmas Eve dinner traditions. I'm going to try to be intentional about planning out our meal this year in hopes to start a long lasting tradition that our family can remember.<br />
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Criteria for Christmas Eve dinner: simple & not time consuming & delicious...that's it.<br />
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I'm thinking...<br />
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<a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/09/my-favorite-meatloaf/">Pioneer Woman's Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf</a><br />
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If you would like to share your dinner traditions on Christmas Eve, please pass them along! <br />
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I typically don't plan this far ahead, but we'll be in Mexico half of December so I wanted to get a head start. I also ordered our Christmas cards already! I know myself and I would just forget to send them out if I waited until after our trip.<br />
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Here are two pictures of us that didn't make our card, but I love anyway! Thanks so much to Amy George for the fun photo session.<br />
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CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-83591807427233067082012-10-27T13:17:00.000-05:002012-10-27T13:17:04.301-05:00Cleaning UpWith the rewards of home renovation, also comes the inconveniences of updating a house.<br />
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My biggest "inconvenience" was taken away today, and I couldn't be happier!<br />
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The men at our church came and spent part of their Saturday helping us load the dumpster. We are so thankful for our supportive group of friends that took time out of their weekend to serve us through their time and labor.<br />
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CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-14676661221618614052012-09-19T16:13:00.001-05:002012-09-19T16:13:43.292-05:001, 2, 3...One:<br />
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No tree AND new windows- all in the same week!!! I'll post more pictures later, but I was so excited that I couldn't wait.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-86741321779745595252012-09-12T19:50:00.003-05:002012-09-12T19:55:03.354-05:00Sans Ugly TreeRemember that <a href="http://courtney-theandersons.blogspot.com/2012/09/guess-what.html">ugly tree</a> we used to sport in our front yard? Here is an AFTER picture from the removal today!<br />
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House isn't hidden anymore! And although our landscaping is bad, it doesn't look as overgrown anymore.<br />
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I got a package today too (can you see it?)! What a fun day to come home and see a big change in our house.<br />
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CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-63634894297187006882012-09-12T08:57:00.001-05:002012-09-12T19:54:09.211-05:00Guess what...will be gone today when I get home....<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-32233405688386270812012-09-10T20:32:00.002-05:002012-09-10T20:42:50.581-05:00BookcaseHi Friends~<br />
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My previous <a href="http://courtney-theandersons.blogspot.com/2012/09/master-master.html">post</a> showed the beginning stage of our master bedroom's built-in bookcase. We had been contemplating different options for this space for a year now, and finally decided on a custom book case and tv piece after being inspired by this photo from Houzz.com:<br />
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I know it's not 100% finished, but I couldn't help but sharing the progress...! Thanks to our handyman Paul for bringing our vision to life.<br />
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To begin, Charlotte started standing herself up on furniture, clapping, and eating table food in a matter of three days. Her favorite big people foods are eggs, cheerio's, and salmon currently. And whenever she sees the camera, she smiles. Who knew someone could love the camera at such a young age?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(When it's your kid, the details are so exciting...)</span><br />
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Also, we've done a ton of stuff on the house. For me, this has been the first time I've worked on the house since before I was pregnant, so it's been a fun to work along side Eric in getting things done.<br />
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Here are a few before pics of the master bedroom...to give you a reference point for how far the space has come. <a href="http://courtney-theandersons.blogspot.com/2012/07/first-shall-be-last.html">Master Bedroom Post</a>.<br />
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And here are some in progress pictures...room is drywalled and primed.<br />
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Room now has paint (loving the color, White Sand by Benjamin Moore) and decorative boxes on back wall. The chandelier is also hung but has a garbage bag over it to prevent it from getting dusty.<br />
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Tape is up and the crown molding is painted too! Small details take the longest to complete...<br />
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Can you see a glimpse into the bathroom? We're making progress there too!<br />
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New windows are scheduled to be installed THIS month!! I'm soooo sooo excited to have screens and to be able to open our windows.<br />
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Our built in TV unit is also started.<br />
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See how much we've been up to? I get excited to think that after two and a half years here, we'll actually be in our master bedroom soon.<br />
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Do you remember what this awkward space used to be taken up by? An oversized mirror and vanity of course...they said Mrs. Kass was glamorous.<br />
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Wow, we've come so far!<br />
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At the moment I realized there was no way to recover our pictures and story on our house remodel, I remembered a few years back that Mariel had encouraged me to document our house progress through a blog. Oh Mari, I am so thankful of that conversation and that we still have a portion of our house story documented!</div>
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For example....this vase was on clearance at Anthropologie for $9 yesterday. The pop of color will be perfect in a bedroom or in the dining room. I was excited about it because it was cheap and looks really cool in person. Now to decide where to put it.... :)</div>
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<b>the positive: </b>we got our chandelier and it looks amazing. Here is a picture of the chandelier on the store's website.<br />
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1) the color of the shade isn't 100% what I thought it would be. a little more gold actually. <br />
2) there are no returns, so you are blindly buying expensive products and hoping the pictures and descriptions on their website are correct.<br />
3) i've found at LEAST 5 items on Joss and Main that are actually cheaper online directly on the retailer's website....most coming from Overstock.com's website.<br />
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For example: <a href="https://www.jossandmain.com/Style-Study-Ivy-League-Chic-Maggie-Pillowtop-Bench~DFGH1009~E2036.html">Maggie Pillowtop Bench</a> on Joss and Main is advertised to typically cost $658, but is on sale for $349 online (plus shipping and tax). <br />
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I've seen a ton of accent pillows that have caught my eye. Do you like this flower pillow for Char Char's room?<br />
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The Arliano is the original Lancaster Sofa Shown in Restoration Hardware. The Arliano collection is in a class of its own. This set is the best of the best. A solid hardwood frame - 100% Italian leather make this set one for the ages. The extra deep seating and glove soft leather will give you comfort for years to come. This set will continue to improve over the years like a fine wine. Similar sets are sold in stores for over $12,000. Don’t miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime.</div>
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<span style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If this set looks VERY familiar to a collection seen in your favorite retailer, that’s because it is the original design that they sold for years. Recently, they switched factories and had to alter the measurements just a bit due to the switch. This is the original... and still the best.</span></div>
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I had to share this picture of Charlotte in the photo booth...she's such a trooper and doesn't even know yet how silly her parents are!<br />
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Here is the book we picked it from- awesome selection of neutral prints. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1164775673">PT Prestigious </a><a href="http://www.prestigious.co.uk/wallcoverings">Wall coverings</a>.</div>
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On another master bedroom note, I have thought of an idea for the mirror above the vanity. Rather than spending hundreds of dollars on a beautiful mirror, why not take one of the old mirrors that used to cover the walls of our house and have a glass company cut and frame it?</div>
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Oh, and I<span style="background-color: white;"> had a dream last night that I opened my own design shop downtown Western Springs. Wouldn't that be fun?!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Courtney</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562494636513259683.post-39270237192379229942012-07-04T13:05:00.000-05:002012-07-04T13:05:19.335-05:00The first shall be last...We intended to renovate our master bedroom and bathroom first thing when we moved in two and a half years ago. Ends up it's going to be one of our lasts. <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mirrored closet, asian themed bathroom, and carpet...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dorm-like shower, i actually don't think Eric even fit in it...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mirrors again...blue shower, sink, toilet...</td></tr>
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Master bedroom pics:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our lovely walk in closet (yikes, this wallpaper still scares me)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">original decor</td></tr>
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I have to give it to the previous owners, they were glam for their day!!!</div>
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We have our work cut out for us, but I have some fun ideas that will hopefully liven up this room and transform this room into a relaxing retreat for us.</div>
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Happy Independence Day!!</div>
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Courtney</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0