When we first moved into our home it was a big blue box. Not much going on in the way of curb appeal. I love farm houses with big front porches and rocking chairs to relax in with a glass of sweet tea or colorful cottages with flowers peeking through a white picket fence. This house had neither of those and neither of those could be added. I just had to work at making the house charming … [Read more...]
Younger Daughter’s Room
My youngest was so patient in waiting for her turn to play designer. She so desperately wanted to help with her big sister's and big brother's rooms, but had to wait for her own. She had her paint chips narrowed down to about twenty colors (I wonder where she gets that from) and finally had to decide. All along she had wanted a green room. Not some soft soothing green, but a full on … [Read more...]
Boy’s Room
When we bought our house my son's room started out as a typical little boy's room. It was light blue with cartoon airplanes painted on the walls. It was done well and it was cute, but for an 8 year old it was just a little too babyish. With moving a lot due to being a military family, it's really important to me to let the kids make their rooms their own. I let my son take the wheel in … [Read more...]
Oldest Daughter’s room
My oldest daughter tends to get the short end of the stick when it comes to bedrooms. She shared a room with her baby sister for a few years. Then she let the younger two choose their rooms first in our last home and obviously ended up with the room nobody wanted. And now in our new home she has the storage room. Our three bedrooms are all on the upper level and she could have gone back to … [Read more...]
Well, Hello There!
Hello Friend, I'm so glad you came to see me under the Perry tree! I've got so much to share with you it's hard to know where to start. Since I like to share home improvement projects I think I'll start with our house. So, this is our home. My husband, Ben, and I purchased it in the summer of 2015. We started our search for a fixer upper farmhouse in Washington while living … [Read more...]