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So, I haven't posted in the past couple months... But that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. I decided to take the summer off and focus on working on the house. It's been great to spend some time at home and see some progress. Here is a little bit of what we have been up to!

We finally got the rest of our sectional (after a 3 month wait).


Couver got his summer hair cut


My grandparents house burnt down, so we visited them to make sure they were okay. They lost two birds and a cat in the fire and all of their posessions. The house will have to be torn down and they will be rebuilding. 


Couver and Khloe came along for the ride. They are the best travellers!

I painted upstairs and downstairs around the laundry area 'Bunglehouse blue' with crisp white trim. I absolutely love it. The white really pops against the dark blue.

More of the laundry area. I still need to paint the ceiling, but that will be done when we get a new light fixture.




We went to Seaside, Oregon and had a ton of fun on the beach


Took lots of trips to Home Depot and Lowes


The ice plants are doing great... They are perfect for along the fence line


Some upstairs before it was finished


The view into the very pink bathroom


Down the stairs into the laundry area. We are building hand rails (the one in the picture was to help us figure out how we wanted to do it)


We spent a lot of time in the car from travelling to British Columbia for two weddings and bachelor/bachelorette parties, to the Oregon Coast, driving to Denver and finally a funeral in B.C... A lot of our summer has been spent driving!


We decided to paint the bathroom and the gross beadboard that is in there. It really brightened up the space. 


We got a new efficient toilet 


And new fixtures. We are going with the porcelain and chrome look in here for everything.


We finally upgraded our television!


Painting the hand railings
 Our new television!

We also inherited a bunch of furniture from Thomas' granny who sadly passed away. We are going to be spending the next couple weeks trying to get organized and figure out where everything should go. 

Well that's about it for now... We have been crazy busy but are hoping to keep it up for the rest of the summer. The goal for this week is to finish the hand rails and then schedule the carpet installation for the stairs. The stairs are currently very dangerous and we feel carpet will provide more traction even though it's not our favorite thing. 

Hopefully I will update soon with more pictures!

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  1. Sharon KwilterAugust 8, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    The bunglehouse blue looks really nice in that hallway. I often think about using blue, and then choose a green or yellow instead.... =) Looks like you're having a fun summer.

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