From the Land of Sawdust and Plaster

I know I have been a bad blogger lately with such infrequent posts.

I'm real sorry.  I hope to make it up to you a little.  

I have been working on a bunch of lighting DIY's and tutorials and have decided to dedicate next week to "Lighting Week".  Everything thing you need to know about rewiring, remaking and rehabbing lights- so that will kick off Monday.  And I plan on tossing a giveaway in there too.

Around these parts things have been jam packed crazy as usual.

Here is a look at what has been going on in renovation land...

Finish Carpentry.

New doors.

 Big ass baseboards.

(It will be white from the wood colored piece down)

 Said "buh-bye" to the 1960's brick.

I did love it so much more after I had painted it white, but I have bigger plans.

 Planking is going up over it.  

Mantle design is still  in the works and undecided.

Right now a simple barn beam is winning.  Who knows.

Crown has begun...

 Front door 1960's peek-a-boo divider is gone and walls planked...

The wall above is the entry wall that has been painted seven ways to Sunday.

Remember a year ago?

I will be working on number 8 shortly once the dust clears.

My house looks nothing like it did a week ago for the Fall House Tour.

It's sporting a very a chic carefree and cluttered style right now.  

I like to refer to it as 'Eclectic Deconstructionism'. 

  Those cushions and lumber are perfectly placed. 

As for other life fronts, 

this month I turned 39 (I really can't nor want to believe that- the thirties flew).

I ran the Boston Half Marathon again with my friend Tabitha.

She kicked butt.  I sucked wind-literally-having forgotten my inhaler.  

But we did it!

 I have been a color consulting machine these days.

 And a big commercial job I have been working on for the past year is almost ready for the fun stuff...

paint and paper.  Can't wait for this...

Hope you all have a fun weekend!

I think I might get lost in corn maze and drink some cider.

See you Monday!