My Happy Place!

I just can't get over how hot and still it is.  I did allot of nothing yesterday and just a little bit today ~ although I have been putting together some ideas.  

• I want to do something to each of my interior doors.
• I want to paint the ceiling and outside wall of the hall yellow.  It will continue my lighthouse beam...
• on the left side (the inside wall) I want to make bookshelves cut in between the beams...but I am not sure what color paint yet.
• when I get to the washer and dryer, I want to cut out above them for shelves for those things needed.
• There is the door to the extra (dump) room, the bathroom door, my bed room door, and a door to outside.




• my bedroom door - I'm thinking a door mirror with maybe lattice work and shells...it's at the end of the hall and I'm hoping it will open it up and add something!
• the bathroom door painted a white-washed drift wood and a hand painted 'powder room' beach sign.
• the outside door, I'm thinking of having a poster printed of a path on the beach or the picture of the dock over looking the VAB...
• I haven't come up with an idea for the extra room but maybe a white washed barn door.
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I managed to work a little on my window.  It's totally different than the other and I am thinking about more changes.  This is the way it looks now:

 
I still have to add the slat to the bottom of the window but I didn't want to add it until I finished and  decided what I was doing with the net at the bottom.  Whatever I do, the window needs to be able to open and close.

Right now, this is the 2 different windows:

 But, what I am thinking, is moving some things from one window to the other.  The palm tree outside makes a great back drop for this window, but 4 flowers and the valance just lacks something.

Move things over...

Also, the boat shelf and another row boat shelf I have should be over by the 'shit's creek survivor' sign.  I'll have to move them too.

Just in case you're interested:

• From the Dollar Tree:  2 natural colored nets and 1 green one were $1 each.  The flowers were $1 a pair to clip on flip flops.  The glasses $1.  The valance $1.
• From Dollar General:  The palm tree and I have a sun with glasses were $1 each at Christmas time as ornaments.  I just glued shells I had to cover the gifts. 

Another late post but trying to keep you up-to-date!

Hope you kept cool today and had a happy day!!! 

Explore further...

Usually I notice exterior doors more than interior doors.  That could simply be that walking or driving by, that's what you see and either it invites you in or not.  I like older doors.  I understand that doors are now made of different materials to withstand the different elements of weather but I don't find that they now have the charm of older doors.  I don't know why they can't design them to look that way.  If you look at doors, especially from a time gone by, there is such charm...the wood, the patina, the hardware!  Some hardware is so ornate but when you actually look at it and it's detail, you have to admire the craftsmanship.

My front and back doors seem to be heavy-ish but hollow with a plastic kind of board over the inside and outside, with a rough surface.  They each have a little widow but you can't see through the yellow plastic rectangle on the front door!  I also have a storm door on the front that has probably been here since 1972!   I love wood screened doors too and would love to find one that fits.  I one I have has been screwed and stripped so I can't get the screws out to replace the screen!  It bugs me so (pun intended) that besides not keeping bugs out, it is no longer serving it's purpose, that I keep thinking about just taking it down.

These days, I am totally attracted to yellow painted wood screen doors with the cottage trim and barn doors, with fabulous black heavy hardware.  I saw a wonderful castle looking door that I'd love for my kitchen but the closest door, the front door, is in the living room. I did think of a barn style slider but that's out of the question right now. Anything extra, is on hold, if it's not a quick, cheap, DIY!  This is the part of the budget where I try to work with what I have.


These are just an example of what is tickling my fancy!

Bath room door from a NH sheep barn.

I love barn doors and I was thinking I could put those thin pieces of wood over the actual door and add hardware to it... more like the white one below.

 A great pocket door but no real reference to its original source.

I just love the pocket door above and all pocket doors.

I like this one for my bedroom room, which is at the end of the hall.  I don't kno what color I'm painting the hall yet but I'd paint this to match.  I think the mirror will bounce more light and hopefully make the hallway wider.

And the screen door that makes me drool can be found here:



Until next time...