Procuring Pretty Little Things

Been busy, working – nesting – fluffing our home sweet home & getting ready for our little bundle to arrive.

We will of owned our home for two years this May, and continue to fall more in love with it every day. I have lots of dreams & visions in store for it. – Recently my handy husband (after lots of persuading) made one of the big ones a reality.

When you first walked in through the front door, there was a long hallway, with a wall opposite the living room that was useless, blocking light & heat.

Before ^>

My wish was for a window through the wall.

During >

After! >

A word of caution – dry wall work is a nightmare! Dust in every room, nook, & cranny. It’s amazing how far it will spread & it’s not like your ordinary dust either it requires some serious elbow grease to remove. Might seem obvious, but really, it’s worse then you can imagine. If ever tackling an undertaking like a hole in the wall cover everything! & close off every other room.

Despite the dust and not much dry wall experience… Zach did a great job.

I love it! Makes such a difference in the whole feel of the house. A little more modern while still keeping it’s old house feel. (est. 1900.) The plan is to stain the frame so it matches the rest of the wood in the house. Some argument is that it should be white. We’ll see.

More of the living/dinning space -

Found this^  amazing vintage solid glass table on Craigslist, the chairs are from Zach’s parent’s barn, we painted & reupholstered. The table makes for an excellent work space, & a great large table for entertaining. The transparency of the glass makes it feel like it’s not taking up too much space, in a not very big dinning area. I scored the chandelier at Brimfield a few summers ago. It didn’t photograph that well but its beauty adds so much to the space.

Just acquired this comfy chair^ with nursing baby in mind. It’s desperately in need of a ‘pouf’ or some kind of ottoman & then it will be ready for some long hours.

… can’t have enough plants. This is my newest pet^ A fiddle leaf fig tree. Check out this fellow bloggers, abode love‘s shared enthusiasm for this plant. I was so happy to find one & hope it grows to be this grand! > (ekkk! <3)

Anyways… back on track – a bit more of my favorite vintage fluff >

Fact is I’m naturally a nest-er but, the ‘nesting phase’ during pregnancy is no joke. Nothing can be clean enough!

We’ve also of course been working on the baby’s room, its all painted, & 1/2 decorated… once we get some furniture in there, I’ll give you a sneak peek.

Phew … sorry a little long winded here, but I’ve been gone too long. Growing a baby is hard work, occupying mentally & physically. I’m just over 33 weeks now, with 6 weeks & 5 days left to go until my due date (but who’s counting.)

I have my good & my bad days. For the most part I’ve had an easy pregnancy, but lately it’s just hard!

It will all be worth it though. I can not wait to meet my baby girl.

…Until next time. <3 n