The Porch

The guy we hired to repour the floor in the basement and replace all our sewer lines ran into our front porch with his bobcat.  I won't get into all of the horrors associated with that particular renovation.   Needless to say, after we take care of the second floor, we'll be moving on to addressing our veranda woes.  I stumbled across a lovely porch renovation from Door Sixteen.  Am likely going to shamelessly steal some ideas such as what they used to create the new ceiling (tongue and grove pine beadboard), the lovely latticework at the base and a variety of other things.  Love the black colour but we've already decided on a palette of soft grey, navy and cream.

(Door Sixteen)

(Door Sixteen)

I wonder what's under the carpet on the stairs and other ideas

I wonder what's under the carpet on the stairs leading to the half storey...  I wouldn't do this to my main set of stairs but I think painting out the steps and wallpapering the risers might be a neat idea leading up to the (future) lounge and guest room.  Well, at least until we can replace the stairwell of death with something safer...

Also, I must remind myself when we start painting that the interior of our closets will be a colour other than white.  Kurt may not like this.  Seriously, it'll look good.  I promise!

Also, we will be painting our window sashes black.  Kurt may also not like this.  But, since we're planning on replacing our windows anyways, I likely will be able to convince him.  A paint choice could be Benjamin Moore Toucan Black (apparently, it has a good, navy-purple-y undertone.

(Design*Sponge via Door Sixteen)

(Door Sixteen)

Speaking of things being painted out black, what about doors?  This entire collection of gorgeous black and white interiors features any number of doors painted out a lovely black...

And below, here are some photos of what we have in store for our stairs.  These photos are via Door Sixteen.

(Sugar City Journal and Ferm Living via Door Sixteen)

Figuring out the landing...

Decor Rest Settee

A wrought iron and crystal chandelier.  How I love wrought iron and crystal chandeliers.

Settee Lust

I'm really leaning towards either two oversized chairs or two very small settees flanking a nice sized table in the library.  So pretty and I'm thinking likely more comfortable than an office chair.  And, of course Elte has the perfect settee but it's likely nine million dollars and are located no where near Regina.  *sigh*

(Elte)

(Elle Decor)

When I was a kid...

When I was a kid, I used to go through all of my parents design magazines and clip out pictures of rooms I liked.  I kept up this habit as I got older and now I have three separate albums filled with clippings.  I guess that's what this post is... clippings I've found recently of random rooms that aren't libraries, landings, bathrooms or bedrooms that I enjoy!

Ps.  I really miss having house plants.  So pretty!  Unfortunately, our cats eat the leaves off of any poor plant that we bring into the house and then crap in the pot.  Plants.  Not happening...

I am going to need to start separating out this post into rooms as this is getting HUGE!

(Elle Decor)

(Velvet and Linen)

(Envelope A+D via Door Sixteen)

(Joseph Dirand via Door Sixteen)

(Laura Resen via Desire to Inspire)

(Domino via Pretty Lovely)

(Todd Yoggy via Desire to Inspire)

(House Beautiful via Plush Palate)

(Todd Yoggy via Desire to Inspire)

(Laura Resen via this is glamorous via Plush Palate)

(Katy Elliot via Plush Palate)

(Laura Resen)

(Melanie Acevedo Photography)

(Flopes Flicker via Desire to Inspire)

(Trevor Dixon via Desire to Inspire)

And after all that...

As I noted earlier, this weekend was spend splashing different white paints all over my second storey to see how the paints worked in our light.  Well, after much consideration, none of them worked.  I then took my swatch of tile, hardwood and selection of fabrics and whatnots and placed them up against the stairwell wainscoting, which is two thirds untinted white paint mixed with a 1/3 of my fave warm gray (BM OC-14), and it's perfect.  It was literally staring me in the face the entire time.

I've already warned my husband we'll likely be painting the first storey white as well after we finish the second storey...

More etsy finds...  I love these. They're from Drawings and Paintings by Yellena.  I am very excited to see what these will look like in person!

( Drawings and Paintings by Yellena)

( Drawings and Paintings by Yellena)

More finds...

I said it was an addiction.  These are from Nancy Tobin's shop...