Living Simply and Deliberately: house tour

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Monday, September 10, 2012

For the love of Turquoise

This summer, we took a little trip to O.C. MD.

When we got there, we quickly discovered there was a car show called,
Cruisin' OC
going on that weekend.

The cars had completely taken over town!

I must confess though,

I'm a bit of a car enthusiast!

If you knew me, you would know that I'm crazy for

MUSTANGS!

Soo while our weekend was motor revvin' LOUD-

I totally enjoyed it! (at least for the first day)

Well, I fell in love with this beautiful

California Mustang....and the color was luscious!

After seeing several old turquoise cars,

I looked at hubs and said,"I have to paint something turquoise!"

SO I decided on the laundry room. Most our home is earthy, with the exception of the grandchildren's playroom.

I didn't get a "before" picture.

Forgive me, please!

But suffice it to say, my laundry room was very boring. It was antique white with a cutesy border like this..

... And it had endured several years

of grown children using it.....

need I say more?!

So Here It Is......

my new

Vintage Laundry Room

These pictures make the paint look a bit periwinkle. But trust me, it's not. It's very turquoise-ee and cheery.

No makeover in this house is ever complete before a trip downtown for some junkin'! I found some sa-weet junk to go with some of the stuff I already had.

Check out those dresses on the wall...

They were my doll dresses when I was a child.

An elderly neighbor lady made me many of my dresses, and would also made a matching dress for my dolls with leftover fabric. Cool huh?

Gotta love blue jars and blue insulators!

Do you iron? Some people say they NEVER iron. I don't iron anything that I deem unnecessary. But I do iron..as needed.

Love this old chair!

Brooms and mops discretely tucked behind the door.

I keep this handy tray beside the washer and dryer.

I created it several years ago after seeing something similar on Martha Stewart.

I also keep a cheat sheet for stain removers,

and one for stain removing supplies.

Do you make your own laundry detergent? I have been making my own for years. I have tried several recipes. But I have settled on a recipe from MaryJane's Magazine.

I luv rag rugs!

And speaking of cleaning....

While I had the room cleared out for painting, I did some major cleaning, and cleaning out!

I used these tips for cleaning the inside of the washing machine.
It worked beautifully. (btw, I love this blog)

And I purged all the stuff I didn't need in an attempt to keep things
simple....

Living Simply and Deliberately...
Enjoying a new clean and cheery
Turquoise
Vintage Laundry Room...

For more Martha Laundry room tips, click here. But I'll warn you, it may make your head spin!!

Friday, September 7, 2012

Overgrown

Earlier this season, I decorated the front of the house with flowers.......

Two weeks ago, I snapped these pictures.......

This trumpet vine was so overgrown, it had become a nuisance.

Hubbie wasn't too pleased about this!

One had to walk through the jungle

just to get through the doorway.

So I wacked down the trumpet vine,

and today the porch is breathing much easier.

I am so amazed at the difference just a few months can make.

It's hard to visualize in the spring when you're planting those

teeny little plants that they will soon become a beautiful burst of color!

AMAZING!

As the season marches on, I've already had to replace a few things. I found some flowering kale at the local Lowe's.

And I'm looking forward to adding some

fall plants and pumpkins in the near future.

For now though, I'm gonna savor the last few days of summer. (The weather guys are calling for cooler temps next week...can't wait for that!)

While I love Indian summer and fall, and look forward to it every year....
It's a reminder of what's to come!