Fence Planter

My s-i-l, Donna, had some extra fence sections just leaning agianst the house.  Never one to just leave things alone.   She took this:

 

and made this:

 Too cute!   Would work with pallets too.

My Yard Sale Finds

At the yard sale I had had with friends last week, we were all determined not to take anything back into the house.

I only made two exceptions.   I traded a purse I had in the sale for a picture Ann was selling.  A lovely ink sketch of Prague.

and the other was a lamp which I traded Donna for a picture I was selling.

 

Both are now set up at home.   Great trades!!!

Yard Sale

My sister-in-law, Donna,  her friend, Ann, and I had a yard sale on the weekend.  We had torrential rain on Friday night while we were putting up signs, but Saturday morning it was just overcast and turned out to be a great morning for a sale.

 

 

 

My niece (the pastry chef) made cupcakes and totally cleaned up!!

The sale made a nice dent in all the stuff I have in the basement, I made a bit of money and had a lot of fun.

Any leftovers we packed up and took to the Salvation Army.   We all agreed, nothing that came out of the house was going back in.

Found on a Walk

It pays to try to be healthy!
I was out on a  walk and noticed that a neighbour had cut down a tree ... and conveniently cut it in short lengths.  When I got home, I jumped in the car and picked up a section for my front porch.

Nice rustic touch.

Auxiliary Storage

I have very tiny counter space in my bathroom.

and I never have anywhere to put my hairdryer.  It always ends up on the toilet tank.  Not the safest place in the world.

Today I picked up a wire, kitchen cabinet organizer at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

 

and added it to the side of the cabinet.  Perfect for holding the hair dryer, where it won't crash to the floor. 

 

Great auxiliary storage.

 

Custom Headboard

My Brother and Sister in law recently re-did their master bedroom.

They painted the walls a beautiful bird's egg blue and added a feature wall behind the bed in a chocolate brown.

They originally planned to use an old door as a headboard, but my brother is a little obsessed with symmetry and they couldn't find one with equal panels.    So ... Bruce made one.   He is an amazing finish carpenter and can build anything.

Using MDF, he added panels.

Routed out the inside edges

added crown

and the top

then multiple coats of paint and sanding ... and VOILA

 My sister in law, Donna, made all the pillows, and the pictures are from a recent trip to London and Paris that they had printed on canvas.  Beautiful and truly personalized.

Wild Life

I was working from home this morning when I heard that noise ... you know the one ... it can only mean that you have a racoon in your attic.    I immediately called a wildlife control company and they dispatched a person out to check it out.

A visitor!!

They quickly captured him and installed wire gauge over the entrance.

Ahhh ... quiet.   Tenants gone.