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Catching Up On Life in General

June 17, 2019 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe that 5 months have passed since my last post.  It is so true that the days are long but the years are short, oh so short.  So what’s been going on, a lot and then again nothing.  So let’s catch up, shall we?

Last Fall we decided to sell our Island Home.  As much as I loved that house, it was time to let it go to someone who was going to love it and use it.  Once the boys were older, we rarely used it and when I say rarely, I mean never! Well, I take that back, they would use it with their friends – minus us! It was a home that served it purpose during a time in our lives when the boys needed a place to grow, heal and be.

Whenever I would go there, I would fall in love with it all over again. The views were absolutely stunning but maintaining two homes gets kind of old after a while.  So I was happy to let that aspect go. We went to settlement on January 2nd.  So, on December 26th we rented a uhaul and cleared it out.  On the bright side, I was excited to bring home some of  my favorite things from the beach house and merge them into our home. Not going to lie, after settlement, I did feel a loss that I didn’t think I would. Although we didn’t use the house a lot, it was always nice to be able to pop over there when we wanted a quick getaway. My friends ask me if I think we will ever get another vacation home and I can honestly say no.  I absolutely loved that home but it was always on the back of my mind.  If there was a storm, I worried about damage, in the winter I worried about frozen pipes, in the summer if we weren’t there, I worried that the air condition would go out.

Can you see why I loved her though, just look!?

Tilghman Island

Tilghman Island

In other news, our youngest just completed his first year of High School.  It’s hard to believe in three short years, we will be empty nesters.  I can’t imagine what it will be like not having any of the boys home.  It’s hard for me to wrap my head around that one.

Some things don’t change though.  Although, I haven’t posted in some time, I have continued with my love of thrifting and vintage collecting.  I finally found a  vintage half lite door for my pantry.  She was a smelly, damaged, ripped from the door frame kinda gal but I loved her. She was definitely a labor of love. I will share the completed look early next week but here she is in “during” stage.

Vintage Pantry Door

Notice Charlie in the upper right hand corner.  He was so over this door.  He would rather be inside, sleeping comfortably on the couch.

Now that school is out and we are on no schedule, I want to share more of my finds and revamps in the coming  months. Well that is my plan as of now.

To my Dad, the one that instilled in me my love of tools and working on projects…I LOVE YOU! WE’VE GOT THIS!!!

I love you mom and dad

Until Next Time,

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A Recap and a Sneak Peek: Paris and Projects

May 22, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Hello all. It has been forever and a day since I have done a post.  I have started so many projects and have even completed a few.  I am trying to get myself organized and get back on track and keep you all updated on what I have been working on recently.

I feel like there has been so much going on around here.  My husband went on two golf trips which for me means…painting inside and not in the garage.  Nothing like painting furniture in the comfort of my home while watching repeats on HGTV.  I will post about these projects soon, I promise!

We also took a trip to Paris over Spring Break.  Perfection, that’s all I can say. I loved everything about being there. We rented an apartment for a week on the Isle of St. Louis which was centrally located and within walking distance to most sights and close to the metro.  One of the highlights for me was going to the Marche’ aux Puces…The Flea Markets.  Love at first sight! It was fabulous… all these little shops in alleyways, and tent like structures.  I could have spent several days browsing but felt lucky that my guys managed several hours walking aimlessly with me through all the wonderful vintage loveliness. I bought some handle for a tray that I will eventually get around to making… something similar to my Feasting Tray. 

Paris Flea Markets

Marche' aux puces

(Paris Flea Market)

View of the Eiffel Tower

Having a Cocktail with tow of my favorite guys in Paris

One of my son’s favorite spots was Shakespeare and Company.

The coziest bookstore with lots of history Shakespeare and Company

I have to say I loved this little spot as well.  It was the coziest little bookstore, a great place for book lovers  and aspiring writers.  My husband surprised me with a few gifts from there for Mother’s Day ( I will share more on that in a later post) which doesn’t include the books Gman and I purchased on one of our three trips there. We also stopped in and had breakfast at the little café next door the following morning.

We hit as many of the hot spots as we could cram into our week in Paris.  It was such a great trip!

Shortly after we flew home we traveled to our oldest son’s graduation from college.  I am still in shock that we are at this point in our lives.  We (mainly the boys not me) moved him out of his college apartment into his new apartment which lucky for me is close to us.  He has slowly been moving his things out of his bedroom here at home into his apartment as well.  I love that he can stop by for dinner or just visit at any time.

Graduation

Celebrating graduation

Within a few short months, we are only going to have our youngest at home with us. Our middle guy is heading off to finish his degree in August, so he will be moving out too. I am thankful that they will all still be pretty close to home! It won’t be the same though and the house is already feeling quiet.

This weekend we are going to have our families here for a celebration and a cook out which I am looking forward to a good time!

Projects in the Works

Now for a little sneak peek of a few of the projects I have been working on over the last few months.

Painting goodwill finds

Staining some wood and making a shelf

 This is the chaos I create when my husband is out of town.  I have completely revamped our master bedroom and the sitting room off of the master.  I have also worked on the Gman’s room by painting his furniture and adding a faux fireplace! I will share the plans for the faux fireplace and the finished project as well.

Goodwill and our local consignment shops have been good to me over the past few months.  I have picked up a lot of great pieces from furniture to mirrors and a lot of bits and pieces that helped pull things together. I was also able to pick up a few pieces for the outside.

Fingers crossed…next week I will share a bit more!  It’s good to be back.

Until Next Time,

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