2016 Upstairs Pics

We finished the upstairs bathroom last year and we LOVE it!! We also finally finished painting the endless trim and molding upstairs :)

2016 Main Floor Pics

We've been in the home 3 years now and the decor & furniture are ever-evolving and updating. We still love the home as much as we did the day we moved in!

We had a custom pantry built in to the hall space. I don't know how we ever survived without it!

This door is an original Pioneer wood grain door from the Masonic Temple in Provo. It fits a perfect space in our home!

We updated the old, moldy shower to clean, modern tile and rock and we really love it! 

Simplicity

I had this quote made in vinyl before we moved into the new house and then it got lost in the move. I was so excited to find it yesterday and hang it up. Our lives are simpler now, in many ways. We love it here. We love our home, our land, our animals, our neighbors, our ward, our community. It's all we've ever dreamed of. Life is good & our journey continues!

1st Snow Storm in the New House!

I think we have about 11 inches, with drifts up to 3 feet, especially over by the garage, and it's still snowing strong! A few minutes ago we had a neighbor plowing our driveway. I love this neighborhood!

Smokey & The Bandit!

We adopted two cute kittens from a neighbor down the road. They are about 10 weeks old and both boys. We named the gray one Smokey and the black and white one is Bandit.
 

Smokey has a pair of the most beautiful green eyes I've ever seen and Bandit is so sweet and cuddly. Caesar is already grateful for the new friends, although he needs to learn their play limits, as they are quite a bit smaller than he is still. I just want them to stay on the North side of the property and stay out of the road!

Paint and shutters before winter!

It's amazing what a difference 15 gallons of paint and a few shutters can make! We used a brick/stucco paint and painted as much as we could with our paint sprayer. Then we painted the columns and railing on the porch. We are still going to paint the stucco on the second level (white), add shutters to the east side of the home (pictures to come), paint the back side of the home and remove the antenna but we are so happy with the transformation so far! 

QUESTION: I am debating adding shutters to the 2nd floor window & the window under the porch too. What do you all think?

These rust/mineral stains were the first thing I noticed about the home. It's so nice to have them gone!!

 I made the shutters with 1 x 6" cedar fence posts, stained with Dark Walnut Minwax. I might do some flower boxes in the spring out of the same stuff, if I get really ambitious!