The Green Room

I'm in love with our guest room. The walls are a gorgeous mint green so we've dubbed it 'the green room.' When I came home with this color and started painting J.D. was skeptical. In fact, he told one friend I was painting the room fluorescent green....although I prefer to call it doublemint fresh. I knew it would fabulous once we had the bedding and curtains up. Now that the room is pretty much done, J.D. agrees it looks good.

Still to do? Paint the doors white and hang something on the walls

Guest Room - Before

Guest Room - After

Note that there are no mini-blinds. I am not a fan of mini-blinds, they are so hard to clean and really don't do that great of a job blocking out the sun. So here we have a double curtain rod with white shears and dark green energy efficient curtains. I love them! And how gorgeous is the bedding? I love white bedding, but with a giant black dog...it doesn't work for us. Looks perfect in this room though!

Great House Blog Christine...

When I told a girlfriend last year that I had 3 blogs, she laughed and said there was no way I could keep them all up. I laughed and said "Not a problem." Well...since this is my second post in almost a YEAR, maybe she was right!

I'm pretty good about updating the other blogs (kids and books) but this one has been tough because I was planning on posting pictures when rooms are completely done. What I've learned is that no room is ever really completely done. I'm one of those people that wants to do it all: be the best mommy ever to my dimpled munchkins, be a fabulous wife, cook decent dinners, keep in touch with family and friends and keep a clean, organized house. Notice I didn't mention "decorate" the house...because that has not been on my priority list. However, now that Luke is sleeping through the night and I feel like a normal person again, I'm decorating a little more and our humble abode feels more "homey" every day.

So, in the interest of family and friends who live far away and want to see the house, I'm going to start posting pictures, even though the rooms aren't 100% done. Enjoy!

*this picture of the house is from last year, we've have the trees and bushes trimmed so you can actually see the house. Next up, the random 'Christmas tree' bushes next to the driveway will be removed. I want to put in crate myrtles...but since J.D. does all the gardening, we'll see!

Welcome Home!

After a whirlwind house hunt (30 homes in 2 days), J.D. and I decided to put an offer on this beautiful 4bed/2.5bath home in Houston, TX (Clearlake area near NASA). After a challenging closing process (the previous homeowners were not very collaborative) we moved in at the end of January.

What sold us on this particular house? Although we saw some homes that had a better layout, we decided to go with this one for three main reasons:
#1-it is located at the end of a cul-de-sac
#2-we have a huge backyard [by TX standards]
#3-no back neighbors [very rare in TX]

So..we have a beautiful home that hasn't been updated since 1996...which means there is a lot of carpet, wallpaper and brassy gold fixtures. This blog will document all the changes! Also, since we live so far from family and I know a lot of you are interested in how we are decorating, you'll be able to 'visit us at home' virtually.