I've been playing with Word this morning. Here is a sign I'm working on for the Garden Center. I'm not sure this will be the final design?

What I am really doing is procrastinating. I still have to paint all of the trim for the kit.

I've changed the colors of the exterior again.  I think I like it better now.

I have one hour before I need to get ready for work. Wonder how much of that trim I can get painted?

Hope you have a great day!

Choosing Colors

I'm adding a door to the right side wall of the Garden Center.  It will open to the patio area.

While looking for trim colors, I found this blog Explanation Required. It is a wonderful blog with lots of great decorating ideas. These are the colors Katie used in her bathroom.  I think they would be perfect for my garden center!

The main color is Behr's Dried Palm. As you can see on my walls, it is not as bright as it looks here. I may repaint my walls more like this paint sample? I love the terra cotta and the blue.

Then I have all of these little flamingos that need to go somewhere...

Choosing colors is difficult for me. I like so many of them!  I still haven't decided on the interior colors. Maybe flamingo pink? :D

Now I need glue on more siding and paint trim. Can't wait to start building!

Three Palms Garden Center

I finished my three palm trees and added siding to this exterior wall.  I'm trying out different trim colors now.

I'm not sure about the coral. It may be too bright. I may try a turquoise blue instead?  Any suggestions?

We had a terrific time at the zoo yesterday. I forgot to take my camera. I loved the "enrichment experience" they did with a tiger.  They had a big hank of meat hanging from a tree. Then they let the tiger out and we were able to watch him attack his breakfast. It was amazing!

Hope you have a grrreat day!

Two For You

No, I haven't forgotten. I'm working on two more chairs today.

I see that the bottom chair back needs to go into the microwave and be taken apart and fixed. That won't take long. . .

I will be posting my 303 followers (!) give-a-way soon. The winner will get these two chairs plus some other things I have in progress.


If you win, you will be able to choose what color you would like your chairs. If you don't see a color you like here, be assured that I have more!

I learned the hard way that you don't paint them until they're finshed! Be thinking about what color you would like or I can leave them unfinished for you to do. :D

Hope you have a beautiful day!

Beautiful Fabric and More about the Fireplace

Isn't this the prettiest fabric?! It will be perfect for my dollhouse living room curtains! Thanks to Dale at Dale's Dreams for sending me the link!

I decided to remove the tiles from my fireplace. I have another idea. Hope this one works!

Blessings,
Kathi

Dollhouse Renovation - Day Four

Before

Posting this as "Day Four" of my renovation is a little misleading. I've been working on my dollhouse every day while I'm on vacation! I'm just wanting to keep track of each major change I make.

Right now my goal is to finish the attic bedroom. I found an inspiration photo with a swinging bed (previous post) so I'm working on making that happen now.

I painted the room yesterday and worked on my little swing beds for a while. Here's a couple of photos of my progress. There is still a lot to do!

Colors are from my inspiration room. I added some skinny sticks to the wall but I'm not sure they look the right scale? Should I remove them and use matchsticks instead?


I've also been working on some little projects. This white chair may end up in the trash unless I can figure out how to make a slipcover for it!

I made a bar size table with a "glass tile" top. Fiasco is wondering where the drinks are...

I also gathered some fabric to make little quilts for the beds. Not sure I'm happy with what I have right now. I've never made a tiny quilt before so I'm looking for a tutorial for that.


So you see, I've been busy! It's so nice to be on vacation so I can play house!

Blessings, Kathi

Dollhouse Renovation - Day Three

Before

I'm trying to make my dollhouse look more like a beach house than a two story colonial. I think color will be the key!

I primed over the dark blue doors and shutters. Then I put the first coat of paint on the house.



I'm not really happy with the aluminum spray paint I used on the roof, but that's another story...

I got sidetracked with the deck floor. It's plywood, so I scored it to look like deck boards. I'm planning to try to age it to look like weathered wood. Another project!



What do you think of the color?! I love it! Looks more "beachy" to me than before!

It's the same paint I used for my kitchen.



Of course my kitchen does NOT look like this now! There is "evidence of creativity" everywhere! I can't even find a place to put my coffee cup down!

Now I need to find "just the right blue" for the downstairs porch floor and "just the right pink" for the shutters! I'm till trying to decide on a color for the window boxes. Might just leave them white?

For now, I'm off the put the second coat of paint on and trying not to get distracted with something else! Like this little tassel I got at the dollar store!

I love the little bead at the top! The chains, wooden beads, glass beads and white ones...
Oh, the possibilities! It doesn't take much to take me away from what I need to do!

Hope you have a beautiful Sunday! If you are near the beach, please build a sandcastle for me!

Blessings, Kathi

Painting the House Today!

Today is the day! I'm going to paint the outside of my beach house!

I started it the other day but couldn't decide on the colors. I'm going with my favorite color punched up with some pink and sky blue!

Here's the "before" photo! I'm so excited to show you the "after" later!

Here's a peek at my real house in Sanford, Florida. I painted that house too. It's wasn't as easy as painting a doll house!


Hope you have a beautiful Saturday! Weekends are the best, aren't they?!

Blessings, Kathi

Tin Roof Sunday

I've finally decided what to do with my dollhouse roof. I just need to figure out how to re-size this to scale. . .



I'm going to use the little round sticks from my "almost free" bamboo blind. Then I'll paint the roof with some aluminum spray paint. Hope it turns out well!

The photos below are from Jane Coslick's Cottages. I love her use of color! I'll be using these colors in my little house too!



Please visit Jane's website to see all of her beautiful little cottages! You may be inspired too!

Blessings, Kathi