New Carpet

When we first moved into the house one of the first projects on our lists was to replace the carpet throughout. The living room was top priority because it was bright red. Yucko! For some red is great, but it wasn't exactly our taste. Mostly because it clashed with everything! Well now we've finally replaced the carpet! Here are the before and afters so you can appreciate the results. I have to do something about that plant in the corner. I watched an HGTV episode this last weekend and I learned that and fake plants rank in the top 10 of design no-no's, right along with fake flowers. Hmmmm.

Fall Wedding

Sanford and I went back east for my BIL's wedding a couple of weekends ago. Sanford was the best man and I was the matron (ugh that sounds so old!) of honor. It was a fun trip. It was peak season for the fall foliage. It was absolutely gorgeous, fun and freezing!

Fall Yard Sale!!

This last weekend I decided to hit a yard sale. I found two candle holders for a bargin price of $3 for them both. I also found some great ceramic candlestick holders that were horribly ugly and at $5 a peice, (regularly $20 for one) I snagged them with the idea that I would be spray painting them with FLAT BLACK spray paint. They turned out really nice! The ribbon I picked out didn't look so good, so they are bare for now. Here are a few of the pics:

These are my candlesticks. They will not be staying on the table. I'm going to move them somewhere else. The centerpeice will be staying.

The Easy Life

Annie has it easy! Wouldn't it be nice?

What was old is now new!

This summer at a yard sale I found this table. I wanted it, but at the time I had no idea what I would do with it. I know it needed a makeover because it screams "1970!!" There it sat in my garage until last week. I began sanding away at the old finish, then with the inspiration of my friend Cara and her flat black paint creations, I was on a quest! This end table was going to get a new coat of flat black paint! After it dried I distressed it a little and then finished it off with Johnson's paste wax and tada...It's done! It's not too shiny and not too matte. Ain't she a beauty? I spray painted the handle just a bit so the gold flecks show through. When I find the right handle, this one is getting the boot! My next project is the coffee table. We inherited a coffee table from Sanford's grandmother. It has an oval top with the same type of legs. It's getting some flat black paint and a little distressing to match! I'll be sure and share the results!

Before the transformation:

After - I'll eventually dress the table top up with some little pretties...

Last of the Roses

This handful of roses are the last off of my rose bushes for the season.

First Snow of '08

We woke up this morning to a bit of snow! It's hard to believe that winter is right around the corner.

This is the backyard. The snow was so heavy that it broke the branches on some of the trees, which haven't lost their leaves yet.

This is looking out the front door. The mountains are still getting snow.

Fall Hike

A couple of weeks ago we took a hike in the foothills near our house. We took Annie and she had such a fun time. Here are some photos:

The afternoon was surprisingly hot. Luckly we found a little waterhole for Annie to drink and swim in. The water was not deep so she didn't need her life jacket! This is part of the trail looking northwest. You can see a portion of the Great Salt Lake.

A cool rock along the trail

Annie didn't want to get out of the car when we got home. It took a lot of coaxing, but she finally got out!