Small Changes...

I cleaned up the deck of the random pine cones and pine needles. We have these two ancient planter boxes that I nailed back together and tried to plant some grass seed to have some greenery before the fall and the first frost. Unfortunately, I believe the million of little birds, that dwell in the park next door, have stolen all the seeds in the boxes as well as the ones I threw all over the lawn. Ho hum.
This is an update of the living room. I put up my favorite painting (that SHAMA gave me years ago for my Santa Monica apartment). Brings me a little bit of Paris to our Aspen cabin. Unfortunately, the throw rug in the shot befell a super hyper Jack Russell wrestling moment involving a full glass pf red wine. I watched it all happen in slow motion and had to laugh out loud because I thought of the tragic moment just seconds before it happened. My fault for leaving my wine unattended in the war zone that the living room has become at times for the dogs. Oh well, never a favorite rug of mine. It now sits on the deck drying from a quick save attempt, involving the garden hose and Wine Away. Not sure if I pulled it off yet.... hmmmm.
These walls were, yes you guessed it, dark wood like the rest of the house. I treated them with a white wash treatment as well....
It is funny too me that I took real wood and made it look fake! In the other spaces it enhanced the wood, but because this is a vertical panel wood it made it look like a fake white wood paneling. Not to worry. I still like it better than the dark, depressing wood color it was before. It is sealed now with polyurethane as well, so it smells less like wood. Always a bonus.
I also got a few pictures up... our favorites from the wedding near the front door to see last thing when leaving. I love that.
So that is the latest house update. I am anticipating Jonathan's return from New Zealand around mid September, so until then I am trying to lay low and not spend too much money. The economy is still slow here in town and all I want to do is pend a load of cash on new stuff for the house! But, alas I must pay old bills and suffice for new window treatments for the bedrooms. That is about my economic speed at the moment. I guess it is better to be able to slowly figure out what style and look you want to have and not make mistakes and waste money. God knows we can't waste anything right now. I will post window pics once the shades arrive
Ohhhh wait! Just one more pic! This just cracked me up. It might look weird at first, but look closely. It is a perfect dog nose print on our couch. Not sure which dog it was, but I got it on film before it dried! Hilarious.
So, here's to hoping I am not boring to death the two people in the world who still read my blog. Ciao for now!