Knock knock...

Remember this?

It now looks like this.....

The miracle of paint.

The details...

The front door is in pretty rough shape,

so for now we painted it black...

Sherwin Williams - Tricorn Black..

because when you ask for black paint at Sherwin Williams

they give you 12 options.

Just black please...

Also added a new lock set, 

she's beautiful.

This metal grate weighs a ton, 

I originally planned on hanging it on the wall at our last place.

gravity wouldn't allow such things,

neither would my husband.

Here she sits.

The big brown bottle is from The Salvation Army, 

it's where we throw spare change...

and spare pussy willows.

The white shelf and grey mirror are from Homesense.

This old real estate sign is from Peach Parlor Vintage on Etsy.

The 'B' is just an unfinished pine piece from Michael's, 

painted her black and sanded all over.

I'm likely moving her somewhere else, 

she keeps falling over...

kind of like me.

I highly suggest taking 'before' pictures when you buy a house, 

even if you don't plan on changing much.

It is nice to look back and see what a little love and attention can do..

It is easy to forget the 'before' and focus on the 'after'.

I'm guilty of that.

This house has shown me that 'after' doesn't happen with a home.

It is a constantly changing environment when you are truly 'living' in it.

This is where we live.

I can't wait to show you more..