Most days, opening up the mailbox is less than exciting. The majority of mail we receive these days is advertising and immediately gets tossed in the recycle bin.
However.
There are two mail days that I find quite exciting – the day the new Pottery Barn catalog shows up and the day the latest issue of Country Living hits my door.
And if they happen to show up on the same day? Well then, Christmas come early!
Sad that this is what I find exciting in life, but it’s so true.
I am so excited to share this post with all of you today…we have shutters on our house! As far as projects go, this one went pretty quickly – you just never really know around here – but what a dramatic difference they have made to the front of our house. [Read more…]
I mentioned on Monday that Jordan and I spent most of the weekend working on our shutters. All the boards have been cut, sanded and received at least the first coat of stain (each board needs two – more on that in a minute). Did you catch that? I said stain. 🙂
We liked the weathered look in the inspiration photos I shared last week, but agreed with some of you that we needed a little more contrast to keep the house from feeling washed out, so we wanted a dark gray stain that would provide a subtle pop, but still allow the grain of the wood to show through for the weathered effect we liked. [Read more…]
Opinions, please!!
Jordan is going to start building our shutters, and as I do with all things – I’m completely second guessing my original plans and can’t make up my mind. I’m always so sure of what I want to do until it’s time to commit. Does anyone else have this issue? Ugh!
I’d love some input to maybe help me make up my mind. For a refresh, here’s the current state of our exterior: [Read more…]
