In my new Laundry Room...

...I find it is the little things that make me most happy to do laundry.  Truthfully, I haven't complained (not yet anyway) about doing laundry since we moved into our new farmhouse.  Honestly, I use to grumble quite a bit 'bout doing laundry - but now, I'm finding when you have room to be organized a bit - everything seems to be a lil' more enjoyable - even if it is washing dirty clothes.  But instead of ramblin' I'll simply share some pictures with you and let you in on why this room makes me happy.

Of course, starting with my sink - graciously given to us by Linda and Tommy from an old house of theirs being demolished.  I'm so thankful they thought of me - because I will always love this sink.  It is cast iron of course with a 1934 stamp on the bottom of it.

So #1 - I love my sink!

 #2 - I love my big window that lets in lots of light and I can look out and watch the cattle grazing up on the hill.

#3 - I love the simple things like my handmade soap - ready to work as many hands are washed in there.

 #4 - Oh how I love this painting - lovingly given to us by my friend Becky, of one of our barns with the quilt squares.

 #5 - I'm still loving my front load washer and dryer - it is about 3 years old now - and farm clothes really give them a workout.

 #6 - I love my faucet - purchased from Overstock.com

 #7 - I love this painting - also gifted to us by a talented artist, Mary Lou - of a lady hanging her clothes on the line.  I want a clothesline - that'll be a summer project.

 #8 - I love my cabinets - lots of places to put cleaning supplies and such.

 #9 - Of course, you gotta have a place to sit down and take your boots off - and this is why I love my lil' chair.

 #10 - I love my kettle - a gift from mom and of course, I love that lil' boy in that picture.

 #11 - I love my cabinet with pretty baskets.

 #12 - I love my bead board and all my molding - thanks Andy.

 #13 - and lastly, I LOVE the fact that all the ugliness - like all my dirty clothes and hampers and shoes and my brooms and you know - all that stuff you gotta have to live each day - well, it is hidden nicely behind this door and I love that ;-)

I say you can make any space - no matter how big or small - a happy place when it is filled with things that make you smile.  I'm grateful for this space to do something for my family and I'm thankful for the lil' things more and more each day.

May your day be a happy and blessed one.

I'm getting SUPER excited...

about the little details in our new farmhouse.  We are not in yet but we are getting close - I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.  I wanted to share with you some of the things that make me just smile from ear to ear.  Like this sink - we rescued it from a tear down in our local town - hubby hauled it home and then hauled it back out of town for it to be refinished - it was sooooo worth it even if our backs were broke!!!!  Lots to do around it still but YEAAAAAH - I love it!!!!

Here is my lil' mirror I found at a yard sale - I've had it for years -knowing it would have the perfect home someday.  I distressed it and it has found it's space in our half bath!  Gosh - I love it when things come together! 

 Our super talented trim man - Mr. Andy - who probably hates to see me coming 'cause I'm always having a "thought" - Jus' kiddin' - he has been AWESOME to work with.  Anyway, we wanted barn doors - we gave him a picture and look here - just what we wanted.  Now I have to get busy with a paint brush - distressing those will be a day's work alone. Thanks Andy - we are so happy with them!

 I'm also beyond giddy with my new pantry shelves and school house style light.  I've never had the room to get to my canned goods easily - without dislocating my shoulder digging in the back of the cabinets - y'all know what I mean.  But not anymore - now they'll be all lined up nice and neat - at least for a lil' while anyway ;-)

 And now we are back - to what made me the happiest today - and that is seeing my sink again.  Greg is working his magic on my cabinets - but till then I'll just sit and stare at the sink.  See - I couldn't stand it till I put my lil' greenery pots up there - I think I'm gonna love doing laundry in there - if that is even possible. 

Hope you enjoyed seeing some of the things that put a smile on my face today.  I hope you had a beautiful day as well! 

I've been tweaking...

...and my my, it was about time I got around to it. My poor laundry room - which is actually

the way everybody comes in to our home - was in sad need of a lil' TLC. Now, granted it wasn't quite as bad the first picture shows - I'd already removed the cabinet doors and there use to be a utility cabinet on the back wall - but that being said - it was not a very inviting entry.

I hope I've changed that! And nearly all of it was done with things special people have gifted to me. (except of course - that washer and dryer - which we broke down and purchased after ours kicked the bucket - but I LOOOOVE them.)

BEFORE... blah, blah, blah

Come on in - after all "Back Door Guests are Best".

A plain cabinet from Lowe's that was in my storage room - I painted it and added chalkboard paint to the doors - perfect place for all my lists!!!

My big pretty basket from my sweet mamaw, Ruby. It was handmade in the Rocky Mountains many, many years ago.

Of course, I had to add a whimsical rooster and you see my precious lil' man in the right of the picture.

My old light fixture - or at least I think it is.

An old window frame given to me by Geneva, my pretty lil' plates from my dear friend, Donna and one of my mamaw Cleo's, handmade T-towels with tatting.

I love my banner from Cherry over at Cherry's Jubilee...

And the beautiful painting of our barn and farm from sweet Becky - I'll treasure it forever.

You all remember that pretty hand thrown pitcher given to me by my hubby, Shaun - well,

...it sits atop this lil' cabinet that he gave me when we first married 13 years ago. I painted it probably 10 years ago from white to red and added a couple of barns.

That's about it - oh yeh, my curtains I got at the Peddler's Mall and jus' had to cut them down a few inches. And I almost forgot - a painting of the "Flower Garden" quilt pattern I got from my nice neighbor, Jim.

So needless to say - it's far from fancy - but it's the things I love from the people I love.

And, you are welcome anytime!

Happy Tweaking!!!

Cathy