my apologies

I have not been blogging. I am sorry ( I bet you are all losing sleep over it...ha. ha. ha.). Life is crazy when you are trying to graduate, ten months newly married, and trying to renovate a house, AND move as quickly as possible(we are still at my parents!). But, I promised pictures so here they are. Life is still good, very busy but very, very good.

Since you have seen the house in all its destruction glory we have: redone the hardwood floors (a full four days worth of work along with a very sore body), wallpapered, painted, put in a fuax ceiling in the living room, new bathtub, new sink, new (gorgeous!) bathroom tile, installed recycled rubber flooring (black and white!), put up light fixtures, and probably more things that I can't think of at this moment in time.

Sanding...for four days!

worth it?...I think, yes.

(The bathtub is not black, it's just a cover to keep it safe. No worries.)

Recycled rubber flooring! Go green! (www.rubberflooringinc.com)

Yellow office, aka my nap room.
my new windows! Yay for energy efficient AND pretty!

Let there be Light

Soft pink ceiling provides light that everyone looks good in without being obtrusively pink. Textured wallpaper, great for imperfect walls and adds sophistication. I love it!

Dining room (ignore the refrigerator)

Our bedroom

I went with cream instead of gray because the

space seemed too small to put such a dark color.

a weeks worth of demolition

...we made a mess.

let's get our hands dirty!

The work has begun! I kicked it off by tearing up carpet a day before any of the workers got there. I didn't plan on doing it at that point in time (as you may see from the clothes I'm wearing)...I just couldn't contain myself anymore! Also, I tried to take pictures on Tuesday of things like the bath tubs in the front yard, smashed tile, ect. but my phone turned off every time I hit the button to take the picture (and yes, I was hitting the right button...it just hates me).

The workers that I have met so far consist of the electrician and the plumber. The electrician or at least one of the workers is so wonderful! He speaks Spanish and some broken English so trying to communicate all day was a little rough but we made it work. He kept offering to help me rip up carpet if I needed more help (I obviously looked like I needed help since he kept offering) he just has such a good spirit to him. The plumber is hilarious. A white haired man with overalls and a funny sense of humor.

Tuesday I was having what I'll call, "new home bliss"...I was so in love with everything, the workers, all the problems with the house, how we could fix them, the potential. And I can honestly say that, I don't know if that will happen again. THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO!!!!

We'll get there. Everything is moving pretty quick! We'll be done in no time.

If there are typos...I didn't reread this. ...I'm in a strange mood.

the room

A wise woman, aka my amazing mother, once said to me...a couple of weeks

ago...that you should always start with your bedroom when working on a house. She said (to some effect) that it represents you and your spouses relationship. So, I better not neglect it even though it is soooooooooooooo tempting to just want to focus on rooms people are going to actually see first.

Here we go.

These are the extremely potential filled pictures of our new bedroom (the scary looking boarded window is from an old air-conditioning unit that will be a window again soon).

Assets:

• two windows with cute window frames
• hardwood under the carpet (not pine, actual hardwood)
• little hidden hidey-hole closet (next to the bedroom door)
• reasonable size closet for so old a house
• it's ours!

I like to take my inspiration from nature and these pearls are just the glamour that I'm looking for. Let's start with the walls. I have been thinking about a light, pearlized, sheeny, gray color. White crown mouldings, baseboards, and ceiling.

Now, the floors. I am in love with dark wood floors!!! Because grey and dark wood floors arewell, darker I want to make sure to keep the room light by using the fresh, crisp white to contrast the gray and ebony stained floors.

Ok, now the fun part...furniture and details!

As a wedding gift from Sky's parents are getting us a Hayworth upholstered headboard from Pier1.

We own mirrored night stands from target (glamorous yet affordable)

White bedding that I got for Christmas

An awesome vintage dresser we found on KSL that we are painting white (pictures to come)

I am hoping/wishing (hint, hint Sky ;) ) for this chandelier that I found at overstock.com that will add that extra pizzazz and it's a great deal as far as chandeliers go!

homedepot has inexpensive ceiling medallions which add so much to a room (I am all about the details! )

I also love the idea of black and white photos on the walls in different black frames. I'm still figuring out curtains and lamps. ...We'll get there.

Have a great Saturday!

the house

We are moving into a 1926 brick bungalo. It has two bedrooms and
one bathroom on the main level and then a two bedroom, one bat

hroom basement apartment.

All old houses have their quirks. Our home is NOT an exception. (But, being almost ninety years old it's doing pretty good.) The previous owners, for some odd reason unknown to us, did not believe in rain gutters, except over doors (odd huh?...or cheap). All the way around the house you can see a dent that the rain has weathered into the earth. The electricity has not been updated in eons so, one cannot even run a computer, or blow dryer, or microwave or any other three pronged vision you can dream up. The list goes on and on but it's alright because it's our home and it's going to be just fine.

The picture may not look like much but I am so excited to brighten this little home up with window boxes full of abundant petunias, sweet potato vines, and other luscious flowers spilling over the edges, hanging baskets flanking the stairs as you enter the porch and an elegant little chandelier acting as the porch light. And the yard! Oh, don't get me started on the yard! All I'm gonna say is that, you and me blogger we are going to have a great spring dreaming up this yard and an incredible summer creating it!

Life is good. Stressful but good. Sky is working so hard and commuting from Salt Lake to Provo every day to work. He is such a hard worker. It's a Friday evening at six and he's asleep on my shoulder while I type. It's amazing marrying someone and watching them grow up before your eyes. We have been married eight months today and as I watch him step up and become a man I fall deeper and deeper in love with him.

Happy Friday,

Love,

Liv and a sleepy Sky

Liv n' Sky Buy a House

Welcome back bloggers,

This is the home edition of Liv n' Sky!

We bought a house! Wahoo!!! We finally have keys. This has been quite the ordeal over the past couple of months but now we are ready to have fun and do what Sky and I do best: CREATE! (did that sound wrong...? it wasn't supposed to...) We'll be moving in late February while the home is rewired, re-insulated, vented, AC-ized, and other wonderfully, updatedingly fun things. We also get to paint, stain the floors, glamorize(on a DIY budget), basically have a blast, and guess what! You get to be there every step of the way! Home blog!

I love building things, I love renovations, and I love thinking that everyone loves reading what I write so now I get all three! Life is looking good. So, sit back and enjoy the ride!

love,

Liv

(inspirational pictures found at slpreppystyle.com, pinterest, and googleimages)

I miss you

I miss blogging! I have NO TIME! I'm going try more. Just know that I am going to work harder.

good night.

liv