Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing.....

Let me just say this..........I love home-owning!!  While it is no easy task to update a home built in 1950, I am loving every minute of it!  My little home has already transformed SO much in such a short time.  I should probably slow down and relax a bit, but where's the fun in that?  Once a plan gets in my head, I stop at nothing until I accomplish it.  It's just how I roll.......

So far, my living room and master bedroom are complete with new paint, new vent covers, new blinds and new electrical outlets and lighting.  This weekend I finally finished my hallway.  Hallways can be boring but I wanted mine to be special.  At first I thought I would put stripes on the wall at the end or maybe a herringbone pattern but then I thought.........CHALKBOARD PAINT!!!  Yes!  I have been obsessed with the idea of chalkboard paint since before I closed on my house.  I have already decided that an entire wall in my kitchen will be painted with chalkboard paint, why not one little wall in the hallway, too?  :-)

The wall designated for the chalkboard had a texture on it and I had some leftover mud from the drywall guy who flattened my kitchen ceiling.  I used the mud to create a smooth surface on the wall that would be more conducive for chalkboard art.  This was my first attempt with mud and I think I was successful.  Putty knife, sanding and oh boy what a MESS!  lol  But the desired outcome came to fruition and up went the chalkboard paint!

Here is a before and after....

Once all was dry..........I set upon a 4 hour journey with chalk in hand.  A while back, I found a vinyl lettering pattern that I wanted to order that had a Bob Marley song lyric and thought it would be cool on a wall in my house.  The chalkboard art idea, although more difficult, was much cheaper and quite honestly, WAY cooler.  This was all done free-handed.  I have always loved to doodle, especially lettering.  And I suppose my  6 years of art classes didn't hurt.  :-)  I have to stop and stare every time I turn the corner.........

Here is my masterpiece!

Le sigh........I love it!

Next on the list will probably be my guest room.  :-)


On another note.........BABY BIRDS!!!  My sweet neighbor gave me a beautiful hanging plant as a welcome to the neighborhood gift when I first moved in.  (Super sweet!)  Shortly after hanging the basket on my front porch, I found a nest with eggs!

This is mama bird...

And all but one egg has hatched so far....Here is a picture of baby # 1...

What a fun piece of nature to witness!




Cheers, my friends!
Much Love,
~ Sylvie