Fireplace - used to be plaster-covered brick that was painted high-gloss black and went all the way to the ceiling. We resurfaced the bottom half with flagstone and textured and painted the top. We also created a stained cement hearth and framed out the mouth with welded weathered steel. David's currently building a mantel that will be pretty and white like the rest of our trim.
Cornice - You can hardly see it, but this puppy is 10 feet long and sits 9 feet in the air. David constructed it, and then we upholstered it in deep brown faux leather. I love it. I also made those linen curtains. Or my friend Sarah made them while I pretended to use the sewing machine. :) (Special guest appearance by Fleck the dog)
Dining Room - This is where the previous owners kept their dogs... and our carpet showed it. We continued the stained/scored concrete into the room, installed beadboard, and painted about fifty coats of purple paint (I know it looks black, but it's not) up top. We also installed the chandelier that I found on the side of the road and spray-painted white. I still have a few ideas on how to cover the bulbs, but I haven't pinned it down yet. (Fleck wanted to be in all the pics.)
And this is the artwork in our bedroom. Oddly enough I got the inspiration from a Target gift card in combination with some verses in Psalm 1. "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked.... but his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all he does he prospers..." The light shines brightly through our bedroom window and onto this painting every morning. Gives me hope that He would bear fruit in us as his word sustains us.
Things are getting ready to change around here. Seems appropriate since Fall is approaching, albeit slowly. My department at work is transitioning out of state at some point next month, so I'm currently looking for something else. And talk of kiddos has crossed our lips a time or two as well. Everything's kinda up in the air right now, and I'm thankful. He's teaching me to trust him more than I do. And He's constantly reminding me that He's faithful and that He's sovereign. So I'm thankful.
"Time passes us by, and the way we love changes. And we learn how to waltz through the waves like everyone. Let it keep us from falling. Would you dance with me now?"
