Chateau de Ledgeview- The Dining Room & Beyond

I "lost" some of my pictures.

Don't ask me HOW I did that

because I can't tell you HOW.

But- they are somewhere

in my computer,

I hope I'm sure.

So, sadly, today's "tour"

of the dining room will be short and sweet.

I'll post more pictures when I find them.

Here is the dining room as it sits now.

When you step in from the foyer and 

look to your right,

this is the room you see.

They used barn wood for wainscoting. 

Reclaimed barnwood seems to be 

the "hot" ticket right now.

This is what it looked like when they started.

A pretty enough room but he corner cabinets were

poorly constructed and needed to come out.

The door to the left used to go to the kitchen.

The room was completely closed off.

They stole two feet from the dining room

to give themselves a bigger kitchen.

Here it is during construction.

This is looking at the opposite side of the 

wall between the

kitchen and dining room where

they built this server.

The see-through cabinet above has

seeded glass and holds glassware.

The dining room is behind this-

you can see it to the left.

My daughter stenciled a burlap runner 

that is on the dining room table.

She used burlap 

to tone down the formality 

of  the dining room set.

It is layered over a burlap table cloth.

One corner holds two of T's favorite things.

A picture of Ria as a toddler and 

the white ironstone pitcher.

The pitcher is the FIRST THING I ever bought

after MyHero and I moved into our first house.

Family picture in the dining room?

Sure!  Why not?

And what is just outside the dining room 

in the foyer?

Here's just a peek.

I'll show you more of that next week.

And tomorrow?

Well, I just might have some birthday pictures of a

cute little two year old!

My son said there would be  

BIRTHDAY HATS 

for everyone to wear to CJK's 

BIRTHDAY PARTY.

MyHero is looking forward to wearing a

cute little hat.

Hey!  Look!

I found him a couple of girlfriends to party with....

source

His brother told me MyHero dated 

a couple of dogs in his time.

I don't want him to think he has

lost his touch!

He can still "party down" 

with these-ahem-girls.

Have a great Saturday!  

Chateau de Ledgeview---The Kitchen Is Almost Done

I worked a LONG DAY yesterday.

I got lots done but it didn't leave me

much time for blogging.

BUT-

I know you are dying to see the kitchen 

at my daughter's house..

Well, DON'T DIE!

Here is a quick little sneak peek

at the kitchen...almost finished but

not fully decorated yet.

Ready?

Here is a before....

The beams were faux beams and made the ceilings seem lower.

Here it is partially demoed

Here is the dinette area after.

It has a greenish cast here but it is cream colored.

My son-in-law built the top to the table out of spalted wood. 

They built a window seat 

bench behind the table.

They widened the kitchen 

by stealing a couple of feet

from the dining room

and then put the range against the wall 

that backs up to the dining room.

The cabinets are off white glazed with caramel.

 If I widen the view you will see the 

Appliance Garage to the right.

It has a rusted piece of metal as a panel.

It hides the coffee maker and other small appliances.

Here it is close up-

If you use a magnet

 you can post a recipe 

while you are working.

IF she gets tired of it she can paint it 

with chalk board paint

or paint the panel to match her cabinets.

At the far left in the kitchen 

is a large walk-in pantry.

They stole room from the garage to put it in.

My son-in-law made a door out of old barn wood/

It is on a roller track.

Pretty cool., huh?

The island sits between the range and the sink.

It is a huge island made of  thick butcher block.

Another before taken from the same angle

as the picture above.

They ran the same wood flooring throughout the whole first floor.

And-You all know how much I love quirky little things, right?

You know that big, beautiful island?

Look close!

Do you see

THE DUCK?

I am betting that even you gals that have a hard time

"seeing things"

and I am not talking about the ghost of your ex- mother-in-law

can see 

THE DUCK!

I will be posting more pictures

as they go along.

Someday they will thank me...

maybe....

Have a great day!

The Living Room of Chateau de Ledgeview

I worked outside most of the day yesterday

so this will be short and sweet.

This was taken in the formal living room

of my daughter's new house.

None of the first floor rooms are really DONE yet.

Everything is a bit haphazard but she let me

take some pictures anyway.

This is the fireplace.

It still needs a trim piece around the edge

and the inside needs to be blackened

and it needs a screen.

Here is the before:

Sorry - BAD picture.

My son-in-law pumped up the molding and

refaced the brick and hearth.  

Here is the living room before-

The window to the left 

faces towards the front of the house-

Here it is with the furniture in-

Not finished and not decorated but 100% improvement.

They put in new hardwood floors.

My daughter got these couches 

when she was single

about 14 years ago.

Didn't she have good taste 

even in her early 20's?

That is Grandmother Clara's grand piano 

in the back.

She was a pianist that traveled all over the country

before she married.

So----That's about it for today.

I will show you more of this room

when it gets pulled together.

She is recovering the leopard pillows

and bringing her pictures in this week.

If I can get my act together I will show you the kitchen tomorrow.

It was the most changed of anything.

You won't BELIEVE how it turned out!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Chateau de Ledgeview. WHAT is behind Door Number TWO?

Yesterday I showed you

Lulu's room here

The other girls' room is
next to hers.

Ria wanted a blue room.

SweetCheeks wanted a pink room.

Mom made them both happy by painting

three walls pink AND one wall blue.

They have twin beds that blend but 

are not perfect matches.

Here is the room BEFORE:

Yes-They have a balcony!

While Lulu (here) is all about Paris

her two sisters are all about Disney Princesses.

Ria loves Cinderella.

 SweetCheeks loves Snow White

They share a nightstand with Tinkerbell

and other little princesses that surround a lamp.

They also share a view and

WHAT A VIEW IT IS

even on a rainy day!

That is the city of Green Bay in the distance and

they can see Lambeau Field from here.

the only reason my son-in-law bought the house

See this little picture?

This is one that hung over my bed 

when I was a baby.

I don't have much from my childhood 

so I love that my daughter has it.

They have a pretty  chandelier 

to light their way to bed.

And their names on old window panes just in case they forget who they are.

Auntie Mimi made those for them.

And-another little peek at the corner of their room.

also lit by a little chandelier.

Yep- These two sisters share a room 

and love each other.

 Ria (on the left) likes to sleep with a mask on.

Did you notice it  hanging off her bed post?

She's in good company!

MyHero and his little buddy like those sleep masks, too!

I think I will make them a set of 

PINK ONES 

for Christmas.

What a nice surprise THAT will be!

Come Inside Chateau de Ledgeview

There is so much to show you here.

The house was basically untouched 

for around 50 years.

This was taken last summer before they bought it.

There was lots of dark paneling and the rooms 

were quite closed in.

This was a big move for my daughter's family.

Her girls had lived in the same house since birth.

They were a little anxious about the move.

Mom & Dad did their bedrooms first thing.

I think I will take you through the house

room by room.

We will start with Lulu's bedroom.

She chose the SMALLEST BEDROOM upstairs

because she likes small spaces.

Here is the room 

BEFORE:

Paneling around the whole room

and a built in unit that took up one whole wall

of the small space.

Here is the room with the wall unit removed

and drywall installed.  

The wall behind her bed is painted pink and has

SPARKLES in it which show up 

when you see it in person.

Her Dad built her a special light fixture

using barnwood and recycled jars.

See the "door" in the ceiling?

That has a pull down staircase that goes up 

to a LOFT-which will be a study room for her.

or for parties with her girlfriends

 Her Mom and I painted the desk 

and chair for her here.

It was the first time I used Annie Sloan chalk paint.

Auntie Mimi painted her name 

on an old window frame 

using a Paris theme.

Lulu put the boa around it all on her own.

Do you see the phone on the desk?

That is the one I spray painted here.

And-just a peek at a couple of sweet details.

So-There you have it.

A room fit for a sweet pre-teen girl.

She loves her room and

I LOVE HER!

Even if she does have hydrangeas growing out of the back of her head

The Semi-Permanent Visitors

Last week was a busy one for me.

I had unexpected visitors.

Visitors that I love.

My daughter, T, and her hubby & girls

just moved into their new home.

SOMEHOW there was a break in the

underground electric connection to their home.

So, guess who spent a week at my house?

Mom & Lulu, Ria & SweetCheeks.

Daddy spent one night here but

pretty much camped out at the house

so he could keep working on it.

We had lots of fun and I hardly 

knew they were here

EXCEPT FOR

the FLOATING HEADS I found in MY TUB!

Kinda scary, huh?
A little like a horror movie...
no bodies-just heads.

Later this week I will have some interior pictures

of their new home now that it is almost

completely remodeled.

It looks GREAT!

Update on Chateau de Ledgeview And My Weight Loss Plan

Just before Christmas I wrote a post about

SWEET CHEEKS NEW HOME here

This is what it looks like from the outside.
Well, that's what it looked like when they 
purchased it.
Today it is covered with snow.
Sorry- I didn't get a picture of that!

The inside of the house was "updated" in the 1970's.
They used lots of paneling and lots of wallpaper.

Now, I don't have any finished pictures yet
but I will show you where they are at.
Here is what the kitchen looked like when the started.
The family room is straight ahead and,
as you can see,
completely closed off from the kitchen.
The kitchen was very narrow for the size of the house.

The Brawny Man (who happens to be a contractor)
remedied that.

The wall straight ahead was removed
and the wall to the left
(which you can't see)
 was reconfigured to steal some
space from the dining room.

Here is the old dinette/part of the kitchen.

another view

Here is how it looks at this phase of construction.

 Paneling & paper removed.
There will be a built in bench seat in the bay window.

Here was the foyer entrance as it was.
Although the stairs looked pretty 
the spindles all need replacing
and/or tightening.
The lower door to the right went 
into the dining room
The hall leading from the foyer to the kitchen
was narrow and restricted.

.My son-in-law opened the dining room up,
stealing space from it for the kitchen
and making the hall shorter and easier to use.

This is peeking from the dining room
in towards the kitchen.

The hall has gone from long and narrow
to about 5' of wall now and
the foyer opens directly into
the dining room instead of being
closed off.
They have kept all the pretty curves and 
wonderful architecture that makes it special
but they are updating it for the way they live.

They are a month or so from being finished.
I will make sure to share more pictures 
as they go along.

I have my little CJK coming here in an hour or so.
He still has the croup and
 that terrible wracking cough.
Poor boy!
He has been my lap & hip fixture 
the last two days.

Oh- Yes!
You want to know about my
 weight loss plan!
I have discovered how to easily 
LOSE 24 pounds of chubbiness!
Know how?
Here's my tip~
PUT DOWN THE BABY!!!!!

You're welcome!