{ Our Vintage & Floral Backyard Patio Reveal! }

I can't believe it's already Wednesday !!! I hope you all are having a great start to the summer with some amazing weather & activities!! My hubby worked the whole weekend,but we got so much stuff done outside including our back patio finally! I've been messing around with this space for over a month now & decided I'm posting with whatever I have this weekend ha-ha! Sometimes you have to make do with what you have in certain spaces & this is definitely one of those times! Don't get me wrong, I love this space ,but from a design/decorating point this wouldn't have been my first choice in colors! We ended up buying all new furniture with the exception of a few pieces when we moved in 2012 & well...the red cushions were what came with this table, so we worked around it!

 

I didn't want to spend a whole lot of money this year because it most likely will be our last! When we move { no, we haven't found a house..yet! } we probably will buy/DIY a few new pieces, but until then it's splashed in red!!! You all know me & bright bold Art Deco-ish types are not my style of choice! Working around the color wasn't to hard after adding some of my vintage/ rustic treasures to the space!!

The pillow was a DIY on no sew cushions/pillows! The fabric was purchased at +Hobby Lobby  & the milk jug &chippy brown furniture were all thrifts/garbage finds.

 

The wood crate was a gift & the vintage colored glass bottles are all garbage finds. The faux greenery was purchased +IKEA USA  ! The jute placemats are +Better Homes and Gardens  from Walmart !

I've always liked setting a space with a rug, & the outdoors is no exception! This is our 2nd or 3rd rug for outside & let me tell you -I LOVE THIS RUG! The last two were plushy outdoor ones, but were always all dirty & wet. We got this $400 rug at +Kohl's  for $27!!!!  It's super neutral, soft & clean!

Little story behind the table..the night we got the keys to our house we went out in the box-truck picking up everything we needed before the truck had to go back . We needed an outside table & this one was perfect in size, & price { $200 }! That was a steal & the cushions came WITH! See, so that's why we have these red cushions..that most of the time I like!!

-Blessed Beyond Measure- 

The metal chalkboard art was purchased on sale at Hobby Lobby for under $10! Something about it I just liked! I wanted to add some type of chalkboard/black decor so this was perfect for outside & the elements! 

The frame is a vintage/thrift find my husband found!! I bought the rustic copper 'M' at Hobby lobby for $12 & then framed it { Actually my husband's idea }!

The step decorations & mats are also thrift finds! The two cream & brown crocks are garbage finds! The storage bench was also a garbage find { I can't wait to show you guys what I'm doing with that !! }! 

 

This backyard has no shade- AT ALL! We need some type of umbrella at all times considering we have no trees..The back of our house has all tinted windows,even the patio door!  One nice smaller tree would be nice, but it's a great clean flat grassy space!!

The umbrella is from +Ace Hardware for the bargain price of $30!!

The decorative pillows are from +Target . 

Even though this isn't the biggest backyard { big for our city } it's cute, clean & functional! The whole yard is lined in natural mulch with huge boulders as the border . The patio we added onto in 2013 & painted it with +Rust-Oleum  heat resistant patio paint in Sandstone! About 10ft from the patio we have a DIY built-in fireplace with a gravel area & a little mini barn shed behind the big  white wooden garage. So see the back patio decor kinda mistakenly  coordinates with the rest of the backyard haha!!   I'm not one for any type of wood deck or patio , weird I know!! Something about the look & things being able to get underneath/ overall appeal never set well with me. I'm much more a fan of a flat concrete space, so this has worked well for us!! If you remember last year we had the pop up gazebo with the mini bar..After some hassle & storms it was a goner!!!

See our Gazebo Patio last year here --Patio 2014

See how I made the No Sew Pillow --No Sew Pillow/Cushions

See our Beginning Summer Front Porch --Beginning Of Summer Front Porch

Thanks for stopping by guys! Have a great summery week!

Paige.Rose

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{ DIY Vintage Tractor Stool }

What a gorgeous Saturday it was today!! My hubby worked half the day ,but was home early enough to get some things done around the outside of our home while enjoying the sun, cool breeze &some refreshing lemonade!! After we mulched the front yard & finished our back patio, we decided & when I say "we" I actually mean my husband decided to do a little DIY'n !!! I can't take any of the credit for this DIY other then taking 'Before & After' pictures ha-ha! I actually almost made him write this post up as well since he's quite the typist! Anyways we had this cool vintage green/rusted tractor seat sitting in our garage & my husband has been itching to do something with it for weeks now..so today we did { HE did }! He had an old 1980's brownish orange stool he  found & thought why not change out the seat for an old vintage tractor seat?!

  

 

 

 

1. First flip the stool upside down & unscrew the seat.

 

2. Clean up the base ! We used some basic foam cleaner!

 

3. Screw the screws back into the original holes the old seat was fastened to! You might need washers or larger screws depending on the original stool you use. My husband ran up to ACE & bought some new larger screws for under $5!

 

I'm in love with this rusty gem! I'm still thinking where can I use this at in the house our outside ha-ha! For now it will stay in my hubby's garage/shop area!

 

I love this little project & for close to nothing!! It also would make a great affordable/customized gift!!

  

I just love the vintage look paired with the little bit of silver & black!! Any guy would love this "manly" stool! These tractor chairs /stools range in price from $25 all the way up to $100!! We made this for under $15!!!

Mark & Paige M.

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{ BBQ Honey Garlic Grilled Chicken Sandwich }

The weekend is here & that means barbecues & delish recipes to kick of the summer fun! My husband loves anything barbecue, so what better way then to make a grilled pulled chicken BBQ sandwich that can be a dinner or lunch eat!  My  recipe is so yummy& simple you'll surly be asked for seconds from your guest or husband ;)!!

 

.........................................Recipe...................................

.2 chicken breast or 3 cans of all white chicken breast

. Texas toast

. Your choice of BBQ sauce { I use Open Pit } 1-2 cups

. Mayo

.Butter

.Jar minced garlic - 1 TBS

.Honey - 3 TBS

.Pepper/Salt - pinch of each

...........................................Directions..........................................

Combine the cooked {shredded} chicken in a bowl & add above ingredients! Mix the ingredients until saturated! Take your Texas toast & spread a pinch of mayo on each side of the inside of the bread & butter on the outside! I used zero cal spray butter for the outside of the bread, but either is fine! Spread the mix evenly  on the bread & grill until golden brown! I usually spray the pan first to get that golden brown coloring,& grill for about 2 minutes on each side on med/low heat! 

 

 

 Side Note: The mini honey crock is a vintage find from over Memorial Day weekend in the north!

Serve with some potato chips and spicy garlic dill pickles! I also like to drizzle some BBQ sauce over the top of the sandwich for some added flavor!

I hope you & your guest enjoy this as much as we do in our home!

Happy & healthy weekend everyone!

Paige.Rose 

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{ Glass Lamp Makeover }

Welcome back guys! Today I'm sharing a little DIY that I have been meaning to blog for a few weeks now! I recently changed our living room decor up a bit with some new rustic/vintage/farmhouse pieces & thought the lamps needed a change too! Our upper living room is finally exactly how I had envisioned it , only took 3 years!! I'm a firm believe that in any home, even our next one will take some time to get that "feel' or 'look' you're trying to achieve even with knowing your style. Okay, I'm off topic but that was leading up to something ha-ha. We've had the same modern shattered glass lamps since our first place! A few months after we moved in to our condo we were engaged & put them on our registry ,and that was in 2009!!! It was definitely time for an update not only because they were a bit boring , but they really didn't do anything for our farmhouse/rustic/vintage inspired cottage living room! I thought about pitching them, but was to cheap to buy new ones! I have looked for 2 plus years for new lamps & haven't found any that I would pay for!! I decided to grab some chalk paint & well keeeep reading...

 

 

This is the only before picture I have of the base & lamp up close! The shades were originally a dark charcoal gray color, but faded with time & became dingy! The bases on both this one { the larger one } and the smaller matching one { below } were still in perfect condition.

 

I'm going to admit something here....I didn't even tape these off!! I mean why waste the time & material when they're suppose to be rustic/cottage like, right?! :)

This is the larger of the two matching lamps! I took some white chalk paint to the base  & then distressed the glass part with a wire brush! I wasn't sure how I was going to like this, but I'm in love! They look pretty nifty at night lit up with some of the light shining through the distressed parts! Using a bit of chalk paint I was able to achieve what I was looking  for in the store for over two years!! After I distressed the base I used some brown antique wax to give it that used/chipped/cottage look! 

 

This is the smaller matching lamp! The shades I used are both a cream color, but not matching { You guys know I hate matching to many things ha-ha } !  I love the neutral look with the mixed in metal! I mean for under $20 in paint & about an hr of time..can't beat it!

We've changed the living room up a bit as stated above , so I'll be doing an updated summer tour soon! I've been so tired & not feeling 100% the last few days..I will get around to it in the next week or so! I hope you guys enjoyed this little DIY!! I'm so glad I decided to keep these & spruce them up & bonus saved probably at least $50!!

Happy Friday & weekend guys!

Paige.Rose

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{ Mason Jar Lamp Makeover }

Last weekend when we were in Lexington visiting my grams we went junking! If you know me then you'd know I like anything that is vintage,rustic,different or needs some TLC! I spotted this little mason jar lamp at one of my grams favorite little junkin shops in the town next to her { Croswell }! It's the cutest little shop & just as we were about to leave I spotted this lamp among many other treasures tucked away in a little corner. The tag said $15 & I offered $10 & got it! I know these are pretty common, but for $10 with the shade, & lighting kit  I couldn't pass it up. See what I did to this little gem below!!!

**Excuse the picture quality in this post ..sometimes when I'm working on a project or I'm in the moment photographing is an after thought ha-ha. Hey, we're keeping it real here right?! I mean, I'm a -Practical- blogger....Thanks for understanding guys!!

 

I really did like the before!! It reminded me of an eclectic farmhouse lamp, but unfortunately it didn't match for where I wanted it! I had a spare white shade, so all  left to do was DIY the mason jar bottom!!

 

There was no need to paint it perfectly as I was  going to distress it anyway ;)!!

 

I painted the whole mason jar in Americana Decor from +Michaels Stores  chalk paint in Everlasting & then sprayed the inside of the jar with some off white spray paint to take the coastal blue away! After all that was dry I went over the lettering lightly in the color Yesteryear & then went over that with a black Sharpe! After everything was dry I distressed the whole jar with a copper brush { Dollar Store } & then hit it with some dark wax  to age it a bit!! 

This was the simplest little DIY ever & I just love the cottage feel especially for summer! It's small enough & neutral enough to use in a few spots in our house which is always a bonus with anything decor related.

Have a great Sunday Funday loves!

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{ Beachfront Home Tour }

First, happy Friday everyone!! This week skipped by with the 4 day week, right?! Memorial weekend we traveled north to my grams home in Lexington,MI for some fresh country air & gorgeous scenery!! I forgot how awesome some fresh scenery & inspiration feels!! While we were there I snapped some lovely pictures of some stunning vintage/new/beachfront homes - Yeah, I was in total 'Ahh' !! Sit back & join me for a little tour in the cutest little country beach town!

 

How light & charming is this grey & white vintage charmer?! I love the wrap around porch & the stain on the door!

 

This beauty comes with a guest house & luscious gardens too!  I told my husband we're moving  in the guest house haha!

 

I love this rustic colonial style home!! For some reasons it screams quaint & warm holidays ! I'm a huge lover of evergreens &  white fences so this one was love at first sight!! I can see it now, my husband tangled in lights trying to wrap those evergreens for Christmas  {he hates evergreens } hehe!

 

The cute little garage is to the left in front of the home on a  little black road..I mean can this be any more perfect?!

 

Honey, we're moving in was my first shout when we pulled up to this gem! It reminds me of an old barn/farmhouse that they beautifully  remodeled, yet kept the charm & appeal.

 

My hubby loved the barn/garage in the back!! It's so country & I believe there is some type of living space above the huge barn/garage! I mean  with the french windows, fence, mere steps to the beach - I'M SOLD!

 

White beauty { Yes, I named her } sits on a secluded corner lot with lots of history!! It's been a family favorite since my grandparents moved up there! The overall simple white/mint undertone is so classic & chic! I'm not exactly sure the history on it ,but it's an old generational home with a few history plaques out front { Note to Self- read next time we're visiting } !

 

This home is about 20 minutes north of my grandma! It's right on the shoreline of Lake Huron in Port Sanilac! My grams told me they just refinished it, sure is lovely!! Those views to wake up to each morning could cure anything!!!

 

The marina is to the left of this picture!

 

This is another direct beachfront home in Port Sanilac. This is my personal favorite on the tour! I just love the look & the views are indescribable!! I love that they picked according colors & finishes for the style & location!

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this little tour of some amazing homes { I wish I could have taken you guys inside}!  I think we all need these stunning homes in our lives & the views, right?! A girl can dream..:)

Have a great weekend guys!

Paige.Rose