New paint?--Nope, just power washed :)

At the beginning of July, Mr. TSL power washed the whole house.  It looks like it has been freshly painted!  It was an amazing difference!  I also snapped a few pics of what I did to the aging fence and the seating area on that side of the house too!!

before

This side was definitely the worst, but the whole house was nasty! 

after 

More pics out there:

Fence before

-make your life beautiful!

SUNDAY: 
The Girl Creative ,
The DIY Showoff ,
Sisters of the Wild West ,
The Tattered Tag ,
Flamingo Toes, 
Under the Table and Dreaming ,
I Heart Nap Time 

 MONDAY:

Skip To My Lou,
Thrifty Decor Chick,
C.R.A.F.T.,
Sew Can Do,
Dittle Dattle,
Between Naps On the Porch 
Homemaker on a Dime
Making the World Cuter

TUESDAY:

Tip Junkie,
Type A
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Today's Creative Blog
Funky Polkadot Giraffe
Strictly Homemade
A Diamond in the Stuff
All Thingz Related
Handmade Tuesday

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Blue Cricket Design
Not Just A Housewife
Someday Crafts 
Handy Man, Crafty Woman
Sew Much Ado
Organize Your Stuff Now
Seven Thirty Three
Sugar and Dots 
The Mommy Club  

THURSDAY:

My Repurposed Life
Paisley Passions
House of Hepworths
Beyond The Picket Fence
The Shabby Chic Cottage
Somewhat Simple 

FRIDAY:
Whipperberry

Fingerprints on the Fridge
Miss Mustard Seed
Remodelaholic 
Chic on a Shoestring
Shabby Nest
Tidy Mom
Little Lucy Lu
My Simple HomeLife

SATURDAY:

Funky Junk Interiors
Be Different Act Normal 
Tatertots and Jello 
Young and Crafty

New Porch Lights!

We have had these up for 2 weeks now and I am just getting around to telling you!
When we moved in I almost immediately started replacing the outdated lighting.
I DIY'd some Pottery Barn Bellora Chandeliers, I DIY's some Blue Mason Jar Pendant Lights and have also replaced others...more on that later.

A few weeks back we had a reunion hosted at our place and I loathed the lights outside on the porch. I also hate the very gold brass handle and kick plate on the screen door!!  I'll have to deal with that later!  
I mentioned the light loathing to Mr. TSL and he asked that this be the light he was in charge of choosing.  
He has good taste, so this wasn't an issue.  He did marry me after all :)  Cost however, was an issue.

He showed me these lights from Barn Light Electric.

Love them, but with a price tag of $189.00 each---not happening!!  We need 2 and for $378, I could redo an entire bathroom...see that here :)

So, we set out to find similar, but way cheaper and did we ever!!  Over at Hardware World the Coleman Cable Industrial Light for $17.77!!!

Sold!!  Plus, it was in Kansas City, so it was super close and only took 1 day to get here!!

Before both lights:

After Both Lights:

sorry pic is blurry

Close up before:


Close up after:

Not too shabby for under $40!!

-Make your life beautiful!!

  SUNDAY:

The Girl Creative ,
The DIY Showoff,
Sisters of the Wild West,
The Tattered Tag,
Flamingo Toes,
Under the Table and Dreaming,
I Heart Nap Time

 MONDAY:

Skip To My Lou,
Thrifty Decor Chick,
C.R.A.F.T.,
Sew Can Do,
Dittle Dattle,
Between Naps On the Porch 
Homemaker on a Dime
Making the World Cuter

TUESDAY:

Tip Junkie,
Type A
A Bowl Full of Lemons

WEDNESDAY:

Blue Cricket DesignNot Just A Housewife
Today's Creative Blog
Handy Man, Crafty Woman

THURSDAY:

My Repurposed Life
Paisley Passions
House of Hepworths
Beyond The Picket Fence
Beyond The Picket Fence
The Shabby Chic Cottage,

FRIDAY:

 Whipperberry

Fingerprints on the Fridge
Miss Mustard Seed

SATURDAY:

Funky Junk Interiors

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