tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66540223122780457612024-03-13T21:17:36.964-06:00As for me and my HouseA blog about interior design, life and everything in between.Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.comBlogger346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-49211778140395631102016-02-26T13:38:00.001-07:002016-02-26T13:38:37.036-07:00Life lately<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: center;">Hi! It's been a while! I'm still here, just very busy. </span><span style="text-align: center;">While I really enjoy blogging it's been nice to take some time off. Id like to say I'll be around more often but I can't promise that, especially because we have no computer and this is really hard on my phone. If you're wondering though, here's what you missed this past year: (50 first dates-anyone?)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">We finished up our kitchen remodel almost a year ago and I apologize for keeping you hanging (if you don't follow me on fb or Instagram). </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Halfway through our kitchen remodel we got some exciting news! </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Morning sickness + no kitchen + sharing a bathroom with contractors (even if they are really good friends) was not as exciting though!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">A few months later, in July, we found out that baby # 4 was a little girl. After having three boys, most everyone thought we'd have another. I, however, knew from the very beginning that this baby was a girl. Not many people believed me and to say our family was shocked when she was in fact a she, is an understatement. We made our closet into her nursery since we're running out of bedrooms upstairs. :)</span><br />
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In August for my 30th birthday, my parents helped pitch in for some built ins in the living room. We bought the base cabinets, plain old upper kitchen cabinets, on a local garage sale site. My brother in law then built the top/shelves from a sketch I made. </div>
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They turned out amazing! I've rearranged them a few times now but I think I'll be sticking with this most recent neutral palette.<br />
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On December 7th, after a very long and complicated pregnancy (that included many late night hospital trips and bed rest) we welcomed our daughter Jemimah.<br />
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We've had a long road the past few months with complications from my third c-section and issues with breast feeding. Things are finally starting to settle down and we're finding a rhythm. She is such an easy baby and has all of us wrapped around her finger!</div>
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Right now I'm working on updating our master bedroom. It's true what they say about that being the last room you work on! I painted one wall three years ago in preparation for moving the older two boys into there together and haven't touched anything since then. Now our oldest has his own room and we switched rooms with the younger two boys. They have the actual master bedroom since their bunk beds fit in there better and we took over their room. Last week I finished the painting, trim on the curtains and yesterday found a great carpet remnant we'll have bound. I wasn't planning on doing this room anytime soon but we made a big adult purchase (new mattress!!!!) and figured why not do it all now. Here's the rug, curtains and trim and beautiful Suzani I got to recover our headboard. We also snagged these night stands and dresser (which is in the boys room) on Craigslist. They're vintage Thomasville and in pristine condition. We've never had matching/nice night stands so I'm really excited about them!</div>
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I'll be posting bedroom and life updates on Instagram if you care to follow along, sorry if this post is all screwed up, trying to do this on my phone is a nightmare! </div>
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Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-2794775956112148662014-11-10T17:14:00.000-07:002014-11-10T17:14:58.275-07:00Kitchen floor plan<div style="text-align: center;">
I finally got around to whipping up a floor plan for the kitchen. </div>
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I really think this lay out takes advantage of the space best, especially getting rid of that stupid peninsula and moving the stove!</div>
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Present lay out, sorry for the horrible pics!<br />
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Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-54718664874528714192014-10-25T15:40:00.002-06:002014-10-25T15:40:30.121-06:00Kitchen plans:Calling an audible<div style="text-align: center;">
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Things are plugging along here and soon I'll need to make some actual decisions about this kitchen.</div>
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(I'm still working on getting an actual floor plan together from my last post.)</div>
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If you don't follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/katie.waddell"><b>Instagram</b></a> then you didn't see this Sciolari chandelier that I scored for free a few weeks ago.</div>
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I had most everything planned out for the kitchen until this beauty came along. </div>
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I would LOVE to use it above our dining table but I'm at a loss about what other lighting to use. I was planning on using a big lantern for over the table, oil rubbed school house lights in the kitchen and a pair of those white sconces (all pictured below) on either side of the window above the banquette. All pretty different but they work together. </div>
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The Sciolari on the other hand does not play well with others, she's a diva!<br />
What other light fixture (in my minuscule budget) could I possibly hang within 10 feet of her!? </div>
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The only thing that I could think of was to do recessed lighting in the kitchen and nix the sconces.</div>
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I HATE having the stove up against the wall and the fridge sticks out suuuuuper far into the dining area/walkway. Wasted space in the dining area and hall china cabinet and a peninsula with a dishwasher that makes using the cabinets next to it impossible.<br />
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All soffits will be removed.<br />
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Upper cabinets raised and crown added up to the ceiling.<br />
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Here is the L-shaped main run of cabinets which includes sink and stove......</div>
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Dishwasher flush against the wall, get rid of the peninsula and open it up!!!<br />
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Round that corner and where we removed the counter cook top (second pic from top) is where we'll be relocating the stove.<br />
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As you can see from the before photo there isn't a ton of room but I would rather move the stove than have a big base corner cabinet. We'll be gaining a bunch of storage elsewhere and we're already used to living out of 7 cabinets so I'm not worried. I refuse to have a freestanding stove (vomit) so this will most likely require a custom cabinet built on the outside, possibly open storage for cookbooks like I drew. </div>
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On the wall where the stove is now we will have this:</div>
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Framed in fridge and four feet of uninterrupted counter space!!! :)</div>
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So those are the plans and as you can see I already have all the measurements written below each cabinet. That is because we already have the cabinets, they're stacked tetris style in our garage until spring.</div>
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My Aunt and Uncle recently bought a condo and after gutting the kitchen, generously gave us the cabinets and granite counter tops. </div>
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How awesome is that!?!</div>
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The cabinets are really, really nice oak and will look really, REALLY nice once they're painted.</div>
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This ^ run of cabinets just so happens to be 48" inches and will fit perfectly beside the fridge. That also means one less cut of those granite counter tops-kind of the straw that broke the camels back for moving the stove.<br />
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Along with the base and upper cabinets there are also two pantry cabinets-24"ish wide by 6ft-ish tall. </div>
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One of them will be built in at the end of the hallway and the L shaped banquette will run from there under the window to the dishwasher cabinet. </div>
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Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-62349424780169681122014-09-18T10:12:00.003-06:002014-09-18T10:12:41.552-06:00Kitchen plans, part one of many<div style="text-align: center;">
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We've been dreaming of gutting our kitchen for three years now.<br />
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The day we moved in the oven didn't work, thankfully my parents were in the middle of their kitchen reno so they were able to give us their old one.<br />
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The cabinets are original to our 1950's ranch and had birch door fronts back in the day. Back in the 80's the previous owners thought it would be a good idea (side eyes at them) when they put in new pink laminate counter tops to add laminate to the door fronts too. The doors are so heavy that they're pulling the hinges right out of the cabinets. I gave up trying to put them back on so we have a majorly ugly open storage look going on!<br />
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The (empty) soffits are covered in pink wallpaper, the switch for the disposal (which doesn't work anymore) is on the front of the sink cabinet (water and electricity are best friends right!?), the back splash tile looked like an 80's McDonald's bathroom, there is next to no counter space, the dishwasher does not wash dishes-it needs to be fired (Office Space printer scene style!), some of the counters are actually loose in places, the faucet only works if you don't turn it up too high otherwise the water shuts off AND the kitchen and laundry room (directly below the kitchen) are on the same breaker so we can't run the microwave or dishwasher and the washer or dryer at the same time because it trips the breaker.<br />
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These pictures are from our first showing with our realtor.<br />
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It was overwhelming but I could see through all that CRAP to the potential!</div>
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We haven't been able to do a lot with it over the years but stripping the wallpaper in the dining area and painting the soffits and the tile white was a big improvement</div>
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This coming spring we will finally be tackling this beast!</div>
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So, so, SOOOOO excited!!!!!</div>
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If you've been reading for a while now you know how budget conscious I am. </div>
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This reno will be done as cheaply as possible and I'm excited to share it all here!</div>
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Over the next couple weeks I'll be sharing some of our plans here so stay tuned and<b> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/katierwaddell/my-kitchen/">follow along</a> </b>if you want to.</div>
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As sad as I am to see summer go (we had a great one!), fall is my absolute favorite! It's already gotten quite cool here in MT, down into the 40's at night and jacket weather most days. I just saw the recipe above for white chocolate pumpkin snickerdoodles and I'm planning on making them this weekend. I love anything pumpkin, except <a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152466586451336"><b>Starbucks pumpkin spice latte</b></a> of course. </div>
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We had so much fun and it was great to see my brother and sister-in-law but after driving almost 1500 miles in three days (and having the worst hotel experience ever) we were very glad to be home!</div>
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Design wise I've changed too, I'm liking more neutral, muted spaces but ones that look lived in and collected. </div>
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Lately, I've really been drawn to traditional/rustic/california casual kitchens and I thought I'd share some favorites. </div>
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Aged wood, open shelving, worn textiles, lots of pottery, bowls and art and a little bit of granny chic thrown in for good measure.</div>
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It rained for almost a week straight here and the sun has finally come out so we are getting out! The boys and I are meeting my Aunt for lunch later (to see her new condo!) and I intend to spend the rest of the afternoon lounging in the backyard and working on my tan.<br />
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Two years ago today I got to hold Isaac for the first time, he was six days old and had already been through <b><a href="http://katiewaddell.blogspot.com/2012/06/isaac-asher.html">hell</a>.</b> I think I held him for about an hour, never wanted to put him down!<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">They connect artisans from around the world to a free global marketplace, empower them to build a sustainable business from their craft and help preserve ancient artistic traditions for future generations to enjoy. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">From <b><a href="http://paintings.novica.com/">art</a> </b>and <b><a href="http://furniture.novica.com/">furniture</a></b> to <a href="http://fashion.novica.com/"><b>clothing</b></a> and<b> <a href="http://jewelry.novica.com/">jewelry</a></b>, NOVICA gives these artists a global platform to sell their beautiful and unique handmade products. </span></div>
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Here's how to enter: Leave a comment (only one please :) on this post telling me what you would buy if you won the gift card.</div>
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Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-36757768637455511102014-06-13T17:01:00.002-06:002014-06-13T17:01:31.155-06:00I'm back!<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow, Hi guys it's been a while! :)<br />
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The new computer is here so I can finally blog, fb and google things again.....like a plumber to snake out our main line today-who just happened to be my sister in laws hubby- now that's a happy surprise in a (literally) crappy situation! Hooray for technology.....and my forthcoming iphone!<br />
Yes, I will be joining the rest of the world and getting a smartphone.<br />
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Every Saturday morning from May through September you can find me rushing the boys out the door and to my parents house at 7:30 am. The boys, my Mom and I pile into her car with some snacks and movies (for the kids), the newspaper and some cash (for us) and hit the garage sales.<br />
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Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-5442058061715048302014-04-09T11:17:00.001-06:002014-04-09T11:17:20.736-06:00It's Spring!Hi, remember me!?<br />
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It's been a crazy, looooong winter here in Montana and I'm so glad that spring has finally arrived (knock on wood)! The boys and I have spent a ton of time outside the past few weeks getting the yard picked up and doing a few projects. We have great curbed flower beds in our backyard but they are full of lava rock and no plants. The boys play in the rocks and the rocks end up everywhere. Over the last week I've been clearing the beds one by one and I'm almost ready to add some plants. I've never been happier to have blisters!<br />
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Our computer died last month and the 'filler' we have until the new one gets here is absolutely archaic. I can check my email and that's about it, it took me almost 15 min to get into blogger to type up this post. I can't upload any pics or visit any websites with too many pictures because they won't load, goodbye Facebook! Although at times it's been frustrating living in the dark ages for the last month (we don't have smart phones) it's also been really nice. I really reccomend unplugging for a while if you can!<br />
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As I get older things really hit me harder, it probably isn't a specific age but most likely when I became a mother. I wasn't calloused or unfeeling before but when we're younger we don't think about how fragile life really is. The older I get the more death impacts my life. I know it is a good thing because it really makes me stop and be present in every moment but sometimes I feel guilty for it.<br />
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The past few months have been some of the darkest for a few of our friends, especially for a family from our church. They are pregnant with their ninth child, a little girl who they've named Faith. Early on in the pregnancy Faith was diagnosed with <a href="http://www.trisomy18.org/site/PageServer?pagename=whatisT18_whatis"> <b>Trisomy 18</b></a>. </div>
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20 months old and already feeding himself....why do they have to grow up so fast?!?Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-60913617638837220562014-02-19T11:06:00.002-07:002014-02-19T14:17:42.559-07:00Real estate re-do: Master bedroom<div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 700px;">
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<a href="http://www.thehorseboxgallery.com/index.php/artists/alex-russell-flint/"><b>Fabulous art</b></a>, statement bed, a beni and some wallpaper......you don't need much more than that!<br />
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*I jumped the gun :) here is the pic of the master bedroom from the<a href="http://greatfallsidx.com/listing.php?&mls=13-2062&site_id=540&page_current=1"> mls listing</a>:<br />
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We got the new rug and some new art, pics next week!<br />
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Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-34878724327532553532014-02-10T07:54:00.002-07:002014-02-10T09:40:25.810-07:00Real estate re-do:kitchenDid you have a great weekend?<br />
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We sure did, although Monday morning came way too early! Stanley was off this weekend so we took our two older boys to see the new Lego movie on Saturday. It was Stanley's first time going to a movie with the boys. The movie was really good and we had a blast.<br />
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We've been talking a lot lately about replacing our area rug in the living room. It has red lipstick and nail polish on one side, courtesy of our three year old, which is hidden under the couch but means that we can't rotate the rug. Our front door opens right into our living room and the foot traffic on that side has almost worn a path in the rug. I've known for a while now that it needs to be replaced but lets be honest, 9x12+ rugs are expensive! The one we have now was a carpet remnant that we had bound, it's about a 10x13.5 and only cost around $200. I think we'll be doing the remnant thing again just in a darker color. I'd love to get something vintage but there is no way we can afford $1000+ for a rug in such a high traffic area. Anyway, like I said we've been toying with the idea for a while but what happened yesterday solidified that idea. Right as we got to church we noticed that Isaac had something black smeared all over one knee of his khakis (I don't know how we put him in the car and didn't notice it). Neither of us had any idea where it came from but it looked like kohl eyeliner to me. When we got home I checked the bathroom and all of my makeup was in the drawer, which he can't get in to. We also found black stuff on the hardwood floor and the rug in the living room, small dots of it all over. I cleaned for almost an hour last night and there's no getting it all off, so I'm going to look at some remnants tonight. I'll keep you updated!<br />
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Ok, back to our<b><a href="http://greatfallsidx.com/listing.php?&mls=13-2062&site_id=540&page_current=1"> mid mod gem of a house</a>:</b><br />
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This kitchen could be soooooo good! It has a lot of space and a great layout!
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I would rip out the drop ceiling and fluorescent lights along with all of the upper cabinets and the island. The lower cabinets look like they are in good condition so I would just paint them. Add hardwood floors, new countertop and subway tile, new appliances and hardware and a built in banquette and you've got a brand new space!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">I had a hard time writing that last post because</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> I seriously LOVE blogging (and reading</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> was spending too much time invested in my </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">blog/others blogs/pinterest etc. instead of in</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> by doing that. Not anything good, that's for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">sure!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Kati from</span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> <a href="http://www.sohappyhome.com/"><b>so happy home</b></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">made a great point</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> too:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">So, thank you my dear readers for your </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">emails </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">and comments and general awesomeness!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> Obviously it's been a while since I've done a proper post because I can hardly figure this all out anymore, sorry the text is all screwy! Ok, moving on. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">I love real estate. If we weren't so busy on </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Sundays I would go to open houses every </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">week. I'm that crazy lady who likes to drive </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">slowly by awesome houses at night just to </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">sneak a peek through the lighted windows!! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">When we lived downtown Stanley and I would </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">some exercise, mine was to snoop. Our new </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">neighborhood is less than spectacular in the </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">awesome house department but I still look </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">online. It's a habit I've gotten in to after buying </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">(twice) and selling our house(s). When I look </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">through the listings I can't help but </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">think </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">about </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">what </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">I would do if it were my house. A friend </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">once told me that she never saw the</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">whether or not this is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">helpful </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">for anyone it sure is fun!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">This is a great split level house, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">4 bedroom, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">two bath, great neighborhood, huge yard, </span></span><br />
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You can see that there is some mid mod tile in the entryway and as long as it isn't an awful color I'd keep it. Paint out that paneling, throw down a rug and a basket for shoes and you're done!<br />
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Upstairs there is an open concept living and dining room. Since the carpet looks to be pretty old I'd rip it up and install hardwoods in the living, dining, hallway, bedrooms and kitchen (which is off to the left of the dining room). I would paint the entire upstairs a creamy white, all windows would have bamboo roman shades and I'd add some built ins in the living room most likely with closed doors on the bottom and shelves on top.<br />
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Come back next week to see the rest of this house, next up is the kitchen.<br />
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Remember the time when I would post two to three times a week?<br />
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Yeah, me neither.....it was a loooooong time ago.<br />
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Writing this blog has been such a great experience but the last 6 months or so have been like pulling teeth. I feel completely uninspired to write like I used to, but that's not a bad thing.<br />
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I could explain my absence with how busy I've been and all the stuff we have going on, yada, yada, yada, but you know what?<br />
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Everyone is busy! There are mom's out there who work full time and still blog everyday, every week. It's a big priority for them and that's fine for them.<br />
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I've realized though that it's not fine for me.<br />
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I'm not saying goodbye but I am taking a few steps back.<br />
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In order for me to post constantly, I am constantly on the computer. Reading blogs, surfing Pinterest, typing posts, uploading photos, on and on and on. Besides taking time away from my husband, my kids, my LIFE.... I've noticed that it very easily breeds a dissatisfaction in me for my own home which then leads to me <strike>needing</strike> wanting what I don't have.<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“The most wonderful, gracious event in </span></span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>human history was God sending his son into</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>-Jon Bloom</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wishing you and yours a joyous Christmas!!</span></span>Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-59485505686739168792013-12-12T12:25:00.001-07:002013-12-13T11:40:20.954-07:00Cabin Fever<span style="font-size: x-large;">So last week I informed my hubby that when we retire we are going to sell our house and buy a cabin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out of my ears....major brownie points if you know what movie that's from. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Apparently after 10+ years together we can still surprise each other. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Back in August I <a href="http://katiewaddell.blogspot.com/2013/08/saying-goodbye-to-ranch.html"><b>mentioned </b></a> that my Aunt and Uncle had a weekend place on a ranch, one of my most favorite places. I've noticed that the older I get (and the crazier the world gets) the more I just want to move away from it all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a tiny little cabin, grow my own food, hike, fish, BE OUTSIDE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor-such is my idea of happiness"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Until then, here is some cabin inspiration to get me by....</span><br />
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Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-29472835733273904642013-12-10T12:32:00.001-07:002013-12-12T12:29:36.689-07:00I'm back!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Wow, the last month really got away from me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I needed a little break though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's what happened while I was gone:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Winter came! We had record setting sub-zero temps here in Montana for almost a full week along with a few winter storm watches. Last Saturday it dropped to -33 the wind chill was almost -50!! We still have about 8 inches of snow but man 35 degrees feels like tropical weather after -50! Hoping we have a White Christmas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jude starting reading a few weeks ago-makes my Mommy/teacher heart so happy!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Our bedroom was finished....horrible photos, again, I know :( Camera suggestions under $600-ish?!!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I started running a few months ago. I've never been a runner per se but I really enjoy it, although I'm not very good. My cousin and a friend and I signed up for a Run or Dye 5K...date to be set in 2014. I set a goal for myself last month to get a 12 minute mile by February, (6 months ago I was walking a 20 minute mile and I'd been able to whittle it down to 14-15 min.) the day before Thanksgiving I ran a 12:06 mile! :)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I then took 10 days off and nearly died yesterday getting back into it but I pushed through and did 3 miles in 44 minutes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I was asked to help out with some design work at a local retirement home. There is no budget so it's mostly working with what they have and just rearranging. I'm excited about this project though because it's such a great way to give back to the community (I'm donating my time).....more on that later though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm DONE with my Christmas shopping. I'm usually getting things the day before so this is big progress for me! As far as gifts for our boys we do...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">-something you want</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">-something you need</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">-something to wear</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">-something to read</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I read about this idea<a href="http://www.gusandlula.com/2011/12/christmas.html"><b> here</b></a> two years ago.....love it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hope you've all been well....glad to be back!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">PS- Our bathroom remodel is on<b> <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/before-after-a-not-so-pretty-in-pink-bathroom-198048">Apartment Therapy</a></b>!!!!</span><br />
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<br />Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-19726987944181239482013-11-07T14:17:00.001-07:002013-11-07T14:32:38.842-07:00The ones that got away<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Any of you who garage sale/thrift store/Craigslist can look at that title and know exactly where this is going. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Most of the time the story reads like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm not sure if I need that __________ so I'll come back in a few days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">*When do we ever NEED these things?!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You decide you can't live without it, (aren't we so dramatic), so you go back to buy it but alas it's gone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Sold out from under you while you were stupidly considering where you could put it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My Mom and I found ourselves in a similar situation recently but instead of the other buyer being the villain it was the shop owner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We'd been eyeing a set of brass and chrome end tables with mirrored tops at a local antique store since spring. They were gorgeous and only $36 for the set but I seriously had no where for them. Every time we went back in we always admired them but never pulled the trigger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Last week I was searching on ebay and just happened to come across <b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAIR-ZEVI-VINTAGE-ITALIAN-1970s-SIDE-LAMP-TABLES-chrome-glass-willy-rizzo-retro-/200979522632?pt=UK_Shelving&hash=item2ecb502448&nma=true&si=rL5WUA13oOga%252F6A5hXFU5xLa75k%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557">this listing</a>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Ok so these aren't the exact tables but golly are they close.....and $800!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Saturday finally rolled around and we all but ran to the antique store. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">*Sidenote: said tables were in the upstairs portion of this building so we had to carry Isaac in his stroller up the stairs, like so:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That kid is heavy but those tables were worth it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Except they weren't because they were gone. :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We haul the kid back down stairs and ask the owner about the tables.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She tells us that they had been there for two years and she "doesn't like to sit on stuff" so she scrapped them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Yes, as in took them to the scrap yard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Let me tell you peeps, it was a sad, sad day!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So, let this be a lesson to you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">DON'T THINK ABOUT IT JUST BUY IT!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">RIP brass tables, RIP.</span></div>
Katie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-62070001884794673482013-11-02T09:26:00.000-06:002013-11-02T09:26:05.813-06:00Saturday musings<span style="font-size: x-large;">Wow, you guys are the best! Thank you so much for all of your sweet comments and emails about our bathroom, I'm definitely feeling the love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have an exciting project that I'll be working on in the next few weeks, refinishing a table/desk and chair and a vintage rocking chair that will be up for auction at a fundraiser for a local school. Be watching for the (hopefully) stunning befores and afters, I'm also donating a one hour design consultation! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I've been playing around with the design for our kitchen remodel this week. I'm still not sure if we'll be able to do it this coming spring or if we'll have to wait another year so I'm trying to not get my hopes up. Here's where I'm headed so far, hope you all have a great weekend!!
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