Spring Into Action!

Hello, and welcome to Spring Into Action!

Lately, I have been a huge procrastinator on many of my DIY projects. First, the weather was too nice...don't want to be inside. Then, the weather was too cold...don't want to work outside. So, a group of us decided to tackle our most annoying DIY projects with the best motivator possible....PEER PRESSURE!

Sadly, it works every time for me. Here is my story....a while back, we installed french drains and a sump pump into our basement. Since then, I have shown you how I installed faux crown molding in the basement. I have also shown you my magnetic chalkboard wall....in the basement. Here is the wall I have left out

Before the construction, I had a full wall of home-made shelves. However, since we put in a sump pump, we now have a closet (that is only large enough for the sp) on the right...the old shelves won't fit.

I need my shelves back..what's a girl with power tools to do? My plan

I need to take apart the old shelves and chop, glue and nail them into the correct size. I also need to install a dehumidifier with a drain into the sump pump so I can get my money's worth I won't need to empty the dehumidifier again. Finally, finish that faux crown molding. Next Thursday, I will show you my progress (I hope there is some).

Now let's go see what my peer's who are pressuring me are going to tackle;

***For week 2, go here, For the reveal, go here***

Kerry - Design Du Monde 
Jean - Flower Hill Design
Becca - From Gardners 2 Bergers
Carrie - Hazardous Design
Sam - The Junk House
Tiffany - Living Savvy
Nancy - Powell & Brower Home
Lisa - A Room With A View
Cathy - Room RX
Suzy - Saved by Suzy
Laurie - Traditional & Modern

Dallas/Fort Worth I am Thinking of You!!

My heart goes out to all the tornado victims and their families in the Dallas/Fort Worth area









There are a lot of bloggers from around that area. I hope everyone is OK. I am worried about one particular friend of mine.....looking forward to hearing from her!

Cocktails with Chinoiserie Chic!

Warning, this entire post is a fantasy in my head!

I have been a reader of Chinoiserie Chic for years...no joke. In fact, it was one of the first blogs I stumbled upon before I had a full-blown blog hopping addiction. I love all the inspirational images she posts.

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This image was posted in 2009. Beth is onto the next new thing long before the rest of us realize it's cool. You can follow her on Pinterest, here.  Not long ago, I had the privilege of guest blogging a DIY Pagoda Cornice on CC.

Last year on April 1, Beth said "goodbye" to all of us. You can read about it here. This April 1, Beth was apparently quite smitten with the new Restoration Hardware furniture line. You can read about that here. Both times....I totally fell for it! In fact, it is the funniest straight-faced writing I have read in a long time.

I have come to realize that she is funny..although you are not quite sure if she is serious...my favorite kind! So, my fantasy is to have cocktails with her. Now the pressure....everything must be perfect! I will serve this Yazi ginger vodka. 

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Probably in the form of a Zen Martini...it is also made with Green Tea Liqueur

Recipe

Is that Chinoiserie enough? I'll serve the drinks in these glasses

No, that's not fancy enough...how about these

I guess it needs to be an actual martini glass, this should do

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Oh, the pressure. For appetizers, I'll have oysters on the half shell

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...and caviar

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I know this does not look like a lot of food, but it was on the menu for her party. I'll arrange the hors d'oeuvres on this

Overkill on the Greek Key?...maybe so. How about this one?

I am hoping that after one, maybe two drinks, she will tell me what she was really thinking when she wrote this response. Sounds like a fun evening, right? Her dog, Izzy, is welcome to come, too.

 

I'm sure her dog would get along famously with Buster

Who do you want to have cocktails with?

Should I Read It?

There is a lot of talk about this book




The reviews from a few friends are so mixed....I'll ask you....have you read it?

Bedroom Frustrations!

My master bedroom is in desperate need of make-over. I have pinned, stalked and scoured...I'm lost. I would say the problem is narrowing the project down to a color palate. I like too many, and can't commit. This time, I went across the pond and found images at House to Home.

If you were starting from almost scratch...what would you pick for you bedroom?

Friday's...in The Garden...New Plants & TTD

Hi Everyone...It was a cold gardening week!

Just like that, our weather decided to go back to the usual March weather (50's). I am a wimp with cold weather, so I went plant shopping. I found a lavender for my area. I have been dreaming of lavender for a long time.

I am extremely skeptical on this one.

The back of the card says 6...and that's my zone. So, I brought home 5 of them

If all goes well, it should look like this.

As for the the rest of my garden...my creamy daffodils are looking so lovely

I love their little peachy centers

This is also a good time to take inventory and make a "Things To Do" list. For me, my Pieris plants are getting smothered by the tall Green Giant Arborvitaes

I also don't like one pink blooming one next to the white blooming one. I prefer several of the same color grouped together. In the next couple of weeks, I will be transplanting them

This is a good example of when to transplant a perennial. Early bloomers, like this one, will do much better if they are moved after the bloom...or early fall. Since they look so similar without their blooms, I will mark them now, so I know which one is pink and which one is white.

What is blooming in your garden?