Hustle, bustle....and that's about it

In case you haven't noticed, posts have been a bit on the light side as of late.  I'm gonna go ahead and blame that on the massive amounts of hustle and bustle in the recent weeks.  Between working on potty training my 2 year old (and trying to keep a clean home in the midst of it), and running my business and family, things have been wild.  Throw in a few out of town trips (what else is new), and wallah, no blogs.

But I haven't been inactive in my blogging inactivity, I assure you.  In fact, a new project is underway!  Another good friend of mine is ready for some change in her house.  She decided she wanted to relocate and re- purpose  some of her current rooms.  When she mentioned her ideas, I was THRILLED, and more than ready to help.  So I guess you can say we now have 2 blog houses going on simultaneously. I hope this means that pauses and breaks at one will allow for posts from the other.  (Wish me luck with that one).

So...here is the new project at blog house 2.  This charming house has so much potential, but has the age old problem of being long and narrow.  Enter creative space use.  So what was once the master bedroom is soon to become the dining room.  And where does the bedroom travel to?  Well, off it goes to the laundry/back room of the house that was previously somewhat of a spare storage space.

Enter challenge #2: This sweet gal pal of mine got a BEAUTIFUL Amish quilt as a wedding gift.  It also just so happens that she has an affinity for clean modern looks.  So, we are getting funky and creative and pulling together Amish country meets New York loft.  Do you doubt me? Please don't, I assure you we are headed in a very fun direction.  But as always, before we get too carried away with results, I want you to see where it is we are starting.

We're planning to change up the paint color (and that's just the start of it!)

Pardon the lack of photo captions, but I think you get the idea. I will soon present the concept board so you can dream along with us as we move forward.

That's all for now.  Until next time, could you bake me some cookies and send them my way? Chocolate chip would be fantastic.