6.15.2010

Our house, is a very very very fine house

With two pups in the yard- yes two!  Among other changes at the Cook residence, we've acquired another little miss.  Well I suppose we didn't acquire her, it was more like I saw her being given away in a litter of six other blue heeler/border collie mixes at a gas station and I couldn't resist.  We've been talking about another dog for quite a while, but my timing left Mr. Cook feeling a bit left out...no fear, I let him name her and I send pictures so I'm not the worst wife in the world.  And here she is, Jasmine, who I like to call Jazz, Jazzy Dog, or Jazzy Fay for short, because we all need a little variety right?


{believe me, I know}

And her and Clover dog get along pretty famously for the most part.  This was a big motivation for getting a second dog in the first place- Clover needed the company.  Or at least that's how we justified it to ourselves :)


{two, er, dogs in a pod}

Did you see that thing on the left?  No, not what the dogs were looking at- the table?!  I've finished re-finishing it!  And I'm pretty pleased with it.  Of course I did not document the steps, which I think is okay, b/c I'm not sure your Mr. would love the process I went through to get my new digs.  Pretty sure mine wouldn't be very happy if he new the deets, but it's okay, b/c like you, he only gets to see the end result.

 

{before, um Southwest?}


{after lots of sanding, ebony staining, black spraypainting the chairs and table legs, fabric stapling, and lots of pupper sniffering}

Did you see that other thing- in the before picture, on the left?  That crazy wood paneled fridge?   Even crazier, we bought it that way, it didn't come with the house :)  Although it's prior finish eerily matched the cabinets and the old look of the dining table.  A bit too matchy, matchy, scary country for me.  So what's a girl to do (besides replace the fridge valve- by herself?!)?  Fix it of course.

 

{see what I mean, scary match}

 

{oh, there you are, happy fridge complete with newly functioning water and ice in door}

And there you have it a little sneak into some of the projects I've been busying myself with.  Happy Tuesday, I'm off to lunch!


7 comments:

Andrea @ Knitty Bitties said...

Ah, I love it! The new table (a lot), the fridge (a little) and the new pup (the most) :D. I am so proud of you and your DIY self. It would take me 3 years to motivate that kind of end result. I'm more of a thinker-upper than a doer :).
Can't wait to see all of them in person. Next week's craft/sister date will be at your pad.

However, I wish you would have started this post with ... 'Come-a-my house, my house a-come on' :).

See you in a few!

Princess Jessie Pants said...

Wooo!! I'm proud of you Sum! I don't think I could do that. I've been crying about my table for years & it still isn't refinished. Did you just spray it with black spray paint? Or did you do a finish on it? It looks beautiful!! And the fridge looks SOOOO much better - I like it. Your new pup is way too cute too. So happy for you! xoxo

Heather @ Life Made Lovely said...

love how you changed up your fridge and table set. i just love what a little spray paint and stain can do for a girl! :)

thanks for joining in the giveaway fun over at my blog. hope your day is a happy one.

Christy said...

Oh I love both of them! You did such a good job. I really love the chairs on your table. You are so talented. Congrats on the new puppy. Christy

Mom said...

Hmm - the 'our house is a very fine house' tune kind of sticks doesn't it! Especially when you have the two dogs. And look - 4 comments - you must now have ARRIVED in the blog world. Probably much more current terminology to describe it - but back from when I was alive this is how we would have said it! Love you - and love the pics of your 'girls'.

summer said...

aw thanks you guys! a little bit o' happy until we can upgrade and get new things :) and I'm pretty okay with that- although the girls are beginning to wonder with all the projects going on around here ;) Jessie I will e-mail you how I accomplished this, but please don't tell Tim, ha!

summer said...

Nice work! I'm impressed!

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