Vacation!!!

So the BF and I have a week of vacation in between our semesters in school, so we are now at my moms house in NY. I miss being here so much. The trees, the birds, and the old house...it all makes this place so nice to visit (plus my family of corse!!). The BF decided to put a new flower bed in the front yard, so while he is working on that, I went around the house and the yard and took photos of my favorite things....enjoy...

front yard being worked on...

a single tulip growing on the side yard...

currently the backyard is looking more like a jungle...

The shed sitting on the corner of the property...(when i lived here i wanted to turn it into my studio...until i found out a gofer had made a hole in the floor..hmmm)

a view from the yard looking at the new deck...since we have gotten here, we have had many meals on the deck and it is so peaceful...very relaxing.

moms new patio furniture...

 

the BF spraying bug spray on the side yard...

view of the new french doors...

I just love this house and everything about it...it feels like home, is rich in character and over 100 years old, and it is cozy and warm... all good elements to kick back and relax...

inside, i want to share some photos because sometimes i cant believe my mom decorated on such a budget. she really amazes me sometimes and what we did in the house was done for cheap!!!

view into the kitchen from the deck... we were lucky enough to have the kitchen remodeled when we moved in, so mom just jazzed it up a bit with the swag curtians...

The living room...the painting above the sofa was a christmas gift from my uncle, whos artist. It has the eiffel tower, and her 3 kids in hot air balloons surrounding it. He also incorperated the house in a back corner. Needless to say, she cried when she opened it.  

The dining room...we found the table at a local antique shop for $100.00!!! We painted it white and stenciled fleur-de-lis on it and it works great in this room! The chandelier is from HSN, on sale. 

my moms room...this is the best room out of the whole house. It gets the most sunlight and has the most privacy, not to mention the walk in closet. She did this room for DIRT CHEAP...getting things from the family, passed down, or from antique shops...

  

  

Lastly, but certianly not least, our pet guinea pig, Oscar.

He is just so precious, we all love him so dearly. We gave him a bath today and he was so good...

ok, time for bed, tomorrow I'm picking out more favorite things....

xoxo