Mudroom Makeover

I am finally going to post photos of our mudroom!  I have been holding off because we have not updated the flooring. But let's be real, I'm too lazy to move the full pantry at this point to put in new floors. 

 

So...here we go!  Keep in mind I live on a farm and this is the real world, no fancy staging here (though I did de-clutter a bit before shooting some photos.)

 

BEFORE -unfinished bare stud walls






   

 

We moved this door to the right of the wall so that we could remodel the kitchen and put the fridge right here. We had intended to keep the door, but we loved how it seemed to open up the house without it so we just left a doorway.  Then we had spray foam insulation installed.

 

   I had some salvaged bead board that I brought with me from Idaho so I got busy installing it, all the way to the peak of the ceiling. 

 

Charlie helped out!

 

Well, maybe not but isn't he cute!

 

After salvaging a house from the 1850's in Wisconsin I stripped and stained the woodwork to put in this room.  I didn't have a long enough piece to fit above the door so I had to get creative with the rosettes and trim.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really wanted to put this sink that we salvaged from that Wisconsin house in the new bathroom (with a matching faucet of course) but it was vetoed by my husband.  So the pups have a new drinking hole!

The best for last...

I love, love, LOVE this gate because it comes in handy on rainy days like today!  I know, I know...poor puppies want to come in! 

 

 

 Thanks for visiting my favorite room in the house!  

 

Keep pickin'

 

Kelly

 

 

Pet Projects, as in Animals

 

I have put these off for a few months and focused on large items.  But with the holidays approaching I have been working on things that I thought would make good gifts.  The first is a pet bed made from a coffee table that is flipped over, with the legs cut off.  I had a piece of door in my scrap pile and a couple of finials that I thought would match up nicely. 

 

The crowning piece is sort of my signature piece, a couch pediment.  I have a dwindling stash of these ornately carved pieces that I picked up at a yard sale and I would say they never fail to add that extra special elegance to many of my creations.  This bed lasted less than an hour after it was staged in the store.  I imagine a lovely little critter is sleeping snuggly within it's frame.

 

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I really enjoy trying to use as many different bits and pieces as possible in my creations.  As you can see the pet dish stand was made from a cabinet door, bead board, rosettes, post top finials as legs mounted on scrap 4x4's. 

 

 

 

Again, the pediment makes it pop!

 

 

 

 

UPDATE>>>>>>>  All my dog beds and dog dish stands so far <<<<<<<<<

 



Repurposed ceiling lights
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OLD STEREO CABINETS

 

 

 

OLD DRAWERS

 

 

 

OLD CHAIRS AND CHAIR PARTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OLD COFFEE TABLES

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

OLD SUITCASE

 

 

 

 Keep on Pickin'

Kelly