non-crafty post: Our House.
so I thought I’d at least update you on what we’ve been so busy with (well, part of it at least!) 
We own an old farm house. It’s a wonderful New England 100+ year old house - with all the character & charm of an old home (and all the problems, too!). We finally were able to have it painted this summer & we couldn’t be more thrilled with the results.It used to be white (more like a chipped, cracked dirty version of white). We decided to go with a Colonial Blue color, with white trim & black accents. We are VERY happy with how it turned out.
Here are some pictures of the house, freshly painted & landscaped. (We do 99% of things at our house by ourselves - landscaping included. It was nice to have some help w/ the painting - as it was a pretty big undertaking).
And here are my new rocking chairs. OH, my chairs. I’ve wanted these since the day we moved in. This porch just BEGS to have white rocking chairs sitting out there. I love how the fresh paint makes them pop. And I LOVE rocking in them. And yes, we love that big porch! 
A view from the street:
In addition to the house painting & landscaping, we’ve got quite the kitchen renovation going on. I promise to put pics of that up as well when it’s complete. Cabinets are in & I *almost* have a sink back again. Oh, I cannot wait.
Stay tuned & thanks for stopping in!
WOW! What a beautiful house you have. I love your porch. I can’t wait to see your kitchen reno. I really enjoy your blog.
Your house is breath taking I want it. Everything about it is gorgeous I love the colour you chose. Enjoy it.
Gorgeous…I’m so jealous. *grin*
Love that porch!
I absolutely love your house, how sweet and it looks as though you have put quite a lot of work in, I am actually jealous, I would so love a house like yours, beautiful Kerry, thank you so much for sharing, looking forward to seeing more.
Wow! It looks amazing! I’d love to have a big front porch someday… for now I’m just dreaming of a bigger stoop!
I enjoy reading your blog and am looking forward to seeing the kitchen!
Love your house, I too am from MA and I’ve just started house shopping, hope to find something with a lot of character! Looking forward to seeing the kitchen.
I LOVE it!!!! So jealous
Hi Kerry,
That is such a classic house! You would be hard pressed to find anything like that here in CA. I love the wrap-around porch. You chose a great color for the paint job. White rocking chairs are perfect. Your hanging baskets are cute too.
You must have some “southern” running through your veins. That porch just begs for some ice tea, laughter and cool fall evenings. Enjoy the fruits of your labor. It is just beautiful! You and hubby should be so proud of yourselves.
thank you EVERYONE for the wonderful comments! We are very happy w/ how the house has turned out - and tired from all the labor! Hoping to relax & enjoy the summer.
You have MY dream house…lucky you…..!! I love it and you have done a wonderful job with the colors. Hmmmm….would love to sit on one of those rocking chairs *Ü*
OH How jealous am I. I LOVE your home. You are very lucky to have such a beautiful home. I can’t wait to see more pictures. You do have an AMAZING porch and YES you MUST have those chairs!
Oh MY! I am so far behind and I got on your page to get inspiration and look at this!! It is beautiful! Looks like u guys have been working hard! Your home is too cute. It looks like a great sized lot too! Funny thing is I have been so busy due to the house situation too. We put our house on the market. It is too small! If we get the home we have made an offer on, I may just have a big enough space to get my on blog;) There just isn’t enough room to get everything out and put it all away when the realtor calls! I am glad I got on today. How exciting for u and your husband!