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Monday, October 3, 2011

A Working Weekend At The Beach

Howard and I spent the weekend at the
family beach house, out on eastern Long Island.

It was a work weekend.
I didn't even take many pictures!

We took down old wallpaper below a kitchen chair rail.

And -- with the supervision of the dog in the lower left corner -- put up beadboard paper.

It's not painted yet; it needs to cure until my sister gets out there and paints it.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

We also painted -- or more accurately -- primed some furniture.
We'll be back in two weeks to finish those jobs.

And we covered two old red-pink club chairs with striped slipcovers.
Taken with my phone.  Too tired by then to go get the camera!

The slipcovers are vastly too big for the chairs -- next time out,
I bring my sewing machine and get to work tucking and shrinking the slips!

But bit by bit, we're giving the beach house that beachy look.
Now if I could only find some plastic lobsters . . . .

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And speaking of changes -- what a difference a year makes.
My twin great-nephews, last October:
Calvin and Luke with Grandma Peggy
And this October:
Happy first birthday, boys!

I'm joining Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Metamorphosis Monday.  Click here!

And I'm off now to join a blogging friend for lunch, in Connecticut!
-- Cass

11 comments:

  1. Love the wall paper bead board idea!!
    Adorable babies!!
    Marilyn

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  2. I like the bead board paper too. Cute pic of the kids! What fun you will have with them.

    Hugs,
    Susan and Bentley

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  3. Looking good. Labor Day weekend, we labored hard at our other house. But the porch we sanded and painted looks great. Love the bead board.

    Ann @ A Sentimental Life

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  4. Time always flies when you have babies in your life to mark the progression. :)
    The beach house is coming along nicely and those slip covers will be perfect once they are shrunk down to size.

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  5. The beadboard paper is great! Those boys are so cute, even all messy they are cute.

    ~Linnea

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  6. It is quite a project, but will be so nice when doen. Richard from My old Historic House.

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  7. It's looking great, Cass. You will be in love with it when it's all finished {which never happens!} I really like the slipcovers...very beachy and the bead board wallpaper is looking good. Have a good week and relax!!

    XO,
    Jane

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  8. Oh- I bet you will be so glad to be done so you can enjoy the place! As if we are ever really DONE!?! Gotta love those messy boys! xo Diana

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  9. How is that bead board paper to work with? I am going to do it in my entryway but prefer to be forewarned of any issues I may encounter. Saves me from flipping out and tearing it all down half way through.
    I sure look good. I love how Dion is always front and center for any project.

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  10. I covered my whole crappy kitchen with beadboard wallpaper, even the ends and exposed box portions of the cabinets. It made such a difference. Mostly it is all painted now. Your beachy look is coming along!

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  11. The beadboard wallpaper is a great idea and the slipcovers certainly have that beachy feel to it. Lovely pics of the boys, so cute :)

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