Final Post (i.e. Journey is Complete!)

Over the past year... I purchased, demolished, redesigned & rebuilt my dream house. I had no idea what I was getting into, but I knew that everything would work out and I would end up very happy. I think it's time to close out this blog because I no longer have a construction project on my hands. I have my house. I have my home. I am happy.


If you ever stop by to visit, you'll find Wilson welcoming you to purple house on Willow. Thanks for following along on my journey!

Some final pictures

Everything is pretty much done at this point! I can't think of anything else I "need" and honestly I don't have much desire to put anything else into the house. I am so happy with the way everything turned out! I thought I'd post 2 final pictures of the outside deck & inside living/dining/kitchen just to show the completed state.

I really love it here. :)

Fence + Gate... Check!

I'm happy to report that little Sammers is spending a lot of time at my house these days.
For reasons such as this (and more so for general privacy and security) I made the decisions to spend some money on fully fencing in the yard. Now it's sectioned off with some pretty modern looking fencing AND a remote control gate entry for the back. Pretty sweet!


Sam's pretty happy now - she can roam around all she wants outside. (Which means I have chew toys buried all over the yard now - pretty funny.)
Kevin calls my house a little fortress. I tend to agree... And I really am happy I did this. This really increased the security of the house & it looks great.

All that's left is the punchlist, and we are DONE with this project! Wow.

Purple Shed

When I first bought this house, I figured I'd tear down this shed & build something in the corner of the lot. However, common sense (i.e. $$$) got the better of me & I decided to leave it. But really, it was pretty ugly. Faded red paint + dirt + a general "yuck" factor.

Then, one of my friends gave the obvious yet brilliant idea to paint it and decorate it... make it more of a feature than an eyesore.

So, yesterday Joe & I pressure washed it. Then we painted it... purple of course... and now it is beautiful. It's not quite done (in reality, only 2 sides are actually fully painted, and I still need to do the trim & stain the door) but it's so much better. I actually like it now! Oh, I should qualify the painting as well - Joe painted the shed, I painted the metal bars. Totally equal, right? ;)


We commented yesterday that we'd NEVER think "paint it purple so it blends in." However, it totally does! Well, in my head at least. So... some trim, some door stain, some cement stain, a big potted plant & chairs, and a hanging plant... and she's now a feature. Yay. Purple. :)

Woof! Roof!

Meet Woof! (or Roof, if you prefer.) You may recognize him... he used to be my siding and roof!
Terry Powell is a creative genius. And I can't get over that this used to be my house. :)

Happy Walls Continue!

I totally dig Blue at the end of the hall. :)
And I dig my art all hung up. Happy Walls!!!
But the happiest wall of all is in my office. Obviously!

Hehe. I'm such a dork. :)

More Fence!

The fence is moving right along... and I'm so happy with it. It's providing privacy AND it's super cool.