Fall 2011

 

In the Fall of 2011 I retired from education and returned home to Corpus Christi to renovate the house I had rented for the last ten years. 

The house was originally built in 1940 and still had a lot of the original infrastructure.  The original clay pipe had to be replaced with new pipe from inside the house to the alley.  New electrical lines and a new electrical box had to be installed to replace old wiring. The original hardwood floors were refinished and repaired.  The house had to be leveled.  The roof was over twenty five years old and no longer met Windstorm Insurance requirements.   With South Texas had suffered a severe drought for several years and the yard was in sad shape. I removed all the dead foliage and trees, installed new flower beds in the front and started watering the grass in the front yard hoping for a miracle.

The entire house needed a paint job inside and out.  I used colors from Sherwin Williams Gentle Medley Collection for the inside of the house.  I painted the outside Lantern Yellow.
 

I painted the dining room Sherwin Williams Chivalry Copper.  I used a mixture of Farmhouse Chic, French Farmhouse and Vintage Mexican.  I hung stained glass windows in every window in the front of the house. 

The living room paint was called "Whole Wheat".  That room was done with a mixture of primitive furniture and old ranch style decor.  It definitely shows my eclectic taste.

I got my love of roses from my grandmother.  My entire bedroom is filled with a mixture of different collections including old sewing notions, lace, buttons, and old pictures.