familiarity...

if you keep up with

my life on the lane,

you know meester berrong

and

i

have been contemplating 

leveling our house 

and rebuilding 

here on our lot.

after writing this post,

i began to dream

by way of my pinterest.

i found ideas, 

shared them with john, 

and began to plan what each room 

would look like...

high-pitched, exposed ceilings,

beautiful light fixtures,

bright paint,

colorful furnishings and decor,

the fireplace.

appliances,

cabinets,

counter tops,

sinks,

innovative showers 

and

tubs,

walk-in closets,

hidden outlets,

and tile flooring.

from ceiling to floor,

i was making plans 

with john,

and he liked them:)

~@~

then...

a few days later,

i awoke to an empty house.

half-asleep

i made my way 

from my bed 

to my bedroom door,

opened it,

and took one barefooted

step out

onto the cool, hardwood 

that is our living room
floor.

the floor creaked

(just like it always has/

just like it always does);

this time though...

the sound was deafening:

it may have even echoed.

i immediately experienced

the raw emotion of

familiarity.

~@~

that experience 

was apparently 

a pivotal point

in my plan-making

for i quickly found myself

looking at ways 

to.bloom.where.we're.planted

instead of pinning

large country chic

kitchen plans,

i began to look

at galley kitchen plans

and pin 

ways to renovate 

our kitchen.

instead of pinning 

exposed ceiling ideas,

i began to look at and pin

new metal roofing

to cover the 9' ceilings

we already have.

instead of pinning

furnishings for 

an open-concept den,

i began to look at and pin

den furniture 

for the den we already have,

which could be made

much larger by moving

our utility room

and knocking out

a couple of walls.

just.like.that

i began weighing 

our options.

meester berrong

was good with that too.

~@~

(a few photos of "before")

so,
tomorrow will mark
the first day of our
lane makeover:)

love and God's blessings,
dani xxx