um.... hello.
i am so random in my head.
there is a lot going on around here and i feel a little.... tired.
in a good way.
tired isn't bad necessarily....just showing me that i am getting stuff done.
yesterday....this room was raining.
water everywhere.
there was a crazy pipe breaking incident and now every towel i own is being washed again.
it was a river in here.
never a dull moment at the duerksen's!
but it was clean water so i was able to check "mop the dining room" off my list.
:)
i took my old curtains that hung here and added the ikea leaf curtains to the top of the old curtains.
the polka dot chenille was from a martha stewart bedspread i bought when we lived in Illinois from kmart.
i think i will hem up the bottom of the curtains.
unless i forget.
craig has been painting and painting.
and this was the window i washed....it's blinding in the mornings now.
but so pretty.
i love that window.
i still need to hang pictures in this hallway ....soon enough.
this was the kid's bathroom on wednesday morning.
old school.
it had a vintage charm/dirty insane asylum kind of style
j/k
it was cracked everywhere and the white would not get white any more...
and the mildew....and the rust.
and this is it now....
demolished.
and that is what the water was from....not because there was a problem....just an accident.
so i have been spending time in the bathroom isles at home depot and am so looking forward to this new space.
um....side note:
while at home depot this week i went to use the bathroom and wasn't paying attention and i walked into the employee lounge....full of people.
DORK!
my fabric found a happy home.
Coca-Cola sent me this adorable hat!!
they are partnering with the world wildlife fund to save polar bears.
remember when i went to Coke for the Women in social Media conference?
that was awesome.
i want them to do that again! it was FUN!
SHEETS!!!
the lady at the checkout said "whoa....that's a lot of sheets!"
i just smiled.
because how do you explain craft weekend in a quick way without sounding like a weirdo?
i picked up some cute new jewelry at Accessory City. (horrible name for a store...as bad as dress barn)
and i decided to change the rules and declare today to be Sonic Day!
we missed wednesday.
and i needed one.
:)
what's up for saturday for you?
Oh my goodness you do a lot of great things. I wish my bathroom could be redone. I hate it. But, I don't want water all over my downstairs. I just did that with the hurricane damage. LOVE the fact you think Dress Barn is a bad name. I don't shop there just because of the name. Love the hat. Keep truckin' girl. :)
Posted by: happygirl | January 06, 2012 at 08:53 PM
You tore out your bathroom before Craft Weekend!!! You are crazy. Around here we just hang a suitcase on the wall and call it good :) Can't wait to see it all. And the stairwell all bright white is AWESOME!!
Posted by: AshleyAnn | January 06, 2012 at 09:01 PM
That window in the stairway is amazing. I love the exposed brick in the bathroom re-do.
You make Dress Barn cool.
Posted by: bread and jam | January 06, 2012 at 09:03 PM
I wish I had your courage to rip up a bathroom one day and do it myself. I admire you! My husband wants to know if you removed a shower next to the bathtub at some time because she spotted the drain on the floor.
Posted by: Leah | January 06, 2012 at 09:11 PM
Oh boy...bathroom remodel!! We just remodeled our bathroom in our 1939 college hill home last year..i loved looking though all of the pictures of bathrooms in old homes...there are some amazing hex tiled baths out there!!
also..love the pic of you in the hat. How do you pull off looking cute in a coke hat?
Have a great weekend!!
Posted by: Brooke | January 06, 2012 at 09:16 PM
Its Friday night and I just sat down with my husband to watch a movie (his pick) I never learn that it is best for me to run to blockbuster or at least go with him:) this is some new release but as soon as I saw the title (something to do with a boxer) I grabbed the iPad before laying down with him to "watch" it. Anyway....I came to your blog first and am so glad that I did. Have I ever told you how much I love your blog:) my absolute fav. Can not wait to see the bathroom redo and also...that window is beyond amazing!
Have a super weekend!
Posted by: Stephanie | January 06, 2012 at 09:24 PM
I have been at a girl scout cookie rally! I work Saturday like I do all weekends. I am so in love with your old house. Cannot wait to see the bathroom!
Posted by: Seriously Sassy Mama | January 06, 2012 at 09:29 PM
Adore that yellow cart and wire baskets for your happy fabric. And that window?! Crazy amazing. I wanna come to craft weekend! :)
Posted by: Amber | January 06, 2012 at 09:30 PM
Meg, I love your blog! You never disappoint. Always great photos, words and laughter. Thank you!
PS. Have you done anything with the third floor?
Posted by: Jenn | January 06, 2012 at 09:30 PM
Why so many new sheets??
Posted by: Melissa | January 06, 2012 at 09:30 PM
Geeze ... no wonder why your tired!
Posted by: Wendy | January 06, 2012 at 09:34 PM
Woohoo - awesome post. Today's blog makes me want to sell our house and find an old one. The window is simply amazing! Ps. I'm going to our Ikea tomorrow in connecticut to find some funky curtains like yours!
Posted by: Melissa l | January 06, 2012 at 09:54 PM
Woohoo - awesome post. Today's blog makes me want to sell our house and find an old one. The window is simply amazing! Ps. I'm going to our Ikea tomorrow in connecticut to find some funky curtains like yours!
Posted by: Melissa l | January 06, 2012 at 09:54 PM
LOVE what you did with the Ikea curtains. I have the same ones in blue and what you did really dresses them up! LOVE Sonic too, you are so lucky to have one close by!
Posted by: Lindsey | January 06, 2012 at 09:54 PM
your house is amazing. are you keeping the hexagonal tile and the big tub? that window is so beautiful!
Posted by: Mindy Harris | January 06, 2012 at 09:55 PM
Wow, you have been busy!! Sorry about the pipe bursting :( That's not a fun surprise.
I love your new header and you look adorable in that hat :)
Posted by: jackie grandy | January 06, 2012 at 09:56 PM
So exciting!!!
But... you could always scrap the whole bathroom idea and just sling a couple of sets of bunkbeds in that room for more CW peeps! :)
I mean, kids don't need showers, right?
Just sayin' :)
Posted by: DanaD@BoysMyJoys | January 06, 2012 at 09:57 PM
Ahhh your house makes me happy! I try so hard to be content becuase our place is perfect for us in this stage of life but maaaan when I grow up I want a gorgeous old home like yours! and then you to come decorate it! :D
Posted by: Tanya H | January 06, 2012 at 10:06 PM
That window is a work of art just beautiful!
Posted by: Barbara Nelson | January 06, 2012 at 10:16 PM
I take back everything I said about my husbands movies movie picking skills. The movie is "Warrior" and is turning about to be great! Haha
Posted by: Stephanie | January 06, 2012 at 10:25 PM
I love your posts!!!
Posted by: Amber Rae | January 06, 2012 at 10:49 PM
We are headed to the zoo! It is 65 degrees here in St Louis! Also, are you gonna tell us whats up with all the sheets?! Did I miss something? Lol!
Posted by: Jennifer | January 06, 2012 at 10:56 PM
wow, big difference with the bathroom! Glad you're keeping the tub (looks like), it's really cool. We hope to re-do our bathroom sometime soon. I joke that when we have our next baby, the bathroom is so small that there is no place to put a baby in a bouncy seat or whatever so how will I ever get to take a shower?!
Right now we are in the middle of redoing out basement, a craft room/family room + home office for the hubs/guest room/library - my amazing hubby made built in bookshelves for one whole wall (!) and a bit of laundry room re-do are all in progress. Whew! So you asked about Saturday, tomorrow will be painting first coats in two rooms, maybe painting the built-ins, deciding how wide I want my horizontal stripes to be in the craft room and what the second color for the stripes is going to be (I want it sort of white on white but you know you still have to pick a white)
Excited to see what you do with the sheets! Happy weekend! Kelly
Posted by: Kelly | January 06, 2012 at 11:18 PM
I am a week behind. I am returning Christmas to it's boxes this weekend.
Posted by: Carrie | January 07, 2012 at 12:28 AM
How funny that you mentioned the Coca-Cola gift--one of my coworkers is best friends w/the girl who is in charge of their social media--they are working on a very special HANDMADE gift for you Coca-Cola bloggers come Super Bowl time! ;)
Posted by: nicki | January 07, 2012 at 03:43 AM
Just L O V E your blog and your happy family, beautiful homely pictures too, hope the wash room gets sorted soon.
Have a great day :)
Mantha xx
Posted by: sam | January 07, 2012 at 05:25 AM
Love it all but especially those glorious wire baskets that you have your fabric stored in! May I ask where you got them?? Happy Saturday! Mine will be filled with basketball games and homecoming dance preparations!!
Posted by: Jen | January 07, 2012 at 06:16 AM
Love your blog! I'm from Canada (Nova Scotia to be exact), and we don't have Sonic. Is it a fast food restaurant? Next time I am stateside (once a year a little trip to Maine), I'll have to check it out. What do you get there? I always read about your sonic trips and wonder!!! Take care, and your house is beautiful!
Posted by: Jane | January 07, 2012 at 06:29 AM
Love you and all the crazy things that happen at your house! I hope you keep making progress on your list!
Posted by: Amy Lynne | January 07, 2012 at 06:40 AM
I had a tub like that in my first apartment, but it was pepto bismal pink, and the wall/floor tiles were hunter green. It was such a weird tub - too small for a real bath (unless I'd have had children back then - it would have been the perfect size for a child), but I'd still fill it up and try to take a soak. The radiator was right next to the tub, so I'd crank up the heat and hang my feet out that side and they'd stay toasty warm.
Thanks for the memories.
Posted by: Heaven Bentley | January 07, 2012 at 07:05 AM
I still have a patched area of drywall in the dining room ceiling where our master bathroom leaked down into it FOUR times since we've lived here. Thats why we've been working on the MBath for 2 years now. But Im thankful that its finally taking shape.
Literally three nights before the fire we had painted the walls this beautiful gray color and for Christmas I got the ruffled shower curtain from Urban Outfitters. Now we're waiting for insurance estimates of our damage. Its such an awful wait but we couldnt get around it with the weekend.
All that to say, I cant wait to see what you do with the bathroom. Im sure it'll be fabulous(I love that exposed brick behind the tub...very urban looking).
xo
Posted by: Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails | January 07, 2012 at 07:10 AM
Oh, one more thing: in my current choosing to see that it could always be worse attitude: arent you grateful that this leak(AKA waterfall incident) didnt happen during CW? That would've been a nightmare. The smallest blessings can be the biggest!:)
Posted by: Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails | January 07, 2012 at 07:12 AM
GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL
Ahh..Saturday morning...slept til 7:30 am. That is sleeping in for me! Bitty basketball at 9, Jacks bball g ame at 2, looking at the gym for gymnastics classes for Annie, baking a Kings Cake, Michaels for some project stuff, and lots of cake planning...got a little something in the works :-)
hmm...maybe you didnt really want to know exactly what my saturday was going to be....
oh well.
love you
miss you
want to craft weekend with you one day....
xo
Posted by: Laura Phelps | January 07, 2012 at 07:27 AM
For the record, I think Dress Barn is a waaaaaay worse name
Posted by: Kayla | January 07, 2012 at 07:58 AM
I totally get the pipe thing - we live in a 90+ year old house. We just had to cut a hole in the wall to fix pipes (knobs in shower completely disintegrated)! I was soooo encouraged to see you have plaster walls! I NEVER change what is on my walls because of the hassle it is to patch and paint. You have given me the encouragement i need to switch things up a bit. We've redone both of the bathrooms in our house - the first when i was prego with baby #2! CRAZY! I'll be @ my son's basketball game, shoe shopping with my daughter and putting away Christmas decor!
Posted by: colleen from Alabama | January 07, 2012 at 09:05 AM
It's my birthday! The day will be filled with an assortment of things..this morning ...taking down Christmas :( (won't get it all done but I do plan on starting) Then this afternoon dessert and gifts with my hubby, daughter, SIL and GRANDSON!! Dinner out with my loving wonderful fantastic hubby and THEN
*who knows* winkwink!! After all it is my birthday!! 52 wonderful years!
Posted by: Marla Rae | January 07, 2012 at 09:42 AM
In a state of demolishment or not, your house is beautiful! SO full of character! When I saw those curtains... I need to do this! So tired of my dark curtains and I even have a Martha chenille bedspread not in use so maybe I'll get creative, too! Thanks for an awesome blog!!!
Posted by: Lisa A. A. | January 07, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Well it is a beautiful day in WV. 60 degrees and I am celebrating my birthday with my family. Doesn't get any better than this. Happy Saturday to all of you. =)
Posted by: Lorie S. | January 07, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Our bathroom had a vintage charm/dirty insane asylum look to it too. Hmmm... must be an old house thing. Love the remodeling/rearranging/redecorating pics:) We are slowly restoring our old farmhouse, and I've gotten a lot of inspiration from your blog. We're adding a craft room now- we really need another bathroom, but I have my priorities!
Posted by: PrairieJenn | January 07, 2012 at 10:28 AM
For the record.... Dress Barn is so much worse. That is all. Love your house beyond belief. Happy Saturday
Posted by: Bobbie | January 07, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Meg, I love all the color you put here & there in your home. So cheerful - so you! Looks like you've got a lot done; me, on the other hand, will spend her Saturday putting Christmas away. My oldest son & his family left to go back home to FL this morning so Christmas will leave too. BTW,I don't think any store will ever be as badly named as the Dress Barn ... I mean, really? Why didn't they such name 'Big Farm Animal Clothing'? ;)
Posted by: Kimberly Dial | January 07, 2012 at 11:10 AM
I had those IKEA curtains at my old farm house, wish I would have taken them with me when we moved :(
Posted by: Prudence | January 07, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Just love to read your random posts! That window is gorgeous! And those curtains are so fun! Love the polka dot chenille! Can't wait to see what you do with your bathroom!
Posted by: Tami V | January 07, 2012 at 11:28 AM
I gotta say, I just keep coming back to your blog :) Love it, so authentic. And also, I have serious window and hardwood floor envy. The inlay is gorgeous on those upstairs floors...whoa. Good luck with the bathroom redo (and LOL at insane asylum description..."insane asylum chic"??) Thanks for keeping it real :)
Posted by: Lisa Goldstrich | January 07, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Girl, I LOVE your house!! SOOO stinking cute! I am also loving that brick in your bathroom... are you going to do anything with that???
Posted by: Elizabeth Walters | January 07, 2012 at 12:38 PM
My Saturday will end with something I have not done forever...a date with my husband :) We have reservations at a very nice restaurant (Em Chama's) and I am so excited!
Can't wait to see that bathroom all finished!
Posted by: Anna Marie | January 07, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Oh, Meg, I love your blog! So colorful! It makes me cheery! Thank you for sharing your life with us!
Have a great day! (That's alot of exclamation points, huh?:)
Posted by: Lisa McCracken | January 07, 2012 at 01:26 PM
That window is GORGEOUS!!!
Posted by: Jenn A. | January 07, 2012 at 02:30 PM
o how i love the reality of your blog! i just visited the yvestown blog, love it, but it's all so perfect, i'll never get it this way. and then i visit your blog, and see; family life does that to a house. but i still do like it. ( not the water flowing through the room, not that part).
today i changed our livingroom, and honestly, i'm not sure if it was a good change, but my partner in crime wants me to give it a few days,...mm,. wonder if i'll change my mind.
Posted by: leonieke | January 07, 2012 at 02:39 PM
I can't wait to see how the bathroom turns out....can't wait. Ok, I need your secrete on cleaning windows.....we have amazing windows in our kitchen and they are ALWAYS streaked after I clean them.....HELP...your window looks amazing and no streaks in sight!
Wish I was coming to craft weekend! Looks like it is shaping up to be a fun and crafty time! Just my cup of tea.
Posted by: Andrea @ Big Creek Cottage | January 07, 2012 at 03:31 PM
When I got to the "after" picture on the bathroom my jaw literally dropped open LOL! Can't wait to see what it looks like when it's done!
Our Saturday is nice... birthday party this morning, piano lessons this afternoon, now - Legos.
Posted by: Vera | January 07, 2012 at 05:28 PM
When I got to the "after" picture on the bathroom my jaw literally dropped open LOL! Can't wait to see what it looks like when it's done!
Our Saturday is nice... birthday party this morning, piano lessons this afternoon, now - Legos.
Posted by: Vera | January 07, 2012 at 05:30 PM
Busy, busy week and I totally love your hat!!! Pinned it!!!
Posted by: se7en | January 07, 2012 at 05:44 PM
Love, love, love that window, too! So cheery! Where did you get the picture of the bird that is hanging by your fireplace/foosball (??) table in the dining room? LOVE THAT!
Posted by: Cheryl E. | January 07, 2012 at 06:09 PM
window love
window love
window love
Thank you for sharing it :)
Happy Saturday!
Posted by: April R | January 07, 2012 at 06:58 PM
We had one of those corner tubs in our old house, only it was PINK! The entire bathroom was tiled pink to match!
Posted by: Meg | January 07, 2012 at 08:23 PM
I too declared yesterday Sonic Day! I got my usual Diet Coke with Cherry and Lime..and BONUS...Jenny was back from maternity leave-she makes them PERFECT-not to much lime, just enough cherry-PERFECT! I <3 Sonic :)
Posted by: LibraryGirl62 | January 07, 2012 at 08:46 PM
What do you do with all your fabric?? It's so pretty. I want some just stacked up around my house. And I don't even sew! HA.
Posted by: Heather | January 07, 2012 at 09:00 PM
i love that a picture of you.
and your curtains look great there.
perfect with that wall.
Posted by: shauna | January 07, 2012 at 11:48 PM
love the curatins, i just love all the color you use throughout your house..it makes me happy! Love love love te fabric storage, going on my pinterest!
Posted by: Maggie Nunez | January 08, 2012 at 12:46 AM
Love seeing pics of your house, it's so darn cute and if I were you I would "forget" to hem your new curtains, I like them long!
Posted by: Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode | January 08, 2012 at 01:57 AM
I can't wait to see what you do to re-vamp the "insane asylum" bathroom, lol!
Is that inlay in your landing floor?? Wow.
And both windows are gorgeous, the bright curtains one and the one with no need for curtains at all.
Note to Andrea with the streaky windows: All you need is a spray bottle of water and a good microfiber cloth. Honest! I am NOT a rep for the company, but I swear by Norwex. I have stopped using Windex or anything like it COMPLETELY!
Posted by: Karina | January 08, 2012 at 09:15 AM
my mom has those curtains. you would <3 her!
jenna
callherhappy.com
Posted by: Jenna@CallHerHappy | January 08, 2012 at 01:41 PM
I just LOVE LOVE LOVE how you document your days! I have been writing ours down in a 365 + 1 (leap year) journal this year and I love it, but I need to now blog it better! and take more pix!
love your random shots!
tara
Posted by: tara pollard pakosta | January 08, 2012 at 02:14 PM
Wow you have a lot of projects going! I don't know how you have the energy to do it all. This Saturday I got a new and bigger bed for free! A California King! and a new dresser, so I got to rearrange the bedroom a little! It was a good day.
Posted by: Breeanna @ a brilliant melody | January 08, 2012 at 04:55 PM
I go to Assessory City all the time. My thing is the purses. Lots of fun in that store.
Tons of fabric. Me, too. Thinking of quilting some curtains... or should I say making curtains by quilting. Haha. I'm sure you understand what I'm trying to say.
Posted by: Diana | January 08, 2012 at 05:32 PM
cute hat - David (4) came up while I was reading and said, "oh, what a cute liddl powlaw bear". ;-)
Posted by: Juliann Brenner | January 09, 2012 at 08:31 AM
Hello Meg!
I love the green color of paint used in the above picture! If you don't mind me asking where did you get it and what is the name of the color? Your home is beautiful and you are SO CREATIVE!
Thanks!
Posted by: JET_24_ | January 09, 2012 at 11:29 AM
I thought of you when I saw this Christian comedian doing a bit about the "dress barn" and thought I'd pass it on to you. Hope you LIKE it! Thanks for the great blog and honesty. Blessings! ~jen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAu4yG9V7_s
Posted by: Jen Harnett | January 09, 2012 at 10:46 PM
I want that you see reaction on my face, when i see this sweet leaf curtains.
OMG! I just fall in love and want to have it so badly.. >___^
Look so fit and good with the green walls.
Posted by: Perkey | January 10, 2012 at 10:17 AM
You are too cute. and i love the architectural details of your house!
Love the curtains! Love your colorful, happy style.
Posted by: Amber L Peters | January 10, 2012 at 01:44 PM
I always enjoy all the pretty details in your house. Do you mind sharing what the green color is on your wall with the leaf curtains?
Posted by: Courtney M | January 12, 2012 at 09:36 AM
loooove your quilts - and the fabric stash makes me happy!
Posted by: Laura Magas | January 12, 2012 at 02:17 PM
If you have a sec, could you let me know the wall color you used in the photo of your fireplace? Seems to be just the right amount of yellow!
Posted by: Zak | January 19, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Fantastic bathroom the colours are stunning! This is lovely!
Posted by: Kitchen Benchtops | February 06, 2012 at 11:34 PM
It's funny how you said "raining in that room." Anyway, it seemed like you were so busy that day that you weren't able to take photos of the pipes that leaked! Thankfully, nothing important got wet. How did you fix the leak?
Posted by: Dwane Zelinsky | February 15, 2012 at 04:19 PM
What a beautiful work of art, Meg! The pictures are very interesting and artsy, and it’s great that you’re having fun redecorating your kid's bathroom as well. Are you done with the remodeling? Maybe you can put an interesting piece there, like a photo or a mosaic! But before anything else, make sure that all the pipes are sealed and the water ways are clear to avoid future repairs. Damp walls and floors might ruin the artwork you will place there. Good luck with the bathroom revamp. I hope to see another art in progress!
Posted by: Phoebe Clarke | May 22, 2012 at 02:29 PM