avery goes to the zoo

happy presidents day! we thought it would be a great day to take avery to the zoo. it was perfect weather so that was wonderful. but it was much busier than we expected. kinda insane. we weren't sure avery would be that into the zoo but he totally enjoyed it. it was funny he would get just as excited if not more about the little brown birds on the sidewalk as he would for any of the animals. we took our bikes and it was so fun to cruise around seeing all the animals. people were jealous they had to walk. they were also staring at avery, which we are used to because he is just that cute but, it was pitty stares he was getting. we are not used to those kinda stares. he took a fall recently and his face got jacked. so sad. but he is happy as ever don't worry.

crazy beautiful comes home

voila! it is done. the salon is finished minus a few minor details (decor on the walls, a trash can, and my drier chair). today was the first day of working at home. i loved it, so much more relaxed. hopefully it feels that way for my clients as well. they do have to venture through my house and a short pass through the garage to get in the salon-which i hope is not awkward or weird.

chad is amazing and spent a lot of time working to get it done for me. he pretty much did it all: the floors, the walls, the moulding, the painting, and then helping my dad replace our water heater that broke. what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man.

this is my sweet shampoo bowl, it is great. the bowl tilts to the clients comfort and looks really classy. i get giddy when i use it. i think it is pretty comfy.

this is what i used for the frame of my mirror. i really had to convince chad to let me get rid of the painting. the artist really captured the ugliness of the desert. lets be honest it was sick, no frame deserves to display something so ugly.

dixie

this is dixie. i picked her up at goodwill for $20 bones. at goodwill "i spend twenties like they're ones".-becca mclaws. anyway so i don't usually name my projects but this one came with a name (probably the brand). but i like it and i spent a ton of time redoing it so dixie it is. i completely redid the entire thing down to the bare wood. she is not quite 100% but close. i still need to put the trim pieces back on and the pulls. one problem dixie looks too good for the salon i want her in my room for my dresser. so i am on the hunt for another something to replace her in the salon.