summer 11 ideas house

 {this is not my house}

welcome to a little tour of the Bachman's summer 11 ideas house ~ you can visit some previous ones: spring 10, summer 10, holiday 10, & spring 11.

first of all in the above photo, house number on wood oar... enjoy the tour !

 shutters mounted on wall in a collage

 great way to "use" a fireplace during the summer ~ so many lovely green plants

 yard sticks made into picture ledges, baking sheet leaf paintings

 have you heard of the woolly pocket? nice way to have greenery on walls

 vintage shopping cart used as pot & utensil storage

 garden fence used as wall-mounted pot rack

 wooden spoon chandelier

 skateboard theme boys bedroom, skateboards turned into shelves

 skateboards turned into night stand & lamp

 butterfly theme in girls bedroom

 decorative chairs mounted to wall

 ribbon lampshade

 headboard made of oars & paddles

 photo holder made from garden trellis, ceiling tin & magnet clothespins

 salvaged wheelbarrow turned into a mini garden

 garden hose & bundt pans turned into flowers

 clay pots turned into decorative wreaths

 shed turned into outdoor reading & writing room

 terra cotta saucers used as chargers, seed packets used as napkin/utensil holders

 beautiful flowers out in the yard...

there's so much more to see than in these photos, so i encourage you to visit it, if you can.

visit the Bachman's ideas house:
summer ideas house: May 26-June 12
ideas house summer 2011 yard sale June 24 9-7 & June 25 9-1
fall ideas house: September 15-October 9
holiday ideas house: November 10-December 18

PS i will taking another blog break during the summer.  my kids will be home from school & we are going to enjoy the sunshine.... hang out at the beach... see you at the end of the summer... happy summer !