Rusted bits and pieces and the color of the sea

Can I live here? I am sure it would be cold and dank and not really a lovely place to live but in my head it would be just loverly. Not sure why-maybe the overcast skys make me feel this way.

Today I have been thinking all about sewing rusted washers to pieces of paper with colored string. Not sure how that would work visually but would like to try it. Or maybe to pieces of torn paper and felt and old fabric layered together? On the rusted metal route-in my head- I have been figuring out how to make the dining room table I would like. I need to take another look at the photo I have for inspiration. Not sure where I would find the weathered wood I want to use for the table either but it might not be such a good idea to use weathered wood anyway due to the splinter factor. Would look cool though. Need to think on it. Still loving the idea of a box with sand in it and the pieces of rusted metal, stones and sticks I have collected over the years in there covered by a piece of glass. Totally unique.

I have been working on redoing my upstairs bathroom this past week. I painted the cabinets high gloss white and am going to be polyurethaning the top of the vanity and the doorhandles this weekend. The color I painted the walls does not match the color swatch from the store-I am pissed about this. It is totally a different color. I like the color-kind of a grass green but it does not exactly flow with the old baby blue tiles in there. Got a bunch of new swatches, going to hang them up and have another go at deciding on what color the room should be. Still need to paint the ceiling. Next to put some plants above the mirrored cabinet in there, hang the owl linen towel and figure out some cool art for the space above the showers back wall. Maybe a series of 3 or 5 of something-but preferably not seashells or something cliched like that.

Thinking about putting up some wood lattice fencing on the back wall of the garage and planting Dutchman's Pipe Vine to scramble up it. The leaves would make the backyard look so nice. Perhaps some climbing up the back wall of the house too? It is a cool vine-often used to shade porches.

Here is some info on it: http://www.abnativeplants.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=14

Here are the most recent pictures of Feena and Mush playing. She plays rough for a 13 week old!

http://zekeman.com/Pictures/v/Feena_and_Mush/