The Vision

The most exciting part of redoing Bosquet Plaisant is coming up with a vision for it. Although the pioneers that built it were English, I really want to pretend that they were French, and decorate it as such! I have a soft spot for french decor ever since my study abroad in Paris a couple of years back, and I've always wanted a French-themed home. Here's my chance to start with a partially clean slate to see my vision come to life! The problem is that I stink at coming up with a specific vision. That is where my Mom has stepped in. She has an amazing eye for decorating! She has put her ideas for my house on Pinterest, and I absolutely love everything she has pinned. For everyone interested in seeing her ideas for the house, here is her Pinterest link: http://pinterest.com/valiawinzenried/bosquet-plaisant/ . To save on money, a lot of these are going to have to be little projects for me like refinishing furniture to fit the theme. It should be fun. Here are a couple of my favorite ideas:

 I love the colors

 A beautiful bathroom with plenty of storage!

 an idea for the attic bedroom.

J'adore

And there are lots lots more on her Pinterest. There are ideas for the flooring, the walls, the ceilings, decoration, furniture, and so on! It is well worth a look. It gets me excited just looking at all her ideas. I can't wait to have a finished beautiful home!

The Pride

When we got married, Dan made a deal with me that I could get a cat when I graduated from the University. I lucked out when Bosquet Plaisant came with a cat. When we looked at the house last year, there was a cat that was friendly with Dan and me. Apparently, the owner, who I'll call Mr. Evil, thought it was a good idea to leave him behind when he moved! Thankfully for the cat, Dan and I both love kitties and were glad to have him. Bosquet Plaisant was vacant for two weeks before we finally moved in, and Mr. Evil left the kitty outside with an open bag of cat food. This attracted a couple of strays to the house as well. We named one of the strays Juan Pierre and the other Edmond Dantes. The domestic kitty was then named Mondego. Dan is a softie, so we continued to  feed the strays. Maybe someday, when we have some expendable income, we will get the strays to a vet.

 Mondego

Juan Pierre

Here's Edmond Dantes. He has really cute crossed blue eyes. We also think he's Juan's litter mate because they look very similar. Edmond often wanders for days before coming home again for a little food. It also took him much longer to warm up to us than it took the others. He's the most scrappy, too. He has bits out of his ears and scratches on his face.