poor man's gard{en}

i am so ready for fall weather.

especially since

painting pieces for disregard{en}

means being outside.

i melt. literally.

here is a fun new addition

to our

poor man's gard{en}

mr. amazing (my husband, jonathan)

 built these crates

out of reclaimed, 100-year-old

baseboards. then he connected them

and made them a bookcase.

and surprised me with it.

i love him.

it makes our poor man's gard{en}: living room

all that more unique and special.

i hope you had a great tuesday

friends.

see you for lost&found

on thursday!

xoxo

        jessicanicole

poor man's gard{en}

well, after the perfect 

weekend away with friends,

i am now back to working.

and i mean working.

painting, sanding, sealing, 

waxing, stripping, 

wallpaper-ing(is that a word?),

gluing, cutting and finding.

maybe not in that order

but something like it.

in the midst of working

on pieces for disregard{en},

mr amazing and i have

found some time to 

rearrange our little home.

so i thought i would share some photos

of our study.

we added a new desk and realized

we needed to change things up a bit...

of course, as to stick within

the poor man's gard{en} theme, 

everything in this room was either

found at a thrift store, flea market,

craigslist, or given to us. minus some books.

{ps: yes, we have that many books}

doesn't it make you want to 

curl up in a blanket and 

read the entire day?

i wish.

although i am beginning to read

mrs. dalloway.

maybe i'll find my way over to that

comfy leather chair tonight...

i hope you had a lovely

tuesday.

i did. it was absolutely

gorgeous and perfect weather to work

on my pieces.

i cannot wait to show you.

stay tuned for 

thursday's 

'lost&found'

                  .jessnicole.

poor man's gard{en}

i am so proud of us.

we finished the kitchen at my dad's.

and, jonathan, i mean mr. amazing, finished

painting my dad's living room 

(minus the trim)

and we finished the next stage of our

guest room. 

phew.

you might want to hire us as your

professional 

painters/designers/decorators/kitchen organizers

because we finished my dad's kitchen and living room

(well, the first stage)

under 20 hours.

yes, i know.

feel free to contact me with your

next project (smile). 

here are some photos of my dad's

kitchen and living room.

i actually took these before we finished

the details. i had to get in a few

photos before the lighting made it impossible...

this is what it looked like before

our amazing painting skills

and this is what it looked like

after the twenty hours

remember, we haven't stained the floors 

or replaced old appliances yet.

{and i promise i will take a photo

with a view of the entire kitchen next time}

i know the tile is hideous. but i am going to 

apply my savvy decor skills and

bring the burnt orange to other places.

the color scheme of the kitchen/living room area

will be greens/blues/burnt orange/neutrals.

i think. 

oh, and here is the living room

before photo

look at those high ceilings.

and after mr. amazing applied his painting skills

so much better.

i mean, we still have to stain floors, window sills,

add curtains, furniture & accents...

and that is just the living room. phew!

baby steps.

i am not sure when we are working on the next stage

but i will definitely keep you posted.

i think we'll try and work on our house

over the next few months...

like landscaping and painting the outside.

i know. we are crazy. but we love it.

here are a few photos of our new guestroom.

keep in mind the main furniture pieces

(the bed, dresser, desk, & some accents)

were all given to us.

yes. free.

thank you to phil & debbi for

the amazing dresser, cindee for the bed frame,

lindsay for the metal ceiling tile,

and our fellow craigslist free-er for our

desk. 

i wanted to be a guest in our house yesterday.

this isn't the final stage but that should be 

assumed as we always have new projects up our sleeves.

and, speaking of projects, i have been

working away on some new furniture pieces!

so stay tuned for 'lost&found' thursday.

there might even be more 

than one project featured!?!?

hope you enjoy your tuesday

my loving and supportive friends.

                    .jessnicole.

lost & found

today's feature

isn't really a new

project.

but, i promised

you i would show you

beautiful mabel

(& her friend)

in her new home...

so here she is

she sits on my side of the bed

her friend sits on mr. amazing's side

of the bed

and there they are. perfectly

cozy against our wall of windows & drapes

our bedroom is a converted patio. yes, 

it is basically like camping. we can see

our breath during the winter. but just think,

one day we can look back and say 'remember when...'

and laugh. we're newlyweds. you can't have your dream

home right away...

hope you are enjoying your thursday 

dear friends.

oh, and i forgot to mention. 

i'm running 

(alongside mr. amazing and 

our beautiful cousin, tiffany) 

a HALF marathon. 

that is 13.1 miles. but i have until

september to train. 

so guess what i'm doing today?

running/walking/buying running shoes.

here's to a new year full of

health, balance, creativity, inspiration

and, of course, love.

                     .jessnicole.

poor man's gard[en]

the lovely rain

has made it nearly impossible

to enjoy our garden.

except for picking some fresh 

{& very wet}

herbs to cook with...

but i love the rain. 

and, am going to enjoy 

working on things inside our home

while the pouring continues.

here is one photo and a

 quick glimpse

into our newly decorated guest-room

& what it is beginning to look like...

i told you. a quick glimpse.

there is a theme and feel

we are going for. can you tell?

once the holidays are over 

we will find time to finish this

room up and show you! and i cannot wait!

on another note,

i cannot believe it is almost christmas.

this year went by quickly!

this week's blogs might be a little

sparse as i am working crazy

holiday hours and finishing up

christmas gifts. 

but i am very much

looking forward to sharing creativity

with you after the holidays.

i hope you are enjoying your 

lovely december tuesday.

stay warm & dry! 

{wherever you are} 

                            .jessnicole.

two in one...

because i did not

have time to post on tuesday

for 'poor man's gard{en}'

i thought i would include them in 

my post today...

so here is this week's

poor man's gard{en}: christmas decor

stage two 

{and final stage. i think...}

our mantle.

our christmas books.

out to read.

{and my trees. finally finished. 

the ones that took forever.}

i love christmas.

and i love decorating for christmas.

and i love cooking for christmas.

and making gifts.

it's perfect. 

i hope you are all enjoying preparing

for the wonderful holidays.

and here is today's

'lost & found'

the lovely & simple,

mabel

when she was lost

and now that she is found

a really simple clean up. 

she just needed some sanding

and staining.

thank you again cindee for 

the lovely piece.

mabel is going to fit so nicely 

in our bedroom. 

and this is the other side

table i worked on.

she is going to be 

another perfect addition

to our bedroom.

a lost photo

and a found photo

another simple fix.

thank you debbi & phil

for the wonderful addition.

we love it.

i'll try and post some photos

once the two new pieces 

are in their new home.

next to our bed.

have a lovely evening.

see you tomorrow friends.

                   .jessnicole.

lost & found

today's lost & found

features

an old wooden frame and shelf.

once the two were lost

now, found

some fun new additions into the

disregard{en} family. 

you can purchase these and 

my other items, 

here. 

have a wonderful thursday dear friends.

                    .jessnicole.

poor man's gard[en]

well, if you ever read

my blog, even the 'every-once-in-a-while' read, 

you have probably noticed my extreme

lack of blogging.

it has been a crazy month.

actually, make that a crazy few months.

now that i'm working a 'real' job 

it has made it really difficult to actually

find time for the things i enjoy doing...

but no excuses. i am going to be much more disciplined.

even if i am working a full forty hour 

work week this week. eek! {i rhymed}

although, i might ask for some grace every now and then.

and, there are going to be some exciting changes

with disregard{en} within the next few weeks

 so stay tuned!

but to recap you on the last few weeks, 

i enjoyed the most delicious thanksgiving meal

with beautiful family 

{all with williams-sonoma or family recipes}, worked mucho, 

got sick, watched & became addicted 

to 'friday night lights', 

worked on some fun pieces for friends, 

cooked, baked, got a little 

discouraged & overwhelmed with life

{you know. a few of those days. but i 

have a better perspective now}, and got our christmas tree!

so not that this recap 

makes up for the lost time, 

but i hope it helps a little...

and, i know this will help.

our first stage to decorating for christmas.

i plan on finishing 

{with the help of mr. amazing, of course}

this upcoming weekend.

here are some photos to show you 

what we have been doing

in the poor man's gard{en}: indoors.

our tree!!!

it smells gloriously amazing.

{yes, mr. amazing has already

purchased & wrapped some gifts. he 

continues to live up to his name}

and, my advent calendar!

{i made this with my dear

friend julie. ours are perfectly unique

with a hint of the same materials. you 

should see hers. 

it is gorgeously detailed...}

our manger scene. 

all you need

is jesus and a sheep.

and, a few things completed during stage one

free wood cuttings

{i got them when we got our tree. 

they are perfect. i cannot 

wait to decorate with all of them}

and, last but not least

{better not be since it

is taking forever}

my styrofoam christmas

trees. still in process, of course.

i love christmas. 

i work a ridiculous amount of hours this week,

but i am hoping to have a 

'lost & found' and a 'free{day}'

this week.  

see you then sweet friends!

                     .jessnicole.