tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55255217205827836892024-03-14T01:48:52.232-05:00la maison LaFortunela maison LaFortunela maison LaFortunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113221707629764015noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525521720582783689.post-57391955304913352752016-08-25T15:47:00.001-05:002016-08-25T15:54:38.868-05:00Jack LaFortune Fitzgerald...welcome to the world!!<div style="text-align: center;">
S0...it's been awhile ;)</div>
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A lot has been going on in the last year or so.</div>
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The most important has been the arrival of this little guy.</div>
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After three daughters and five granddaughters,</div>
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we were happy to add him to our family :)</div>
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His big sisters were pretty impressed too.</div>
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His cousins couldn't wait to get their hands on him...literally!</div>
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8 lbs 3 oz</div>
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21" in length</div>
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21 August 2016</div>
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Happy to report that Andrea and Jack are doing great!</div>
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And I think the rest of the family is feeling pretty spectacular too!!</div>
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I love my Etsy shop, and have decided to add different options when it comes to the fabric I offer.</div>
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Linen has always been a favorite.</div>
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It's organic.</div>
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It drapes beautifully.</div>
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Can be washed and dried...actually, it gets softer the more you wash it.</div>
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Is very strong and long lasting if you treat it properly.</div>
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And...it's just gorgeous.</div>
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So here are a few items I now offer, with more to come.</div>
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Linen Café Curtain with a Scalloped top...I love these!</div>
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Perfect in a kitchen...would give privacy over a Bath Tub with a window...</div>
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a great addition to bedroom windows too!</div>
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Sleeping on Linen can't be beat.</div>
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Especially when you've laundered them and hang them out in the Sunshine!</div>
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Beautiful, high quality fabrics.</div>
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Classic patterns.</div>
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Traditional that's been updated.</div>
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They also have wonderful Buffalo Checks available.</div>
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This one is Lyme...3 1/4" repeat</div>
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Sooo many colors to choose from...</div>
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Then there's Metro Check...</div>
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A really nice large pattern...with quite a few colors to choose from too!</div>
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These are going to be so much fun to work with!</div>
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Christmas morning...</div>
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Santa was very busy and delivered all the presents to Memere and Pepere's house.</div>
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5 Grand Daughters,</div>
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am I missing anything?</div>
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Oh, Adam wasn't able to be here...</div>
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maybe next Christmas?</div>
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and the carrots were gone too!</div>
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Caroline put that all out Christmas Eve :)</div>
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This was the best of several attempts to get a picture of all 5 girls in the dresses I made them.</div>
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Gorgeous...Stunning...Unbelievably Beautiful!</div>
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All of our girls and their families were with us for the 4th.</div>
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We are 5 house away from Pickrell Park, Schertz Texas.</div>
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The 4th is our Holiday.</div>
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There's a BBQ competition that friends compete in...</div>
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How many hours are there in a day?</div>
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Here's where we're at now :)</div>
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White subway tile, light grey grout...my custom mix of 1/2 white & 1/2 grey :)</div>
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The first layer of carpeting...yes, there were two layers!</div>
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The first layer was authentic green/blue shag from the 70's.</div>
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Oh the memories that came flooding back to me...</div>
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the second layer was the brownish sculptured carpeting.</div>
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This is not for those of you with a weak stomach...sorry.</div>
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it was so deteriorated it just tore when I yanked on it.</div>
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The floors haven't been refinished before...the house was built in 1951.</div>
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So, we are well on our way to making this little cottage happy once again.</div>
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So, we're getting started on our next project.</div>
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This poor little cottage needs love...lots and lots of love.</div>
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I'm warning you...this is not pretty.</div>
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Gut job...total gut job.</div>
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this house has been lived in by the same family since the 70's...</div>
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It's in the same neighborhood that we live in...Aviation Heights.</div>
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It was built the same year our home was built...1951.</div>
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Last, but not least, this house is right next door to ours!</div>
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My <a href="http://lamaisonlafortune.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-morticia-rose.html" target="_blank">Morticia Rose</a>...</div>
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This new Master Bedroom has such a calming effect </div>
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It's quiet and soothing...not a bad thing for a bedroom.</div>
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it just makes us happy.</div>
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It used to look like this...</div>
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We are officially finished with the addition!</div>
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We've passed our final inspection and written the last check!!</div>
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To say that we love how it's all turned out would be a major understatement.</div>
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Here's our finished Master Bath :)</div>
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Granite installation day!</div>
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One of my favorite details in the kitchen.</div>
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I absolutely love how it's all turned out!</div>
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this was all done inexpensively.</div>
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Stock unfinished cabinets from Home Depot.</div>
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The crown runs all around the kitchen for a custom look.</div>
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This isn't the route for lots of people, but we used them in our last kitchen and actually liked them.</div>
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I can repaint whenever I feel like it.</div>
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They came in at about $1,000.</div>
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what's the purpose for that anyway?</div>
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The backsplash tile is from Lowes.</div>
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The porcelain floor tile is from a local store and was only $1.69 per square foot.</div>
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Our Bosch dishwasher...love...was a return at our local Best Buy...less than half the price of a new in the box one.</div>
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I did all the painting...</div>
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Master Bath...I love you</div>
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I love this 20" floor tile.</div>
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It looks like gray marble.</div>
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we decided on the KISS method.</div>
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Who needs to go to the gym when you have the pleasure of setting these babies!</div>
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doors were hung...</div>
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crown molding through the whole kitchen...</div>
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floor leveling where the old kitchen met the new addition...</div>
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measuring for granite counter tops...</div>
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They're singing as they work.</div>
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I like it.</div>
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It all started with insulation...lots of it.</div>
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We're on Pier and Beam, so the underneath of the house will be insulated.</div>
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Sheetrock delivery.</div>
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110 sheets.</div>
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Matry liked our new "couch".</div>
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I don't know where she comes up with this stuff.</div>
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We get such great light in this house.</div>
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You can see where the old kitchen ended.</div>
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That dark rectangle at the bottom left was where the original sink cabinet was.</div>
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There's a strip of OSB to transition the old with the new.</div>
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There are two windows on this wall.</div>
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Next was the taping and mudding...</div>
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Things are starting to look "finished".</div>
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After that's done though, I'll be able to clean my house!!</div>
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At this stage in the process, cleaning feels like a losing battle.</div>
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Most of the walls will be textured.</div>
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I'll install cabinets as soon as the walls dry and get the granite folks out to template my countertops.</div>
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We're using a family owned company located here in Schertz and they've really been great to work with!</div>
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I'm just about done painting the exterior.</div>
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I'll take care of the really high painting when someone is home...</div>
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just in case.</div>
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necessary here in Texas.</div>
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The ductwork looks like an alien sculpture.</div>
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That's OK though...it'll be bringing all that cool air to where it needs to be...</div>
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and on those 7 or 8 days of Winter, the air will be warm ;)</div>
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The doors are here.</div>
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They are two panel doors that somewhat match the original doors.</div>
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You really can't see the old doors when you're in the new section.</div>
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this version is much better than the original...</div>
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There it is on the left in all it's plastic sheeting glory!</div>
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It was like walking into a plastic bag every time you walked through the doorway.</div>
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It also billowed in and out when the AC was running...</div>
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This is where all of our 4 legged creatures have been </div>
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Noble,</div>
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Rizzo,</div>
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Dog hair heaven.</div>
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Hoarders meets Animal Planet.</div>
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And, we have other rooms to rival this glorious mess,</div>
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Oh, the joys of construction.</div>
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I can't wait for it to be finished.</div>
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Master Bath on a petite budget...</div>
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All the tile above is from Lowes...</div>
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very, very inexpensive but I think when the bath is finished it's going to look amazing!</div>
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It's a narrow room...not quite 7 feet by 20</div>
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The large grey porcelain is my floor tile, it's 20"x20" and will be laid on the diagonal.</div>
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I know, sounds crazy...but I like how it'll look.</div>
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The Carrera mosaic will be the floor in the walk in shower.</div>
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There will be about a 42" white subway, mosaic band and chair rail all around the room.</div>
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To let all that morning sunshine in :)</div>
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Siding and trim...looks like a house now.</div>
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This was the action in the kitchen.</div>
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7 hours ago, this is what my Living Room looked like.</div>
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This is what it looks like right now.</div>
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Things are getting exciting!!</div>
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It all started with the first delivery.</div>
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Finally...we were so excited to begin!</div>
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seeing it take shape was amazing.</div>
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It's looking good :)</div>
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I'm hoping they'll be here working today...</div>
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These guys have been working 11 hour days </div>
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I've enjoyed watching them.</div>
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