Daily She Shed ~ Interior Finishes

The weather here has not been very conducive for gardening, so I have

been focusing my She Shed thoughts on the interior.  As in all standard sheds,

the walls are plywood, and really need to be covered in a finish of some 

kind.  I am leaning towards bead board because of it's ease of installation,

and it's cottage charm.  I may consider shiplap too, but not sure.  I am

not a big trend follower as you know.

It's hard to tell from this photo because of the stacked pictures in the

way, but that black square between the two chairs is an electric stove. 

Looks like an old fashioned wood stove.  Yesterday it occurred to me

how much I would love stone in those two areas marked above.  Faux

stone of course, which appears to be readily available in all types of

styles.  The faux stone would run ceiling to floor.  I think it would 

really draw the eye to this end of the room.  Everything else will be

painted white, walls, beams, and ceiling, so the stone would really

pop!  We also will be installing longer arch top windows on 

either side of the stone.

The other reason I like stone so much is that many of my favorite

movies from the 1940's utilized it in their interpretation of cottage

and farmhouse interiors.  This is true of Christmas in Connecticut,

Bringing Up Baby, Dear Ruth, Skylark and more.   All of these homes

use lots of interior stone with detailed trim work and beams, all in

white.  This has always been an ideal look to me.  One that

exudes country charm.

I am excited about all of this coming interior work and plan to

get some samples this weekend.

A weather update.  We have been fortunate to have escaped the

nasty weather that was headed for our area.  It just stayed above

us and headed east.  We only had light rain, while from Fredericksburg

to Austin, and on to Houston, there were high winds, and large hail,

and many lightning strikes along with the heavy rain.  Poor

Sugar Land, a large town west of Houston has flooded once again.

It was flooded after Hurricane Harvey and many,  including our

friends, had to evacuate their homes.  David checked in with our 

friends last night and they were getting very nervous.  Please 

keep everyone in these paths in your prayers.

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley