The LOML and the fam worked diligently on the kitchen pantry yesterday! We’ve been working on the pantry for a couple of weeks now. You can read about each stage below: 1) Inspiration 2) Removing wire shelves and filling holes 3) Painting and stenciling 4) Hanging the wood shelves 5) Still hanging the shelves This weekend the LOML and Son […]
DIY Projects
THE KITCHEN IS COMPLETE ~but is it really ever done?
BEFORE I REVEAL THE FINISHED KITCHEN… A little history. When I started this blog, my plan was to tell our story of how we staged the house to put it on the market to sell. We had a very nice stager walk through our house and tell us what to put away, what colors to […]
I LOVE PINK ~ and it really is a girl color!
Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I’ve enjoyed seeing a lot of pink today. Pink flowers, pink pants, pink walls, pink butterflies, pink dresses, pink boxes and on and on. Let’s enjoy some pink together! My daughters’ room My flowers out on the deck My daughter’s Valentine card box that she brought to school to collect all […]
KITCHEN REDO ~ first day down!
The LOML and I spent the morning at Lowe’s Home Improvement picking out these wonderful toys Liquid TSP to degrease the cabinets Beadboard paneling for three sides of the island Skilsaw to cut the beadboard to fit the island and a battery powered oscillating tool kit to cut the outlet holes in the beadboard Some […]
OUR NEW KITCHEN ~ the planning stage
I’m so excited to get started redoing our 10 year old kitchen. We have been spending all of our free time at Lowes Home Improvement getting ideas. Have I mentioned we have a Lowes practically in our backyard? Here is the kitchen now (very green!): This is my inspiration kitchen source How beautiful is this??!! […]
MASTER BEDROOM ~ all lightened up
Our master bedroom is way too big! I can’t believe I’m complaining about how BIG a bedroom is….but I have no idea how to decorate such a large room and still make it feel cozy and romantic. Here is a before picture when we moved in: We had the painters paint the walls a […]