Do you remember last year…..and I told you about my crazy idea to NOT have a kitchen table in my kitchen? (Here is that post) Well, I just wanted to give you an update on this space….we have come to cherish. It is the favorite spot in our house. At the end of the day….(when it becomes a wine bar;) we sit and catch up…during the … [Read more...]
It is a question that has come up more than once…how do your stairs look now?? Almost 2 years after you finished them?? Well…I will show you… It was one of my first major home DIY projects and it landed me in blog land when I completed it. I published a very simple step by step video about how we went about refinished our … [Read more...]
This project started out as just a “space for Bill to do a little work from home”…turned into meaning a whole lot more. When the peanut moved from her old room (which is now the office) into the guest room….it made for a few changes. We moved her into the guest space and decorated it to suit her. (here is that post) and within about a … [Read more...]
I hope you all had a marvelous weekend. We had a great Mother's day celebration with our families. So blessed to all be together! I wanted to talk a little today about why we chose different hardwood for our upstairs...from what we already have downstairs. Here is my thoughts on it... Can you have two kinds of hardwood in your home?? I would say … [Read more...]
Do you remember when you were little…and you wanted so badly to pin something up in your room…maybe it was a poster or a good grade or a blue ribbon…and your dad said…”don’t put anything on the wall…I just painted that wall..and it will damage the wall..” but you did it anyway? (sorry, run on sentence there…just … [Read more...]
You never know if you can do something unless you try to do it. Removing an outdated light all by yourself is so satisfying! Impress your friends, wow your husband…get those wire cutters out girls…cause your going to change out that ugly light and put in something that you can be proud of!! I have installed dimmers in the past too…you … [Read more...]
Hi all! We are really enjoying the new light, bright kitchen! I wanted to show you what I came up with for the backsplash. As you know we have black granite up there now. It really didn’t bother us too much after everything was painted. The only area that stood out to me was the area under the vent. Sort of a black hole…and I wanted to do … [Read more...]
I am soooooo very excited to show you the kitchen!!! I cannot tell you how much difference some paint and new lighting makes in a space! It feel like we added a window too…light just pours in! Ok…I’ll shut up and get on with the eye candy we all want to see….. Let me jog your memory….. Amazing right?!?! I know!! We painted … [Read more...]
I shared with you a little update on the kitchen pantry last week. We are really loving the space. I wanted to share with you our counter top project. We thought about getting a slab of granite that was throughout the kitchen. But we really wanted something that had a different texture. Wood was a perfect choice...plus it saves about $290 :) Not … [Read more...]
Let's just say we know our limits. Taking out a wall...no matter how small...is not something we were comfortable doing. We have a fabulous handy man. He has finished 2 basements for us...and built us a deck on our last house. He is trustworthy and timely and just an all around great guy. If you are local to Louisville I can give you his number. He … [Read more...]
