Our family room looked like this for years before we decided to move (before we decided NOT to move!). When we staged our house to put it on the market, we got rid of the flower couches and bought a Craigslist eggplant colored couch and loveseat ~ VERY COMFY! I bought a leather ottoman to […]
DIY Projects
MY TRIP TO IKEA ~ and not enough time in the day
About a week ago, I was having breakfast with a dear friend of mine. Breakfast was wrapping up way too quickly, as usual, and we were heading out to our cars. As we were hugging and saying goodbye, my dear friend (I’ll call her Miss M) asked if I would ever want to go to […]
THE KITCHEN PANTRY ~ the final lap!
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 […]
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 […]