We got a little work done on our family room built-ins last week. How exciting!! If you can remember we bought a whole set of kitchen cabinets from The Habitat for Humanity ReStore. We got a little side tracked with the tv niche. But the LOML thinks he wants to do "easy" cuts […]
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PLANNING FOR BUILT-IN BOOKCASES ~ a glimpse into the future
I told you last week that we bought a whole set of cabinets from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. We're planning to use the bottom cabinets to make a wall of built-in bookcases in our family room. Here is the before picture of the family room wall where the bookcases will go. You can […]
A FAMILY ROOM MAKEOVER ~ let’s put a little light on the situation
We have been very busy planning our next project!! OUR FAMILY ROOM MAKEOVER We've already laid the plywood floors. We're in the process of a fireplace mantle makeover An electrician is coming tomorrow to give us an estimate on some work we need done: 1) Sconces on each side of the new mantle. […]
THE GUEST BATHROOM COMPLETE REVEAL ~ completely!
I'm so excited to reveal two make-overs today. The first one is my new blog design. It was done by Creative Kristi Designs. I met Kristi at The Haven Conference, a blogging conference held in Atlanta, last year. I went to her class and was blown away by her knowledge of all things design. My head […]
MISS T’S OFFICE REVEAL!!!!
My family and I have been working on Miss T’s office for a few months now. Miss T has an office building on her home property. It’s a two story stand alone plus three sheds. The first floor is a small foyer room that leads into a great room that Miss T uses as a […]
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 […]
KITCHEN UPDATE ~ goodbye tile backsplash!
It’s been awhile since I caught y’all up on the kitchen situation. Well, the beadboard is kicking our butts! I need to clarify that we (the LOML and myself) are novices when it comes to trim. We’ve hung some picture frame molding, beadboard, trimmed out our dining room centerpiece. But we are losing the battle […]
KITCHEN UPDATE ~ three sections down, two to go
I love watching my kitchen transform into a fresh and bright room! We have finished the third section of the kitchen around the dishwasher. The LOML hung beadboard paneling on four sides of the cupboard. Notice the gap in the floor trim ~ the LOML is going to trim out the whole area to give […]
ORGANIZATION ~ in all the chaos!
This weekend we’re working on finishing the desk area of our kitchen. It is our message taking/home school storage area/clutter collector. We’ve cleaned, sanded, cleaned again, primed with two coats of Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3, and painted two coats of Sherwin Williams ProClassic Smooth Enamel Finish for Trim and Doors in gloss finish Extra White. About […]
THE KITCHEN REDO ~ what we did this week
What a busy week this has been so far in our house! We’ve had Valentine’s Day, the LOML’s birthday, We all thought of words that best describe the LOML alias Dad Son #4’s birthday, Son #4 loves UNC’s Harrison Barnes a basketball game, horseback riding lessons and we’re working on the kitchen. My house is a […]