Fall around the house

Source: statigr.am via Elizabeth on Pinterest

Source: statigr.am via Elizabeth on Pinterest

Source: statigr.am via Elizabeth on Pinterest

Kitchen Cabinets, Perfectionism and Procrastination

I keep starting projects... and keep thinking - I should blog about this! -  only to think - No, I'll wait till I'm "done".  

Well, I never seem to be "done".  It's that old perfectionism rearing its ugly head that encourages me to procrastinate.  Well, no more.  You may begin seeing quite a few unfinished projects.  We seem to have two speeds around here for getting things done:  slow and slower. 

Like all of you, it's not laziness - just life going on.  My hubby is a wonderful remodeler and extremely precise, so I know when things are done, they will be done right.  

I seem to have house ADD... I'm not sure what else to call it :).

I start one thing then in the midst of things see something else that needs attention, or something exciting to change, (or can't find the right tool to finish the first project, so jump off to the next project... yada, yada, yada).  I seem to feel the thrill of beginning projects, not finishing them.  Any thoughts on why? 

(yes always looking for free therapy:)

Anyways, I have been painting the kitchen cabinets black (tired of trying to keep the white cabinets clean looking) and am very happy with how they are looking.  I stumbled on this idea at the blog "made with love and glue" awhile ago and finally decided to give it a try.  I am a light freak in the kitchen.  Love it bright!

Very inexpensive Christmas lights... very big hole with the drill .  Our cabinets are not what you would call "high quality", so I had no problem giving this a try.  We did buy under cabinet lighting about two years ago - I guess we'll save that for when we remodel the kitchen - someday.

 

 

I will be using 1 x2's, instead of 1x1's.  I think they will hide the lights better in our kitchen.  I will post some more on the kitchen SOON.  No, I will not be procrastinating any more :)

Thanks for reading and Enjoy your day!

Pillow Sleeve

I've had this pillow lying around for awhile (major score at Crate & Barrel after Christmas clearance)


I wanted to jazz it up a bit, but didn't want to do anything permanent... soooo I choose some Amy Butler fabric and made a "pillow sleeve". This is an extremely simple way to jazz up a pillow - and yet still be able to change it down the road.




I am REALLY wanting to update the bedroom, so I guess this is a good place to start. My dream room has silver sage walls, the popcorn scraped off the ceiling (fortunately Jason is a PRO at this!). I already have the curtains (chocolate chip color). New flooring would be nice, but the bathroom we're remodeling is absorbing any extra moolah right now. I need to paint the dresser and put new hardware (aka knobs) on the bedside table - oh yeah, I might paint them too. I guess future posts will show the progress.

Here is the pillow in its new home. (Jason made the headboard a few years ago.)


(Recognize the quilt at the foot of the bed ? :)



(I also found those silk blue pillows at Crate and Barrel - I think they were originally $50ish apiece for like $5.99).

Oh Yeah...

I should have posted this quite awhile ago... My friend and - sometimes boss - posted this on her website awhile ago. Dana - of Dana's Design Studio - asked me to come along and help her with a client's home. Here is Dana's post. She is a lot of fun to work with and this was an interesting day. We "shopped" the client's home and redid a couple of spaces.

Let me know what you think...

Oh Christmas Tree

I took a cue from an HGTV Christmas show and decided to dress up our chandelier for the Christmas season :)

The chandelier is above, and here it is decorated.

This is a fun and fairly easy project... wrap a nice garland around and around and around... then add ribbon bows and some ornaments.