Have a Blessed Thanksgiving Day.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving Day.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Thrift Store Cabinet Redo
As promised here's our kitchen cabinet redo.
Looked like this piece may have been to a more formal dining set. My husband removed the finial, sanded, and sanded. Then sanded some more. Lots of Kilz primer and then the paint.
TA DA!
I'm just so happy with the results!
I had purchased "new" vintage hardware but it just did not look right. So the original went back on. I think it works well with the dark floor and the dark frame from the tea towel picture.
I'm so thrilled to have a safe place to display my favorite vintage Fiestaware pieces and of course my Wilendurs!
Looked like this piece may have been to a more formal dining set. My husband removed the finial, sanded, and sanded. Then sanded some more. Lots of Kilz primer and then the paint.
TA DA!
I'm just so happy with the results!
I had purchased "new" vintage hardware but it just did not look right. So the original went back on. I think it works well with the dark floor and the dark frame from the tea towel picture.
I'm so thrilled to have a safe place to display my favorite vintage Fiestaware pieces and of course my Wilendurs!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Our Budget Kitchen Redo
Welcome to our budget kitchen redo! We started our "little" project back in April and recently finished in October. Can you believe it? My husband and I are not do-it-yourselfers by choice, so things move slow for us. I'm easily intimidated home improvement projects and it shows in my procrastination. But I'm happy to say that we are officially finished with our little redo.
This dated wallpaper had to go!! What was I thinking when we put it up? I don't know but times do change so maybe it was in style at one time! LOL. And that old linoleum floor - YUCK. Outta here!
Before:
We loved this solid oak corner hutch when we purchased it. But it's too small and was just a catch all. While our Fiestaware collection is small, we still needed something better to display our favorite pieces.
The louvered doors on the pantries were awful. They seemed to attract all the dust and kitchen grime.
The first thing we had done was to have hardwood flooring installed. It was our biggest expense but money well spent. We hired out the work and didn't attempt this ourselves. A wise choice I'm sure!
Choosing a color was hard, but I'm very please with the end result. The rich deep brown of the floor offset the honey oak of our wainscoting and kitchen set.
After the busy wallpaper I was set for nice soothing creamy white walls.
While we are due for new and improved cupboards, the originals will have to do for a few more years. For a splash of color (and I love color) we painted cabinets in soft country green. We changed out the old brass hardware for brushed nickel.
After:
Replaced the old louvered doors with solid and painted them to match the walls.
We painted the shelves cream and changed the brackets to brushed nickel to blend with the cabinet hardware.
We replaced the corner hutch with a small cabinet that was a thrift store find. I'll show you the before and after another day. It really is amazing! I love having glass doors where I can mix my collection of vintage tablecloths and Fiestaware in one place!
New, updated lighting.
I had a frame made for a vintage tea towel. I can easily change the towel to match the season and my tablecloth! Other then the hardwood floor, this is my favorite change. I LOVE it!
The only thing left to do is to find a window treatment. I'm not sure what I want, if any.
I'm very relieved to say that we really are done! Someday it will be a complete bare to the studs redo, but that will be awhile. And nothing we will attempt ourselvers! LOL! So this redo is not too bad for two not-so-handy folks on a budget!
This dated wallpaper had to go!! What was I thinking when we put it up? I don't know but times do change so maybe it was in style at one time! LOL. And that old linoleum floor - YUCK. Outta here!
Before:
We loved this solid oak corner hutch when we purchased it. But it's too small and was just a catch all. While our Fiestaware collection is small, we still needed something better to display our favorite pieces.
The louvered doors on the pantries were awful. They seemed to attract all the dust and kitchen grime.
The first thing we had done was to have hardwood flooring installed. It was our biggest expense but money well spent. We hired out the work and didn't attempt this ourselves. A wise choice I'm sure!
Choosing a color was hard, but I'm very please with the end result. The rich deep brown of the floor offset the honey oak of our wainscoting and kitchen set.
After the busy wallpaper I was set for nice soothing creamy white walls.
While we are due for new and improved cupboards, the originals will have to do for a few more years. For a splash of color (and I love color) we painted cabinets in soft country green. We changed out the old brass hardware for brushed nickel.
After:
Replaced the old louvered doors with solid and painted them to match the walls.
We painted the shelves cream and changed the brackets to brushed nickel to blend with the cabinet hardware.
We replaced the corner hutch with a small cabinet that was a thrift store find. I'll show you the before and after another day. It really is amazing! I love having glass doors where I can mix my collection of vintage tablecloths and Fiestaware in one place!
New, updated lighting.
I had a frame made for a vintage tea towel. I can easily change the towel to match the season and my tablecloth! Other then the hardwood floor, this is my favorite change. I LOVE it!
The only thing left to do is to find a window treatment. I'm not sure what I want, if any.
I'm very relieved to say that we really are done! Someday it will be a complete bare to the studs redo, but that will be awhile. And nothing we will attempt ourselvers! LOL! So this redo is not too bad for two not-so-handy folks on a budget!
Friday, November 11, 2011
Happy Veteran's Day
A heartfelt THANK YOU to all who serve!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Cottage Book Shelf
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