It's a rainy, stormy day out today. Feels like fall. I started the day with a trip to Starbucks. I've been looking through Country Living magazine for ideas.
Started a little bit of decorating for Halloween...
Put a pot roast in the oven with fresh rosemary and thyme.
Have a date with my daughter after school for hot chocolate. Love days like this.
We don't have granite counter tops or fancy appliances. But in many ways we still have the kitchen of my dreams. I love having open shelves, touches of red and stainless steel, and vintage pieces here and there.
Kitschy Kitchen kit by Sahlin Studio.
A look around the kitchen...
I cringe every time I open the door to our broom closet. Today I finally decided to get it organized. I took everything out and painted the inside with Olympic kitchen enamel paint in a grey/green color called Greyson. Then I went through our cleaning supplies, batteries, flashlights, etc. and organized everything.
Always fun to use scrapbooking supplies while organizing like label holders and rub-ons from 7 Gypsies.
I painted the door with chalkboard paint for a fun place to make the grocery lists.
Total cost of broom closet makeover = $0.00 because I used things we had on hand.
Great way to start the weekend!
When I used the Junk Drawer Advent Kit back in December, I had some leftovers including burlap, seam binding and the ceiling tile backing. So I grabbed my staple gun and made this bulletin board in about 10 minutes.
I even used some of the stamps that came with the kit on the corners.
Super easy and quick, and it is a perfect size for me. Just need to get some hangers to put it up on the wall now.
My daughter is having a Halloween Party this weekend, so I've been busy cleaning and decorating all day. Things are starting to come along...
Decals from Target.
Rub ons from Seven Gypsies.
My art closet is made out of our old tv armoire which we used before we got a flat screen tv.
I modified the inside doors to hold supplies. I made the upper left door panel into a french memo board using red velvet fabric and ribbons...
I made the bottom left door panel into a collection board using cup hooks and cork board...
the upper right door panel holds a small bucket for tags and papers
inside I hung a glass Christmas ornament from the ceiling to look like a chandelier...
finally a place to keep paint brushes...
and boxes...lots and lots of boxes...most of these are made out of paper mache. It's great finally having everything in one place.
We're busy getting ready for Thanksgiving. We're letting the kids put together the vegetable tray this year, including cutting the celery and carrots. They are taking it very seriously and doing a good job. We have people coming at 3:00. Happy Thanksgiving.
For the past 14 years we have had a bathroom downstairs that was sooooo ugly I was afraid to even go into it. I've even entered it in the "Ugliest Bathroom in America Contest." I can't believe I didn't win.
When we first moved in we made the poor decision to try and disguise the green toilet and tub by painting the rest of the room in a jungle theme. We even tried hanging pictures of us with lions to go with the jungle theme...
but nothing could disguise the mirror tiles on the shower surround which were scratched and falling apart. Who tiles with mirror tiles in the shower?
so we finally bit the bullet and over the past two weeks we have transformed the bathroom to this...
we still have some finishing touches to do (like a shower curtain and towel bars) but we've definitely made some progress. And I'm no longer afraid of the downstairs bathroom.
