Bridal Shower

This has nothing to do with the house, but here are some pictures of the things I made for my soon to be sister-inlaws bridal shower. I will post pictures of the actual bridal shower after it happens.

The Living Room is Ready for Christmas

We painted the walls "Winter Gate" grey and have finally brought home our new couch that we purchased in August. The Christmas tree is up and dripping with silver and gold. " Make new friends and keep the old, one is silver and the others gold." Both new and vintage ornaments adorn our living room. Dad maybe you will recognize a few.

The Tree is Gone

This tree bothered me so bad! Everyone that came over always asked if I painted it, or they would say how cool it was. Liars! The Hall is also painted now in " " and a new hall sconce has been added. All the switch plates in the house will be replaced with black ones.

Oh! I cannot believe I almost forgot to post one of our biggest projects yet. The fake wood linoleum that was in the hall and kitchen is gone now. We sanded down the concrete floors and painted it a dark charcoal grey. We like it a lot. It looks really modern and adds alot of drama.

More Kitchen Redo

With the upper cabinets finished we moved right on to the lower cabinets. Again we started by sanding and painting the existing cabinets. This time we chose a cream color that compliments the dining room wall color. We also added custom made pull out drawers in all the cupboards to give us more storage and organization. The new doors were then crafted from MDF and beadboard, and stainless steel handles were added for a modern touch.

When the weather warms up we will be attempting to make our own counters from concrete and will replace the old sink with a huge white farm house sink from Ikea. After that project we will tile a backsplash out of 2x4 white tiles placed in a brick pattern. There is still tons to do, but we are getting there. Enjoy thesed few pictures.

Front Walk at Halloween

At the last minute I got itching to have something festive out front for halloween. I grabbed some brown lunch bags cut them in half and placed them down the walk with tea light candles inside. They lasted until the first big batch of "trick or treaters" trampled them. Red dressed up as a firehydrant this year too. The picture is minus the silver hat that came with the outfit. She would not take one step with the hat on.