Things I'm working on and new stuff around the house....

Well, it seems like forever since I had a chance to post... honestly I've been busy with so many projects I just haven't had the time. So here is a quick catch up on what I've been up to and a few new things around the house...

I finally got around to painting my master bath cabinets and the upstairs bathroom cabinets... sorry  no before shots here... who has time for that?  I sanded the light Maple cabinets and got the sheen off of them then primed and painted them with Swiss coffee in a satin finish, then I used a mocha glaze to give just a bit of character and changed the hardware from nickel to oil rubbed bronze... I love the way they turned out so much so that...

 I've started on the kitchen cabinets... we also got a new counter depth fridge and dishwasher.. I'm torn between leaving these just painted or adding the glaze in the bead board cracks... what cha think?

 H.H. and I trimmed out the giant hole above the fireplace and painted it white... looks a lot better but......I still hate that big hole!

                        then.... we added an outdoor pendent light to the back hallway... it was actually recycled from our front entrance where we added a aged copper fan~light fixture to cool us while we sit on the porch.
Whoops.. I forgot to take a picture of that...

 Then I re-arranged my office to make room for the old crib that H.H. set up for the new babies in our family.

                  I also put together a new centerpiece for the dining room table...

   added to and re-arranged the wedding wall...

                                      got a new favorite candle from Target that I LOVE...

                                    got a new pillow from Home Goods and changed out the art  on my living room wall and changed the furniture around a little bit..
Whew.. that wore me out... I think I will go put my feet up on that sofa and relax a bit, I've been working too hard! Hope you are having a great weekend!
mimi

A Baby is born...

                      Eden Gray has arrived.... 3.5 weeks early... she is as beautiful as her mother. She weighed in @ 5 lbs. 14 oz. and is 18 inches long. She is having a few preemie issues that she is trying hard to work out, we are so excited to welcome our precious little flower to the family! Will have more photos ( of course!) when she is up to a photo shoot.
                mimi

A Room for Eden....

Hi ya'll! ... I just returned from a 10 trip to Las Vegas to see daughter #1 and to help her get the baby's room put together as she will be arriving soon! There are so many things to love about this room but one of the best for me is that almost every single thing in the room was a Craig's list find or from Goodwill.... I simply love that it is recycled and reused! The crib  and mattress CL, the changing CL.... love the Jenny Lind style of both of those.... book shelf and glider... Goodwill. The crib pad and sheet and bumper and curtains and the cute little lamp with the buttons on it were new purchases as well as the changing pad and cover.... my finger is still numb from the 9 cans of spray paint it took for the crib and 3 cans for the changing table. The paint for the  bookshelf was left over from a previous project...the total my daughter paid for the furniture was $135.00.... about $75.00 for paint.... all the pieces were in perfect shape, I swear  promise the chair has never been sat in, it was brand new $40.00 bucks @ GW! We made the paper flowers for over her crib and one of my little girlies drew a picture for her.I love the way little Eden's room turned out... only thing needed.... is her!
mimi