Hi there friend, thanks for coming by to check out my very first Christmas home tour. The same group of gals from the fall tour of homes invited me back for their "Deck the Blogs" Christmas home tour. They all somehow deal with my craziness and last minute picture submissions. But be sure you make it to the end of my home tour, BECAUSE each one of these lovely ladies home tours are linked at the end of this post, that way you can keep right on touring for Christmas inspiration.
Read morePainted Kitchen Cabinets- Budget Kitchen Makeover: Part 2 PAINT PROCESS
Painted Kitchen Cabinets PART 2. If you missed part 1 you can catch up by CLICKING HERE. That is where you will find all the material and prep information. But before we get to spraying, let me tell y'all why this is a "budget friendly" makeover. As mentioned before I never loved the color of our cabinets and I wanted them painted since day 1. I actually had my painter quote doing them for me.... and it was going to be $4k. Yeah that didn't sound very budget friendly to me. So I decided to go the DIY route. However, I did not want a DIY look. I wanted my cabinets to look like factory finished cabinets. And although the process I'm getting ready to tell you may seem extensive and maybe even a little over kill- my cabinets look factory finished...
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Friday Farmhouse Finds: Thanksgiving Tablesetting & Decor
Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. This is always my favorite holiday to host. Not because I love to cook... but because I love setting a Thanksgiving Day table. No it's not for the turkey- it's for the table setting and decor. So I decided to make it my Friday Farmhouse Finds post for this week.
Read morePainted Kitchen Cabinets- Budget Kitchen Makeover Part 1: MATERIALS & PREP
Bet you guys thought the "How I painted my kitchen cabinets series" was never going to come. Didn't ya? How long ago did I paint them?! A little over two months ago. Well I guess that gives me a great opportunity to add a post about how they are holding up and my opinion on painting cabinets. But todays post is all about the materials and the prep. I decided to break the whole kitchen cabinet painting process into a series. Because if not it would have been one REALLY LONG post. And I wanted to throughly explain each step, educating you on why I did it the way I did, and why I choose the products I did...
Read moreFriday Farmhouse Finds: World Market Friends and Family Sale
So for this weeks edition of "Friday Farmhouse Finds" I'm rounding up all my favs from World Market. Because it's the FRIENDS AND FAMILY member exclusive sale!! And let me tell you my friend, I always have a list of goodies ready to add to my chart once this sale rolls around again. It's the biggest sale they do and the perfect time to purchase bigger furniture pieces. Oh and did I mention you also get free shipping on orders over $200.
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