I have been invited to Debbies for a Newbie Party!!!

First let me say thank you for inviting me,

I can't wait to see all the blogs!

http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/

 

Well I am happy to say that I have finished painting the kitchen!

Horray, finally done painting I still have shopping and

crafting to do,(is that every really done).  I am really happy with the wall color.

Here is a before

It amazes me how much color can change the

feel of a space.  Now it feels calm and open.

Here's the after

oops that is the registration reminder for soccer on the cupboard! 

Ooops!

Phew.. it feels so much better! 

I love the look of new with old...doesn't everyone?

Like our home has been evolving over the years.

Well I guess it has...just not here.

: )

This guy was VV's ,  love him!

Well gotta go start working on the hallway! 

(after I creep all those new blogs!) 

Have a super Day

Abby

:)

My Little Valentines

I just love these Valentines

They are my sweetest Valentines cards.

Haha, well they were actually to both

my husband and I.

Here's one, to dad.

I used to have them all over the walls but this is

really easy to 'pin' up. Exactly like Cindy's! 

All the time they spent cutting, pasting, gluing,writing!

Sweet.

I just made a hole and pulled ribbon through, linking them all

 together. You can turn them around and read the

backs, which we always do, and with a little re-adjusting

its all good again.

 I just pin the ribbon to the wall...  I am so OK with the

pin holes...its easy to fill and paint.

Sadly, now that they are teens I don't get those home made

cards anymore.    : (

But I will always have these  :)

I am joining

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Show and Tell Friday

Amore

Its amazing how much stuff gets mixed up when you move.

I have a few boxes that are still in the basement ...marked living room!

Any how, I searched and I found an old picture..( I know..hoarder).
I removed the old picture and worked on the glass.

Love Is Forever.

 I wrote a phrase and  translated it into

italian, the words look so beautiful.I wrote it with a sharpy

on top of the glass.

Then I flipped the glass over and used a paint pen

to trace the letters out in reverse.

Then decoupaged the back of the glass over  the paint

with silvery tissue paper, leaving it as a nice smooth glass tray.

The frame was dark green so I painted it white and aged it slightly.

I am joining

Kim @

 

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/

and

Kathleen at Faded Charm

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

Have a super day

Abby

:)

Kitchen Progress

I am so happy with my wall color!  Horray!

If you look at the bottom left corner you can see my old wall color.

I had to paint the tray ceiling first because it is so tedious.

I know right....love the green tape thing I got going on?  me too.

Now I get to paint the bottom half of the kitchen. 

I am joining

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Have a great day!

Abby

:)

I love my kitchen but...

Ever since we bought this house I have been  dreaming of turning our
 kitchen into this kitchen... 

I am sorry but I don't know who to give credit for this picture to,

but I love it!

We already have the dark cabinets and we don't

 want to paint them, so this kitchen is definately close..

We love this kitchen. 

We are always visiting around the island.  I am

just finding the yellow really strong.  

The bar stools were a fluke find @  $40 each.

 I am finding the yellow color very strong. So I am going to start

by painting the walls. 

I have lots of painting to do so, Wish me Luck 

while my house is in chaos...

Have a super monday!

Abby

:) 

Getting ready for the kitchen

This is the before picture for my kitchen.    :)

In this picture you can see the different colors that are on all the walls

 right now. Mustard yellow, ketchup red and my chosen medieval by Rona Collections.

I hope to be painting the kitchen over the next week.

I am really happy with the way the dining room

and the living room turned out, the space feels a

lot calmer and spacious.

  I am going on a search for

 chalk board paint (for a main wall and

I cant seem to find anything but spray paint.. )

I will just have to keep on searching.

I am linking up with

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 I hope you have a great weekend.

Abby

:)

Party for 2 Thursday

With Valentines coming up I thought I would do

some trial table settings....

An intimate table for 2

I pulled my small round table up to the fireplace

and set the table .

I love my Celebration china set, I have been collecting

 this set for a long time but it is a very gradual

process.

I find it a little too flowery so I like to lighten

it up with my white dishes.

Hhmmmm, that was fun.

 

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Have a super day

Abby

:)

Loving our Master Suite!

Our master bathroom was one of the first rooms to be done, along with

the master bedroom.  This is how I decorated it for Christmas...nothing

gets spared at Christmas...  :)

Lets go back to the before...

This picture is actually from our main bathroom

but the color was the same in our master bath.

I like to put out fresh bath mats,

so I have a lot on hand.

The blue is the same as the blue

along the tray ceiling in the bedroom.

It actually looks like two different colors, I

guess that just shows how lighting can affect

the undertones of a color.

I bought this picture at VV boutique.  I actually

bought it for the frame ( in living room) but

once I took it out of the frame I realized how

cute the picture was...so I had to find another frame.

The matting in this picture was another super

find! : )

CHINTZ

Haha, yeppers, not cheap but....I just had to

have this! My family thinks it is funny that

I have this jar of soap that

you are not aloud to use but it cost more

then 1 month supply of soap.  No, I can

not be explained! Haaha

I am linking up with

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/

and

http://www.abeachcottage.com/