Next Big Furniture Project????

Close Up of the Wine Slots
Close Up of the Bottom

Close Up of the Detailing on the Top-I love that part!

The hutch

So, my Nana moved to Virginia!!! and I inherited her hutch from her dining room. I remember it from my childhood and it is in great shape. It will provide some nice storage and allow me to display my china that has only been used three times, since it is stored really out of the way currently. I like it as is, but I am wondering if I should paint it or add some wallpaper to the back or do something to jazz it up and add some color to my dining room? I am hoping to paint the walls gray and then either do light pink or light yellow curtains.....The furniture in there is very traditional and I am going to try and add a more contemporary twist.......If anyone happens to look at this, what are your thoughts????

Updates on the Family Room and Kitchen

Pottery Barn slipcover and new pillows
Mantel and bookshelves looking a bit better-note the coral throw that I scored on overstock. com this fall

Crewel (sp) lampshade from Home Goods

Kitchen valence and cute preschool tush

Couch's new look

The main area of the house is definitely coming together. The white bookshelves and cabinets made a HUGE difference! That along with some ufab curtains and throw pillows courtesy of my mom, and I am loving it.

Another Playroom Touch

A sweet Brothers canvas, courtesy of My Sleeping Beauty.  I love the saying and the colors match the rug perfectly!!!  Thanks, Eva!

New Curtains, Courtesy of Mimi

So here is a shot of my new family room curtains, courtesy of my mom.  The fabric is a nice almost linen blend in tan with cranberry red dots.  I am trying to pick up the color in the rug, but with the walls being tan, I wonder if I should have gone with a bolder color on the windows?  My husband is not a fan of bold, so I was hesitant to do anything crazy in the family room, where we spend so much of our time.  I thought he would like them, but alas, no.  What do you think?  I find it challenging to dress these windows because they are three across with transoms.  We also already have blinds on them (that were there when we moved in), and knowing how expensive a house full of blinds are, I am hesitant to take them down.  Should I pull/tie the curtains off to the sides or just leave them hanging?  Any thoughts would be appreciated!!!

 A pic of the windows (the rod was left there by the first owners and I am not sure if it works or not)

And below, a close up of the fabric, courtesy of ufab.



Hello White!

Can anyone guess what my favorite color is?  You guessed it!  I just LOVE the bright white cabinets that we were so lucky to have painted this weekend while we were up at my brother's wedding.  I think they turned out great, and we are so thankful to Taylor Lineberry for pulling it through for us!  Definitely money well spent!!!  I think it brightens up the whole house, pulls out the Corian countertops, and makes the black appliances finally match with the backsplash!  I think Russ and I are both kicking ourselves for not making this our first investment in our new home:)  Enjoy! 

When I get the family room pulled back together, I'll post some pics of that corner of the room....

A new project on the horizen?

So, I found this great console table for my front hallway at Posh in Midlothian.  It was robin egg blue, beautifully distressed, with great mirrors on the front.  Priced at around$ 650, I was sure I was going to get it for my birthday.  Alas, someone snagged it first! 

After the relative success of my kitchen table redo, I went on the hunt for a new piece of furniture to paint and headed over to Class and Trash for a virginal visit.  It was great!!!  Although I found nothing like the piece at Posh, I did spy this great dresser that I am hoping to find a place for in my home.  Although it is black and already beautifully distressed, I am still dying to grab a paint brush again, so it might need to be transformed anyways.  What do you think?

Playroom Project

My inspiration via 2bp.blogspot.com..........

 The blank wall before...

And my after....

Please excuse my awful blogging skills.  These pics were taken on my Droid and I am not exactly Blogger Mobile savvy.  I left my real camera at the beach so there are no in-process shots.  All I did was get some cheap, lightweight letters at JoAnns and a can of navy spray-paint. 

The projects have been few and far between due to being a single parent for the past 14 days, 3 hours and 22 minutes, but my mind is still churning up ideas at a mile a minute!   Stay tuned for some more projects to come!