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My Mudroom/Back Entry Way:

Niski welcomes you to our home. {We lost our sweet doxie girl 12/10.}

Entryway to the back yard before we bought the house with single door and blue carpeting (standing in dining room).

Installation of French doors:

New slate tile floor:

Alphabet Chair accent tutorial

*My chair was featured in Better Homes & Gardens 100 Decorating Ideas Under $100!

Key keeper for those who LOSE everything!. Key Keeper Tutorial

We decided to repurpose this mirror that was hanging over the fireplace when we purchased our home (picture of living room before we bought the house). Remove very carefully. Luckily ours was only held in place by brackets. No glue.

This is the room that I decorate (and I’m not exaggerating) at least once of month, sometimes more.

Ready for summer:

Then it looked like this for a while:

Then a holding room for the wingbacks…

then this..

Christmas 2011: New paint, curtains

No sew drop cloth script curtain tutorial.

Custom Chalkboard Paint Tutorial {and edging tips}

The sitting room is now a special dining space for two:

no sew drop cloth script curtains

valentine's day, dining nook

Sitting room December 2012:

We’re working on the kitchen! Here it is now:

When we moved in…

In progress…

Painting Kitchen Cabinet Tutorial

Now (still working on stove backsplash and DIY kitchen island)…

Countertops are Virginia Jet Mist granite. Dark charcoal grey with random white veining. The closest we could find to soapstone but with less maintenance.

Installing tile backsplash tutorial {marble subway tile}

Marble subway tiles…so pretty! The picture below shows how we finished off the edge of the backsplash…

Walls are painted True Value’s “Old Fashioned”.

Isn’t it pretty? It’s perfect for showing off some reclaimed barnwood going in the room and our new distressed medium-tone bamboo floors.

BEFORE

AFTER (Yes…small pantry closet is gone! So is the vinyl flooring!)

Testing out some accent colors with the new wall color:

Deciding on color scheme…

A few more updates, a little closer to the final reveal!

How to screw into tile backsplash.

Waterstone Towson Faucets and zero radius sink

Lazy Susan spice loft, sliding ladder and cook book library.

Lazy Susan spice loft tutorial

Antique Chicken Feeder turned cook book library.

Sliding ladder tutorial.

Good-bye vinyl and luan floor:

New Antiqued Fossilized Java (distressed/wide plank) bamboo flooring! {Before/After}
calibamboo.com

We found this beautiful huge piece at a junk/antique store {Cappy’s Corner}. Perfect fit!

New Wide Door Trim installation on French Doors

Clock Door, Spice Loft, Cook Book Library

Door Clock Tutorial

PAINTED FOAM PLAYMAT TO KITCHEN MAT TUTORIAL

BEFORE

puzzle playmat, painted foam mat tutorial

AFTER

So easy to entertain and grill in the summer…with the patio conveniently off the kitchen.

DIY Ottoman building tips.

Once we have enough saved, there will be a stand alone refrigerator and freezer here:

Latest updates:

Cow canvas (wuslu.com)
Area rug (OneKingsLane.com) – with DIY red detail
DIY distressed Farmer’s Market sign (tutorial coming soon)
DIY door clock
Two teacher’s desks create a temporary island/eat in area
DIY lazy Susan spice rack, DIY sliding ladder and antique chicken feeder cook book library
Numbered red/glazed dresser {microwave cart and storage}

Kitchen when we bought the house:

Kitchen now: