More Black Doors

I finally started my upstairs hallway project.  More black doors in my house.  I like everything to flow.  I just took our ugly hollow core doors and added molding.  And I did it all by myself.  John is working and I was antsy to get one door done because I need to get started with a project to get excited about a project. 

 

One door down and way too many to go....

 

This weekend I also did a little antique shop hunting and found some cute little napkin rings.  I have been looking for some to use on my dining room chandelier.  They were exactly what I wanted.  I added a few more pink berries that I had on hand. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the evenings that I wish I could stay home and work on my house all day, but how would I pay for these projects??  And I do enjoy my day job...

 

 

Soon I will have photos of a concrete staining project that I am helping my dear friend with.  Can't wait to see how it turns out!

 



The Color of the Day - Raspberry

I tend to get obsessed with a color.  Today's color of the day is raspberry.  I had purchased some raspberry trim for a project that never happened.  So I decided to use the trim on a new project. My fridge needed some work.

I didn't like all of the clutter and Emma no longer plays with the letters, so it was time for a change and the raspberry trim was calling my name.  I had some leftover fabric from my basement that matched the trim perfectly.  I had purchased a corkboard at TJ Maxx and used spray adhesive to attached the fabric to the cork.

 

Raspberry trim finishes off the rough edges.

 

And the fridge looks much cleaner and prettier :) 

I then couldn't just put the raspberry trim away.  My boring lampshades on the back porch light fixture needed some love.  Hot glue gun and raspberry trim to the rescue.

 

And again I ask myself, why did I wait so long to do these easy projects??

 

 



A Sneak Peak

I was going to show a room at a time and describe what projects I did in each room, but this week I have been so busy and exhausted from my real job that I haven't had time to clean up, much less take pictures.  So I decided I'm going to give you a sneak peak of our downstairs rooms.  With time I will describe the projects I completed in each room, but let's be honest, you want to see pictures and prefer not to read my blabber...

Back porch directly off of the kitchen...

Dining room...

 

Living room...

 

Upstairs bathroom....

 

I have installed my bamboo blinds in the kitchen and am painting the ceiling today.  Slowly, but surely, it is getting closer to being "complete."  Who am I kidding?? No room is ever complete because I'm always planning my next project, or ten.

Hot Glue Gun

 

 



The hot glue gun is my friend.  I can't just have tacks on my bulletin board in my office.  No, I have floral tacks.  And while I was at it, I needed some floral magnets for the fridge at home.  Michael's is a dangerous place for me to go.  I know it seems simple, but these little things make sitting in an office all day so much better. So many projects, so little time....