Catching Up

I have a few more things I need to update!  We got a new couch a few months ago.  Our old one was wearing way too quickly.  Luckily, we sold it for almost as much as we bought it for.  Plus, in this picture, you can see our curtains we got in the summer.  

During Christmas break I made a wreath.  I found an idea on Pinterest that looked pretty fun and different.  Since we have a little tree-trimming business on the side, we oftentimes have limbs, branches, stumps, etc. in our trailer.  So I scavenged up a few twigs and made this window pane  wreath.  I'm still thinking about adding some red berries to it, or something to spice it up a little bit more.  

Kitchen Remodel!!!  

THANK GOODNESS this project is OVER!!!  It took us 3 months to get this blasted project done!  We have a rather large kitchen, though, so that's how I justify the time.  We found this idea on Pinterest, of course.  I swear, that site will be the death of me, and probably many women...or their husbands.  Anyway, we followed this ladies blog to the t.  

We first took off all of the cupboards (27 total), and then the drawers (14 total) and sanded everything.  We added beadboard to the middle of each cupboard using liquid nails, and used caulking to seal up the edges.  The beadboard really added a lot to the look of the cupboards! We then had to prime everything.  And primer stinks.  Bad.  We used Zinsser Cover Stain Primer.  We did 3 coats of primer on everything.  And then came the paint.  We used the color Swiss Coffee by Behr.  Once again, we put on 3 coats.  

Everything that was in our cupboards and drawers at this point was then in the living room.  We ate out a lot during this time!  

My husband is, well, AMAZING!!!  I'm such a lucky lady to have a handy-man like him! 

And then came the fun part!  NOT.  We detailed every stinkin' cupboard and drawer.  27+14=41.  Yup.  Forty-one.  We mixed faux glaze with Behr Fired Earth for the detail work.  We then took small paintbrushes and painted the edges, wiping off any excess with a wet paper towel.  Once all the detailing was finished we put on the protective coating.  We used a clear satin polycrylic, 3 coats.  

We didn't want to buy new hinges so we spray painted the hinges and screws.  We used Rust-Oleum Hammered.  We got our hardware from an internet site (doorcorner.com) and saved a lot of $$$.  

We added beadboard to the bar, as well as the big island/bar in the kitchen.  Luckily, we didn't do the detailing on this part!  We then put quarter-round baseboard all around- mostly to cover up the gap between the tile and the base.

The beadboard is also there on that island/bar.  We also changed out the white outlet by the garbage can for a black one.

 Unfortunately, when I make the before & after picture bigger, it gets more fuzzy!  :(  So just look at these other pictures.

As you can see, we also had our counters painted!  We did NOT do this one ourselves!  We thought about buying the Rust-Oleum counter-top refinishing kits- between the cost, the reviews, the amount of counter-top, and the research, we decided it would be best to have someone else do it.  Luckily, Kyle's uncle does that for a living!  :)  They keep the original counter-top (formica), sand it down, and then spray a load of chemicals all over it.  It looks pretty dang close to granite, so we're happy.

Now, we get to change all the paint colors!  We are going to paint the walls with some pretty fun grays and blues.  But, give me some time to recuperate from this project first!