$12 Goes a Long Way

Thought I would show you my $12 Craigslist table. It used to be blue but a sprayed it black. Now it has a perfect little home in our tiny foyer.

Fish!

Today was a fun day visiting the Georgia Aquarium. Candler loved looking at the fish and loved pointing at everything. So fun to watch her in true amazement.

Old/ New

I think we are finally going to leave the house today! Yea! We have been snowed in since Monday and have quite a bit of cabin fever. We are definitely running out of ways to entertain our 11 month old and our selves. Today I thought I would share a picture of a chest I recently painted for our living room. It was given to us by my in laws. I love it. It was originally a blue and white which just did not fit our decor so I painted it gray with light gray accents and a metallic taupe on the hardware.

Snow Days

Well we are on day 3 of being snowed in. We are getting a little stir crazy so we are hoping it clears up soon. Here are a few picts.

Entertainment. 

Kitchen Before and After

Well we did a little mini makeover to our kitchen. Just some paint and new lighting really. There is still a long list of things to do but I thought I would give you a little sneak peak. We all remember the before of ugly wood cabinets, hideous fluorescent lighting, oh and of course the flower wall paper! 

After
We removed the cabinet doors. I love love the open shelving. I was a little unsure at first if I could do open shelving but now I may never go back. Unloading the dishwasher is a breeze and when you have company over no one is asking where the plates or the glasses are. Just set up the buffet line in the kitchen and everyone grabs what they need!

 We installed corbels from Home Depot under the cabinets for a more custom open shelving look.

  A few details....
~ upper cabinets are painted Alabaster (Sherwin Williams)
~lower cabinets are Useful Grey (SW)
~ trim Alabaster
~walls Natural Choice (SW)
~ hardware Martha Stewart (Home Depot)

This little spice area had doors but I took them off and got these great little spice containers at Ikea.

  New chandelier from Overstock.

New small school house light from Lowes.

You can also see in the above pictures we replaced the fluorescent lighting with recess which made a huge difference. All in all this mini makeover was just under $2000.... not too bad.

Still to do.....
~ curtains for the big widow over looking the back yard.
~ bamboo shades for the other window.
~ lighting above the sink.
~ new rug for breakfast area
~  paint chairs for breakfast area

Long term to do's.....
~ pull up linoleum flooring and refinish hardwoods underneath
~ rip our lower cabinetry and replace to make a true galley style kitchen
~ oh and of course Carrar marble countertops
...... one day!

The New Year is Here!

Hard to believe Christmas has come and gone and 2011 is upon us. Candler had a great first Christmas.

 Unfortunately though she got croup and gave it to Michael and I as well. We were all sick for Christmas but that little lady did not slow down and enjoyed every minute of it.

When she came down stairs Christmas morning she could not stop clapping.

She was so excited about all the toys.... don't tell her Santa put out a lot of the toys she got the night before from Mimmi and Pops so that it looked like more!

Unfortunately because we were sick we were not able to travel to be with my family. We missed them so much. Fortunately though my parents made the journey here to celebrate. Now it is New Years Eve.... crazy huh... we will just by laying low here at home. Michael is working all weekend so relaxing at home it is. Okay by me! Happy New Year!! See you in 2011!

Lately

Sorry I have been MIA for a while. This busy little girl has been keeping me, well, very busy! Here are a few picts of what we have been up to. Hopefully I will be a better blogger in the new year! Merry Christmas!

Baby gates are in full force around here with this very mobile lady!

Cheering on our Auburn Tigers..... will be doing in again on Jan 10!

Thanksgiving weekend

Decorating the tree