Board & Batten Beadboard Kitchen Island

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When we first walked through this house 4 1/2 years ago the first thing I said was “I hate the kitchen.”  It was awful — stock cabinets with no molding whatsoever, mismatched appliances, terrible countertops and awful flooring.  We have made continual changes to this space as time and budget has permitted.  I loved the {…Read More…}





Measurement Conversion Chart

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Yesterday I showed you how I organized my measuring cups and spoons.  You may have noticed a large, blank space above where I organized them.  While hanging anything else up there would have proven to be a challenge to get down I decided to use that space to have a commonly used conversion table. I {…Read More…}





Organizing Measuring Cups and Spoons

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I am always searching for measuring cups and/or spoons.   I think I have about 5 sets and none of them are complete.   I am always in search of the perfect organization for my measuring cups.   So when I was perusing Pinterest I came upon this brilliant idea from Family Handyman and decided {…Read More…}





Distressed Black Cabinets Part 2

For part one of my cabinet remodel click here. 1. I handed painted with a HIGH QUALITY BRUSH (mine is a Purdy brand and it ROCKS!) all the cabinet bases by hand. You can also use one of those foam rollers if you would like. I found it just as easy to use a brush. {…Read More…}





Distressed Black Cabinets Part 1 PREP

I got about fifteen comments asking how I painted my cabinets.  Since I did it almost a year ago when I had about 100 followers I figured I would repost this in case you wondering how it is done…  Alright I am going to attempt to walk you through how I did my kitchen cabinets. {…Read More…}





Kitchen Reveal

REPOST:  This is a repost of my kitchen reveal from nearly a year ago. It is finally here! The day I have been waiting for all my life. Ok…maybe just 1 year, 3 months, 1 week and 1 day for. My kitchen no longer looks craptastically oak! What an exciting day. So here are the {…Read More…}





Project #20 Hang Moulding on Cabinets

Are you kidding me? No, I have not done a new project. I sat on my butt holding my new baby girl watching my mother-in-love clean my kitchen floor, bathrooms, do my laundry and clean my kitchen while my father-in-love was busy hanging moulding on the top and bottom of my kitchen cabinets and doing {…Read More…}