family

Re-design

I have been addicted to home decorating, design and organization shows this summer.  Thank goodness for HGTV, The Style Network and the Fine Living channel.  Anyway, while watching the finale of Design Star (Go Jennifer!!!)  I decided that I must complete a redesign in my family room.  Don't get too excited...it was just a teensy weensy one...just wanted to rearrange a few things to freshen things up.  Here are a few photos of the fruits of my labor.  :)

I don't have a "before" photo, but this is just to show the top of my built-ins in the family room.  Before it was bare...I don't know why I never thought to decorate the top of it.  I just took random things from around the house and arranged them together.

Can you see the intro to Design Star on the TV? Pay no attention to the blinds.  I would love plantation shutters there someday.

See this?  This and it's twin were on my dining room table...I just didn't love how it looked.  I'm not married to this either, but I am kind of at a loss.  Oh well, it's something different anyway.  :)

That's about it for now.  I'm getting excited about seeing this chica on Saturday!!!!  We're meeting in Naples to shop til we drop...or run out of money, whichever comes first.  :)

New and Improved

Remember this?

This was my crazy green laundry room.  I loved it at the time...but I've been wanting a change.  That's where the $5.00 paint comes in.  I repainted my laundry room.  The color is actually more grey than green...not what I expected but I love the result.  :) 

I started painting on Monday.  I did two walls, put the paint supplies on the washer for me to start again the next day.  Well, yesterday morning I put a big load of laundry in and sat down at the kitchen table to eat my breakfast.  The washer started shaking a little and then I heard a thunk.  I went into the laundry room and found that the paint can had toppled over into the laundry sink head first.  All of my glorious cheap paint was literally going down the drain.  In a panic I grabbed the roller and started furiously rolling on the paint right from the sink.  I have never painted so quickly in my life.  I ended up not having enough for two coats on the wall with the washer and dryer.  I didn't even do behind them.  But you can't even tell, right?

I need to find something cute to hang up my ironing board and broom and I want to find a cute orange rug to complete the space.  Do you like my picture frame?  Can you tell that I covered it in scrapbook paper?  You can see it lifting a little in the corner, can't you?  LOL  That's a frame that I had in Kenadie's room when it was blue.  The frame had little blue flowers on it and it never occured to me to cover it up.  Oh ya, I also spray-painted the clips black.  :)  Aren't I crafty?  What do you think of my new space?  All it cost me was $5.00 in paint.  :)

   

Cheap paint & yummy recipe

How is that for a title?

Today while at Lowe's I decided to browse the paint in the "Ooops" section.  You know, the paint that was mixed for people and then they decided they didn't like it or want it.  After looking through several gallons of paint I found one that I really liked.  And what a bargain at $5.00.  It's a cross between a green and grey color and almost matches the color of our pool deck. ;)  Please ignore the toes in the 1st photo.

Can you guess what room I am going to use it for?

As for the yummy recipe, I found this recipe and decided that I must make it tonight for dinner.  Off we went to the store to purchase all of the ingredients...only to realize when I got home that I forgot to buy the cheese.  :O  Back out to the store I went.  It was worth the effort because it got Keith's seal of approval.  And if you know Keith, that's hard to come by.  They were surprised to hear that it had squash in it.  It saved me from serving a veggie with dinner tonight.  LOL

Anyway, the photo came out kind of bright, but here is a picture of it in all of it's deliciousness.  Thanks Kendra!!

P.S.  I didn't know you could buy pureed squash in the frozen food section.  I have always bought it in the produce section and cut it up.  Oh ya, I used half sharp cheddar and half Colby/Jack cheese.