Just To Say Hello!!

Just a quick hello and I haven't taken a picture from this view looking from my family room into my dining room so I thought I would share this.Oh and I almost forgot I ordered the red ticking pillows from Pottery Barn for my couches, they were on clearance and I think it will bring in a touch of red from my kitchen, I can't wait to get them!! I hope everyone is having a great week (;

My kitchen and dining room update!

Well I decided to paint my lower part of my cabinets red, if you remember I only had the cabinets under my sink red the rest of them were white. It all started when I found the new lights I replaced the pendant lights over the sink and stove and also changed the one over my island, they are a rubbed bronze finish, they have cute little linen shades. I also replaced my faucet , all of these were purchased at Home Depot. I am really enjoying the dark touches in my house, small changes can make a big difference. Of course this all lead to me changing my wall color in my dining and family room, I used Homestead Resort Buff(satin finish) by Valspar, I love it, its so soft and I wasn't liking the gray, it just wasn't me but I had to give it a try anyways!

See my new little accent chair next to my hutch, it has the cutest ruffles and all of my colors in the slipcover, LOVE IT!! The chair is from Pier 1 (;

I also refinished my farm table top, I sanded the finish off and did a dark stain, I am lovin that too! I still want to replace my dining chairs or redo these but I haven't had a chance to do them yet.

I hope everyone has a great weekend (;

Hugs~Kelly

I'm Still Here!!

I just wanted to say hi and let you all know I am still alive!! I have had major comp problems here and then procrastinated coming back and I'm not sure why, I guess the longer you go without blogging the easier it is to stop. I have painted my dining/family rm gray but I am ready for a change again, crazy isn't it! I have the only house that is losing square footage because the paint , LOL, that's what my husband says!! What do you think of the gray?I have been trying to find some new dining chairs, I want someof the pressed back chairs, I think thats what they are called, I used to see them all the time but now I want some and can't find any, I would like to paint them white and distress them. I hope you all don't hate me for being gone for soooooo long?? Hugs~Kelly

I've missed my blogging buddies!!

Hi everyone, time sure flies when your having fun, LOL, I really had no intentions of abandoning my blog for so long, I think the longer you stay away the easier it gets and I just wasn't sure what to say! We had a great Christmas with family and friends. We, meaning Jeff, me and friends spent New Years in the Everglades at a camp out there only accessible by airboat, I don't have pic's because I forgot my darn camera, but lets just say it's ruffing it but in a good way, the cabin has a huge generator that runs electricity to the cabin so you have all the ammenities of home, kitchen, bathroom, shower etc. we had a blast, we were there for two nights, pretty amazing that in the middle of no where they have cabins and we also went back and forth by airboat to visit other friends in another cabin, it's like having a neighborhood in the middle of the FL Everglades. So now I want to show you my new banner made out of vintage hankies, so cute isnt it, I purchased after reading about it on Cindy's ~My Romantic Home blog, she showed a pic she took while at a flea market, the lady has an etsy shop so I hopped over there and bought myself one, I just love it!

Oh and I was so excited to here that Ikea had these slipcovers on clearance for $9.00 they were originally I believe it was $299.99, they only had the three seater couch covers left but I have the loveseat too, so it's a little big on the loveseat but it works!

I moved my dining rm back into my living rm area and I thought I would take a pic of my farm table in this area, I'm enjoying it in here for now!

Oh look who/what I found lurking on the shelves at Homegoods, Rachels new book, which I had not bought yet, I couldn't get my hands on this one fast enough, and I wanted to scream with excitement!!

Well thats all for now, it sure feels good to be back, I have missed my blogging buddies, I hope everyone is having a fabulous start to their New Year!!

Hugs~Kelly

Some Flea Market Finds!

This is a quick post but I wanted to show ya what I found at a little flea market we went to on Sat. Look at this champaigne bucket, LOVE IT and I thought it was a good deal for $20.00, it's so heavy! I added some shredded paper and just popped one of my sweet little snowmen in it for Christmas, I just love it!

I couldn't get to this lampshade fast enough when I saw it, the lace is so pretty on it! The pic below is with it lit.............( in case your wondering $10.00 for the lampshade)

Oops you'll have to turn your head sideways for this one, sorry, I picked up these dishes for $10.00 and it included 3 platters and a sugar and creamer, it isn't a complete set but I will just mix them with others I have. Have a great week, I'm off to enjoy time with my Mom (;

Hugs~Kelly

Where my tree ended up!!

I don't think I have ever moved a tree around as much as I have this one, LOL, I tried really hard to make it work the way it was but there was just not enough room so I had to move everything back to it's original place and it's finally done!! My Mom and Dad will be here today and I have lots to do so I hope you enjoy the few pic's I was able to take and now I need to get busy with all the other stuff that I haven't been able to get done. Merry Christmas (;
Hugs~Kelly
P.S. These pic's don't do it justice it looks prettier in person, I had a difficult time getting a good pic and you can hardly see my lights ):

I sure wish you all were here!

Well I should know how to do this posting by now but I usually put the pic's on first and this time I decided to write first so all my text went to the bottom and do you think I know how to move it NOPE I sure don't LOL! So enjoy the pic's and then you can read why I need you all here!

I sure wish you all were here to help me decide where to put my tree, I don't have enough room, LOL, I want it in my living rm but since I moved my living rm to my dining rm I don't have enough space for my tree, I did this to make more rm for Thanksgiving dining and I really like it this way but where to put the tree! Do you think you could stop by and help me, pleeeese? I just keep standing in the middle of the rms thinking hmmmm what do I do now, move it all back the other way??

Hugs~Kelly