Adding some color for the 4th

 I added my red toile pillows to my bed for some color and I hung my flag over my fireplace!! I hope everyone has a fun filled and safe holiday enjoyed with family and friends!!

Where is Oyster Pond??

I wish I knew where it was because I would have to take a road trip to see it, but I do know that it must be a beautiful place! I found this pretty painting at Goodwill and on the back of it it says Oyster pond woods hole in Spring, someone loved it enough to paint it and the colors are just perfect especially next to the new color of my tv armoire (;  Slowly but surely my house is coming together, I have been trying to simplify my decorating which is easier said than done, I am getting there though. Next on my list is painting my hutch in my dining room a creamy white and I am also adding unfinished cabinets from Lowes to my laundry room for more storage, I can't wait to get started on that project, I have an 11 ft wall to work with in there and I am hoping to add wood counter tops from Ikea also, I'm so excited about it. I will be sure to keep you updated!

My tv armoire

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I painted my tv armoire, if you remember it was pine and it has been used and abused and needed a facelift, I saw that The Nester from the Nesting place had painted hers this pretty color it's called Halcyon Green (satin) from Sherwin Williams. I love it!  You can see I also painted my coffee table black, I'm not so sure about this yet?? Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend (;

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