Tag: Kitchen Update

Kitchen Makeover – The Reveal

Kitchen Makeover – The Reveal

Hi! I’m off to Haven tomorrow to meet fellow bloggers and brand sponsors. If you are a fellow Haven Maven, then welcome to my blog. Today I am finally going to show you the finished kitchen. I started the kitchen back in September of 2012, 

Kitchen Progress – Nearly Done

Kitchen Progress – Nearly Done

So, life happened again. It seems to do that to me on a fairly regular basis. When the last I left you, I was in the midst of a painting hell known to few people. A LOT has happened since then. Here’s some of the 

Diary of a Sad Painter

Diary of a Sad Painter

Day 1: Dear Diary, My quest to redo my kitchen is nearly finish. The goal is in sight. After exposing the brick wall; putting in new counters and a sink; rearranging, building, and upgrading the cabinetry (complete with crown molding); fixing walls and adding a 

Kitchen Update – Crossing Things Off

Kitchen Update – Crossing Things Off

Last week, I didn’t update things because I basically hadn’t gotten much done.  A lot of the work I did was the detail stuff you don’t really see in pictures. The only thing really noticeable consisted of finishing the radiator cover that Hubs had started 

Kitchen Update – Happiness in a Paint Can

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for another round of Dueling DIY – Kitchen Renovation. I’m playing along with Sarah at The Ugly Duckling House and Carrie from Brick City Love. Be sure to check out all their progress. Word has it that Sarah’s home 

How To Make a Bare Edison Bulb Chandelier

How To Make a Bare Edison Bulb Chandelier

If you’ve been following my kitchen remodeling progress (summed up from last year here, and updated here, here, here, here and here) you may have seen the bare Edison bulb chandelier I made out of a framed ceiling tile I picked up at Goodwill for 

Kitchen Update – Prep Work

You would think that not having posted in two weeks I’d have more progress to show you. When I last left you, I had patched some wonky areas in the plaster over top of my pretty paint.

Kitchen Update – Meh Edition

Kitchen Update – Meh Edition

This week was complicated. And cold. And I’ve reached the point in the year in which I am emotionally done being a full-time caregiver to my special needs sister-in-law, Katie.

Kitchen Update – Challenge Accepted

Kitchen Update – Challenge Accepted

As you may know, I’m working on finishing my kitchen. I like to read the blog, The Ugly Duckling House, and Sarah, the writer of the blog is also in the middle of kitchen reno. Sarah is in a Dueling DIY battle – Clash of 

Gratitude, a Count down and an Update

Gratitude, a Count down and an Update

After my big push to increase my blogging in October, it appears I’ve fallen back into my old ways. Some of you mentioned how down I sounded in my last post. I’m not going to lie. My battle with depression has been raging for the