tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76765841100363489712024-03-14T05:09:15.453-07:00The Survival YearsDesigning a home in spite of the chaos that threatens to take over any. given. day.Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-15570609362271958162012-03-14T15:31:00.000-07:002012-03-14T15:31:05.600-07:00a new blog?Maybe I should be posting on a different kind of blog. I love to read the home design blogs, but I just don't have the kind of time those ladies have....I know all moms like to say they are busy (and they are) but a mom of one, or a mom of a few that are all in school can't compare to a mom of many young kids that are HOME.<br />
So maybe this will have to remain a practice blog for a few more years. Maybe one day I will have a little bit of time to take pictures, upload pictures, and post pictures. That is so far out of the realm of possibilities at the present moment. Too busy surviving still.....Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-32602172923493755402012-02-06T15:53:00.000-08:002012-02-06T15:53:53.525-08:00a baking experimentI haven't blogged much about baking, but I could, since i do it pretty often. Yesterday I gave a shot at thin chewy-crispy chocolate chip cookies. Final review- not awful, but not as good as my regular.<br />
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Here is where I could type up the recipe (assuming I had readers.) With a picture of course (not taken yet...gotta do that asap as there are only a few left...)<br />
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And then, I should add the recipe for my standards, since I say they are better than the new...<br />
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So, there. A potential post.Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-23986872189308501992012-01-10T06:39:00.000-08:002012-01-10T06:39:10.875-08:00Big purchaseSince we started building the house, I have wanted a seating area in the master bedroom. For a few months I have been eyeing a sofa from Pottery Barn, specifically because it came in an "apartment size." I think a regular sofa would be too large, and a loveseat has funny proportions (I think.) So maybe a month ago I outlined the size with tape on the floor, then went to the nice mall that has a PB and looked at the fabrics in person. Then, I asked for a giftcard for christmas from my parents. Then Darling traded in our credit card points for another giftcard. Then the PB catalog arrived for this month with a 15% coupon code!! I have some Christmas money to put towards the balance, and for the rest, I have been trimming our grocery bill each week for the last couple weeks. SO, last night I finally pulled the trigger. I am so nervous, I hope I love it....should be here in approx 8 weeks.<br />
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I may or may not have tossed a crystal chandelier into my cart while I was at it....the total was so high anyway, might as well :)<br />
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Pics in a few months!Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-72957833904941597142012-01-05T11:26:00.000-08:002012-01-05T11:26:00.775-08:00My New Year's ResolutionIt seems as though a blog is a good place to state your resolution. It took me a few days to think of one, but I realized that<b> I need to stop being lazy at night! </b><br />
I have fallen into the habit of collapsing on the couch once all the kids are finally in bed, then I stay put for a few hours and eventually go to bed. So, my new goal is to make sure that not only are the dishes done, but the sink scrubbed clean and maybe even wiping down all 23 miles of countertops each night. Oh, and the family room straightened so that when I inevitably collapse on the couch, I am looking at a clean room! <br />
And a note as to why blogging is not working for me, I started typing this over 24 hours ago, and it took me this long to write this little. Too many interruptions.Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-16128422698870956472011-12-09T09:05:00.000-08:002011-12-09T09:05:11.611-08:00Christmas!Finally got a few pictures of the Holiday decor around here, although there are a few more I want to take. The I am semi-happy with the tree this year, I bought lots of new ornaments. I'm calling it my silver tree, but it could really be named my Walmart tree because most of the ornaments came from there! With 4 young kids, I don't travel far from home!! And they are all shatterproof, rather than having the bottom 1/3 of the tree bare, like usual.<br />
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And last for today, the dining room...<br />
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So my new kitchen in my new house is all of 1 yr old, and I want to tear it out. I have such regret about it. Sigh. I blame all the blogs I read. At the time we were building I didn't know I would have liked to have wood floors in the kitchen, or white white cabinets, etc etc. But the reality is we spent many many thousands of dollars on our tile floors and wood cabinets thinking that we would never want to change them. Hmm.<br />
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Well, what I can change is the counters for sure. That was the one place we skimped, so it is just laminate. And when those are ripped off, I think the backsplash won't survive, maybe change that, and I am thinking maybe even the cabinets could be painted (but this makes me nervous b/c we have soooo many, and did I mention they were expensive?)<br />
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So basically I think the only thing that is more or less NOT changeable is the tile floors. Ceramic in the color "mushroom" which is a medium beige with some gray tones in them. I have an extra cabinet door in the garage, so I think I might paint it white and bring it in to see how the cool white looks against the warm-toned tile.<br />
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I have been shopping for counters. I am thinking quartz or concrete with a butcher block top on the island. Haven't researched the concrete much yet. Found some great gray quartz options though....<br />
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A few years down the line for sure, but it gives me hope :) See the original kitchen <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_SfEBLxnBh43IPY39WkKXaN5ArDLGjp78fJKmFuKwrvibKc06TAndkfbin49pEfIS8SMZmNumncCNgwWdbryG4q5oime5zdX03VZ0JSn0ohOHsw7qGGTLjDgpuUazrttQ-3UD97PMRQ/s1600/013.JPG">here,</a> shortly after we moved in.Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-36945389451865446142011-06-23T18:14:00.000-07:002011-06-23T18:14:59.048-07:00Think-of-a-dinner ThursdayThursdays mean groceries are running low and dinner needs some creative thinking. <br />
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Result = Cold Nachos<br />
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Tortilla chips topped with leftover (ie cold) grilled chicken, sliced avacado and chunks of jalepeno jack cheese.<br />
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Really good, so I am blogging it in an attempt to remember it.<br />
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Except even I do not read my own blog.....Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-13981183110301087402011-06-23T05:08:00.000-07:002011-06-23T05:08:05.755-07:00Split PersonalityI know people often describe themselves as having an ADD design problem, but that isn't my issue. I have a design split personality, and I can't figure out which one to settle with.<br />
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I went into Marshall's yesterday because I was so jealous of all the HomeGoods talk (which we don't have around here.) I hadn't been in there in about 6 years and didn't have high expectations. But, I found tons of stuff I loved! Came home with 4 pillows and 2 mirror-y things (wall art).<br />
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But thy conflict with each other. The pillows are Pottery Barn-looking. Casual, rustic-y. The mirrors are so cool (not in perfect shape, but so unique!) They have a very cool graphic shape and definitely a more modern shape. I will definitely take photos and add them....sometime. Have to take the baby to the doctors first.<br />
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I don't know, things are feeling disjointed around here.Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-79223385715353446682011-06-21T08:52:00.000-07:002011-06-21T08:52:55.992-07:00Summer Project GoalsNeed a permanent copy of this so that I don't get distracted.<br />
1. CLEAN UP THE FREAKING GARAGE!!!!!!!!<br />
a) get rid of junk<br />
b) paint walls<br />
c) clean floors/windows<br />
d) paint step<br />
e) organize what is left<br />
f) park at least 1 car inside the 3 car garage<br />
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Crossing #1 off the list would be good enough for me, but just for the heck of it, here is the rest of the list<br />
.2. dig out the huge bed in front of the house to use up the huge pile of mulch left over<br />
a) gravel around all drain spouts<br />
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Inside projects that might have to be fall projects<br />
3. kitchen lighting and bar<br />
4. Painting bedrooms<br />
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Lots more, but that should keep us busy for a whileEmily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-42260477584955453562011-06-15T12:00:00.000-07:002011-06-15T12:00:39.214-07:00A party and a sandwich discoveryI have a hard time eating healthy foods b/c I am so busy with the kids. Darling hosted a party over the weekend, and of course i didn't get to eat any of the food he made b/c I was so busy getting the kids settled and general hosting duties (but i did find time to keep my wine glass filled!) So, as he was cleaning up the leftovers at 11 pm that night, I was trying to grab whatever I could to eat. There was not much left, but I tossed together pita wedges, hummus and cucumbers and viola! Yummy sandwich, pretty healthy! I am particular about hummus because I don't like garlic (yuck!!) but there is a red pepper variety that Darling buys that I like. So now it is just a matter of keeping the ingredients on hand...<br />
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On another note, I realized that I hate photography. A key component of all the home blogs I like to read. So I have no pictures of my yummy sandwich. Because I didn't think of it til days later. And then it would have taken me a week to upload them. And then I would realize it was terrible quality. Cuz I don't know how to use the camera. And I don't care to learn. So, that is a lot of the slowness on this blog, a lack of motivation to deal with the photos. Hmm. Something for me to think about....Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-49884103463965781942011-05-31T11:38:00.000-07:002011-05-31T11:38:58.107-07:00Family and Powder Room UpdatesFinally uploaded some photos that have been sitting in the camera forever.<br />
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First, I know that I showed the process of adding the wainscoting to the 1st floor powder room. I wasn't too sure about it, but I am happy that it is done. And I really like my Ikea mirror-<br />
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Fingers crossed that I will have the final pics soon!Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-54551713905549165782011-05-02T11:20:00.000-07:002011-05-02T11:20:04.537-07:00A mantel accessorizedEven before I had 4 kids, I wasn't very into accessories, and it's only gotten worse in the last 6 years. It has to be a special occasion for me to put on a necklace! I realized that was true of my house as well. I just don't have time to wander a store and find a little something here and there to decorate with.<br />
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I convinced Darling to build a mantle....<br />
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all in the name of Christmas decorations....<br />
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but once those came down, I didn't have anything to replace it with. So I tossed a few things I had lying around up there to show that i had the intention of decorating it...someday.<br />
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So, that is my before and after. Sorry I don't have close-ups. Maybe I can add those another day, I'm out of time today. This was a thrown together at the last second post. I wasn't sure how well I'd keep up with a blog, but I made myself promise to participate each month in...<br />
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/>Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-20280622101993420932011-04-24T18:49:00.000-07:002011-04-24T18:49:52.681-07:00The OutsideIn addition to having 101 projects left to do inside, we have about 99 to do outside as well. First up was this very necessary addition.<br />
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Unfortunately, our brand new 3-car garage was a freaking disaster from day one. And I blame you, Darling. Sorry, but you could have cleaned 50 tons of garbage out of the old garage rather that moving it all to the new garage. Anyway, the garage has a mouse issue now, so that is lighting a fire under the situation, and now that the shed has arrived, we might finally get control of what should be a reasonably spacious garage. Hope to have some pictures of that soon.<br />
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Next up, this! <br />
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We have a large vaulted wall in our master bedroom that I thought would work for her.<br />
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But now that she is in the room (on the floor, not hung up) she is quite heavy looking. Touring around blogland made me think to spray paint her and lighten up the heavy black frame. So, I've been spending some time tonight thinking about what color. The plan is to paint the room "natural linen" beige with white board and batten. Sooo...white? cream? apple green?? If anyone stumbles by this, leave a comment. I'll be so shocked I promise to take your color suggestion!Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-50422651414772119792011-04-15T12:17:00.000-07:002011-04-15T12:17:11.543-07:00Little progressI think I need to start using this blog to keep track of what I am doing. Since no one reads it anyway, no need to wait for pictures and all to do a complete post!<br />
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Today I sanded down the edges of the hallway chair rail b/c they were dangerously sharp (the returns) and touched up the sanded spots while I had the paint out...<br />
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And I had the paint out because it was time to wrap up this little project that I will call the big mistake :( We had discussed putting up beadboard in the powder room, but it wasn't necessarily high on the priority list. Eventually I couldn't stand the white walls, and started painting. It looked GREAT!! I used Glidden Woodsmoke, and it looked fab with the ORB fixtures. I did stop at chair level, incase we went ahead with the beadboard. It stayed for a few months, and just when I was about to paint the bottom, Darling decided to proceed with the beadboard. As he was loading the materials into the cart, I said "maybe we shouldn't...." But he assured me that it would just be a few hours and it would be done. And that this thicker (wider) beadboard that he was choosing was going to look great.<br />
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Unfortunately, wrong on all accounts. 1. This started a month ago and still is not done. 2. The wider board does not look good because 3. IT IS NOT BEADBOARD. Nope. It is just planks. <br />
No bead...Just board. If you have this in your house, I wouldn't hate it, but it is NOT what I wanted. It is a casual farmhouse-y style, which is just not what I was going for. Plus the bathroom already had the 2 piece (ie formal) crown molding that went up a few months ago. Not a good style match. Plus, any type of wainscoting is supposed to follow that rule of thirds- 1/3 or 2/3 of the wall. This is at a random height of 4 feet (8 foot boards cut in half)<br />
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So Darling, thank you for your hard work and effort. I'm sorry I dislike it. But it is what it is, and the fact that it remains unfinished was starting to make me really HATE the room, so I thought I better get to it and finish up. So, I filled the nail holes and slapped on a quick coat of semi-gloss. Pictures to follow.Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-29616816251263835862011-04-04T18:45:00.000-07:002011-04-04T18:45:30.409-07:00Window Coverings b&aWhat in the world is the PC name for them?? Curtains? Drapes? I think draperies are just heavy curtains. Curtains sound so country....speaking of which- Our country curtains are gone! As i was saying in the old house recap, I was trying hard to reuse the family room curtains, but it just wasn't the right look for the new house. The old FR had a farmhouse country feel to it (<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwik05W5jVB7ffI-tALk6X96kapQ8_6qMtL4Ghyfj6aJAqiZ1BmYBBxS9MvLrysGqXSa3XVgfW9Y1i4Bnz4V-8wBtX8w_qwd_BO9c-JjfuQKJY5rFBHgrx_KlQheXpgA-aWxI2IF3anGc/s1600/Upper+Forde+Dr+034.jpg">see?</a>), and it just wasn't working here.<br />
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So, I found some new "treatments" online that i thought had potential and debated forever, then finally bought one panel to see. And I still wasn't sure. But then I found a coupon code, so I ordered the rest. And here they are.<br />
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I wasn't crazy about the rod-pocket style, but Darling cut a hole in them for me so that I could extend them all the way to the end of the rod (meaning over the rod holder piece) which did improve the look. The fabric is a little thin, but it does hang ok, which may be due to the fact that I ordered 108" so the sheer weight of that length of fabric must help. They are puddled now, and once we figure out what kind of trim will go around the ceiling we can adjust and hang higher if needed. We are debating btwn a simple crown or a complex coffered :)<br />
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Now, I am jumping the gun on pictures of the room itself, b/c that has a ton of work left. Currently I need to find accessories for the mantle with some height that will accentuate that lovely mirror! Oh, and sorry I didn't clean the junk away in any of the photos. I have to work fast around here.Emily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04825933624021910427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676584110036348971.post-81664091240019016282011-03-27T18:28:00.000-07:002011-03-27T18:28:35.480-07:00(old) Living & Dining Room TourThe living room of course started out as an empty room since this was our first house. It took us a few months to get sofas and tables, and then the decorating began. First, it was mustard yellow....in my head i guess i was thinking Tuscan cafe or something, but it just turned out mustard yellow. Darling insisted it had to go. Immediately. Bless him. He chose this stone green color himself and painted right over the yellow (same weekend, i think) It was good for a long time, but by the time we were leaving, I was very tired of it's darkness. You can't see in the photos, but we did add a simple one piece crown.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YGggiY1qWB6TLo41bnPX4_MuJjuMFVcOgoL6PgpeF318SgWLDdSg0uP_dWuSPFoJVNH_VVIxmcieNl8J8qD7Y0z2g-xsp8nq2BKrHPjG37E4DNroMimUCSrrtNN8DJqgC6HyG5e0hrc/s1600/Upper+Forde+Dr+017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YGggiY1qWB6TLo41bnPX4_MuJjuMFVcOgoL6PgpeF318SgWLDdSg0uP_dWuSPFoJVNH_VVIxmcieNl8J8qD7Y0z2g-xsp8nq2BKrHPjG37E4DNroMimUCSrrtNN8DJqgC6HyG5e0hrc/s400/Upper+Forde+Dr+017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I had a lot of red accessories in there for a quite a while, but red and I ended our friendship abruptly when I woke up one day and no longer liked it. At all. But I didn't feel like replacing the curtains, and since they were more rust color anyway, i added in a few rust accents. Then came the day when we ripped out the pristine white carpeting and added the hardwood. We debated dark wood, but already had light oak railings and the idea of sanding and restaining them sounded horrible, so we went with the honey oak. Beautiful 5" planks that we loved. (And insisted on in the new house -different wood) It was so nice to have a floor that felt solid since the builder had skipped over the process of screwing down the subfloor under the carpet.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg669-vHMMA2d3NHvxYXDxjAYtzi4teef9jYiM5Vf7_wcbHLOppT43FDFMciGiPaOnsx7VszurwdSNtvCs6mO5kkJQaDQMHUmYIDuGjq3rh3mUIQ1z-V_Og10oh3rr06axD5eQN8ueE0Wk/s1600/Upper+Forde+Dr+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg669-vHMMA2d3NHvxYXDxjAYtzi4teef9jYiM5Vf7_wcbHLOppT43FDFMciGiPaOnsx7VszurwdSNtvCs6mO5kkJQaDQMHUmYIDuGjq3rh3mUIQ1z-V_Og10oh3rr06axD5eQN8ueE0Wk/s400/Upper+Forde+Dr+019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> That carpet is another thing I have been trying to salvage in the new house. This one in the dining room was purchased for the living room and i quickly realized it was much to small, so i moved it over and invested in the larger one as well. They really are beautiful rugs, but again...they just seemed so much better at the old house. Not the right style here....too bad rugs are soooo expensive!!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G7IbubSK_737qC_7xbFMC4-5M9-RyefkMK6RiTcGWdq1WXTvokobdL5USk0vwT7G99za75a2TwZuM8gU-vqr8VUkWwUDvaWlBY3KgZOez5DMSEl7oxxaI92ZvGwK0dsggR_4jcnBjeM/s1600/Upper+Forde+Dr+029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G7IbubSK_737qC_7xbFMC4-5M9-RyefkMK6RiTcGWdq1WXTvokobdL5USk0vwT7G99za75a2TwZuM8gU-vqr8VUkWwUDvaWlBY3KgZOez5DMSEl7oxxaI92ZvGwK0dsggR_4jcnBjeM/s400/Upper+Forde+Dr+029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> My darling husband put up the backsplash himself after we got a quote and found it crazy expensive. We thought it turned out great for a very first attempt at tile. The cabinet hardware was replaced a few times. The original brassy brass handles were spray painted a hammered nickel, and that actually worked well for years, but then Darling wanted to replace them altogether, which was an expensive undertaking we probably shouldn't have bothered with.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwik05W5jVB7ffI-tALk6X96kapQ8_6qMtL4Ghyfj6aJAqiZ1BmYBBxS9MvLrysGqXSa3XVgfW9Y1i4Bnz4V-8wBtX8w_qwd_BO9c-JjfuQKJY5rFBHgrx_KlQheXpgA-aWxI2IF3anGc/s1600/Upper+Forde+Dr+034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwik05W5jVB7ffI-tALk6X96kapQ8_6qMtL4Ghyfj6aJAqiZ1BmYBBxS9MvLrysGqXSa3XVgfW9Y1i4Bnz4V-8wBtX8w_qwd_BO9c-JjfuQKJY5rFBHgrx_KlQheXpgA-aWxI2IF3anGc/s400/Upper+Forde+Dr+034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> The table was an old old hand-me-down that we spray painted in attempt to freshen it up. It went with the kitchen pretty well, and it took a lot of abuse from the kids, so it did ok! I had Darling add the trim around the knee wall, I think it adds some character. Those curtains are currently hanging in my new family room because I LOVED them so much in that room. Just not the same though...they definitely belonged more in that room.<br />
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But, here is the literal before....before all the toys boxes and been unpacked and dumped into the room...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Terrible picture, I told hubby to take photos of all the rooms that day, and this doesn't show much of the room, but whatever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>Now for the after:<br />
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