Kitchen Love

Images via House Beautiful

I have Easter shopping to do today, so no real talking here. 

Gorgeous kitchen, though, isn't it?!

My Finished Bathroom!

Finally, I finished the bathroom since my daughter ripped the towel rack out of the wall!

  First I used a mesh patch and covered it in a joint compound. 

After it dried, I sanded it and reapplied to even out the meshy-er areas. 

After sanding it again and wiping off the dust it was time for paint! 

I can't even tell you what color it is.  I want to say that this beautiful grey-blue color is a Martha Stewart brand and I think it was called "Dolphin."  Don't quote me on that though. 

Here's a Before Shot

After

Before

 After

 I love this new rug!

 Before (Terrible lighting, I know)

 After

With the lights on!

One more last shot.

Why is it that a simple project like patching a hole in the wall takes me two weeks to finish? 

Lovin Libraries

Images via House and Home

Yeah, I know where I'd be for hours with a good book if these were my libraries.

A Trailer as a Home?

The first thought that came to my mind was cramped.  But, Andreas Stavropoulos thought that a 1959 Airstream travel trailer was what he wanted to live in.  This is a story of efficiency because you'd have to make use of every possible space available in this thing. I was totally impressed that he even came up with this idea!

He stripped the paint off both ends of the trailer to show the bright aluminum. 

Obviously, there's no closet but, he makes do.  He kept the original stove to retain some authenticity of the trailer.  

Andreas also built a ginormous pull-out drawer to keep the rest of his clothes in.  Genius!  

 Images via Dwell Magazine

So what do you think, could you live in a trailer?  

After all, it is a Green way of living! 

I sooo could not do this.

I'm feeling claustrophobic already.

Finally, it's Sunday!

I was at the gym Thursday morning trying to push through my normal workout but, I just didn't feel right. 1 1/2 hours into it I finally threw in the towel, grabbed the kids and went home because I felt so sick.  Beware people, this was an achey, nausea filled flu day.  It was so bad that I had to call my Mom to come get my kids.  I got out of bed at 6:30 p.m. just to sip some Diet Coke!  Yeah, it was that bad.  Since my husband wouldn't let me got to the gym Friday, fearing that I would overdo it, I decided to paint the bathroom a beautiful blue-grey due to some awesome inspirational photos.  

Images via Decorpad

I can't wait to show you the photos!  It turned out so perfect.  Unfortunately, doing all that work while sick kind of took me out for the rest of the day, but soooo worth it. Stay tuned for the reveal.  I'm going to have to find the energy to finish decorating it now.  

Be healthy folks! 

I really don't want you to get what I've had.  

It sucked.

I'm addicted to this show....

I know you are too, so don't try and lie to me about it.  Don't roll your eyes and think, "Oh, you too?"  I did NOT jump on a band wagon.  This is ridiculously cool to watch.  Nicole Curtis is amazing.  She can build, she sands, she designs, she demolishes, but in the end....she has some pretty jaw-droppingly gorgeous results!  I cannot say, "no" to watching this show if it's on.  It's like my list of to-dos go out the window and I'm concentrating so hard!  

Check out this Minnehaha house if you don't believe me.

Kitchen Before

Kitchen After

 

She made the vanity in this bathroom....well rehabbed it, if you will.

Who wouldn't want this bedroom?

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Inspiring, no?  

Coincidentally, if you google "Rehab Addict Pictures" just be prepared to see Lyndsay Lohan's face plastered all over your screen :)  I'm just saying!

Get Used to Disappointment.

The list of things that have gone wrong this week are endless.  I thought of doing a low budget flower arrangement and I found some great options at the dollar store!

I wasn't loving the butterflies and flowers on the side so I thought I'd spray paint it a dull bronze.  Literally the day it was drying in the garage, my daughter either stepped on it or ran her bike into it.  This is what I found: 

She seemed unconcerned and said, "It's okay, Mom.  It was just an accident."

I guess that project is going to be postponed.

The day after that I heard her quietly calling my name in the other room.  I finally came in to see what she needed and low and behold, she completely ripped the towel rack out of our wall.  

 I was so annoyed and frustrated!  I said, "What did Mommy say about swinging on the towel rack?!!!"  

She said, "Mom, Mom, calm down....it was just an accident."  AAAAHHH!!!!  

 

The towel rack is now inhabiting our tub because, let's be honest, where am I going to put it? I guess the only good thing after I'll have to patch and sand the wall is that I can repaint my bathroom, right? 

I'm trying to look on the bright side people!  I didn't love that color anyways......

Does this situation seem familiar to anyone?