Spring Cleaning!

There's just something about spring that urges you to have order and cleanliness. My mom took my little girl with her the other day while my son was napping.  

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I thought, "I could actually clean those cupboards that have been bugging me without interruption!"  Oh my....my first thought after clearing out the shelves was, "Wow, how did I not see all of these crumbs?"  My second thought was, "Wow, I'm grateful nobody has seen these because I should be ashamed!"

First Cupboard Before

First Cupboard After

Look how little is left after I threw everything that was old, unused, or just plain garbage, out!

Second Cupboard Before

Second Cupboard After

I guess it was time to get rid of all the baby food jars I'd been saving.  Don't worry, I'm recycling!  Isn't it nice when your home is organized? 

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Ah, now this is something to aspire to!

Sun...Sunshiney Daaaayyyy!!!!

I Love yellow.  It makes me think of summer which is just around the corner.  I love these summery, yellow images.

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See!  Isn't your day a little bit brighter already?!

Have a great weekend!

Kitchen Love

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

Gorgeous kitchen, though, isn't it?!

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!

Decisions, decisions........

You know how there's an idea in your head over a space in your home and your only problem is that you're too afraid to do it?  That's me.  You see when we built our home, I chose basically the standard options because it was the most affordable.  The problem now is, I hate the colors or style in some of the rooms.  My kitchen has dark wood, dark counter tops, and dark tile.  I really would like to paint the cabinets two tones to brighten  it up with a lighter back splash.  Issue number 1: Do I really want to paint over the cabinets that I actually upgraded?  2: How are painted cabinets for resale value? and 3: What are good colors with a dark silestone counter and dark tile?

  I seriously need some advice.  Please help. 

Here are some of my inspirational photos:

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My last thought would be what's a color that's going to be around for a while too? 

White or cream?  Grey? Blue? 

Hmmm.....I'll just wait for some comments.