It's been several years since I painted my Kitchen Aid Mixer and shared this post, and the finish is still FLAWLESS after all this time (and mannnnnny batches of chocolate cookies). I get emails all the time from people wondering how the new finish has fared over time. So I thought it would be worth resharing for all of our new readers, or anyone that's been regretting their mixer color ... [ Read More ]
New Tile Backsplash in the kitchen!
When we shared the final reveal of our kitchen, there was one thing about it that I wasn’t 100% happy with. If you’re thinking it was the fact that I painted my cabinets chartreuse, you’d be wrong. It was the backsplash. Installing a backsplash wasn't a priority, and I grew to regret that decision. You might remember that I have a thing for painting backsplashes to LOOK like tile, and this ... [ Read More ]
Embroidery Hoop Pendant Lights
Mondayyyyyy! Wait don’t leave! I’m only so chipper because I’ve had many MANY cups of coffee already. Cypress thinks it’s super fun to get a jumpstart on each day by ‘rising’ bright and early (AKA 4:30am… give or take 5 seconds). It’s not a huge deal because Nick and I are early risers anyway, but 4:30 is pushing it, dear friends. But! The good news is that I have a fun new project that I ... [ Read More ]
How to Stencil your Backsplash
Well it’s been a week, and I STILL LOVE my chartreuse kitchen cabinets! It was fun to watch the wide array of comments flow in. I think it’s fair to say... you either loved it or ya hated it. And that’s ok! A lot of my design choices are off the wall... it’s just my style. And you still read my blog, sooooo... I love to mix different design genre’s to create my own personal style. If having ... [ Read More ]
The kitchen is no longer teal
One of the first things we did when we moved into our house was PAINT THE KITCHEN. I got all brave and went with this dark teal color to contrast my white cabinets and chunky white trim, and I absolutely loved it. And apparently you did too, because that post about me painting the kitchen has been pinned over 700,000 times on Pinterest. In my pajamas. The big draw to this room was that one ... [ Read More ]
Rolling Mudroom Bench with Cubbies!
Phew! What a busy weekend! You too? Nick and I have been working away on our respective projects. He in the bathroom/laundry room (update coming later this week!) and I in the kitchen. There were also a number of trips to the hardware story to break up the monotony of buzzing power tools.’ Today I’m going to show you what I ‘threw together’ (HARDLY) as my next step in my kitchen ... [ Read More ]
Built-in Mudroom Bench {Kitchen}
ATTENTION! If you entered our Paintbrush Starburst Clock Kit giveaway by the name of Shalini G, you are the WINNER!!!!! (and have quite possibly inspired the name of our next child)… Check your email asap Shalini! Now onto business: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So… the kitchen. I wanted to build a bench that appears ‘built-in’ to extend across the expanse from the end of ... [ Read More ]
Breakfast Bar Counter {Live-edge & Lacquer}
Today I’m hear to share the final chapter in my Breakfast Bar build that I’m tacking BY MYSELF! As you know, I framed in a wall to the existing kitchen island, made my own corbels with the scroll saw, and installed AirStone over the plywood bar. The next obvious step is to add a counter top… but given the fact that our existing counters are old (and it would be impossible to match) I knew I ... [ Read More ]
Adding stone to the breakfast bar!
Are you ready for the next step in my Breakfast Bar build? So far, I showed you how I sawed off part of the island and framed a wall, then made my own corbels! A lot of you have been asking me what color I’m going to paint the actual island. I’m guessing there are a handful of people that are worried that I was going to leave it as plywood since I recently wrote this post. But… YOU’RE ALL ... [ Read More ]
DIY Corbels for a Breakfast Bar (with FREE Corbel Template)
You guys were so sweet last week when I told you about my reckless abandon and tackling the breakfast bar project on my own last week! I’ve been having A BLAST. This is where I left you. It’s almost done! And today, I’m going to show you how to make your own corbels! But first, let me back up and share how I came upon this design. I knew I wanted something chunky and detailed, but I’m not ... [ Read More ]