Kitchen Facelift

I've been wanting to paint the kitchen for awhile. It was yellow. Some of the paint was chipping and starting to look, well...old. We didn't have any touchup paint. I would have been fine painting over the yellow with another yellow, but we decided for a change. We spent Saturday morning giving our kitchen a makeover!

Here's a few before photos:

Getting started:

Like my fashionable pants? They had a huge hole so I wouldn't be sad if they got paint on them...

First coat

Almost finished!

Done!

Voila!

I love it.

Total facelift? $14.97 (one can of paint).

Ooooh yeah!

Sprucin' Up for the Holidays!

Gary wanted me to title my blog post that ^. Hehe.

Anyway, Gary has been making up these centerpiece creations from dried zinnias, spruce branches, Juniper, Autum Joy Sedum and whatever else he can come up with. Tonight, he drilled a hole in a tree branch for some dried flowers. I love how it turned out, so I thought I would share it.

And finally, I saw some painted pinecones on Pinterest that I loved. I was wanting some for several days. The Friday after Thanksgiving I had to work and Gary and Vin were off, so they painted a few pinecones for me. Vincent picked the colors. They're really Christmas-y, which I love. The ones I saw were painted in bright shades, but these are perfect for the holidays. Every time I look at them I smile. I want them all over my house! Ok...I'm getting carried away.

I guess I didn't have to tell you that G added the spruce to this arrangement...

And it looks pretty no matter which way you turn it!

See? Easy peasy!

The best part? It's pretty close to free!