"new" kitchen table

Exciting things are happenin' at my place, folks. Stay tuned for more updates on what's going down these next few months.

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the doors

One of the biggest hang-ups I've had in my house was the color of the doors in my entry way. For some reason they were painted the same awful color as the rest of the house.

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five bucks of fun

I am basically a small child. I should not be left in a craft store by myself. Somehow, Chris didn't get that memo. Even after I told him he had to physically remove me from the section of fall decor with hedgehogs all over everything (omg, I almost grabbed ALL OF IT), he still let me wander off by myself.

In my defense, the cardboard cutouts were 50% off, so the welcome sign only cost me $5. Not bad for going rogue.

I used the same paint from my livingroom to make it pretty, so the entire ordeal ended up being relatively inexpensive.

Seriously, it could've been worse.

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one year

As of July 26th, I have officially own my cute little house on Lynnrae for a whole year. I know, it's crazy! This time last summer I was spending ungodly amounts of money on new paint, taking on my first tiling project, dragging my tired self back and forth EVERY night between the house and my old apartment, and moving in all my worldly possessions (aka all the crap I'd accumulated this far).

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hello!

I have officially now painted every room in my house. So I'm done painting now, right?

Ha. Hahaha. Of course not.

Unfortunately, both my front door and door in from my garage need some serious TLC. I'm not planning on tackling either of those any time soon, so I needed to do something to hold me over for a while.

Silhouette to the rescue!

Simple. Quick. Adorable. :)

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Painting the "Storage Closet"

After looking at dozens of three and four bedroom houses on my search to find my home, I decided that a two bedroom house was more reasonable for my needs. Unfortunately, since I've moved in it's been more like a "one bedroom house with a really big closet for storing all the extra crap I haven't unpacked yet."

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Deck the Wall

Chalkboard writing is my new passion. I'm so glad I decided to take the leap and paint the wall in my livingroom with black chalkboard paint. It's such a huge addition to the space, and I love it.

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The Coffee Corner

Counter space is prime real estate in my kitchen. With the little area I do have, I have to be choosey about what gets to sit out. The mixer always wins. Always.

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The Unlazy Susan

I'm so happy to finally have a free weekend to myself. Now by "free weekend" I still have tree shopping for SWE, the quarterly ice cream party, date night, and two volleyball games. But close enough, right?

So how do I spend my "free" time? Fixing things I can't stand, of course.

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The Wall

One of the bonuses of having Chris around for all of my DIY projects (besides the fact that he is super handy) is how supportive he is about my design decisions.

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kitchen appliances

Remember this picture?

Yes, the one missing half of the useful kitchen appliances I enjoy using frequently. The house was indeed microwave-less when I moved in, but it did, however, actually have a stove. 

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Painting

I love painting.  I find it enjoyable and relaxing and rewarding.

Which is probably why I was okay purchasing a house painted an awful color.

I originally assumed that the previous homeowner chose the less than desirable shade.  But after snooping through a parade of homes house down the street, it looked as though the builder was responsible for it. And that explains why EVERY room was that same color.

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The Backsplash

Oh my, the backsplash.

If I had to pick the single worst thing about the house,  it would have to be the backsplash.

It was awful.

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