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Summer Open Kitchen Shelves!

summer open shelves tatertots and jello

When we remodeled our kitchen, I left a couple doors off a cabinet by my sink. I love decorating that area for different seasons and holidays. And with the warmer weather, it has really got me in the mood for summer. So the other day I decided to change up that little section of my home. Here's what I did to change up this little area of my kitchen:  … [Read more...]

Navy and Yellow Spring Kitchen Nook Update!

spring navy and yellow open shelves kitchen nook

When we redid our kitchen about a year ago, we decided to leave a couple of the cabinet doors off by the kitchen sink for open shelves.   I took a $6 piece of beadboard and painted it an aqua color and then put it behind the open shelves. It has become one of my favorite places to displace seasonal and holiday dishes and decorations! And it's so easy to change the space up every few … [Read more...]

How To Install a Rustic Planked Ceiling!

DIY Rustic Planked Ceiling

How to DIY a Rustic-Planked Ceiling. I've just finished stage ONE of a HUGE, top to bottom kitchen remodel. It's just part of an even bigger remodeling project that I'll tell you more about soon, I promise! Remodeling takes so much longer than you think it will. I was hoping to have the cabinets in and have a subway tile tutorial for this month, but we ran into some plumbing and electrical … [Read more...]

Ashley’s Kitchen Remodel: Before and After!!

ashley's kitchen side

I was able to spend the weekend with my sister Ashley and her new baby Charley. It was a quick visit but so much fun to spend time with my mom and Ashley and her little family.  And while I was there I was able to spend time in Ashley's beautiful home. She recently remodeled her kitchen and she said I could share it with you!! (photo from Wendy Vonsosen Photography) … [Read more...]

Aqua and White Kitchen Reveal!!

aqua and white kitchen island

I love my new Aqua and White Kitchen. I had white cabinets at my last house and loved them. For some reason I thought since this house was a little more rustic that a white kitchen wouldn't work. But I am so happy with the way this remodel turned out. {NOTE -- lots of pictures to come} {The Keep Calm sign is from Barn Owl Primitives} Here's what the kitchen looked like when we bought the … [Read more...]

Kitchen Remodel Project — DIY Kitchen Cabinet Update with Wrapping Paper!

wrapping paper backed cabinet

I am almost done with my Kitchen Remodel. One of the last things I wanted to do was change out my kitchen display cabinet. I had changed it out about three years ago - using wrapping paper instead of wallpaper. I love using heavy-duty wrapping paper instead of wallpaper because: It's cheap -- under $10 for the project. It's temporary. And I know that I like to change things up … [Read more...]

Make DIY Pendant Lights (Kitchen Remodel Project)!

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The kitchen remodel is almost done -- wooo!! I just have one more project that I am going to finish up this week. Here are my DIY Pendant Lights. I found some lights that I really wanted from a store online, but they were $140 each, and four would = $560, not including the converter kits to change my lights from recessed to pendant. So I had to come up with something different. I ended up … [Read more...]

Getting Organized in 2012 — Organizing Cleaning Supplies and Free Label Printables!

the cleaning closet

I really am serious about getting organized in 2012. I have never had a big desire to get organized before. I was content to stash things in closets and cupboards. Out of site = out of mind. But something changed this year and I am really wanting to simplify. Maybe it's getting older, or having my kids get older. I'm not sure. But once I started cleaning things out, I wanted to clean EVERYTHING … [Read more...]

Kitchen Remodel Sneak Peek — and a Painted Pantry Door!!

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I’ve spent a large part of the summer working on a kitchen/family room remodel. It started off with my entertainment center redo. And then morphed into painting the kitchen cabinets and island, a slipcover for my sectional, painting my kitchen and other related projects. I think my husband is afraid that this project is slowly encompassing the entire house (shhhhh -- he may be … [Read more...]

"Summer Social" Guest Project — Make DIY Concrete Countertops!! {tutorial}

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Hi Tatertots and Jello readers! I'm Jessie and I blog over at Imperfectly Polished.  I am thrilled to be guest posting here today and sharing a tutorial on our new concrete countertops! The all important before and after has to come first:) Here is what our kitchen looked like when we bought our house two years ago: And here it is today {with our shiny new counters}:   We also got a new … [Read more...]