New Backsplash

Before photos of the back splash

Every time I walked into the kitchen it bothered me to go from all the warm colors in the living room and study, into the "cold" kitchen.   Even though the walls are pumpkin, what you first saw turning the corner into the kitchen was the black counter tops, black flooring, white cabinets, stainless steal dishwasher and stark white back splash.  It was like a cold splash of water.

Notice the white back splash under the cabinets in the first and third photo.  The second photo is to show you what I mean by walking into the kitchen from the warm study into the "cold" kitchen.

A Bar Make-Over

Before and after photos of the bar in our basement.  I painted the a bar a metallic aqua.  We hired a contractor to put metal flashing on the top, as well as metal trim along the edge and black and white tile in front and behind the bar.  John and I added a black and white check border.  Cody found the barstools on ebay and Tim built the shelves in the back of the bar.

Filled to the Brim with Love

A smaller home doesn't mean we can't still have the whole family over.  We were cozy, but had a great time.

Stockings

Finding a place to hang our stockings this year was a challenge, but I love what we came up with.  We used an old curtain rod and draped it with evergreen.  

Christmas in Our New Home

This above photo was the inspiration for our tree this year which I found on pinterest.  The photo to the left and below is our version of the tree.

Our House

Welcome to our new home!  We moved from a 3,000 sq ft home that we had built in 1999 into this charming 1958 ranch this summer.  Moving was a hard decision, but down sizing felt like the right thing to do since our three oldest kids are off on their own, which left the three of us feeling a little lost in a five bedroom home.  This house makes me smile with her bright, cheery walls and her mix of contemporay and vintage pieces.

Pictured below are before (previous owner) and after photos of our home.  Notice the incredible hardwoods in this house!  Part of the purchase agreement was that floors in the living room, "dining room" and bedrooms be re-finished.  They did an amazing job on the floors and I can hardly believe they are ours to enjoy.

Hopefully I will be adding more photos in the future as we work on re-decorating the finished basement and adding our touches to the outside of the house. Be sure to check out both pages of pictures.