DWELLINGS-The Heart of Your Home

The Cat's Out ~ Kitchen Updates

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

There is never a dull moment around here these days.

The guys have been working hard to get things done while still leaving some of our kitchen intact, which I really appreciate.

It's one thing to have no counter tops to prep on,

but it's entirely another to have no sink, stove, or fridge.

I'm thankful the work is being done around these so I have some sort of kitchen as long as possible, even if the appliances are sitting in the middle of the floor.

It was explained to us that once the wall came down and the header was installed soon to follow would be the footers.

So several large holes were cut in the floor for easier access underneath the house,

and the old bypassed plumbing pipes from the previous owners kitchen reno were removed,

and they began digging the new footers...

Monday, July 28, 2014

Welcome to AMAZE ME MONDAY!

I am so excited!

We have a small pond,

emphasis on s-m-a-l-l,

and my three goldfish have had babies!

There have to be more than 30 little fishes swimming around.

It's hard to count fish, especially when they are born black and the pond liner is black, but some are already turning gold.

It's the simple things that can make us happy...right!

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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Recently I shared a sneak peek of the updated guest room which shows what the room looked like before and today I'm sharing the reveal.

Most rooms in our home evolve over time and I'm sure this one will be tweaked here and there, but for now it's finished and I couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

We've been getting so much rain.

I'm not complaining, it's nice having a green lawn in late July, but cloudy skies make it hard to take pictures of the guest bedroom.

So today when the sun finally decided to come out for a few minutes,
I snapped a some pictures to share a sneak peek of the updated room with you.

Here is how it looked before...

The walls and ceiling were two different shades of brown.
It was the color our daughter wanted back when she was in high school, which was a long time ago, so updating this room was l-o-n-g overdue!

Monday, July 21, 2014

It was a busy week here,
plumbing was moved so footings can be added for the new kitchen
and

the guest bedroom is finally finished!
I can't wait to share it with y'all, just waiting on the sun to shine so I can get some decent pictures.

Hope you are having a great weekend.

There are so many amazing links being shared each week,
but some aren't being featured because there is no link back.

So a little reminder...

no link back in your post = no feature.

Sorry for the housekeeping,

but it's party etiquette to link back so that e v e r y o n e will benefit,
Thank you!

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

It was always the color.

Time and time again,

I would bring pillows home only to return them because

the colors just didn't blend well with the other fabrics on the porch.

Until yesterday while shopping at Marshalls...

Saturday, July 19, 2014

As promised when sharing about Hiding the Black Box and looking for a cost effective solution,

here's how I used a vintage picture to hide the TV and fireplace.

Turning the black boxes from this...

To this ...

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Most of us have them.

You know, the big black box.

And in some cases the two black boxes...

The TV and fireplace are two black boxes we just have to decorate around,
though I often wish I could hide them, especially the TV.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Welcome to AMAZE ME MONDAY!

Hope you are having a great weekend, I'm so glad you are here to party with me.
I can't wait to see what you've been up to, enjoy the three most viewed...

#3 ~ Paula's living room took on a whole new look by adding New Curtains...