Five on Friday

Oct 3, 2014 /

Five on Friday is back people and I’m so excited to start having some structure to my Friday posts again. My type A brain is truly thankful. I am linked up with these lovely ladies this morning.

1. Fall Decorating

This is the only Fall decoration that I own – and I created it with a piece of chalk.

How do you guys accumulate your fall decorations? I get so overwhelmed when shopping for things (prices and options) that I leave with nothing. I know it takes years – decades – to decorate a house for the seasons, but I am stumped on even starting. Any words of wisdom? Do I just bite the bullet and hope I love it after it sits in my home for a few months?

2. Ikea!

Today I get to go visit my little sister at my alma mater and we get to venture to IKEA! My mom is the reason for my love for Ikea – because of the dishes, the sink scrubbers, and the ice trays she brings home for me from her trips. So I plan on picking up some picture frames and maybe a new sink scrubber for this home. Here are two photos I have been dying to frame but refer to #1 and my last few posts about my fear of decorating..

Maybe my new picture frames will push me to put these guys on the wall. But the point of this is not cute photos of our puppy but that I’m excited to go to the new Ikea today. And to see my little sister.

3. Westminster Woods 50th Anniversary

We are headed to Fall River, KS tomorrow to celebrate the camp I grew up at, the camp where I met my husband and my best friend. I am so excited to see familiar faces and to worship in the place where I have spent so much time growing and maturing in Christ. Congratulations Westminster Woods for making it 50 years. I can’t wait to support you through the next 50!

4. Pinterest in the Fall

Anybody else feel like Pinterest just goes wild in the Fall? I have really enjoyed sitting through the cooler temps scrolling through all the beautiful Fall recipes and decoration tips. Follow Me to see where I find my inspiration and excitement for this season. Seriously look at this…

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5. White Cabinets

Did you see my new freshly painted white cabinets on Wednesday?? Sometimes I sit on my kitchen floor and just stare. I’m not lying.

Happy Friday!!

Ultra Bright White Cabinets

Oct 1, 2014 /

We have made a big change in our little home in the last couple months.

It’s in our kitchen.

Here is our before…

When we bought this house I knew I wanted all of that oak to be white. If you’ve been following along then you know we painted our trim white last winter. Well this Fall we painted those cabinets white: ultra bright white!

And let me tell you, this is a project. Whoa. I still have a hard time believing that I did all of this painting on my own. Wowza. But I did learn how to use my husbands sander. That was fun.

I started by taking all the doors off and putting them aside. I wanted to make sure our kitchen was out of order for the least amount of time possible. So I just started with the cabinets themselves and did the doors later. I kept most of our stuff in the cabinets – except for the food.

Over a six day process I painted all of our cabinet boxes and all our cabinet doors.

So essentially what I am saying… I am a crazy person. But the result? SO GOOD.

Now I just need to find pulls that make my heart sing. I haven’t had much luck yet, but the internet has a forever endless array of possibilities, right?

What do you think? Have you ever painted your cabinets? Wasn’t it 10x harder than you expected?

Fall Chalkboard

Sep 29, 2014 /

As promised, I’m keeping you updated about my decoration road block that’s happening in this house. Here is my update.

I bought my first new piece of decor this weekend!

It’s a chalkboard. It was on sale at Target.

Usually I don’t even look at the decor stuff at stores because I get so overwhelmed by all the different styles and I don’t know my style and it costs money…

But Saturday morning, I took a leap and found this cute little guy on SALE! I took the plunge and put it on a wall in our kitchen. (Enter wide-mouthed emoji here)

Also, do you see those beautiful white cabinets!??! I’m talking about those guys later this week. Eek! We love them and I cannot wait to show you the whole kitchen.

So that’s my update. I’m two nails and $23.99 closer to turning this house into a home with decorations on the walls.

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