Are you STILL working on that kitchen, you ask? Why, yes we are. Needless to say, the spackling was a much more horrible time-consuming project than I would have expected. We are moving along, though. The spackling is finally done. The next project on our list was doing a cabinet makeover. This post contains affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a portion of your purchase will go to support this site and help keep the content free. Please read my full disclosure policy here. We ... Read More about Kitchen Makeover: Update #2 (Cabinets done!)
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Kitchen Makeover: Update #1
The kitchen remodel is coming along - s.l.o.w.l.y. But we have made some progress. Since we are doing everything ourselves and we have small kids, everything takes longer than you think it will. Time and money can be hard to come by as a new family working on a kitchen makeover. Here is what we have done so far: Joint tape and 3 coats of spackle (plus sanding) on majority of kitchen seams Stained and polyurethane the random cabinet added by the previous homeowner that ... Read More about Kitchen Makeover: Update #1
Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe
In honor of St. Patrick's Day I thought I would share the most delicious corned beef and cabbage recipe. Ingredients: 4 - 6 carrots 1 large onion 1 (12 ounce) beer (can be non-alcoholic) 2 tablespoons yellow mustard 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup water 2 - 3 lbs corned beef brisket with seasoning packet 1 cabbage Start by chopping your carrots and onion into chunks. Add to the bottom of the crock pot. Mix together brown sugar and water in a ... Read More about Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe
Fabric Covered Lampshade
I have been wanting to make a lampshade with coordinating fabric to match the bedding for my daughter's room for some time now. I wanted to create something that was cute but also a bit feminine, since it was going in a girl's room. Just having the plain floral fabric was cute, but it needed a little touch of something extra with the red ribbon ruffle. This post contains affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a portion of your purchase will go to support this site and help keep the ... Read More about Fabric Covered Lampshade
Kitchen Makeover: Before
A little preface ... lately I have been feeling sort of all "Oh, woe is me!" about my house. We bought our house over five years ago. I guess in the back of my mind I thought we would be moving on to bigger and better things by now. Don't get me wrong. I am incredibly grateful to be a home owner. I love the fact that we can do whatever we want to this house and that we are not making someone else richer by paying their mortgage for them. Yet, in the back of my mind, I always figured we ... Read More about Kitchen Makeover: Before