Patio Before

I am trying to get better at this whole blogging thing. A lot of the blogs I follow have before and after photos. So you can see what is was, and where they took it. The potential it had, and how it got there.This post is all about the before photos. They were taken on a overcast day, and nothing has been transformed. YET.  I can't wait to show you the afters, but for now here is a little...

Another spot in the Kitchen

I am slowly showing all the spots in our cute little rental house. A few you have seen more than once. Here is a spot you have seen part of before, but I thought I would show some more details of. I have been collecting old wood cutting boards at estate sales and thrift stores. They have a home here on the counter. We also keep paper napkins in the green and white basket. The blue sunflower tray,...

I can see Red, again!

What is with the color Red lately? I never used to like it. Not at all. I have always been a Blue, Green, Black, Gray, or Purple kind of a girl. The cool colors on that side of the color wheel. Do you remember that from junior high art class? Anyway, I have in the past liked some Pinks and a few Yellows. But never Red. Now I am using it more and more. It can be so warm, and inviting and can...

The best Christmas present ever!

Two years ago Puente gave me the best Christmas present ever. He gave me a project. That man knows what I like. I love a good project. Something fun.Now let me give you a little background story. It is the fall of 2012, and I have dragged Puente with me thrifting. He is always so sweet to go with me. He says he likes it. And I think most of the time he does. Anyway we are at a thrift store...

14 inches of space!

Here is another look at the our kitchen. The small stove area. I love that I am taking a small room and making it into multiple postings. I still have another 3 or 4 spots to show you after this one.  ;)When we moved into our little rental house, there was this empty space near the stove.  It is 14 inches wide and there is the gas line. What to do? I went to a reuse center and bought a...

I am seeing RED!

A red painted sideboard for the kitchen.I got this sideboard for $5 at a garage sale. I had to call a friend to come pick it up for me, he had a station wagon. This was at a time when I had a small business painting furniture. I would get things at garage sales, thrift stores or by the side of the road. Sometimes I would come home to a chair or table on my front porch. It's nice when people just...

One window, three curtains

I love Target. I can't say that enough. I love the quality, the selection, the prices. I go at least once a week, and spend at least $50. Now I get everything there, food, clothes, shoes, household cleaners, movies, sheets, towels, make-up, the list goes on and on. And I love when they mark things down on clearance. So many things I have gotten when they were marked down. The clock in my dining...

How do you style an odd little built in?

Okay, I am not sure how you would style it. And I would be curious to know, but here is what I did. As you may remember I had this odd little built in, in the dining room. It was plain and boring, so I put some wrapping paper on the back wall to give it some interest. I still love the pattern it gives. As you can probably tell, I love blues, greens, black, white, and silver. Puente and I...