DIY Kitchen Remodel!!

Our kitchen needed help.  With only a little budget.  Luckily, we were blessed to buy a home that had already upgraded to granite, and that had excellent stainless appliances.  Why they could afford granite but stuck with these cabinets is beyond me... but here's the before and after:

It's amazing what a little sanding, staining, and new hardware can do!  Now, I'm not going to say it wasn't hard!  Here's a photo of the mess "during"

But it all paid off, and here's more after pics!  We are now super proud of our kitchen, especially with all the work we put into it!  Here's more after photos, plus photos of our finishing touches: drapes, table, and wall accessories:

Check out my cute dogs there :)

SO, bottom line: totally worth the money and time invested!

Modern Painted Canvas

As those of you who know me can attest, I am a cheapskate.  Totally willing to admit it.  Therefore, when it comes to accessorizing my home, I go for all the deals I can get.  So, to create a sofa painting, I bought a blank canvas at Hobby Lobby (at 60% off, I might add...) and painted it myself.  For this painting, I painted the entire back orange, then covered it with painter's tape and painted brown on top.  My lines are nowhere near straight, much less perfection, but when an art curator asks me, I will simply say that it symbolizes the organized chaos in my life.  Yeah, right...