Home Improvement Projects...

We had two big home improvement projects going on at the same time and I am happy to report they are finally complete (with the exception of finishing the rails for Bryan's bed). The first project was the kitchen- I love the set up of our kitchen and I love the cabinets but I just wanted to bring in some new color since we had lots of browns and whites in the house. We repainted all the cabinets white (or Patrick repainted them) then we added pulls (which hopefully will keep the white cabinets from getting as dirty!), next we painted the mocha brown walls a grey-blue and finally we tore out the old brown colored back-splash (which meant the sheeet rock had to come out too and be replaced) and we re-tiled it with a navy blue subway tile. The entire project cost us just a little over $100 although a lot of the supplies came discounted or free from Sherwin Williams :) I really like the new colors it brings into the house, really seems to brighten things up!! Now I'm ready to start finding some accessories to decorate the kitchen with!! The second project was the kid's rooms- Emma has had a lime green colored room since we moved in when she was 18 mo. old and she has continued to ask us for something pink in her room...so we painted her room pink! Next Patrick made new beds for both kids- yes, he made the beds (the design is from Pottery Barn) and they turned out great and cost us only $70 per bed rather than the $600 you would pay at Pottery Barn. And last but not least, we picked up some new bedding from Pottery Barn Kids- both kids got the Madras bedding (Emma's has the pinks and purples, Bryan has the reds and blues) and then Emma got butterfly sheets and Bryan got car sheets! Here are a few pics that I took on my phone along the way!!

(I haven't had a chance to take a pic of Bryan's bed yet but it's the same except it's painted navy-blue!)