Looking Up
Thank you so much for all of your encouragement on my house hunting situation. I promise to keep you posted. One thing is for sure, I have plenty of time to obsess think about architectural details and ceiling treatments are always a favorite of mine.
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| Ed Ritger Photography |
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| dlc corp |
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| Julians Interiors |
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| Halsma Design |
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| source |
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| BHG |
I definitely want to be looking up in my next home. Do you have a favorite ceiling treatment?
My Kitchen Tour & A Winner
I know most of you already toured my kitchen on Kim's blog. I wanted to publish this on my blog so I could have it as part of the "My Home" page above my header. Sorry for the repeat.
This is the space I will miss the most when we move. For eight years, we saved and dreamed about a renovation. This entire space is new construction on our existing home. We we're able to start from scratch and therefore were not confined to existing walls or plumbing.
When you enter our home, you can see straight back into the kitchen
The round kitchen table is in a half hexagon bay.
I recently bleached the table and painted the chairs....I was getting ready for you :).
Hopefully, I will have a tutorial on that soon. Isn't it funny how the tutorial can take longer than the project...well, not on this one, but it can.
Above the table hangs this wood carved chandelier. I found it on Ebay under "local pick up, only". That is the best way to get the killer deals...if you live close. It was $35.
One of the details I love and will do again, if I have the room, is to recess the refrigerator and freezer. They are tucked back and framed into the space between the hall closet and the kitchen.
We live in our kitchen and watch television in here, the most.
It was suggested to us that we have the seating on the island from an "L". Apparently, it is more conducive to conversation....I just like it.
Another recommendation that I have....if you have the space, is an 18" overhang for leg room.
The island has a hammered stainless steel sink.
I don't know the name of the granite. Unfortunately, around here, stone yards give some materials their own name....so you can't price compare.
The backsplash is a Carrara marble cut in subway and square shapes.
Glass tile that resembles the granite on the island was added above the range.
The countertops are a man made product (I don't know the name). It has chips of marble embedded into it.
My favorite feature is the ceiling.
These are not individual planks. It is a sheet product by Georgia-Pacific. Having 4 x 8 sheets installed by a professional will save you a lot in labor costs. My contractor installed this ceiling, but the design was mine. This entire ceiling went up in two days.
Thank you for letting me show off my kitchen, again.
And now the winner of the copper pot is
Congratulations, Sandy. If you don't know Sandy, she is about to take off on a European extravaganza....could be fun to watch on Instagram.
Thursday, I will be running a post about the One Room Challenge Linking Event. I have received a lot of questions by email and would like to answer them for everyone. Is there anything specific you would like me to cover?
My Kitchen Tour & Giveaway
I am so excited, today. Kim from Savvy Southern Style has invited me to participate in her 'My Favorite Room" feature. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to show you my kitchen. I have never shown that room, and it is the one I will miss the most when we move.
If you are not familiar with our home story, you can read about it here. I had seven years of planning and dreaming before we actually did our kitchen addition.
I had time to endlessly obsess over every detail. Like this hammered stainless steel sink.
You can see the full tour on Kim's blog.
Before I tell you my giveaway, I won Kim's giveaway.....I know that's funny! I wanted it for my teen. She picked these adorable bracelets.
Obviously matching her iPhone case was a high priority. Thankfully, MsMoozy's Open House has a lot to pick from. She got another bracelet, and a necklace. All of the jewelry is made really well, and 'teen approved'.
And now for my giveaway. You know how much I love a giveaway!!
When we lived in California, I had a hanging pot rack.
I loved it and I loved to decorate it.
I have had this (now vintage) Crate and Barrel copper pot for over 20 years....that makes it vintage, right?
The truth is, I think I may have used it once....more than a decade ago...who can remember?
I think it's really beautiful and it needs a new home. One that will love it and show it off.
You can see it was Made In France. I would love to send it to one of you.
If you would like it, here's how to enter:
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Good luck. I will pick a winner on Sunday, September 22nd.
Now go visit Kim and take the kitchen tour.
One Room Challenge...Week 6
Uh, my babies when they were babies
I didn't plan on doing a gallery wall, but after I pulled out all of my vintage paint by numbers...I thought it would look good as a grouping. You know how they say you can use craft paper...tape it to the wall...play with it...It DOESN'T work. You need to put 7 or 8 extra holes in the wall before you get it right....plan on it.
Remember this corner?
And here is the chandelier with those cool light bulbs Beth mentioned
A simple shade for the sconces
One Room Challenge...Week 3
They still need to be trimmed out, and Rod doesn't do that.
One Room Challenge....week 2
I just need to trim it out.
Now, for the major setback of the week
Jim the contractor
Feeling over my head {pun intended}, I decided to have the crown molding installed, professionally. My favorite contractor, Joe....could not squeeze me in. My second choice, handyman Rod....was not able to come, either. So, Rod, recommended Jim for the crown molding. Note to self; when your second choice has a recommendation, that is just too many degrees of separation from your first choice!
It started off bad, and got seriously worse. After four hours of work, Jim had cut the following "test samples" for the corners and returns
Yes, what you are looking at is every possible angle combination....44, 45, 46, 47 degree angles. Why? Because Jim says, "this is how I always do it". "Your walls are not square and your ceiling is not level".
My reply
THIS CAN'T BE THE FIRST HOUSE YOU WORKED ON WITH THAT PROBLEM!!
Very calmly, Jim said, "If you know of someone else who can do this, get them".
Bye, bye, Jim.....I'm doing it myself. The next morning, I was off to Lowe's to replace the crown pieces Jim wasted with his practice cuts. While I was standing in the check out line, I received the following text message from my daughter at Tennis day-camp;
"Going inside..No one knows y...Police and Swat team came and made us leave and there are helicopters above. Don't worry it will be fine just letin u know"
I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried. Of course I worried for the next hour, while I texted my daughter. They received the "all clear" and returned to the courts. Later that evening, we heard on the news that an elderly man committed suicide in his backyard because of declining health issues.
I attached the bottom step in the crown treatment to the wall. By getting this as level as possible, your eye would think that the ceiling was perfectly level. Are you listening, Jim?
Next, I started applying the crown
I am about half way done with the crown....and behind schedule. Rod, second choice contractor, will be coming in a few days to hack the Ikea cabinets into built-ins. He said, "sorry about Jim, but that is how I would have done it, too". Yes, Rod, that is why you are my second choice.
Joe, I need you!
The moral of this tale, all the good contractors are busy! Now, let's go check out the others, and see if they had a better week.....Happy 4th of July, by the way.
For Week 3, go here