Dreaming and Planning

 

As the moving day draws closer I am dreaming and planning in my head how I want to decorate each room of the new next  house.

You know how it is....

I wondering where I'll place each piece of furniture, wondering whether I'll want to paint the walls this color or that color, and what pictures would look best where.



I decided it might be smart to go back and review the things that I liked about the homes I've had and decorated in the past.

This is the kitchen from the home we bought on the lake right after we sold our business eight years ago.

 It was a camp, so we pretty much gutted everything and started over.

It was so much fun!

I designed this kitchen counter and my FIL built it for me.

I wanted it open for displaying all my retro kitchy stuff.

As you can see, I really loved red.

I still do.

But I believe I'll use it as an accent color for my new kitchen, not the dominant theme color.

 

This house was a real labor of love.

My MIL painted cabinets, my FIL made the counter and hung all the open shelved cabinets. 

 This was the home my husband cut his teeth on

concerning his carpentry skills!

Wow, looking back on this has really brought to mind some really happy memories we all shared creating this kitchen.

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And now I leave you with this inspiration piece for our next kitchen.

Will I be brave enough to actually do it?

Well, only time will tell......



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Light Mania

Today, just for fun, I went light

hopping on Etsy, and of course, was blown away by the creativity of the

merchandisers I found there. Who would've thought of using your old

Pyrex bowls for a hanging lamp shade? Not me. But I sure love it.

It wasn't that many years ago I spotted a light arrangement similar to this one

in a gift store in Minnesota and thought, "I've got to have that in my kitchen"!



  But then there's the option of a cluster of hanging teacups, as well.

Or, how about a combination of kitchen tins? You could use old coffee, lard, and

cracker tins for a more country theme here. Although I do love these floral.

Who doesn't have at least one of these items in their home to work with? I think that's

in line with the 'make-do' spirit I'm trying to develop.

These upside down vases would sure cast a romantic light in ones bedroom.

Just beautiful!

Look at the shadows cast from this hanging birdhouse. I

wouldn't have thought of  doing this in a million years.

Want to go organic? How about a beaded gourd lite?

This is just plain 'cool'! I could see this in someones family room. This was really

someone using their imagination.

And my favorite-I just love old retro fans. I remember many hot Missouri nights as a kid

with these big oscillating fans being the only means of getting oneself cooled. Don't you?

Yes, here I am, sad again. My camera is on the blink. It's been getting

temperamental lately. Some days it works, some days it doesn't. I may

have to take it to the Dr.'s to see if it's terminal!

I have been busy lately; I finished sewing curtains for my great room.

I then, used the scraps to crochet a small matching rug.

I've been practicing crocheting edgings for the bathroom rug and have

got that ready to go asa I get the white yarn tomorrow.

And, I'm almost done with a daily journal I'm making with the free graphics

I posted about last time. Have any of you been working on any fun  projects?

I'm on my way to visit you right now, so I'll find out for myself!

Blessings friends-Kimberly