What do you do when you have a boring dining area, lots of people to seat, and a lack of space? My clients just bought a new home and have been longing for a place that looked like them! With three busy, little girls these working parents just couldn’t find the time to make their house into the home they wanted.
{sad little dining area 
The table will be getting an overhaul! Wait and see! }
Some inspiration pics for our dining space….
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We are working on revamping this big box hardware store kitchen and dining area into a cozy, beachy, water colored, fresh space. The cabinets are getting painted a creamy linen color starting tomorrow and we’ll be adding new hardware, fixtures, window treatments, furniture and lighting to the space.
{the appliances, countertops and cabinets will be staying. paint, lighting, and hardware will be added for a quick overhaul.}
Can’t wait to show you the finished result! Happy Friday!
Sometimes working on a design project really does feel like giving birth to a baby. You plan like crazy before anything happens, and then little by little progress happens and the room begins to take shape. I have had SUCH a fun time working with my close friend on her new guest room/ hubby office addition the last few months. New builds are never easy. Especially when you are living in the home during the construction AND I might add with a brand spanking new baby! My buddy is a brave, patient lady for sure! Here are some pics of the project along the way.
The walls go up and the floor goes down. The room is still just taking shape.
The stairway leading to the downstairs and the main part of the house.
And here the room is with walls up and painted a nice gray, windows in awaiting window treatments, beadboard built ins being put in and will be painted a glossy white and recessed lighting and ceiling fan up. SO exciting!
The stairs will be getting a fun, colorful striped rug….
Like this!
And to give you a bit of an idea of what the room will look like when it is all finished, here is the look board for the room.
The finished reveal will be very soon! Stay tuned!
Hello friends! WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME!
Behold…
the blog that has kept me up for hours,
into the wee hours of the night,
made me neglect my furry friends and my little girl!
I made the decision to revamp my blog a while back, but I just wasn’t happy with Blogger. I wanted something that could feature my store a little better and just look a little more polished. But, while many people would go out and hire themselves a professional designer to build them the blog of their dreams…well we’re still on a spending hiatus over here. And so, I headed to Barnes and Noble and purchased books on CSS code, Javascript, and HTML. After 2+ weeks, I did it! Me, myself, and I ACTUALLY DESIGNED A BLOG! Holy crud, I still can’t believe it. Yes, it still needs some fine tuning, but all in all I’m pretty darn happy with my results.
FYI, the store isn’t 100% done. I have a developer working on setting it up completely. But if you are interested in purchasing anything you can still email me to purchase items.
This morning we woke up to what actually felt like a Fall day…cloudy, cool, leaves falling. So I made these DELICIOUS pumpkin muffins. And while the little one watched Ice Age 3, I got to enjoy a nice cup of coffee, a warm mufffin, and some Pro Blogger reading. I’ve become quite the computer geek these last few weeks. The hubby is so proud!
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-grain pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsulphered molasses
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup lowfat buttermilk
- 1/4 cup raw, unsalted pumpkin seeds
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose and whole-wheat flours, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg.
In a large bowl, whisk the sugar, molasses, oil and 1 egg until combined. Add the other egg and whisk well. Whisk in the pumpkin and vanilla. Whisk in the flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the buttermilk. Whisk just until combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared muffin pan and sprinkle with the pumpkin seeds. Tap the pan on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles. Bake for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of 1 of the muffins comes out clean.
Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the muffins to loosen them and unmold. Cool completely on the rack.
Well, to get this party started I am offering up a $50 gift card to POTTERY BARN just in time for the holidays! That’s right, I’m not playing around..50 buckeroos!!! To enter either leave me a comment or subscribe to my blog! If you do both…that’s right…then you get two entries! Cool huh?
I will be randomly choosing a winner on Wednesday, October 20th! GOOD LUCK and thank you for checking out the new blog!
Leather James Chaise $1460.00 through VR Interiors
*We do not charge sales tax for any purchases, except those shipped to California. Purchases shipped to California residents will be charged 8.75% sales tax. Because we are located in California, we are required by law to charge sales tax in this state.*
