A little bit of home

Hello, again!  We've now been in our home for 6 months.  In the first month, we did A LOT of changes.  Painted almost every room, made over the kitchen cabinets, new carpet throughout the entire upstairs, and new hardware for all the doors.  This house went from early 90's blah (which was weird since it was built in 2001) to a chic rustic cottage.  Here's some of our changes:

The changes outside were pretty simple - the shutters, vents and doors were painted a purple-y-blue.  We updated the home by painted the shutters a classic black, the vents white, and the doors a deep cranberry.

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The kitchen and living room were a yellow/purple mix with light oak cabinets.  I found a method online for using a gel stain.  My dad and the hubs painted the kitchen and living room for me!  Those two projects alone were HUGE!

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Well, not quite after...we had new grey shag carpeting put in and hung some pictures... Stay tuned for more do it yourself home decor.

I'll do a blog post soon on the steps of re-staining the cupboards, Christmas at the Takens, and a few more rooms we've redone, as well as some minor crafts such as the vintage metal cupboard re-do, the pallet clock, and making your own artwork.  

See you again soon!