A few weeks ago I shared my plans for the kitchen makeover (check it out
here) and after an Easter painting fiesta and getting all the accessories
and styling together, I'm finally ready to reveal the new fresh kitchen,
just in time for brighter and longer days!
Wallpaper can totally transform a room, and it's always a big decision to
choose a design that you'll enjoy looking at everyday for the next few
months and most likely years until it's time to re-decorate!
My kitchen makeover is well under way and it'll be ready for the reveal soon! In the meantime, there is a very cool feature in my new kitchen that was super easy and affordable to do and keeps getting us compliments by anyone that sees it. I've had a crush on hanging planters for a little while and I needed them to be a feature in my kitchen. I didn't just want to hang them off individual hooks though.I decided to create a brass rack with S shaped hooks for my hanging planters and utensils to create the effect I was looking for. I'm very pleased with the result, if you follow me on Instagram you'll have already seen a sneak...
We have talked a lot here about how wall art and prints are so important when you are making your house a home. Prints in particular have become so trendy, and no surprise there, as they allow you to bring your personality to your home in a way that nothing else would. I mean, how could you say things better then having them hung on your wall? Or remind yourself to "Be Awesome" in any better way each day? I'm always seeking creative ways to fill your home with personality. More than just choosing your prints and which pictures to display to bring your rooms to life and make them individual, you should also consider different ways to display them. In my hunt...
It's all nice and perfect when you get your home freshly decorated, new furniture in, everything is just as you dreamed of. Until... day-by-day kicks in. And it brings kids, dogs, muddy paws, yogurt spoons and endless toys. And husbands too, with shoes, jackets, gloves and lots more stuff that they place somewhere to never be found by themselves again - only that you know exactly where they left everything and keep it recorded in your memory until 3 days later they'll ask 'where did I leave my this and that' and you'll say 'it's in the bottom left drawer where you left it'.With all that going on, how do you keep your home tidy? That's where house rules come...
