Rejoice

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.  Phil. 4:4  (KJV)

I love this sign I made this week.  I smile every time I see it, and start to sing. :)

(ignore phone charger cord on quilts)  ;)

 All I had to purchase was a wall decal I got at Hobby Lobby.  It was 50% off, so I paid $10.

Thank you Hobby Lobby!  ;)

 I painted part of an old door my husband had out in the garage. 

See the little latch I left on.  Just adds a little character.

 I had my husband hang it above the hooks in the living room.

1. I needed something there, and

2. It's a nice reminder and I hope will make our family and friends smile when they leave. :)

Have a fabulous week...and Rejoice, Rejoice, and again I say Rejoice!  ;)

Blessings,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

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Beaded board

Today I FINALLY painted the beaded board in our kitchen.

It's only taken me a year and half to get to it. :)

Looks so much better, and just fresh.

I also finished painting the beaded board in the nursery.

I hope to have a BIG nursery reveal in the next couple weeks. :)

Til next time,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

White to Gray...the reveal.

This is a before and after pic of my latest painting project.

My kitchen cabinets went from white to gray.  Well at least the bottom ones did.

I LOVE white, but I'm also tired of cleaning white.  HA! :)

I have 5 children, and with that comes lots of finger prints, dirt, and food on cabinet doors.

My white ones were just not holding up to it, so I decided to paint the bottom ones white.

This is actually a picture of what our kitchen looked like when we moved into the house.

We bought the oak cabinets on Craigslist for $400.00, and bought the sink base separate.

This is what the kitchen looked like after I painted them white.  I did like it, but cleaning them was a daily chore. ;)

A better before pic...We purchased the whole island on Craigslist as well.

It's 5 base cabinets and a countertop for $180.  What a DEAL! ;)  We added the beaded board to the sides of the island.

AND...here...is the kitchen today.

I LOVE how it turned out.

I was so surprised at how much I actually like it!

I used Lowe's Valspar Mountain Smoke.

I'll post later on the curtain.

But the material is fun and the perfect colors to pull it all together.

This china was a Mother's Day gift to me several years ago.

It's Ironstone, has beautiful scalloped edges, and it's YELLOW.  The bottom says...Buttercup Federalist Ironstone.  I fell in love with it the first time I saw it in the antique store.

Was so thrilled to get it as a gift.  There's a story behind them, and I'll post it later. ;)

With painting the cabinets gray, I knew the china would look fabulous!  Cause it's YELLOW! :)

I still need to add hardware to this cabinet...and to the island.  

AND here is my wonderful NEW fridge!!  It's dreamy, no?  haha! :))

Also was able to update my dishwasher this year too...

We're all enjoying the change.  I was so nervous about going this dark, but just went with it. 

I still need to paint the beaded board, and a few touch ups here and there.

But WHAT a difference!

I even think it makes our dark butcher block countertops look better.

This whole project cost me under $50.  :)

Blessings,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

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Easy Peach Cobbler...3 ingredients.

After I had little man some very wonderful women brought us food... :)

Our sons teacher (our oldest three attend a small Christian School) brought us a peach cobbler for dessert, and it was AWESOME!

I had to have the recipe.

Amazingly there's only 3 ingredients...

2 large cans peaches, barely drained.

1 box yellow cake mix.

1 stick butter melted.

Spray the bottom of casserole dish with non stick spray.

Pour in the 2 can of peaches, don't drain to much.  You want the juice.

Pour on top 1 box of yellow cake mix.

Then pour over the cake mix melted butter.

Bake at 350 until top is golden brown.

(If top isn't cooking well, mix the cake mix just a little into the juice)

We serve ours with vanilla ice cream.

It's so so YUMMY!!  And so so EASY!

It's an excellent quick dessert to take to church pot lucks, or any event.

Enjoy,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

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Gallery Wall

This WAS the wall under our stairs... ;)

I had done a gallery wall, and spray painted a Craigslist dresser find. 

I liked it, but had always wanted a wall of just board and batten.

Here's another before pic.

We've done a LOT of work to our living room lately. :)

Here is the wall getting it's new FABULOUS look.

We just trimmed the wall out with 1x4's, caulked, primed, and then painted with a white semi-gloss.

I'm trying to find the Sherwin Williams white I used.  I'm so sorry I can't remember it. :(

You can see in the background more boards being put up to give the whole living room a board and batten look.

AND here is my beautiful wall today!  

LOVE IT!!

The plate was a thrift store find.

I've had the candle holders for almost nine years now.

The picture next to it as well.  It says..."Teach me thy of O' Lord, and lead me in a plain path." Psalm 27:11

I made the runner...Vintage Runner

This dresser I spray painted Krylon's Khaki...

Craigslist for $35.00. :)

I made the A monogram...

Used fabric left over from my living room curtains.

Spray painted a Goodwill picture frame black.

Stenciled the A onto the fabric.

I've had it now for several years, and still love it!

The lamps were a handme down from my Grandmother. 

Lamp shades bought at Wal-Mart.

Fabric I had left over from my blue and white ticking pillows I made. :)

Little sign says.  Home the perfect Nest.

Bought at T.J Max for $5.00

White pitcher came from Target...Sale

I just love how it turned out, and makes a huge difference to our living room.

For the love of Faith, Family, and Home,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

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