I just recently repainted our daughter's room...

I wanted something more colorful and bright.

I also wanted to use my vintage chenille bedspread, and antique quilt.

The paint color is Celestial Blue by Valspar...it's a nice bluish purple.

Love it!

Great color to grow with her.

I'm not finished with decorating, but it's heading in the right direction.

Our baby girl will be 3 in June...

Stay tuned for more on her room. 

Blessings,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

A tad darker.

Last winter we added the faux board and batten...

Which I LOVE, and because I LOVE it, I wanted it to really look sharp!

This meant going darker in the living room.  I also wanted a hint more gray, while staying blue, but still neutral.

After looking at...ummm...about 7 different colors...I finally narrowed it down to 3.

The winner was...WINTER FLANNEL by Valspar.

It's simply FABULOUS!

 Love how it makes all the white and stairs just POP! :)

 You can see my dresser redo here...

After putting away all the decorations...I still left out my little splurge this year.

The middle pillow is Pottery Barn, and I purchased it off ebay. 

It's just PERFECT!

 The door above the stairs just really catches you eye now...Love all my babies!  :)

I'm so pleased with the new paint color.

It turned out just right!

Blessings,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

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Paint it black.

               BEFORE                                         &                                 AFTER

I've had this dresser for almost 2 years now...  You can read about it's original drab to fab here...DRESSER.

 We just recently painted the living room.
 Which I'll post about later. :)  And I was ready to redo the decor on the dresser.  I found wonderful inspiration of course from Pinterest.
 The burlap wreath I bought off ebay, and have LOVED ever since.  I just didn't know how I was going to use it.  Then I saw some wonderful ideas of hanging it with a mirror.  Well I didn't have a mirror... :(  but now worries, that's what the community swap is for on FB in my local area.  I put out an ISO on the swap group, and within an hour someone posted this lovely black mirror.

I paid $20 for it, and it was perfect for what I had in mind.

Still not "loving" the arrangement, especially with the new paint color.  I decided to paint the frame of the mirror silver, and the dresser a black gloss.

 It turned out great!
I'm sure I'll be changing some things up here and there on it, but for now it'll do. ;)

I bought the lamp shades at Walmart...I'm enjoying them.

 Everything else I already had.
 The white pitcher is from Target, and it's probably one of favorite things I have.

The chalkboard silver tray I made almost 4 years ago, and it's one of those I put away, and then bring back out.

 The burlap wreath will be fun to decorate according to the seasons.  :)

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!

Blessings,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

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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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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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