kitchen. nook.

since we wont be moving anytime soon (end o'may come quickly)

i decided that i'd continue to dream about what i want to do with my new space.

dreaming makes me giddy. 

today's installment:

kitchen and nook

this is what i would like to see happen in my space

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here's the actual space

pardon my hubz and real estate agent in the photos. 

i told them they were messing up my pictures. of course they didn't care. MEN.

the first thing i want to point out is how much i love the antique windows in the wall cut out. 

they're the real reason i wanted this house. 

you think i'm kidding...

second. i love how open each rooms is to the next. 

right now we have a galley kitchen separate from the rest of the house. 

the joy i used to find from cooking has completely diminished. i feel like i'm stuck in a dungeon.

i'm seriously hoping to find that joy again once we move.

third. stained cupboards...

i don't really like them. i feel like kitchens should be bright and airy. 

the kitchen is the heart of the home after all. 

so sometime in the near future they will be getting a white makeover. the granite will stay.

i want to paint the island a contrasting color like this. but i'm not sure what that color will be yet. 

most of my kitchen accessories are red.

fourth. the breakfast nook.

after looking at  ^this kitchen^  i'm a little freaked out about how there's 

corner settee and round table that's almost identical to the one currently in my space.

this is another item that the homeowners might leave for us. their taste has changed.

if they do leave it, i will be changing the fabric. 

i wonder if jen's kitchen was her inspiration of sorts too?! she does have great taste.

fifth. i love all the windows. 

i love even more that when you look out of them their is an actual view of the front yard...

watching the boys skateboard, play basket ball, football etc...

while i'm prepping dinner is going to be a dream come true. seriously. 

sixth. my husband want's to remove the beam that's running above the bar.

i agree. i don't like when views are cut off. 

seventh. pray with me that the bike stays up there on the wall. 

i love it. 

the former owners haven't decided if they're taking it with them or not.

i think seven things is enough for today. ha!

tell me, what is your favorite look in a kitchen?

cupboards? wall color? accessory color(s)?

happy tuesday.

xxO

laundry.

via.

it's what i should be doing. that or packing.

i chose to write.

writing is a stress releaser for me. 

i lost all motivation to keep up with my house two weeks after we opened escrow. 

has this ever happened to you?

washing the laundry isn't the problem though, folding and putting it away is. 

isn't the above laundry room just dreamy? 

i want it. it's my inspiration.

the house we've been living in for the last few years is dark. 

i can't wait for light and bright. i need bright.

the whole house is being painted a very muted gray. 

the bathrooms, kitchen and possibly the laundry room will be white. 

here's my soon to be laundry room

Lord Willing

 i have big hopes for this space. 

i want remove the bottom cupboards and put in a desk, so that i can have my very own craft space. 

those cupboards up there are my cupboards. i called shot gun...if you will.

my craft supplies deserve a space all their own.

my sister has been having a love affair with chalk paint. it's all she talks about.

i was telling her that i want to paint these cupboards with.

she, wait for it, suggested i use chalk paint. the space isn't huge so i just might try it.

have you used chalk paint before?

what are your thoughts?

see my laundry room pinterest board here.

antsy.

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i am so excited and anxious to move. i'm antsy. i have so many ideas swirling in my head. if i don't get them out...i just may lose my mind.

we are painting the walls this color.

the boys are each getting new beds and their own rooms. they have been sharing a room for the last 5 years. but alas, patience is a virtue and virtues pay off. for big man i want to do something like this. he's big into music and america AND he can do the best english accent. tiny man wants this. BAD. but we're going to do something more like this.  i taught him how to use pinterest a few weeks back and he's been pinning. you can see his pins here. they first four are mine. his are the next 5-10 after that. my heart just about expolded. he was so into it. 

the house we are buying has a formal living and dining area. we are not formal people and i want the boys to have a space to entertain. bigs will be in high school in the fall and i would rather have lots of kids at my house, than have my boys out running the streets. so this are will be a screening room/ game room for them and my husband. a man cave if you will. we have a pool table it has been in storage for the last 5 years and we miss it. it has a special meaning to hubz and i. we met at a pool hall. shameful. i know. ha! you can browse my game room board here.

the kitchen is a little smaller than i wanted. i love to cook and when i cook i think it is necessary to use all of my kitchen gadgets. i mean, what kind of former pampered chef sales rep would i be if i didn't. i do however, have big plans for my kitchen. the cabinets will be going white...eventually. there is an island and i want to do it a bold stand out color. maybe something like this. isn't her kitchen amazing. LOVE IT!

in my soon to be kitchen nook there is a cut out in the wall. in the cut out the current owners put in antique french doors. she's leaving them. i CAN NOT wait to show you guys. i die of cuteness over load. on the adjacent wall they hung an old schwinn. it's yellow. it's perfect. it's still being decided weather or not that's staying. but just between us i hope it does. 

because the men in my life are going to have their very own man cave, i get to have free reign on the living room. i see something like this or maybe this in my future. everyone thinks i'm crazy for wanting white slipcovers. but you know what, i know how to operate a washing machine. boom!

whew! my head feels a little less chaotic. thanks for listening or umm reading my rant. 

you can follow me on pinterest here.

we found it.

*hello decal-- buy it here*

our dream home that is. complete with my / OUR very own red front door.

we opened escrow on friday.

now we wait and pray there are no hiccups.

thanks for all our your prayers concerning our house hunting 

we appreciate them more than you'll ever know.

xxO

living room

i've been thinking about changing the decor in my living room.

currently everything is dark and heavy.

if i'm being honest it look like someone came into my house/living room 

and doused all the furniture with deep brown paint. 

i'm over it.

i need some color.

this is what I'm thinking.

Gray Yellow Navy  

navy is my all time favorite color so it's a given

the yellow will add much needed pops of color 

and gray because it'll tone the yellow down.

i know that makes no sense

here's some of my inspiration 

1 2 3 4 5

what's your favorite color combo?