Kitchen Makeover

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My kitchen rug matches my living room rug. It's such a fun pattern.

In the corner of my kitchen is one of my favorite treasures, inspired by Julie B. Beck's talk, "Mothers Who Know".  My friend, Jenica, gave me the idea for the plaque and another friend, Stacy, made it for me. What a beautiful reminder! It's been really therapeutic to paint and unify these 4 rooms so they all flow together. I was even brave enough to let my kids help from time to time.
Now that I've made my home brighter and happier, I've been more motivated to keep it clean lately. This is a HUGE plus to any room redo, right? :) We just finished the master bedroom redo, and will have just a few hours of painting in the office and bathroom to finish the upstairs. Then we'll wait a few months before the downstairs redo so I can simplify life a bit for now. So exhausting, yet fulfilling to create happy areas in our home. What DIY projects have you tackled lately? I'd love to hear about them or even see pics!

Dining Room Makeover

 

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I have a blue chevron table runner along with this classic blue tablecloth Wade bought on his mission to France. It's nice to switch the two up from week to week.

We had originally painted the frames with the leftover hemlock bud green from the walls, but then we decided we needed more pops of blue since the accent wall next to it is green. 

Our Family Mission Statement is also in a frame I painted blue, just like the Family Proclamation to the World in the entryway. It's been fun to sand, prime, and paint most of the plain black or brown frames we own  to add some color in our home. It makes such a difference in the before and after pics, right? And this is one of my favorite prints of Christ. It was a gift from Steve and Stacie one year for Christmas. The Greg Olsen print of Christ that was above the fireplace is now in Emily's room near her reading nook. More pics to come of that later... :) 

Living Room Makeover

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 I loved the baby blue wall. It just always got overshadowed by the dark tan wall, dark red wall, and dark red curtains. So we painted the main long wall classic taupe, and the accent walls a hemlock bud green.

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 Refreshing right?
PS) The blue bench was so fun to redo! We had originally planned on painting the cabinet green, BUT now we are liking the natural look since there are other pops of bright colors throughout the room. What do you think?

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Notice the black couch, super comfy, but saggy

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This brown Pottery Barn style couch is just as comfortable, but with crisp and clean lines. I can't believe the difference it makes in uplifting the energy of the room.

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sanding...check
priming...check
painting and more painting...check
late nights...check
I need a nap now (or 7 naps), but gosh, it was worth it. What a fun piece of furniture.