Southern Seazons

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Mini back splash reveal

We finally got the back splash done in the kitchen. Here are a few pictures of the steps to get to the finished project. I just need to do a little caulking and then I will post the finished pictures.

Here is step one. First we started with subway travertine tiles.

Step two was adding the accent border and the side border

Step three was adding the 4 X 4 tiles on a diagonal with glass mosiac accent pieces.

Step four was adding the grout and we changed out the switches and outlets to brown to match better.

Nest time I will get the whole kitchen pictures posted.

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Monday, July 22, 2013

Laundry room redo

I finally got most of my laundry room done. All I need to do is finish the bench and shelf area. Here are a few photos of what I did. The room was painted a beige color like the rest of the house. I choose a color called warm muffin. Once I painted the room I noticed that the doors and trim needed painted also. The cabinets were a medium oak color so I refinished them and added new hardware. We added a new light, new counter top and a new faucet. My hubby made the shelves above the sink and dryer for me.

This is what the cabinets used to look like.

Here is what they look like after the refinishing.

Other side of laundry room after refinishing cabinets.

Here is the finished sink area. We added the new shelves, new counter top and faucet.

Here is a close up of the sink area.

Here is the washer and dryer area with the new shelves

Close up of shelf area.

Top of cabinet.

Close up of above washer and dryer.

This is the last area that I need to finish. I love this shelf, it opens out for drying clothes. I painted the bench. It has been in my family every since I can remember. It was the same color as the original cabinets. I am wanting to put some pillows on the bench and dress up the shelf. Any ideas?

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Friday, July 5, 2013

Semi finished kitchen

Here are a few pictures of my kitchen so far. I finally got all of the cabinets refinished and the granite counter tops are installed. Now all we need to get done is the backsplash.

Here is the before picture when we bought the house.

We put in stainless appliances, added a new light above table, made new cornice boards above windows, added shelves to the island and got a pot rack. I still need to make a tablecloth to match and make a curtain for the window on the back door.

I tried to get as many shots as possible without getting the living room furniture in the way.

I love my new fridge with the double freezer drawers.

The corner unit had a microwave oven combo and we put in a double oven instead. I don't use the microwave that much so I bought a small one to sit on the counter top.

I stood on the coffee table in the living room to try and get a better shot of the island to show off the shelves. Now I have somewhere to put my cookbooks.

I painted the butler pantry the same as the island since it is off of the kitchen.

Here is a closeup of the granite that we choose. It is called Colonial Gold.

This is the breakfast nook area with the new light that my wonderful husband installed. Once we get the back splash done I will be posting the final pictures with everything decorated.

Here is a shot of the front of the island.

Monday, June 24, 2013

A few of my favorite things......

Well. we got our granite counter tops installed on Friday and I am still refinishing the cabinets. Once that is done we will be installing our tile backsplash. Once the cabinets are done I will post a photo before we install the backsplash. For now I wanted to share some of my photos that I took at our previous house.

Most of these pictures will be of fall as it is my favorite season. This is the wheel barrow that I decorate for the front porch.

This was on my kitchen table for Thanksgiving.

This was on my table on the deck.

This is a fall arrangement that I made.

I had this arrangement on our table on the deck.
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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Ready for granite

We are finally getting granite countertops in the kitchen. Yesterday we went and picked out the granite. Tomorrow they will be coming the make the template and hopefully they will be installed by friday. Here are a few pictures of the kitchen right now. Who knew that only one row of tiles would be so hard to remove. It was like they used super glue.

Please excuse the mess. I had to move everything from the countertops to the kitchen table.

Here is a close up of the desk area. As soon as the countertops are installed I will be refinishing the cabinets with the Rusoleum kit that I got at Home Depot. I already refinished the island and the butler pantry a dark brown. The rest of the cabinets are going to be off white with a brown glaze.

Here is the butler pantry with the refinished cabinets. Now all it needs is the new countertop and backsplash. My husband and I will be installing the backsplash here and in the kitchen. I will be posting more pictures as we progress.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Bargain Decor

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Here are a few items that I bought at Hobby Lobby and Goodwill today.