if steve were smart...

he would put a block on pinterest on our computers. because as i pin more, his honey-do list grows. so far i've got him down for wallpapering our hallway in something like this,
installing butcher block from ikea in our laundry room,
building out our niche into a "mudroom",
and installing judges' panelling in the powder room.
gosh, he's gonna be busy.

all images are from my pinterest boards here. come follow my boards!

sources here, here, here and here.

sneak peek

remember this project? i made some headway this weekend. the first step (prepping for painting) took more time than i thought mainly because it took me, my husband, 3 pottery barn reps, 2 hours, 1 screwdriver, 67 bad words (yes, from me, not hubby), and finally one instruction sheet to remove the drawers. my advice.... read the instruction sheet FIRST, don't just merrily toss it aside when cleaning out the drawers.

but here's the sneak peek. my original plan of painting it turquoise has changed. when i layed out my photographs to become my gallery wall above the chest, i concentrated on this one and pulled my color scheme from it.

my new favorite color, rainstorm by sherwin williams.
these beauties are on their way. i'm so excited. i've never had glass knobs before. on anything. weird, huh.
final results soon.

i want one!

a brightly colored credenza that is. that i paid nearly nothing for but turned it into a beauty... like these two ladies did. i'm in awe of their transformations and their diy-ness.

jenny of little green notebook turned this $40 credenza
into this!

image from lgn

you can read all about how she did it here.

and then michelle from three men & a lady turned this

into this! again, i'm in awe. it's just gorgeous.

nice work, ladies. so inspiring.