Great Start

Nothing but kitchens on the mind this Monday morning!

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Now off to get painting!

One Room Challenge - Cottage Kitchen Makeover Week 1

So, the kitchen is one of the worst rooms in our house.  It has been since the day we moved in.  We had big plans to do something about it pretty soon after we moved in but of course things got away from us and almost four years later it's still untouched.  Unless you count the paint swatches on the wall.  And I don't.  So, this spring, for that exhilarating, motivational event known as the One Room Challenge, we will be tackling the kitchen.  Many, many thanks goes to Linda, at Calling It Home, for coming up with this concept that effectively lights a fire under hundreds of bloggers' tails, and to House Beautiful for being the media partner!  And for those that don't know, this is a six week, get 'er done, make it happen, catalyst for home improvement.  One room, made over, in six weeks.  Let's do this.

And the space in question?  I held nothing back, here is the true nitty gritty.

This weekend will be spent demoing out all that is unwanted and next week's post will contain an update and plans for the overhaul.  And if I can find time while surviving Spring Break, I'll be checking out the other participants, both the featured design influencers and the linking participants!

Enjoyin' the Scenery

It's another gray Monday here with a week full of housekeeping and getting things ready for a school Easter egg hunt and company coming later in the week.  Dreaming about waking up in this room with no cares or concerns!

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Happy Monday!

Gallery Walls

Over the long Christmas break we installed sconces in our dining room and it has been one of the best additions to our home in my opinion.  I drink my coffee in the dining room every morning before the house is awake and the gentle light from them makes me so incredibly happy.  As I considered installing them I also made a longer term plan for a revamp of the room, adding some picture frame paneling below the chair rail, a new chandelier, and some floral drapes.  As I considered all this I realized the room could go pretty "granny" pretty quickly.  So what to do about it but add some more modern touches.  I love gallery walls, and already have several in our home, but there will soon be another one in our dining room.

Some inspiration.

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Birch and Bird

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Hopefully ours will turn out as eclectic yet polished as all of these!

Rainy days

It's a gray, rainy day here but hoping to get some organization and fluffing done around the house. 

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Hope your Monday is cheery!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

It's almost St. Patrick's Day!  And in Savannah that's a big deal!  So in honor of all the leprecahuns out there, here's a rainbow of rooms!  With a pot of gold at the end!

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May the luck o' the Irish be with you!

The Best Life

This is the first non-vacation weekday in around 20 years that I haven't HAD to wake up early to go into work.  I'm aiming for a life change here but on this slow moving Monday morning I'm dreaming I'm here.  And I'm much closer to it than usual!

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Happiest of Mondays!