Trouble with blogger ...

Hey if anyone else is having this problem and has a solution please let me know. Some of my followers are missing, Well what I mean is they come and go and I have no clue how to fix. Thanks Ann

One project down 1 million to go......

 Well here is my completed chair and it only too 3weeks

What's Old Is New Again....

Can you guess what this project is about?

Yes I am going to add nailhead trim to it (5 years in the making) told ya it was an old one.

This is the back of the chair.

Hello out there, I know I have so many unfinished projects. Why then am I starting another one. Well truth be told this one is one of the oldest I just thought it was time.This chair I purchased way back when, It started out life as a brown chair with green fabric(sorry no before pictures) I wanted it to use at my desk in the master bedroom, It's still in the master but now only as a side chair. I painted and faux finished it and put the fabrics that match the master ( will talk about in another post). I soon hope to have the nailhead trim on. well be back with the after pictures.

Thank you for stopping by.

Ann

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DINING TABLE????

Can you guess what this is?

Beautiful hand carved.

WELL GET READY.

TA DA HERE IS MY LOVE YES I GOT HER AND REFINISHED HER.

THE COLOR I CHOSE WAS A DARK WALNUT MIXED WITH BLACK STAIN.

THIS GIRL IS SOLID WOOD WITH BEAUTIFUL CARVINGS .

THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WITH SUN STREAMING IN .

THE TOP SO RICH AND DARK NOT SURE I WILL LET ANYONE NEAR HER FOR A WHILE. I HAVE GOT TO SAY I HAVE BEEN PRETTY LUCKY WITH THE THINGS I HAVE FOUND ON CL.(KNOCK ON WOOD)

MY NEWEST FIND ON CL.

HERE SHE IS (NOT IN GREAT SHAPE) BUT I CAN WORK WITH HER

I LOVE THE LINES THE FRENCHYNESS(IS THAT A WORD) IT DOESN'T MATTER.

WELL, HERE I GO AGAIN,LAST WEEK I TOLD MYSELF NO MORE CL NO NO NO,BUT THEN I THOUGHT I AM JUST LOOKING WHAT HARM IS THERE IN THAT? WELL THIS IS THE HARM I AM THINKING I WANT TO USE AS A BUFFET NOT A DRESSING TABLE SHE JUST NEEDS TO BE ABOUT 3INCHES TALLER, AND I'VE GOT JUST THE THING.MORE TO COME ON THAT

Kind words

This is just a great big THANK YOU to all the ladies that have helped and gave me kind words of ENCOURAGEMENT. BEYONDTHESCREENDOORDESIGNS
FROM MY FRONT PORCH TO YOURS
DWELLINGS THE HEART OF YOUR HOME

CRAGSLIST ADDITION....I CAN'T STOP.....

My latest find on CL for years I have wanted these chairs but since I already had them in different colors I thought no when I saw the price I had to have them ( get ready for the price, sit down ok ready for 5 of these chairs I paid $150.00 yes. For right now there are sitting in my garage.

BACKSPLASH .....

This was the first one but it looked too pink next to my granite .

Ok this is the tile I have decided to go with after along hunt .This is it (not the bottom part) just the travertine on the top lets hope for the best. There is no going back now

A THANK YOU .

Hey guys I know I been away too long ,but it's just been crazy busy around here, I have been working on a couple of things that i will share in a bit. I still have so much to learn (how to add a link). ( why I can't see my blog on any of my followers page),.Pamela over at From my front porch to yours, has helped me so much words are not enough to thank her , she is truly a kind and generous person .Thank You Pamela

Well ok here I found this beauty on CL and I knew I had to bring her home. The Mister on the other hand, not so much. But this was love she was perfect it just had to be. Stay tuned to find out what happens.

What color will work with this color granite...

I need help this is my granite it's called Giallo ornamental its mostly olives and browns and a hint of gold,what color should i do the backsplash? I can see it's going to take a while.

stay tuned and lets see what happens..

What a good carpenter can do

Well here she is an almost finished cabinet I still have to paint , but my ultimate plan is to put my microwave on the top shelf and a brown basket on the bottom.I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Still in the kitchen

This cabinet was part of a peninsula that was original to the house well I cut it off (12) years ago

and this is what was left, I stuck a plant to hide it but it was still ugly as seen here.

Thanks for stopping by make sure you come to see how this turns out.....

Kitchen coming along slowly

Well this is how the kitchen kitchen looked after the laminate counter had been taken off.

Yes the top of my beloved dish washer ( those of us with kids) you know what i am talking about.

Here she is the granite (Giallo ornamental) I wanted more gold but depending on the light the color changes . I would say this is more olive browns and hint of gold, which I guess in the end worked out perfect for me , the colors in the rest of the house are those colors. It has been 3 days and now i really love it . The truth of it is the hubby made me stick with this one , I was going back and forth for two weeks trying to decide, but I guess in the end he was right (let's not tell him ) you know about him being right.

Here is a close up.

Here you can see i still need to pick out a backsplash get a hood over the cooktop ( will show that later), then decide on weather or not to change color of cabinets.

Thank you to all of my new followers I promise it will get better so stay on this ride with me

Ann

color

This is the view into kitchen from family.

This looks much better in person.

As you can all tell by now i love color, It just makes me happy. I also feel less is not more, I love more the more the better,the blingyer (is that a word) oh it is now. I have so much to share .As time goes on i will get better at this.

HOME TOUR PART 3

This is as you walk from the front door to the family room.

This looking back into the family room.

This is my favorite purchase to date. (more to come on this later)

This is the view as you enter.

This looking back towards the front door.

Part 2 home tour cont...

This is the picture of my formal living room. (never mind the two unfinished pillows)

The other side looking out.

Formal dinning looking towards the front door.

Looking into the dinning room (those are christmas ornaments hanging off the chandy) I just loved it so much I decided to keep them up there.

This is what you see from the front door.

As you enter the front door you look the right it's my formal living room (no one allow look and keep walking) just kidding. Big changes are a coming in this room stay tuned. As you look to the left the formal dinning room.

Before and after..

This is what it looked like before.

This is after painting it black.

Well i think I am going through my let's paint everything black, case in point this picture frame i have had forever.

more before pics of kitchen

This is the view looking at my kitchen window.

This is looking at the old stove which is on his way out.(sorry about the mess)

This is the view looking from the eating area.

Kitchen in Progress

I started working on my kitchen... here is how it looks now... I can't wait to finish it and share the results with you.