Decorating is a hobby that I hope to make a
career soon, so when one of my favorite blogs, Apartment Therapy , roused a challenge to "cure" a room of your choice, I
accepted! It wasn't hard for me to hone
into my kitchen, which I'd chosen to pretend didn't exist. I had no idea how long a
"freshener" like mine would take, and I was surprised when it took
the whole month. Apartment therapy lead us through a day by day planner and I
followed it, until my design project took on a life of itself.
and filled my mind with inspiration. When I was ready, and the Style Cure told me too, I drew up a realistic plan. Realistic is important because you don't want to start
something you can't finish! I'm fortunate because my husband is a carpenter so
I could include some pretty ambitious projects that I otherwise would not
attempt.
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My husband built the island and shelves from oak left over from a previous project.
Before I installed the shelves I painted the
walls with Valspar- Passive, and White. We painted the door to the mud room
Valspar- Gleeful.
There's so much more I'd love to do to
complete my kitchen Reno, but as of now I am a renter, and some things must be
left as is. If I could, I'd replace the refrigerator with a
retro style fridge like this one
from Smeg. I'm also still on the hunt for the perfect rug-something
dark grey I think.
It's really my own business the environment I
choose to live in. I don't have to impress anybody. But I will say that my home
Reno made me proud, and I feel in some
way made my family proud of me too, and that's what's really important to me!
Here are the
before: (complete with Grandson):
 
After:
 
I'd love to hear about any home renovations you've done or any that you've been inspired to do!
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