Kitchen Mini Make-Over

This make-over started when I decided I wanted a tile backsplash.  Of course then I had to change the wall color… and get new decor… and make a new valence… and put some curtain panels on the doors… 

I like change.  It makes my house feel new again.  Am I alone in thinking that?

So here are my before pictures—my kitchen is a wreck.  I took then last minute before I painted.  I almost forgot to take them at all!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

          

      I saw this Rodney White print in a Ballard Designs catalog and fell. in. love…. but fell back out. of. love with the $249 they wanted for it .

I found this one at Target form $50!!!! And its Rodney White, too!

Looks great on my wall, eh??

 

Do you like the monogram collection?  I loooove it!  I’m collecting more to add to it.

And those yummy damask panels?  Lowes.  They have the best selection of curtains!!!

My goal for the re-do was a lighter-brighter kitchen.  I went with fruit for the “brighter”.  Faux lemons, oranges, and pears top my desk cabinets.

The photo-less photo board was a re-do as well.  I don’t have any before pictures, but I’ll tell you… it was boring and beige.  I covered it with some AMY BUTLER fabric.  (Those of you that know me, know that I love Amy Butler!!!)  Then I added some detail around the buttons.  ( I made the buttons to match with a button kit from Hob Lob, my bff.)

I put together a couple faux flower arrangements, too.  I had this little teapot but it would get lost on my black glass-top stove.  It stands out now with a few hydrangea blossoms in it!  (You can see it in it’s new home in the photo of my table above.) 

 

I needed something “natural” on the top of my fridge.  I had a flower box I took some hideous faux ivy out of that I had been wanting to use. 

I took some of this:

and some of this:

 

and did this:

Got a couple stems of some faux fluffy pink flowers that I think are so super-cute and stuffed them in. 

And this is how it turned out:

Oh!  Those plates? Meijer. CLEARANCE! $1.49 each. Super-love them!  I used them on top of the fridge and here:

Here’s the new valence.  I made it.  Sooo easy.  Sooo cute.

So did you notice?  The backsplash that started it all?  Not in.  The tile hasn’t even been purchased. 

I love a good steal!

It’s no secret that I’m a mom and I’m on a budget—so I frequent these fantastic sites-

www.babysteals.com

and

www.kidsteals.com

Check them daily for a great deal.  I’ve ordered numerous items from them.  They have reasonable shipping rates and I’ve always received my items within a few days.

What sites do you “steal” from?

My New Curtains

I was tired of the plain red roman shades that hung on either side of my fireplace, so I made these super-cute new ones!  They are my first step in updating my living room and getting rid off all the red I had in there.  Enjoy!

(Sorry for the poor picture quality- I’ll show you the entire fireplace and windows when my house is clean…. ummmm, it might be awhile.)

** To make 2 panels the total cost was about $30!! 

I also wanted to share this-  found this wall decal at Meijer for $10!  I had been looking for one on Etsy (of course!), but they were no less then $20 for one smaller than this.  Love it!