My New Kitchen Revealed!!!!!!

After much anticipation, I am finally ready to do the big unveiling of my newly remodeled kitchen!!! The furniture store delivered my new table and chairs today, which was the final piece to the puzzle to complete this long drawn-out affair!! So ~ here it is ~ I fall more in love with it everyday!!
For those who didn't know what she looked like before ~ ~ ~ Here are some before shots, plus you can read my farewell post here.

Quite a change, HUH?!?

Pretty good view into my living room and my Christmas vignettes that I've shown before. This pic was taken standing by my kitchen sink.

Madly love my new island...and my countertops...and my floor...and my cabinets!! Oh my!!!

Taking out that penninsula really opened this space up! Makes the room look so much bigger!!!

Thanks for hanging in there with me and patiently waiting til I was ready for the big "showing"! I hope it was worth waiting for!
Since I still have many antique pieces and vintage Christmas on display, I've decided to join in the party over at Debra's blog ~ Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday! Check out all the others that have joined in this week!

My husband and I are taking a much needed little 4 day getaway to Branson, MO! We leave on Sat. and will be back on Weds. Will try to sneek a little look at my blog if I can find a computer somewhere at our hotel! Until then ~ thanks so much for stopping by! I do enjoy our visits!

Cupboard Re-arranging!

I've been trying to get my house back in order this week and have been playing "musical cupboards"!! The cupboard that I had in my dining room didn't fit in the spot in my kitchen that I was saving it for. So I did some major re-arranging (again) in my craft room and took one cupboard out that I wasn't crazy about and put my stepback from the dining room in there!! And I really love the way it looks in there!!! I've filled it with my vintage garden collectibles and also added some little touches of Christmas!
This cupboard is much more roomy than the old one...

plenty of room for all my stuff!!

old clocks and sand shovels...just for fun!

seed boxes and sweet little watering cans. I have several more children's watering cans, which I will work in after Christmas is over.

The little gold clock doesn't work, but I still think it's sweet anyway!

Added some bitty Christmas ornaments to my little wheelbarrow!

Found these darling little angels at a sale recently~marked Germany on the bottom. LOVE them!

Set this bottle brush tree inside an unusual flower frog then added my tiny repro sheep as added Christmas adornments!

The last of the really hard work of my kitchen remodel is over as of today!! My friend, my husband and I finally went and brought home my antique cupboard from the antique store that has been storing it for me for almost a year!! It's a big, heavy whopper and it took the 3 of us to get it into my dining room!!! Have been spending the better part of this afternoon filling it up with all my treasures ~ and I am in major LOVE with it!!!


I know I'm being stubborn, but I don't want to share pics of my new kitchen just yet--not until it is completely done!!! I ordered a new table and chairs and they won't be delivered for a bit yet!

But, I may be convinced to share pics of my new cupboard!! So stay tuned and see what develops!!! Thanks for your patience with me as we get to the end of this huge undertaking...we're almost there!!

Farewell White Kitchen!!

I haven't participated in White Wednesday in a long time, so I thought I would share some pictures I took of my kitchen in its former state of whiteness!We are deep in the midst of a major kitchen remodel if you aren't a regular follower of mine! We have been living in a mess for about a week and a half, but we're making progress slowly but surely!!
When we built our house 30 years ago my kitchen cabinets were very dark and about 15 yrs ago I decided to paint them white. It was quite a job, but well worth it as it really lightened things up !! This kitchen has had some decorative face lifts over the years and was still rather pretty. But these pictures do not show all the daily wear and tear of 3 kids and a few dogs over the last 30 years!!

This penninsula is now gone and will be replaced with a free standing island!

This is the current state of affairs--ain't it purty???
The color you see near the ceiling is my new paint color. I call it "sandy mustard"!!!
The floor is in really bad shape and I can't wait to have it GONE!! They will be tearing it out on Friday!!

I will admit that I'm going to miss my pretty red wall just a little, but it was time for a change!

The china hutch is staying, but is being moved to a different wall and will be replaced by a bigger cupboard that I bought last Dec. with this remodel in mind!! The antique store owners are friends of mine (thank GOD) and have been dear enough to hold it for me all this time! But it was just perfect for this spot and as they say "best time to buy an antique is when you see it!"

Edge of the dining room looking into the living room.

The hall to the left goes to the bedrooms and bathroom.

My new cabinets are being delivered tomorrow and will go in next week after they tear out the old floor. Things will be looking very different real soon and I can't wait to share it with all of you!! So stay tuned!


I am linking up with Faded Charm for White Wedneday as I bid a fond farewell to my white kitchen...it has seen alot of happiness and tears in this home of ours!!

WHAT A WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did anyone out there miss me?!? I sure missed you!! This has been such a crazy, busy week that I don't know where to begin! After recuperating from my last antique show, I had to dig in to my kitchen remodel project and empty out all my cabinets ~ what a job that was!!! My kitchen was completely gutted last Friday and I now have a stove and frig, but no countertops to cook on -- awww shucks!! Then our Christmas open house was this past Weds. evening and I was wrapped up in prep for that too!!! But it all turned out great in the end and thanks to my buddy Jeanine from Chippy Shabby who saved the day for me and let me "steal" her pics from her blog since I didn't get any of my own!!!! This was my favorite vignette in my room, and Jeanine nabbed these sweet little windows! Check out her blog and see what other goodies she came home with!!
I don't think the store has ever looked so pretty & I'm sad I didn't get some pictures. Oh well, the story of my life I guess!!!

We had an amazing turnout with a very steady flow all night which makes all the hard work worthwhile!!

Another scene from my room with a glimpse at the mob of people--I'll admit it was quite a rush!!


Here's a shot of me and the owner's daughter, Kate busy as little bees behind the check-out!!

Thanks once again to Jeanine for helping me out with these pictures! I almost cried when I turned my camera on and saw mine weren't there!!!!

So, please forgive my lack of posts, but my life was spinning out of control there for awhile! I will keep you posted on the kitchen project. We are at a standstill waiting for the plumber right now--kinda frustrating I will admit, but I'm trying to be patient. After all, I've waited 30 years for this!!

It's good to be back!!!

Catching Up!

The antique and craft show I did on Saturday was a big success!! And I must admit, I'm glad it's over! Now to try and catch up around the house!! Sold almost all my vintage Halloween, the shutters and the lamp.
Also sold the pretty rosary, the pictures and the white ironstone vitamin jar.

It was fun setting up for this show! I love working with the darker fall tones and Halloween stuff!

My altered suitcase was the perfect backdrop for this display. I sold several of my button bracelets...

and my clock case that I sprayed black and added a little baby boo pumpkin!
The biggest sellers were...

my necklaces--YAAAAAYY!!!
I sold at least 10 of them!

and some of my bracelets.

and tons of my photo holder doorknobs!!!

It is so gratifying to sell things that you've made...it justifies all the long nights and makes being so wore out worthwhile!!


I got my living room cleaned today and all my Halloween stuff out! That was fun! Now to take my kitchen clean-out project head on!! We will be embarking on a total remodel project real soon. My cabinets are ordered and will be here within a week. As soon as my contractor can get started, we'll be living in a mess for awhile. I have lots to do first. Cupboards to clean out and wallpaper border to take off!! Makes me kinda nuts thinking about it, but it will all be worth it in the end!

Just wanted to mention that if there is anything in any of the pictures from my show that you would be interested in, don't be afraid to ask...it might still be available!

Hope everyone has a good week!