What’s shaking my little peanut butter sandwiches (oops, that’s Rosy’s nickname).
I am in a stellar mood today. Oh, you wanna hear why? Sure!
One of my besties, Katie (Fartface), is coming to visit this weekend with her hubba-hubba hubby, Jerry, and their sweet little pumpkin pie, Molly. Jack gets back from his werk trip to San Fran. The weather is crisp and cool in MN which means my favorite season is on its way and I get to start wearing all the wooly, warm sweaters I’ve been eyeing up lately. I’m spending my morning sipping hot coffee and blogging (my happy place). Um, it’s Friday…duh. Let’s see, what else. Hmmm…
Oh! Our house is done! YES. It’s been over a week since our beloved crew has let themselves in at 7am and started pounding away. Although it took eons to finish, we couldn’t be happier with the way everything turned out. It truly feels like a brand new house (even though it was built in 1920).
My mum came to visit this past weekend and worked miracles helping us get our house back in order (along with my magic sista, KK). Over the course of three days, we rid the place of four months worth of dust, washed every single window (thanks, Mom), moved all of our clothes into our new walk-in closet (phew!) and even had time to kick it at my favorite watering hole, The Narrows.
So yes. Plenty to be in a good mood about. As things start to calm down for us, we now have time to hunt for goodies to fill our home (this will take years, I’m telling you). Right now we live in a big empty blank canvas. We had the majority of our walls painted Pale Silver by Restoration Hardware with a couple rooms in Flint. The floors are a nice dark, rich brown and all of the trim is bright white. Our plan is to layer in lots-o-neutrals and keep it bright and clean.
Here’s a little ditty I put together of things that would go great in our new place. We bought the flushmount light for our family/fireplace room which Jack gets to install this weekend. The grey plaid flannel fabric is being sewn into upholstered cushions for our breakfast nook as we speak. The rest of the things are just on my wish list.
Oh, and for those who aren’t friends with me on the ol’ Facebook (I posted this pic a couple days ago), I’m including a pic of our new (empty) kitchen!
Happy Friday, homies!
1) flower drum shade ceiling light 2) indigo pillow 3) oberto gili photograph 4) checked flannel 5) stone textile signature print (for roman shades) 6) cross blanket 7) vintage stools
Hi Carla.
Will you share your cabinet color and sorce for your light? This sneak peak is so inspiring!!!!
Hi! The cabinets were painted with Benjamin Moore’s Chantilly Lace.
Here are links for the lighting:
http://www.shopcandelabra.com/arteriors-franklin-pendant.html
http://www.westelm.com/products/short-drum-pendant-gray-felt-w505/?pkey=cchandeliers-pendant-lighting
Looks so good! What did you end up deciding to do for the countertops?
Oh thanks Carla. Did you do the same color for trim as your cabinets? Do you have thoughts on having cabinets a different white than the trim?
Thanks, Anne! We went with Silestone… it has the look of marble but super durable and easy to maintain!
Leese – We used the same color white everywhere. That’s what I would recommend for consistency
I have never heard of silestone. would you consider doing a post on it? pros/cons/ cost, color. ect.
my walls are all BM tapestry beige and I have read sinmply whiote by BM is a good all around white. for some reason I am SO SCARED to commit to a white, I agree one white all around would look cohesive. I really love the look of your white in the snip-it you shared.