Just dropping in for a quick hello. This guy with the chubby cheeks (along with a few other things, to be fair) has been keeping me rather occupied lately. Hopefully I can sneak in a few more posts soon.
p.s. - You can get a peek of our new bed in the background of this photo. Jesse's brother made it for us and it is beautiful. Some day soon I'll take photos.
My biggest complaint about the original kitchen in our house was how dark it was (the corner sink that caused the countertops to dig into my hips while doing dishes was a close second). In all of the decisions that we've made for the kitchen so far, the goal of creating a light space has guided us.
We're working on the cabinets right now. We decided to reconfigure and reuse the original cabinets. They should go in sometime this week. Then we'll paint them and wait for new countertops. We're using the picture above for color inspiration. Light colored neutrals should keep the space simple and bright.
{argh, this is the one image in my kitchen file that I don't have a credit for. It's most likely from remodelista}
This picture of a rustic swimming pool has been etched in my mind for the last couple of weeks. It might have something to do with the fact that I haven't been swimming once this summer. How did that happen (or not happen)? At least I did some wading in the creek on our hot summer days.
Life has been busy. Both good busy (seeing my pals in portland!) and not so good busy (broken car, renovation chaos, rash on baby's face). I've never felt so behind in my life - and I'm not even trying to accomplish much! Sooner or later I'll catch up with those emails, thank you notes, phone calls and everything else...right? Or maybe I'll just take a swim.
At our last house I had a picture of Martha on a bulletin board by my sewing/crafting table. It was a [dorky] joke with myself - a reminder not to do anything that I'd later regret (sort of like a crucifix above the bed). If I had that picture near me while working on this project I would have been forced to flip Martha over.
I needed something with a bit of extra padding to use outside on the deck when I let the little one hang out sans diaper. So three layers of cotton batting, part of a vintage vera sheet and some haphazard sewing came together to make this quilt. No measuring, no ironing, no pinning - just some renegade sewing. And most importantly, this play mat was made, start to finish, during one nap time.
Hooray! The kitchen floor is in. There is still a lot of work to be done but we're making progress.
These are the creatures that I spend my days with.
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