The Avarice

07 January 2011

Forty Dollar Kitchen Makeover

I was going to wait to do this post because I just did a before and after, but I just got too antsy! As you know, we are in the midst of "redoing" our home. The kitchen is one area that is constantly bugging me, mostly because I spend more time there than anywhere else. This past weekend, on our DIY binge, we were visiting our local Lowe's store and decided to pick up a can of countertop paint. We had talked about this before, but never got around to doing it and since we're going to replace the coutertops anyway, we thought, What do we have to lose? So we went for it and I am personally loving the results!

BEFORE

AFTER

I removed the cabinet doors, which was obviously free. The paint was $20.97, the brushes, etc. were about $10.00 and we bought a can of spray paint for the knobs, which was about $5.00, so it's actually a $35.00 kitchen makeover, but forty sounded better.

03 January 2011

Ch-ch-ch-changes

I love me a good before and after and I have a whole mess of befores in my possession, but not so many afters. Well, we started the new year off right this weekend and decided to finish up a lot of projects that have been in limbo. So now, for your viewing pleasure, our first before and after. Enjoy.

Before

I picked up these little fellas at a local estate sale this summer.

I snagged this lovely lady at Goodwill for 40 smackers.

After

Not quite ready for a spread in House Beautiful, but it's a nice little spot in our bedroom for reading and enjoying some tea.

02 January 2011

The Color White

No matter how beautiful and tempting colors and prints are, I always take sweet solace in the color white. There is something so warm and enveloping about a color that could seem so cold. Call it a passing craze, but lately I long for all of my rooms to be covered in a sea of white.