Couple of Keys

Category: Before & After

  • Repurposed.

    You guys might remember these from the living room. They’ve moved! Why? Well, in an effort to keep the progress in the kitchen moving while I figure out what will happen with the pot rack/open shelving situation. Someone reminded me I live in Southern California. Earthquakes much? Ugh. Are the living room windows naked? Of…

  • Update: Mellow Yellows

    Update: Mellow Yellows

    Yellow makes me happy and this room is all about happy thoughts. Happy, healthy thoughts! My momma? She’s gonna fly with all the happy thoughts that fill this room. Word is bond, Peter Pan. [slogan]chin up buttercup print from the love shop; abstract art from yangyang pan[/slogan]

  • Solution: Bug Out Bags

    Solution: Bug Out Bags

    I think this is the first time an area of the house feels finished. It’s a tiny wall in a makeshift um, hallway? Alcove? I’m not even sure what it is. But its on the way out, which is key. These bags always ended up on the nearest empty space on the floor of whatever…

  • Chocolates and Yellows and Golds, oh my!

    Chocolates and Yellows and Golds, oh my!

    I love how the paint turned out on the armoire. Its shades lighter than the gray on the wall, so it goes but doesn’t blend in. The hardware, however, has worn out its welcome. I tried to live with it, but its overall just too dark for me. I think the scale is off too,…

  • Stanley.

    Stanley.

    Which is a lot. I wanted to make it easier for her caregiver to.. well, care for her. I knew I didn’t want another dresser in the room (she already has two and I need more storage than it could provide) but it had to be easily accessible and near her bed. One day I…

  • Keeping peace.

    Keeping peace.

    We’re enjoying the residual excitement from the trip and taking it easy this week. We’ll be back with some projects and updates soon. :) Oh, and don’t mind our dust if you happen to notice a few changes around the site as well.

  • Progress: Dining Room

    Progress: Dining Room

    Ta-dao! How you like us now?! Still so-so? Oh. Anyway, as always we celebrate progress. Sometimes it feels like things around here aren’t moving very much. Mostly because we’ve been hopping from project to project just to stay excited (and tending to more important things). This room is definitely not finished. We’re planning on getting…

  • Sneak: Mom’s Room

    Sneak: Mom’s Room

    She’s a stroke survivor and needs 24-hour help. Although, my mom and I were always very close even if she was perfectly healthy we’d probably have the same living arrangement. Her being a single mother and I an only child, there was always a “we’re all we have” type of feeling. Us gals, we stuck…

  • Progress: Bar Hopping.

    Progress: Bar Hopping.

    Remember our bar? Would you like pictures of some unimpressive progress? No? Too bad. We’ve been wanting to raise our makeshift bar up a bit higher since we purchased our little Besta over a year ago. We couldn’t find anything tall enough that would work with the piece. Until I came across Hairpin Legs! Gasp,…

  • Ch-ch-changes.

    Posting this from my phone as I sit in traffic on the parking lot known as the 101 freeway. Progress!