My mom has been asking for pictures of our house. She was here when we first moved in and saw all the things that needed changed. She has been looking forward to seeing the changes. The red ones are of our kitchen. We will be changing out the cabinets and countertops this month. It will look so much better. We are getting white cabinets and Jared will be tiling the countertop, and putting up a backsplash. I am anxious to have it changed. I'm in the kitchen more then I ever have been. Since I have discovered how much I enjoy cooking. Been doing at least three new recipes a week. It is a lot of fun.
The white bookshelf in the living room, Jared built. It looks great. I really like the contrast of white to the paint. I had originally painted the wall with the stairs yellow like the rest of the living room. But I found that it seemed overbearing, since it is a solid staircase and seemed looming. So I continued the paint from the fireplace wall. I really like it now. Jared also built the stand the TV sits on. It fits perfectly in that cubby and doesn't seem to be the center of attention in the house. Next to the fist tank Jared also built shelving, so that our dvds, and Wii accessories have a place to be, that is out of the way. They fire place has brick around it. It was a dull orange red. We were planning on tiling over it, but could not decide what color and other details, so I painted it white and really love it now. It really pops and flows with the rest of the room. We are designing a proper mantle for the fireplace. We are enjoying customizing our home, little by little.