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In with the new....(part two)

Note: If you are reading this, and have not read "Out with the Old", or
"In with the New....part one", please click on them and read them first. :)

Ok, here is the last of it- I promise! Sorry I had to keep breaking it up for you. For some reason, once I added a photo, it wouldn't let me scroll down past that photo. So I had to download the photos in the opposite order I wanted them shown, so I didn't have to change them , or have them be 'backwards', if that makes sense. Anyways, it was real annoying, but here is my new living room!!!!!!

As you can see from the above photo, we added/changed several things. The paint. Added the rug ($75 from Wal Mart), brought back our coffee table. (we had this out 4 years ago, before Lilly was born and when she was really little. Once she started becoming more mobile, we put it away. Its glass, and it swivels back and forth--- looked like an ER visit waiting to happen...)

We also added some throw pillows and an awesome two toned red berry wreath for above the mantel. I'm not a big wreath person, but I just fell in love with this one!!!

We moved the TV, out from the corner, and moved the love seat. The picture behind the love seat is new too.....matches our decor...

Below: The iron wall hangings behind the chair was there before, we just spray painted it black

And the last photo, below, is not in our living room, it is in our entry way, but wanted to add this in here too, since Jonae put together this awesome arrangement for me. Love it. haha....it kind of looks funny in the pic, it's hard to tell, but it really is just some twigs (from her back yard) and some other little red, foofoo thing in there that Jonae added. It's very "open and airy".

In with the new......(part one)

If you did not see my previous post titled "Out with the old", click here and read it first. Otherwise, here are the AFTER pics that I promised. :)

Above: my newly painted kitchen - love the color. It's very warm and inviting. Other than paint, it's hard to tell what has changed, unless you look close, at the decor above the cabinets, or the pic hanging by the fridge (or the fact that my fridge is de-cluttered) :)

Above: here is above some of the cabinets. Added fresh greenery, and a plate and pitcher, and greenery and red berries coming out of the pitcher.

Above: this is above some more of the cabinets, by the stove and microwave. Added some "cha cha's" and my favorite, a lamp! Love the look that the lamp gives, and we leave it on all the time- it's very homey. Love it! Thanks to my designer for the great idea! I never would have thought about that! The plaque is also very cool up there. It is something I all ready had, just moved it to a new place.

Yeah! I got curtains in my kitchen now! Love love love the curtains. And I got them for a deal of a price. Makes me love them even more! :) I also tried to de-clutter the counter space too. Moved my rusty, filthy toaster oven to the garage. We only bring it out when we use it now, then it goes back in the garage!

Below: My designer also put together this little counter space thing for me too, when she was here. I all ready had the candle holders and candles. This is tucked neatly in the corner of my counter, behind my sink.

Below: Here is a cool picture we found, and Jonae made a 'message board' out of it, by adding the ribbon, so I can tuck pictures and notes in it. I love the coffee cup look. This has become my new "theme" in my kitchen. :)

This is on my buffett counter on the other side of the kitchen. We hung up our cool family wall hanging there, so it is more visible. We also added a basket to the counter, to stash keys, cell phone and misc stuff.

And in my eating area, Jonae made for me this wall pocket. I absolutely LOVE it.

And she made for me this table topper, to keep on top of our kitchen table.

There are still a couple things I would like to add to my new kitchen. And that is new rugs (perhaps coffee cup or brown and red) and some new dish towels. Other than that, it's a keeper. What do you think?

Ok, this silly blogger is ridiculous. I must post "In with the new....part 2" on another post.......

Out with the old....

So my living room and kitchen re-paint and re-accesorizing is finally complete! I absolutely LOVE it, and wanted to share it with all my reader-friends. Let me know what you think! First, let's re-cap......here is what my kitchen and living room used to look like.....

Mickey Mouse was the main decor in the kitchen. I had Mickey snowglobes above the cabinets with some greenery, and mickey plates hanging on the wall, along with a mickey picture and clock.