Going to the Dark Side

This week I decided to tackle painting the kitchen. Before we moved in I was so sure I wanted a white bright kitchen with warm woods, but a couple of months in and I knew the kitchen would be so much better going dark. The above images kept on calling my name and the bottom left image that I found during an instagram troll sent me over the edge. I went with Railing by Farrow and Ball and color matched by Sherwin Williams. Our current kitchen is only a temporary one so I knew taking a risk would not be an issue. I'm part way done and already know that this color will live on. Thursday you will get a small glimpse on the project while sharing the kitchen table area completion. Slowly but surely checking that list off! It feels oh so good.

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check, check. Completing a project can make my heart sing. Why is that? I think it has less to do with the finished product andmore to do with getting one less thing out of my head to mull on. I am a dweller. I will dwell on something until I get it right. I have a hard time letting "things" go. I would love to be one that could easily let things pass. To not think of what's ahead or for that matter what's behind. I am slowly but surely making my way there. I know it will be a process. A process that I may succeed at and other times fail, but at least I am living in the process. Striving to make a more peaceful tomorrow. Just learning how to be.

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Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. - Matthew 6:34

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CURRENTLY

Currently I am working on painting the cabinets. We did plan on living with them as is, but I think we are now thinking our kitchen reno won't happen till next year. We are all sorts of not ready to open that can of worms. After putting up the samples it pretty much confirmed for me that I want to go super dark. Almost black. The white laminate counter tops are just screaming for all the help they can get. Thankfully that ole dishwasher has panels that can flip so it too will be black. The stove and fridge will remain white.

Currently I am enamored with my new mirror that I bought for a steal at West Elm. Apparently they no longer make it and had it in the back and just needed to get rid of it. I think it will hang over the piano, but I'm not 100% committed to making holes just yet.

Currently I am reading this book that was recommended to me after FINALLY getting some diagnosis on what has been making me so ill the last couple of years. I'm on a super strict diet, taking tons of supplements and some meds to hopefully detox my body. In short I have a candida overgrowth throughout, I'm allergic to yeast and eggs, and my T3{thyroid} doesn't absorb properly, and that is amongst a few other things. Basically my body is in constant battle with itself and I am praying I will get back to normal in the near future. It's amazing what foods can do to the body.

Currently the "mud room" still hasn't been touched except for the continual pile up of things. Plus KJ's chewy balloon may never stop watching me while I blog. Longest lasting balloon ever.

What are you currently up to?

The Little Things

The house projects have pretty much come to a stall as of late. Now that work is slowing down a tad I am hoping to have a bit more time on my hands to tackle big projects like getting paint on the cabinets till we can afford to re-do the whole thing. I did make time to work on the shelves that I may never get right though. I must be going through a true minimal stage because every time I added more I felt like the room looked chaotic. Anything less looked as if I didn't even try. For now I am content with this little setup. I did second guess my decision of showing where our wii u and u-verse box sit, but then again this is real life and EVERYTHING can't be pretty all the time. After all I do have a ginormous tv over our fireplace that the whole neighborhood can see with our wall of windows so technically I already lost the pretty game. Ha.

The wire you see attaches to the wii u and can easily be removed. Eventually we will get a longer cord that can feed through the wall with the rest of the wires so it won't be seen. The dough bowl was my grandmothers and was always a favorite piece of hers. I feel so privileged to call it my own. The the bowl is a piece of Peter's Pottery that was a wedding gift. The mirrored houses the Mr surprised me with after I eyed them on sale at West Elm. I like how they fill the space without feeling too heavy. The first piece I bought specifically for this house besides lighting was the funky little vase that is on the 2nd shelf. KJ then decided to bring a neighbor friend over to show the weird things his mom buys. I still like it. He can not shake me. I think this little pot may make it into the mix soon too.

A few fun books and a old target pot filled with air plants pretty much makes my heart happy. Isn't that what making home is? Creating little vignettes and spaces that bring you joy? I say if you don't love it why have it? Oh, wait that may have been Marie Kondo.

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On the other side of fireplace is another set of shelves that we have stocked with books, but it also has fancy little rounded shelves at the end that I have no idea what to do with. Currently it houses our piggy bank and a bowl for the Mr to throw all his keys and wallet type stuff in when he walks in the door. The bottom shelf still sits empty. Any thoughts of what else to put there? Keep in mind many of my friends have babies. Not sure why I am finding this room so hard to decorate.

The highlight of the week for the kiddos was not me finally figuring out the living room shelves, but our pup moved back in. He lived with my parents since Christmas due to our move, crazy traveling schedule, and I swear our rental was making him sick. KJ left him a little note before leaving for school so that when Mellow arrived he would feel like this was now his home too. Oh how that boy can melt my heart.