DIY redecorating projects.

Nothing beats having a vision of a project and making it come to fruition.  (Is that really how it's spelled?) 

A few years ago, my husband and I got sick of looking at our kitchen the way it was when we bought the house.  We knew that getting new cabinets and having the kitchen redone professionally was just not in the budget at the time.  It just wasn't going to happen.  This kitchen however was very, ah-hem, colorful.  

Please ignore tacky Halloween decorations!  The focus in this picture, aside from that gorgeous baby-girl, should be the peeling (although you can't really tell in this picture) green cabinets and off-white painted brick.  It gets better.  Look at the space above the cabinets.  It's literally a faux wall!

The fuscia/mulberry color above the cabinets (and yes, this is the same kitchen with the cabinets stripped) has a rather hideous wall border above it.  This is the color combination we thought we could live with for a while. It was a loooonnngg while.  To top it off, literally, the wall above the cabinets was nothing but a thin piece of I-don't-know-what just placed there, above the cabinets to cover up the unwanted hole in the top  of the cabinet above the range. Did I mention yet that this house was built in the 70s by a guy who had no business building anything, much less a house?  Ya, it's our money-pit!

Here's another shot of the kitchen:  

So you get the idea.  It needed work.  What we didn't know at the time we started this project was that the cabinets are not hard wood, they are compressed wood, with a wood veneer only on the raised part of the door fronts.  Needless to say, this being our first major remodeling project together, we did the best we could, and it came out looking much better in my opinion.  But if I knew then what I know now, the kitchen would look a whole lot better!  Should have done my homework then! 

This is our kitchen after completion, but before some of the pretties were added:

We ended up changing the light fixtures and the space above the cabinets is now open and we have since decorated the area.   We also changed out the old range for a new under the cabinet microwave. 

These pictures are not a wonderful quality since I took them tonight at midnight with my phone. (Actually, midnight has nothing to do with it, lol)  Sorry!  But you get the idea, again. 

Please excuse the messy kitchen, with somewhat cluttered counter-tops, which by the way is the only thing I'd still like to tackle.  That's a DIY project  for another day. 


So as you see, it was a project well worth the time and effort.  And not that the kitchen wasn't nice after we finished the painting and putting new light fixtures and the microwave in, but seriously folks, that empty space above the cabinets was just so bland until my partner in crime rocked her decorating skills and took things I already had and jazzed it up!  Made a HUGE difference.  Yes?


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A little bit of what we do

Our mission as a business is to help others be happy with their homes, for less. Being stay-at-home moms with lots of kids, we know what it's like to be under a strict budget.  We don't live in mansions, we have messy rooms at times and we often live in turmoil.  But there are a few positive constants.  Our faith in God, and our love for redecorating on a budget!  Often times, you can redecorate in your own home without spending a dime.  Example:    I had this beautiful wine hutch and the placement of it was all wrong.  All it took was a little shifting and it was beautiful again. 

The biggest changes can be made with things you already have.  We'd love to show you how you can change something around in your home and make an unused room into a place you want to be again!

Another huge way to save money is to buy 2nd hand furniture inexpensively from yard sale, craigslist, a thrift store, or even on the side of the road, and repaint it!  You can do some amazing and truly unexpected things with a bit of paint and stain.

This is a piece we got dirt cheap at a 2nd hand store.  It just didn't fit the decor that way so....

We gave it a little chalk paint and distressed it... it looked perfect for the craft room we did for a customer.

Sometimes things just don't have that POP the way they are:

But give it a little paint, and ..... 

POP!!!  Now doesn't that look so much cuter!  Simple.

Just a little change, and it made a BIG difference.    

I hope we can inspire you to make your own changes for less, but we're here if you need us - just send an email to aplaceforeverything12@gmail.com.    

Bye for now!

New at this blog thing...

Well, I started this blog a few weeks ago, got frustrated because I didn't know what I was doing, and left it.  Here I am again.  This time, I'm getting the hang of it.  I think.  I'd like to personalize this, but one thing at a time.  Right now, I'm just lucky I know how to post a picture.  Since I know how to do that, I'll post some of the pieces we have.

Beautiful little side table in aqua  

 

 

This is the "before" picture of an antique dresser we found at a thrift store 

 

And we gave it a new shabby chic look in light blue with glass knobs and pulls.  I'll have to get a closer picture of the beautiful detail.

This is the next "to do" piece.  A beautiful buffet.  Love the detail on this one.  It's gonna look gorgeous!  Pondering whether I should save it as a custom piece or not.  Suggestions welcome.