tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71913654025205897182024-03-08T15:02:46.089-05:00Low Country LivingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191365402520589718.post-38349809165883182592014-10-02T11:38:00.000-04:002014-10-02T11:38:09.342-04:00Kitchen Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ok, so my kitchen was actually clean and I thought I should get some photos. I like how I forgot to unplug my kitchen appliances so you get lots of views of their nice cords...classy.</div>
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We moved the large lanterns we had over the bar and went back to the recessed lights because they just competed too much with the open shelving. We are going to use one over the kitchen table and put the other one somewhere else.</div>
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We finally got our counter stools from <a href="https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Reed-Medium-Walnut-Charcoal-Counter-Stools-Set-of-2/6839569/product.html?fp=f&cid=230956&token=230956-2309562014080514072205309974447826477275957809-1-feff74&fp=f&TRACK=emailcusts">overstock</a> and I am loving them. They are really sturdy, which is nice since we have small kids, and they were already assembled when we bought them. </div>
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We finally got our awesome rough sawn lumber shelving outgassed and in the house. For some reason they show up really yellow in these pictures but they are more of a brownish in person. I absolutely love them! </div>
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I have been looking around for cafe curtains but they are apparently really hard to find these days. Instead of ordering some, I used some scrap drop cloth from my kitchen chair re-covering project and just attached them to the cafe rod with clips and left the ends frayed. They actually look really cute.</div>
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I absolutely love the fridge cabinet my husband built. Not only does it make the fridge feel smaller, it gives me lots of space to cram stuff I don't use much in and behind my baskets. I am still trying to figure out what I want to put on the range hood shelf. I think I am going to make a greenery wreath out of some clippings from a bush we have outside. Hmmm....we'll see how that goes.</div>
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We don't have nearly as much counter space in this house as the last, so we knew we couldn't put all of our appliances on the countertop. However, the microwave just seemed too bulky for the cabinets. I felt like a better solution was to keep it on the counter and create a shelf for the toaster oven since it would blend in a little easier with the cabinets. My husband put in a new outlet there when he installed the lower shelving. I think it was definitely the right choice and it's been really functional.</div>
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We should have the kitchen table and chairs done within the next few days and I will be able to post pictures of the eat-in side of our kitchen. Just for fun, here's another before and after: </div>
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So I normally hate posting projects that aren't finished, but with the craziness of our lives right now, people asking me to post pictures, and having just had baby #3 last week, I'll just post where we're at right now. </div>
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Here is the picture of our kitchen before:</div>
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... and here is the kitchen currently...</div>
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Dave raised the upper cabinets to the ceiling and added the open shelving underneath. He put in a real range hood and added a shelf over the stove. He also built the cabinet around/above the fridge and painted all the cabinets.</div>
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We replaced the old countertop with black honed granite and added the subway tile backsplash.</div>
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We removed the cabinet to the right of the window to use in the play room and will be replacing it with rustic wood open shelving. I'll post later about each detail and sources as well as paint colors. We still have a bit of work to do and need to refinish a table for the eating area. But for now, I have to go change a diaper :-)</div>
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Here are the elements we hope to use in our (badly photo edited) dream kitchen. </div>
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We are trying to keep to a pretty tight budget in order to paint most of the house, modify the kitchen cabinets, and add granite. We found an awesome deal on a Delta faucet that has been discontinued (have I ever mentioned how much I love the fact that companies discontinue things?).</div>
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Ruvati 16-gauge Steel 32-inch undermount kitchen sink</div>
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Well, we're moving once again. After seven years away from family, my husband landed a great job back home in North Carolina. We have loved living in Alabama, but with the kids growing up and another on the way, it's nice to be home. We are about to close on a house and I'm currently finalizing paint colors and kitchen planning. </div>
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We are trying to plan the perfect kitchen on a budget, working around the existing tan tile flooring. Our plans are to raise the upper cabinets to the ceiling, paint them white, and add a shelf underneath. We will also be painting the lower cabinets a warm gray, adding a tile backsplash, modifying the cabinetry around the fridge, and putting in new granite countertops. Hopefully this will all (or mostly) be happening in the next three weeks or so, before we move in. That's a pretty small time frame for us since we normally live in our projects and take our time. We'll see how it goes :-)</div>
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I was searching around for the perfect inspiration kitchen and found an amazing one at <a href="http://ourvintagehomelove.blogspot.com/2014/04/kitchen-updates.html">Our Vintage Home Love</a>:</div>
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Hello, gorgeous kitchen! I absolutely love the warmth they brought to this kitchen by adding the rustic wood shelving and bamboo shades. I also love that they don't have a farmhouse sink, which we would absolutely love, but isn't in the budget this time around. This photo gave me the confidence that we can still get an awesome cottage kitchen look without having to have the farmhouse sink. Again, I cannot express how much I love this kitchen and what a great job they did.</div>
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Our first big decision is what kind of granite we want. Here are my badly photoshopped images to give us an idea of what each would look like. Our top two choices are honed black with the lower cabinet similar to our inspiration kitchen, or cotton white with darker lower cabinets.</div>
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I didn't feel that the rustic wood shelf looked as good with the white granite so I added a white floating shelf instead.</div>
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Though I absolutely loved the look of the white granite in the store, I think I like the more casual charm of the black granite. I definitely wanted to do either darker gray lower cabinets or a dark countertop to add some contrast with the light tile floors and I think the darker countertop gives me the look I want.</div>
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Almost two years ago I found out I had a problem with gluten. About six months ago I found out I also have a tapioca allergy, which excludes most gluten free flours and bakery mixes from my diet. I'm always in search of a good cookie recipe since chocolate chip cookies are my FAVORITE! I found an awesome one over at <a href="http://blog.meaningfuleats.com/almond-flour-chocolate-chip-cookies-grain-free/">Meaningful Eats</a>, and have since played with it until arriving at my own version. This recipe makes about 30 cookies.<br />
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<li>2 tsp. vanilla extract</li>
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<li>3 cups almond flour</li>
<li>1 cup shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)</li>
<li>1/2 cup ground flax seed</li>
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<li>Add almond flour one cup at a time and mix.</li>
<li>Fold in coconut, flax seed, and chocolate chips with a spoon or spatula.</li>
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A few weeks ago on my trip to see family (we live about 11 hours from my hometown), I noticed my best friend's gorgeous burlap wreath on her front door. I have been meaning to put something on our front door but have failed to do so since Christmas. Since our house is on the market, I thought I really needed to break down and put something up that would make it have a little more curb appeal. </div>
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I have been wanting to make a wreath for quite a while but I just hadn't gotten around to figuring out how to or making the time to do so. Well, last week after watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzsCbHT8IvA">this easy burlap wreath video</a>, I made one! I was so excited about how easy it was that I may have gone a little crazy and started making wreaths for my mom, my mother-in-law, and one because I had the random materials. Anyway, if you have been thinking about making wreaths, go for it! It's fun!</div>
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...for my mom's front door...</div>
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...for my mom's side door...</div>
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...for my mother-in-law (inspired by <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/279645458084886343/">this</a> wreath)...</div>
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I guess I have been either a lazy blogger or a busy mother (or both) over the past few months. Anyway, it's about time I do a house tour for this house since we have been here well over a year. I will probably post longer on individual rooms and projects later, but for now...</div>
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My Pottery Barn knock off entry table that I posted about <a href="http://lowcountryliving-sc.blogspot.com/2011/11/entry.html">here</a>.</div>
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Yay for Ballard Designs indoor/outdoor rugs!</div>
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Our bedroom which is still incomplete. I can never seem to actually finish decorating our room in any house.</div>
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Our bathroom that I love! We have two separate vanities which I have grown to really appreciate over the one long vanity style.</div>
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The kids' bathroom. This photo doesn't really do it justice. I have a few really cute accessories from T.J. Maxx in there but I'll have to do a post on that later. </div>
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The laundry room which I absolutely love! My husband built our washer/dryer stand from a modified <a href="http://ana-white.com/2011/01/sausha%E2%80%99s-washerdryer-pedestals">Ana White plan </a>and put a slide out shelving unit in the middle for all my washing supplies.</div>
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We were supposed to be hosting a Christmas Brunch for my Bible study today, but instead the kids have a stomach bug. I thought I'd take the opportunity to take a few photos while everything was clean and set for company. </div>
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Most of our Christmas ornaments are yarn or cloth and super kid friendly. They also tend to disappear from the bottom of the tree quite frequently and we have to hunt them down throughout the house.</div>
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I think this is my favorite element this year. I have always loved antique silverware on wreaths. My grandmother, who passed away earlier this year, left me some and I thought this was a great way to remember her in my Christmas decorating. </div>
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Our wonderful snowman countdown calendar from T.J. Maxx with two 9's.</div>
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The kids' tree in baby boy's room:</div>
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Yesterday we did a little photo shoot downtown for our Christmas cards. I was so excited that we actually got a few where both kids were posed well.</div>
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I thought I would do a post on our Fall decorations this year with every intention of featuring the adorable house number pumpkin topiary on our front porch. Unfortunately, I procrastinated on taking the photo and it rotted before I got the chance. </div>
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The entryway and mantle looked pretty similar to last year:</div>
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Our little buffet/storage thing changed from last year...</div>
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...and with the addition of our shelving after last Thanksgiving our table area got much busier.</div>
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It mainly comes across as busy in the photos but it's actually quite pretty in person. </div>
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My grandmother passed away earlier this year and I inherited her silver tea set and candlesticks. I thought I would use them on the shelf to remember her by as we celebrate the holidays this year.</div>
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I was searching online for church nursery and toddler room art inspiration and wasn't finding much so I thought I would post this in case it helped anyone else doing the same. I got the inspiration for these on <a href="http://blog.shutterfly.com/6502/do-it-yourself-wall-art/">this blog</a>.</div>
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I used standard 16" x 20" canvasses from Hobby Lobby that were about $8 for a pack of two. My other materials were: brown acrylic paint, white acrylic paint, crackle medium (I ran out halfway through and had to get a different kind), scrapbook paper, and Mod Podge matt finish. I used a larger (2.5") paint brush to apply everything except the Mod Podge and used a 1" brush for that.</div>
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<li>Step 1: Paint the canvasses brown and let them dry. You don't have to be too careful or thorough since not much of this layer will show.</li>
<li>Step 2: Paint on a layer of crackle medium and let it dry.</li>
<li>Step 3: Paint on a layer of white and let it dry (After this step the brown cracks made the pieces too busy so I added step 4).</li>
<li>Step 4: Lightly paint a thin white layer using very little paint on the brush over the brown cracks to make them contrast less with the white. Let dry.</li>
<li>Step 5: Cut out the shapes you want for the fruit and letters and apply them with Mod Podge (Google this process for helpful videos if you have never done this before). Some types of paper will bubble more than others but most of that will go away after several days of drying.</li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got the inspiration for the farmhouse sink <a href="http://constantinchaos.blogspot.com/2010/11/vintage-inspired-play-kitchen.html">here</a>. I still need to make a cute skirt like the one under their sink. The faucet is a bar sink faucet from Lowe's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We made the burners out of coasters from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. The stove knobs are from Lowe's.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our shelves would need to be a little longer and we weren't prepared to spend $75 + per shelf. We found a great tutorial <a href="http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Home-Organization/Bookshelves/how-to-build-floating-shelves/Step-By-Step#step2">here </a>on how to make floating shelves from hollow core doors and began planning our project. We decided to add molding to make the shelves look more like the PB version. It took Dave a few hours to build the shelves and I painted them the next day. It's a very doable weekend project and doesn't require many tools or materials. We used two hollow core doors ($20 each), molding, wood filler, a circular saw, clamps, a drill, a nail gun, primer, and paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We made our shelves 5'5" long and 10" deep. The total project ended up costing around $80 and we could have made a fourth shelf or multiple smaller shelves from the leftover door pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><center><a href="http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/" target="_blank"><img alt="Stuff and Nonsense" border="0" src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/alison94/floral-white-and-brown-free-scrapbook-paper-4.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></center></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191365402520589718.post-77216569911070337072011-11-12T15:52:00.001-05:002011-11-17T09:58:36.762-05:00Fall Decorating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are still very much in the process of hanging things on the walls and taking care of normal decorating in the new house. We've also been excited about Holiday decorating this year, especially since our daughter is aware of a lot more this time around. This was really our first year of doing any real Fall decorating so we started out small but fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I first saw these numbered pumpkins on Pinterest they looked like they had been done with a Sharpie. However, Sharpies really don't work on vegetables apparently and I just ended up using some old acrylic paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A cute wreath and a few mini pumpkins in the birdcage...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A few dried twigs and such on the mantel. Notice the lovely cords and the fact that the tv is sitting on top of the DVD player.....got a little work to do there :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Herb nesting crates with a few Fall decorative touches...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A drop cloth runner and $2 leaf placemats from T.J. Maxx...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">...and a glass candle holder filled with split peas and red beans.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This arrangement is made from two dried bouquets from T.J. Maxx. One was $7.00 and one was $10.00. I used the contents of those two for this and for the flat part of the mantel.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's definitely fun to get into Holiday decor this year and I can't wait to break out the Christmas stuff. This will be the first year we have actually had a tree and anything more than a few stockings and garland on the mantel!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="shabby creek cottage" border="0" src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb119/tightwadtips/SCCTTBadge.png" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191365402520589718.post-2641552578115391352011-11-09T14:54:00.005-05:002011-11-17T15:43:53.816-05:00Entry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been in the new house for about two months and we are loving it! We've been doing a lot of projects and I'll be posting more as we get different ones finished up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been looking at Pinterest a lot and getting ideas for different parts of the house since we moved here. Our entry has a small area for a table/something and we were trying to figure out how to make it fun but not too bulky looking. I found the picture below and absolutely loved the feel of the entry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a mirror on sale at Kirkland's for $150 and started hunting for a good entry table. I liked the thin profile of the table above and how it didn't obstruct the mirror. I loved the <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/tanner-console-table/?pkey=cconsole-entryway-tables">Pottery Barn table</a> below but didn't love the $399 price tag. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I added our old wicker trunk (used as a coffee table in our last AL house) to add a little interest under the table. I got the wall hooks for $10 at Hobby Lobby and the chair was an old one I had picked up at a Re-Store and refinished.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I put a few pumpkins in the bird cage for Fall and the wreath was a house warming gift from our real estate agent.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nursery: Benjamin Moore Middlebury Brown</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/geneve-indoor-outdoor-rug/rugs/all-rugs/209401">Geneve Indoor/Outdoor Rug</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">$29.00 - $229.00</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191365402520589718.post-78452349508480888642011-09-05T19:28:00.002-04:002011-09-05T22:10:48.760-04:00Lighting on a BudgetThere are a lot of us who like to mimic things we see in Pottery Barn catalogues. Why not? But, did you ever think about the fact that a lot of Pottery Barn products are actually knock-offs of higher end goods? I've been looking a lot at light fixtures lately and I thought I would post about how to get a high end look on a budget.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">One day I was in a high end furniture store and saw a beautiful chandelier that looked similar to the one below. I had been drooling over the PB version for a while and was surprised that the one in the store was much more expensive. That's when I first realized that Pottery Barn copies higher end designs and that there are versions of the same products at all price levels (even over $20,000). The chandelier below retails at PB for $399.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a slightly smaller Home Depot 5-light version for $189.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Pottery Barn sells a beautiful track light for $159.99...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... or you could go for this Home Depot version at $25.78</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Restoration Hardware has gorgeous industrial style pendant lights for $259 - $619...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...or you could get a similar look from this <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_351053-1811-CPM150LPN_4294796693+5003699+5003698_4294937087_?productId=3367510&Ns=p_product_prd_lis_ord_nbr|0||p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl_25%2B50_4294796693%2B5003699%2B5003698_4294937087_%3FNs%3Dp_product_prd_lis_ord_nbr%7C0%7C%7Cp_product_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo=$50%20-%20$100|$25%20-%20$50">Lowe's Pendant Light</a> for $49.97</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This <a href="http://www.csnstores.com/Kichler-Leighton-Chandelier-in-Olde-Bronze-42476OZ-KI11177.html">Kichler</a> chandelier costs $600 - $700...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got this Home Depot chandelier for our dining room for $71.40. It looks great and I didn't have to feel guilty about the price tag. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When looking for great lighting check out Craig's List, Ebay, and local stores. If you live in the Charleston area, <a href="http://www.charlestonlightingandinteriors.com/">Charleston Lighting and Interiors</a> in Summerville has three rooms of closeout and floor model lighting at unbelievable prices. The perfect chandelier or light fixture does so much for a room!</div><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191365402520589718.post-323077778818242082011-08-17T16:34:00.001-04:002011-09-05T22:30:17.483-04:00Paint Colors Again!<div style="text-align: center;">Today I've been picking out theoretical paint colors for the house I'm going to look at this weekend in case the builder is crazy enough to re-paint the interior for us. So far I really like Benjamin Moore Sparrow for the great room. It's a lot darker than what I would normally go for but the house has a lot of beautiful, chunky, crisp, white molding (which we lack here) and it's a large space so I think it can handle it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The color is on the walls <a href="http://media.benjaminmoore.com/WebServices/prod/ColorCard/ColorFlow_US/index.html">here</a> and I think it looks gorgeous!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also love it <a href="http://redesignedinteriors.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/houseandhome-com-benjamin-moore-sparrow-af-720-grey-green.jpg?w=450&h=380">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm also thinking about Valspar's Filtered Shade for a toned down nursery color...or maybe something slightly more khaki. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I absolutely love <a href="http://cdn.decorpad.com/photos/2008/09/24/f4e119288d29.jpg">this nursery</a>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191365402520589718.post-19006935567277844642011-08-15T22:02:00.002-04:002011-08-15T22:02:40.985-04:00New BabyWe just found out today that we are having a boy! Now I have to get nursery plans together for the new house (once we settle on it)....fun times!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191365402520589718.post-5471656155603438502011-08-12T00:46:00.000-04:002011-08-12T00:46:02.830-04:00Up All NightI have to say I've been a little stressed lately thinking about our housing options as we plan to move back to Alabama. When we last lived there, we had a house about 30 minutes outside of town and commuted to work, church, friends, everything,... However, our mortgage was under $600 a month which made it really nice when we moved to SC and bought a new house without selling our AL house. Dave's income had gone up from the time we bought our first house and, though it wouldn't be easy, we could technically carry two mortgages for a time even though our new mortgage was more than twice as much as the old one (we opted for a 20 year this time around). Luckily our house sold just in time and we never had to make a double mortgage payment.<br />
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This move is a little different. We are moving back to AL but we are actually moving into town. This time renting is going to cost us almost as much as our current mortgage payment (craziness but...the area is just more expensive). The best scenario would be that our house here would sell before we make our move and we could transition to renting/other housing without double paying. The more likely scenario is that we are going to be doubling our housing cost for an unknown number of months.<br />
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Most nights I stay up thinking about how our precious emergency fund that Dave worked so hard for (55 hour weeks in Seattle for 7 months to pay off the car and save up the fund) is going to be eaten away into nothingness. Last night Dave and I had a great talk about ways to prevent that from happening. He figured that with the money from his raise and working an extra hour a day and a Saturday here and there (still less than he worked in Seattle), we could minimize any emergency fund dipping.<br />
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Another "unknown" we face is where exactly we are going to rent. There is an apartment complex near our church that we have thought about for a while but for "only" $150 more a month we could rent a house (plus added utilities and house-related costs). I was more of a fan of saving anything we can and going for the (2 bedroom) apartment but Dave was thinking that, with the new baby coming and family wanting to visit, we should go for the house and get an extra bedroom. Overall we just weren't sure enough about the options to make a firm decision and commit to either. We now have four weeks to secure housing before we "land" in Alabama with all of our stuff.<br />
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Tonight I was talking to our Real Estate agent <a href="http://www.joanieblackwell.com/">Joanie</a> (who is great) and she told us that she had already talked to the builder of the neighborhood we have been thinking about eventually buying in and that she could negotiate a lease/buy on the house we have been drooling over online. We would essentially sign a contract saying that we would lease the house until our current house sold and then we would buy that house. She even thought they would put some of our lease money towards the price of the house so that we wouldn't be completely throwing our money away in the months that we had to rent.<br />
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We will be getting more details tomorrow but it sounds like a great plan. We could move once instead of moving into a rental and then whatever house we bought when we were able. With the new baby coming in January that certainly sounds great. It's two houses down from some of our friends and near everything that we do. The only major problem is that we haven't actually been in the house and we are not big fans of making that kind of commitment without seeing it and making sure that's where we want to be long term. So, I may be biting the bullet and making a house hunting trip soon. It would be great for my stress level if we could get settled into a good situation, have peace about the decision, and ultimately sell our house. We appreciate any prayers we can get!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191365402520589718.post-78102616940171570282011-08-05T15:18:00.000-04:002011-08-05T15:18:59.058-04:00Leaving the Lowcountry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have enjoyed living in the Lowcountry. The Charleston area is wonderful and is filled with good food, lots of history, and interesting activities. However, we underestimated how much North Alabama had become home in the 3+ years that we lived there. We moved to Alabama right after graduating from college and getting married. Neither of us had ever been there, and we thought it would be a temporary location for us until Dave got some work experience and we could move closer to home. We got involved in a wonderful church, made great friends, and really enjoyed the area. Though we loved our life there, we felt like we needed to get closer to our families in North Carolina after we had our first child. We got that opportunity when jobs started opening up in Charleston a little over a year ago. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed weekend visits to see our families and the times when people came to our house to visit and spend a little time in Charleston. However, it was still a four hour drive and our families weren't around the corner. We we optimistic going in, thinking that we had moved before and re-established ourselves just fine. As the months went by, both of us were working on making friends and getting involved in activities but we really missed our friends and our church back in Alabama. When we found out we were going to have our second child we both really started thinking about home. I had multiple friends who were pregnant and due within a month of me in Alabama. I kept thinking about how wonderful it would be to go through our pregnancies together and have our children grow up as friends. Our daughter was also getting to the age where she remembered the kids at our parents church and other kids she had played with and didn't understand why she couldn't play with them more often. Our lack of close friendships and really getting plugged into a community meant that she didn't have a consistent group of playmates. When we thought about the kind of community we wanted our children to grow up in we realized that we had left exactly what we wanted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dave talked to his old boss in Alabama and mentioned that he might be interested in coming back. Not long after, Dave applied for a job at the site there. We decided to take a Fourth of July trip to see our friends in AL and get a feel for the area again. The trip was wonderful and our daughter had a blast playing with all the kids. It was so nice to see our friends again and feel like a part of a community. We knew at the end of the weekend that, given the opportunity, we would return. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few weeks later Dave was offered the job and we started planning. We finished up our last minute house projects and put our house on the market. Now we are waiting for a buyer and planning to move in a little over a month. I thought I would give a little tour of our sparsely decorated house since we are at the end of the projects we plan to do here. I'll do some more before and after posts in the next few weeks and talk more in depth about some of the projects we haven't posted on yet...but for now here is the house:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Dining Room</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Downstairs Hall Bath</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Nursery</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Master Bedroom</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Guest Room 1</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Guest Room 2</div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191365402520589718.post-90005443609619765392011-07-20T16:03:00.001-04:002011-11-14T20:10:37.521-05:00Bathroom Tiling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dave tiled the upstairs and downstairs main bathrooms a few weeks ago so I thought I would share a few photos. Below is the blue diamond patterned linoleum that was in the upstairs bathroom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Since we are on a slab, Dave didn't have to put backer board down for the downstairs bathroom. However, he did have to do that for the upstairs. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We got the tile from Palmetto Tile Distributors in North Charleston. They had a great selection and were very friendly. We chose a porcelain tile that looked similar to travertine.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We used Antique White grout. At first I was afraid it would be too light but I really liked the finished look.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Below is the downstairs bathroom before grouting...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">...and after grouting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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