Putting Things Back Together

My kitchen is finally back together again, after the painting I had done in June!  It took me awhile to catch up on other things that had to be done around the house, before I could get to decorating the freshly painted walls.  My next project is the Jack and Jill bathroom my boys share, I will be painting that hopefully next week.

From IKEA - 3 Poster Picture Pack - $9.00 and NYTTJA Frames - $3.99 each
There is a coat rack under the pictures.  This wall is right off the garage, so a place to hang coats, hoodies, jackets as soon as my family comes in the door.  I do not like coats hung over chairs!

Short wall with veggie pictures and black tray.

I had 3 yards of this fabric with a white and black polka dot satouche trim on it.  I cut it in half lengthwise, so I could make two curtains.  One for the back door and another for the window over my sink.  I used my trusty IKEA iron on webbed hem material to make a nice crisp hemline.  

It's very easy to do, all you need is an iron.  Please make sure whatever fabric you are using, you have the iron set correctly so you do not burn your fabric!

My door is steel so I can not put holes in it.  I found Command hooks that fit my curtain rod.  Yes they are kind of big, but my door was freshly painted and I did not want to damage the door!  The rods and cafe hooks were from IKEA also, they are very inexpensive but they look nice.

Then I hung the other curtain over the kitchen window.

These grommet top curtains were also form IKEA.  

2' 6" x 6' 7" Black and White Poly Stripe Runners - IKEA $9.99 each

Getting Ready For Spring

All the snow is almost gone, and the temperatures are inching up everyday.  We just turned the clocks ahead so the days are already getting longer, a sure sign that Spring is near.  I am already geared towards cleaning out things and freshening up the house.  The boys bedrooms are already started and their bathroom will get repainted.  Next up to be painted will be my kitchen and spare bedroom.  So, while out and about, I am finding things on sale and getting ready to transform for Spring.  I can't wait to open up the windows, let the fresh air in, and hear the birds sing!  Checkout what I found.

Grommet topped curtains for the boys bedrooms.  These are perfect for boys, they slide easy on the curtain rods, you know how they grab and pull things, the next thing you know you are replacing curtain rods! They each needed 2 pair for their windows.  Each pair was only $9.99.  I got four pair of curtains for $39.96!  At the Christmas Tree Shop.

New brightly colored tablecloth for the kitchen table in all sizes, and colors - $9.99 at the Christmas Tree Shop.  They also had matching table runners and napkins.

This 60" x 104" Ralph Lauren tablecloth was $19.99 at Home Goods.  It will go beautifully with my  planned tablescape for Easter dinner.  My wonderful sister bought me a whole set of this Cabbage Dinnerware that I absolutely love and use every Easter.  So when I come across a piece that I don't have I add to my collection.  This serving bowl was $9.99 at Home Goods.  Cute little Easter napkins - $1.99 at Christmas Tree Shop.  They have tons and tons of  very inexpensive paper products.