My Blog has moved to http://www.paintingtheroseswhite.com/ (I bought the domain)
or www.paintingtheroseswhite.blogspot.com (and you'll be redirected)
I moved my blog already! lol
I really liked the name "follow me down the yellow brick road"...and I do have a dog named Toto....and I was Dorothy for Halloween....BUT when googled that name was just so popular and it would have been impossible for someone to google my blog :P
also it was a little long for a blog name....hard to say in one breath!
I think I only have like 3 readers right now but I REALLY hope you guys visit me at the new blog address!
I just posted a new DIY post and I had a LOT of fun making these things!
Hope to see you soon!
Rebecca :)
On to Project Kitchen!
Pretty soon my kitchen transformation will be complete and I can't wait to post some pictures. For now the cabinets are still needing a final coat of paint and some new hardware. It's not our dream kitchen but it sure is an improvement on what we had!
One day I would LOVE to have a kitchen with stainless steel appliances, white or cream cabinets, white carrara marble counter tops, and LOTS of windows and light (I do not have any windows in my current kitchen...the nearest window is across the kitchen in the eating area).
Here are some of my favorite inspiration kitchens:
Courtesy of the movie "Somethings Gotta Give"
Courtesy of Simply Seleta
Courtesy of Kraftmaid
Courtesy of Keeping Up with the Roses
Bright, huge windows!
Courtesy of Homes and Gardens
This is my all time favorite kitchen!!! Got this chandelier for my birthday for
our own kitchen! Yippee!
Courtesy of Desire to Inspire
Crisp and Clean!
Courtesy of Desire to Inspire
Gold knobs with the creamy white cupboards
Courtesy of DecorPad
Absolutely Stunning!
Courtesy of DecorPad
Romantic and Soft...shows what you can do with very little space
Courtesy of DecorPad
French Country! The mix of creams and white make it look warm and inviting to me
Courtesy of DecorPad
Gorgeous counter tops and cabinetry
Courtesy of Cottage Living
Courtesy of Style Court
Have a nice day!
One day I would LOVE to have a kitchen with stainless steel appliances, white or cream cabinets, white carrara marble counter tops, and LOTS of windows and light (I do not have any windows in my current kitchen...the nearest window is across the kitchen in the eating area).
Here are some of my favorite inspiration kitchens:
I love the French Cottage feel of this eat-in kitchen
Courtesy of Southern Accents
Simple, yet elegant!
Courtesy of the movie "Somethings Gotta Give"Love the shelving, the chandelier and all the white!
Courtesy of Simply SeletaI LOVE the mix of Hollywood Regency and French Country
Courtesy of KraftmaidI heart this sink and faucets!
Courtesy of Keeping Up with the RosesBright, huge windows!
Courtesy of Homes and GardensThis is my all time favorite kitchen!!! Got this chandelier for my birthday for
our own kitchen! Yippee!
Courtesy of Desire to InspireCrisp and Clean!
Courtesy of Desire to InspireGold knobs with the creamy white cupboards
Courtesy of DecorPadAbsolutely Stunning!
Courtesy of DecorPadRomantic and Soft...shows what you can do with very little space
Courtesy of DecorPadFrench Country! The mix of creams and white make it look warm and inviting to me
Courtesy of DecorPadGorgeous counter tops and cabinetry
Courtesy of Cottage LivingLove everything about this Kitchen! Especially the chairs and light fixtures
Courtesy of Style CourtHave a nice day!
Not the Cleavers nor the Munsters, but somewhere inbetween...
I thought I would introduce myself as well as my WILD family....I say wild because they consist mostly of animals! I'm pretty much a bleeding heart when it comes to animals...and if I had my way I would try and rescue as many homeless animals as I could! I only have a 1,472 sq ft house and a medium to smaller sized backyard. With this size of house, I know I am pretty much maxed out with two dogs (one dog happens to be gigantic) and two cats. At the moment my husband and I are outnumbered and sometimes it feels like a zoo around here. I can't really complain though, I love them all to bits!
These are our two cats, Sasuke (on the left) and Kato. I have had Kato since I was 14 years old!! This makes him VERY old in cat years! I once had a cat who lived to be 17 and so I'm hoping Kato has many more years ahead of him! He's been my bud for a long time now! He is a cuddly lap cat and a compulsive groomer! Sasuke (named by my husband after a Japanese comic character) is almost 5 years old. We rescued him a few months after we got married. He is a CRAZY cat! He fetches and likes to respond when you call his name! His favorite toys are straws which he steals from my drinks!
This is Toto. He's our first dog. He just turned 2 years old! His breed is half Scottish Terrier, half Westie. He is a little rascal and has more energy than you could ever imagine. He tires me out just watching him zip around the house sometimes. For Halloween we dressed him up as a mailman. He was NOT impressed.
This is Calypso. She just turned 1! She is our newest addition and since this photo was taken last October, you can imagine how big she is now (she was 4 months old here)! Her breed is 3/4 English Mastiff and 1/4 Rottweiler. I was a little worried about getting such a large breed, already having 3 smaller animals, but she is truly a gentle giant. I'm pretty sure she thinks she's a small dog because she bounds around the house after Toto and tries to jump all over the couch just like him too.
This is me and my husband, Nathaniel. We just celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary on July 11th. This picture was taken two weeks ago when we were in Mexico (excuse my burn) celebrating our anniversary. We met and were married in Victoria (where we both grew up). Two years after we married, Nathaniel joined the army. There are no army bases near our home town so we had to move to Edmonton (a 15 hour drive from Victoria).
These are our two cats, Sasuke (on the left) and Kato. I have had Kato since I was 14 years old!! This makes him VERY old in cat years! I once had a cat who lived to be 17 and so I'm hoping Kato has many more years ahead of him! He's been my bud for a long time now! He is a cuddly lap cat and a compulsive groomer! Sasuke (named by my husband after a Japanese comic character) is almost 5 years old. We rescued him a few months after we got married. He is a CRAZY cat! He fetches and likes to respond when you call his name! His favorite toys are straws which he steals from my drinks!
This is Toto. He's our first dog. He just turned 2 years old! His breed is half Scottish Terrier, half Westie. He is a little rascal and has more energy than you could ever imagine. He tires me out just watching him zip around the house sometimes. For Halloween we dressed him up as a mailman. He was NOT impressed.
This is Calypso. She just turned 1! She is our newest addition and since this photo was taken last October, you can imagine how big she is now (she was 4 months old here)! Her breed is 3/4 English Mastiff and 1/4 Rottweiler. I was a little worried about getting such a large breed, already having 3 smaller animals, but she is truly a gentle giant. I'm pretty sure she thinks she's a small dog because she bounds around the house after Toto and tries to jump all over the couch just like him too.
This is me and my husband, Nathaniel. We just celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary on July 11th. This picture was taken two weeks ago when we were in Mexico (excuse my burn) celebrating our anniversary. We met and were married in Victoria (where we both grew up). Two years after we married, Nathaniel joined the army. There are no army bases near our home town so we had to move to Edmonton (a 15 hour drive from Victoria).
A little about me: I am a full time student but I only have one more semester left of my Bachelor of Science degree at university and I work in the evenings and some weekends...I'm taking the summer off from school so I can spend some quality time with Nathaniel. In just over 1 month Nathaniel will be leaving to serve in Afghanistan with the Canadian Military. He is an Infantry soldier and this will be his first tour. He will be gone for nearly 8 months, maybe longer. I am going to miss him oh so much.
I am really hoping having a blog and decorating our house will keep me busy and keep my mind from worrying too much. I'm actually pretty scared but I don't tell him this. I know he knows I'm worried but I don't think he knows HOW worried I really am. As my best friend, I usually tell him everything, but I can't have him stressing about me while he's over there. I need him to focus on his job and come back home safe!
I am really hoping having a blog and decorating our house will keep me busy and keep my mind from worrying too much. I'm actually pretty scared but I don't tell him this. I know he knows I'm worried but I don't think he knows HOW worried I really am. As my best friend, I usually tell him everything, but I can't have him stressing about me while he's over there. I need him to focus on his job and come back home safe!
Oh Make Me Over!
So this is my first post ever...and I've been thinking about creating a blog for awhile now but have been a little chicken to do it. I have been a fan of so many other blogs for so long and when I met Holly from http://www.inthefunlane.com/ (whose blog I absolutely adore) she gave me that extra confidence I needed to take the leap (thank you Holly!). It wasn't my lack of computer skills (which I really do lack) that was holding me back so much as the worry that I don't think my life is interesting enough that anyone will want to read about it! Ha!
I got to work and painted the walls Behr Chinchilla Gray. It was a little dark but I loved the Gray walls. I was already searching online and saving for a set of Ikea Ektorp couches (I really was looking forward to having slipcovers with all the paw prints and fluff around here).
Then, to my surprise, my Dad called me and told me he was sending a moving van out from Victoria (we live in Edmonton) full of furniture for us!!!
For my first post I thought I'd share our living room makeover. Here is the story of how our living room came to be:
This is our first house which we bought almost a year ago last August 15th. The living room was pretty much absent of any style or decor when we moved in, so I thought what better than a blank slate for me to decorate my first room!
I got to work and painted the walls Behr Chinchilla Gray. It was a little dark but I loved the Gray walls. I was already searching online and saving for a set of Ikea Ektorp couches (I really was looking forward to having slipcovers with all the paw prints and fluff around here).Then, to my surprise, my Dad called me and told me he was sending a moving van out from Victoria (we live in Edmonton) full of furniture for us!!!
When the moving van arrived I was very excited to see that he had gifted us two newer leather couches....except...they were BURGUNDY. I know everyone is different but this really is NOT one of my favorite colors. And once I put them up against the Chinchilla Gray walls, the walls appeared purple and the couches looked quite red. This was not the look I was going for.
Off I went to Benjamin Moore to try and find the perfect color to offset the burgundy. Alas...I had found a perfect option! I brought home a can of Alexandria Beige and repainted the whole room this lovely shade of taupe.
Still quite dark for my tastes... but after all that work, I had to work with it. Then my only issue was the room seemed too dark. So I purchased MANY white accessories (mostly from Home Sense) and two bamboo end tables on sale for $60 each at Pier One (they were lime green so I repainted them BM Mascarpone). The Final touches were a new Chandelier from Home Depot which I got on sale for $19 (regular almost $200), LONG white window panels from Jysk, and I also painted the dark mahogany coffee table my Dad gave me Creamy White by Benjamin Moore. The art behind the couch is an ikea print of a two cows which I cut in half, cropped and framed with two Ikea frames.
And Voila!
Hope you like it! Let me know what you think!
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