The Happy Inspired Home

Charlie the Cavalier and His Friends, Family, and Home

2010-10-08T10:39:00.000-04:00

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Picture ideas with Kitchen Tranformations

2010-10-07T09:26:00.000-04:00

We are thinking about new counter tops. Basically we wan to get rid of all of the green in the house. An idea would be to try Modern Master Transformations.Here is what it may look like before and after:

Found a Kitchen Table!

2010-10-06T12:33:00.000-04:00

Well I found a kitchen table at the salvation army in Lock Haven. I have been stalking it for a couple days without knowing the price. I finally decided to see if was still there, and ask the price. It was still there and it was $10. SOLD! (I also bought the cute flower basket that is on the table for $2)

At the store:

With the leaf:

Without the leaf:

I do need some chairs now. I have some paining to do. I would like it to look like this:

Getting closer

2010-10-04T10:21:00.004-04:00

Blinds!

2010-09-28T12:49:00.000-04:00

We started adding window treatments to the house.

Here are the blinds for the bedroom. We decided to go with room darkening blinds because I need it really dark to sleep. I even put tape over led lights in the room. Yes it is that bad.

Here are the shades for the rest of the house. They are more reasonable at $17 each from Kmart. I think they look great in the windows. I decided to go with mounting them in the window, because I think they look more tailored this way. I can't wait to get the curtains up!

New Shudders!

2010-09-26T16:38:00.001-04:00

After

We installed our new shudders! My Dad worked with the shudder company before to get new shudders. To get new ones all you have to do is prove that your shudders have faded. They then sent us new shudders! They were a little frustrating to install, but they are now on! Pretty nice change for free shudders.

Appliance Installation

2010-09-20T22:33:00.000-04:00

Well here is a sneek peak at the appliances. They still need to be installed after the floors are added. We boughg them early because there was a great labor day sale at Lowes.

We had to redo the cabinet above the stove to add the vent. We actually bought a new cabinet, stained it, and put it in. I am really happy with the outcome. I can't wait to move in so we can use it. It looks like that will not be for 3-4 weeks because of the carpeting.

Conserve Water, or the Fish Will Die

2010-09-17T13:27:00.001-04:00

This is an interesting concept (Shared from my friend Dave)

Conserve Water, or the Fish Will Die: "

Whenever you use Yan Lu's "Poor Little Fishbowl Sink," water in the above fishbowl drains, resulting in a life-threatening situation for its resident goldfish. That's a clever way of reminding us that our wasteful practices can directly affect other creatures (and that, for much of the world, water issues are matters of life or death).

Via Ian Brooks (via Buzzfeed)

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Half Bath

2010-09-14T10:27:00.000-04:00

The half bath should be finished by the contractor by the end of the week! We will still need to paint, and complete the floor and trim. Really excited!

Painting the Stairwell

2010-09-12T21:14:00.000-04:00

George got this great ladder that allowed us to paint the rest of the stairs. He did a great job! I was happy he did not have me do any of the painting up there.

Appliance Day!

2010-09-10T13:41:00.000-04:00

New Pictures Added

2010-09-09T14:18:00.001-04:00

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Lights!

2010-09-07T15:19:00.000-04:00

After many trips of just walking around Lowes and getting some ideas, I found kitchen lights! These lights were originally $160 for $42 + $10 off, so I got them for $32! I guess persistently looking at Lowe's for deals payed off this time.

Here is an image of the box.

All of the materials came with the light.

The pieces all look nice already!

Here they are now! :)

Mail Box Makeover

2010-09-07T15:14:00.003-04:00

Before: This is what we got when we purchased the house. The mail box did not even have a flag.

After: We purchased a new mail box ($12), painted the pole white ($4), and got house numbers ($2 each) on both sides of the pole. Then added some flowers and mulch. It probably only took 15 minutes! It to more time to shop for what I wanted!

Paint! Paint! Paint!

2010-08-31T06:00:00.009-04:00

Well, the entire house has been painted! All 22 gallons! There is a primer and coat on the ceiling, primer and coat on the walls, and a primmer and 2 coats on the trim and the doors. It was a stretch in the end but now it is done!

Dinning Room Lamp

2010-08-30T08:12:00.000-04:00

I picked up the new dinning room lamp from Lowes. I had it delivered to the store. I was so excited to see how shinny and pretty it was, so I opened the box. I guess I need to put it all together :/. I should have figured that out myself. Can't wait til we hang it on the ceiling.

Closet Doors

2010-08-29T07:48:00.000-04:00

When I got in the house I was worried that we would have to buy new doors. It turns out we don't. After a coat of white paint and new hardware, these are looking great! The image below is where I am starting to paint the doors.

Tip: I wanted new handles. I bought new kitchen handle pulls for the doors not realizing that the thickness of the door is larger than the thickness of a cabinet. A store worker then told me all I need is a new screw to add to existing handle! Now I get to use the pulls that I picked out!

Painting Wood Trim White

2010-08-29T07:43:00.001-04:00

I wanted all the trim in the house to be white. It was a light oak. Here is the hallway with just the primmer. From here it needs two coats of white semi-gloss paint. I added just one coat and you could see though a little. The last coat gave it really what it needed. No, I have added more painters tape, and will need to add two more coats to what already is there.

Kitchen handles

2010-08-29T07:40:00.001-04:00

I really like these new handles. I think it modernizes the old cabinets. This will keep me away from painting them white for a while. And since I am painting the entire house, I am ok with that :).

Tangs Tree removal project

2010-08-23T10:33:00.001-04:00

Work in progress

2010-08-20T08:52:00.002-04:00

Before and Now! :)

So we have been busy lately! You can see a lot in this picture. Let me point out that the curtains are down, and the hinges are off. The light plates are off the wall. The rug is gone and swept. The border is down. The tack strips are done. :) We are getting there. My parents are coming up this weekend and we are going to paint, paint, paint! So far this is moving along pretty quickly!

Hello Again

2010-08-20T08:41:00.000-04:00

They like us!

Casino Inspiration

2010-08-17T10:50:00.000-04:00

We went to the Casino this weekend. There are some great restaurants there that have some great design tips. This is a picture in country kitchen. I loved how they added while labels to the walls. There are lots of ideas to arrange wine corks but not labels. They also added this wall of crates. I think this would be a great idea for a dividing wall in a house.

Another idea I had from the casino, that I did not take a picture of because my husband was getting embarrassed, is putting ceiling lights on the wall as wall sconces. I thought it really made a statement. Really everything makes a statement in a casino!

Today is the BIG Day!

2010-08-17T10:40:00.002-04:00

No move drive bys! The house will be ours today. We do our walk though and paperwork today. Say a little prayer for us as we start our new journey together!

Saving Electricity!

2010-08-13T09:33:00.000-04:00

We did not even move in yet, and ~~we are~~ I am worrying about electricity usage. This is my first time paying home bills (sad but true). I saw this smart strip on Oprah. We think we may buy them for both computers and the main tv. Do you use power strips at your house? Do you turn them off?