I’m Jenny.
Welcome to the place where I ramble about DIY, home decor, craftiness, quilting, gardening and anything else that pops into my brain.
With my husband as the brawn to my brain and the finisher to my starter in arena of DIY projects, we have been renovating our house one room on a time. On a budget.
We are the poster couple for learning as you go. We both have day jobs in totally unrelated fields and try to cram projects in on nights and weekends. When we bought our first house we became DIYers by default of being poor graduate students and only being able to afford a place that had feng shui symbols painted on the hardwoods and a kitchen floor completed by someone who watched way too much Trading Spaces. You know after it got crazy. Armed with no budget and not knowing how to hold a paintbrush, we got to work.
Luckily we loved it. And we didn’t kill ourselves or each other in the process.
We are have now moved on to house number two. This time it was pink countertops, honey oak and lots of shiny brass. And don’t forget the nasty wallpaper. Because we had way too much fun DIYing the first time.
Our son joined the party in 2011 and we have embraced nursery decor, baby proofing and playrooms in addition to keeping our eye on all the other projects that are still waiting. And becoming the most efficient users of naptime.
Grab a glass of wine, put your feet up and stay awhile. If you want to see where we have come from and determine that people who designed homes in the early 90’s in this area need their head examined, check out the Before/Afters up top. If you want to get your hands dirty with a DIY project, head on up to the How-Tos. Please do not use my photos without my permission (but feel free to pin away!). If you complete a project using one of our tutorials I would love to hear about it (and see it), but I ask if you blog about it to please credit me with a link back.
Welcome to Anything Pretty!
6 comments:
Your kitchen is beautiful. Could you tell me where you got your tile for your backsplash? I am painting my cabinets also..the orig.ones look just like yours..pink in color. I am also painting the cabinets in a dark espresso color....they look great, even though I'm only half way thru this project.
Thank you
Carol
bsl0619@yahoo.com
Hi! I'm also a hater of honey oak cabinets and have many of them in my home. i LOVE how you redid your kitchen cabinets. Can you tell me, did you sand them down first and then paint them? Did you use a brush or a sponge?
thanks!
I just found your site through KOW and I must say... youre house is GORGEOUS. It is so beautiful. And wow, you TRANSFORMED that place! It had to be a ton of work! I love everything you've done and I'm so happy to see that you've cited your paint colors and everything, because I am about to steal your house! :) I'm kidding - but I did just buy my first house and am so inspired by what you've done. Awesome work!
The before pictures are so familiar! I think every home I've lived in present house excluded has looked like that. You have done a great job at transforming the place. Designing spaces is so exciting! I have to admit that for me it's the brainstorming of design ideas that's the most fun. I am famous for starting project after project before the last is complete. It's as if I'll forget about that new thing I want to do if I don't at least get it started :)
I love your blog! I'm adding it to my google reader so I can stay up to date with your blog. Great work :)
Hi Jenny,
I've had the best time reading through your blog. I love your ideas and that you posted tutorials for the burp cloths, craft table, water barrel, and more. Thank you so much for sharing!
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