1.25.2011

First Project

We were without our stuff for four or five days. I can't really remember. This move has absolutely destroyed my brain. I mean there wasn't much to start with and this was just the last nail in the coffin.

So when we got here and Bob would go to work (he no longer works from home, first time in seven years) I would just sit here on the air bed and think about what was going to go where.

There is an open cabinet in the kitchen and I immediately wanted to paint it out. Our landlady, who is awesome, she loves Michael McDonald, The Isley Brothers and 50 Cent. She's into design and we have the exact same lamp. She paid $95 and I paid $7...anyway I asked her if I could paint it out, she said no but ok'd me putting fabric up. So with some spray glue and some fabric I completed my very first project in the new house.


You're going to be polite and ignore the fact it doesn't quite hit the bottom shelf and drapes a little on the top. Lovely no?

Check out the Skull Vodka. I saw that in Cecelia's Guest Post and had to get it. It's a "Luxury" (read expensive) vodka from Dan Akroyd and it's awesome. I mix it with Cranberry-Pomegranate juice and it's a yummy way to kill my remaining brain cells.

12 comments:

  1. Your Pyrex collection has grown quickly - I'm impressed! And it looks gorgeous.

    Sarah

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  2. This looks beautiful! :) Love the color in your kitchen. It's time for me to begin purging and packing with a vengeance for my late Feb. Apartment hunt, your settling-in posts will inspire me to do this efficiently!

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  3. Thanks all!

    Sarah- I have collection "problem" I'm, sadly, not one of those folks who can procure a collection over time. I need it now!

    Van- I feel for you!

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  4. I love your Pyrex collection, great colors! What color was the back of the cupboard before, just white?

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  5. hey Ana
    please stop by my blog and participate in the CSN giveaway :)

    hugs
    sudha

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  6. Yup just white. Boring.

    Sudha- You're having a Crosby, Stills and Nash giveaway?!

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  7. Why won't she let you paint it!?! Just the little area in the back like that...what's the big deal?? :) Besides, isn't spray glue going to be difficult to remove?

    Just wanted to share another quick idea for dressing up rental spaces; use scrapbook paper and double stick tape to dress up the back of the cabs!

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  8. Well, she said something about oil based paint and the next tenants not liking it.

    I'm used to landlords not loving the idea of me painting so I didn't force the issue.

    I used elmer's spray glue so I imagine clean up will be easy and goo gone should do the trick.

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  9. You're shelves look great! We recently re-did out cupboards, and have some open shelves like that - I'm constantly reworking them and trying to make them look cute!

    I can see one common thing on both our shelves... Mastering the Fine Art of French Cooking! Love me some Julia! :)

    Great Blog,
    Samantha
    SmellyShoesVintage.BlogSpot.Com

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  10. Looks great. Vodka and cranberry juice - sounds like a winning combination! Stephie x

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