Faux Fireplace

I saw this faux fireplace in a magazine and I loved it. I ripped out the page and figured we could make it later, but then it was on sale and had free shipping so I just ordered it.

Kitchen Window Sill

As I was looking for kitchen cabinet inspiration, I found someone's kitchen that had the window sill decorated for Christmas and I loved it so much I got some stuff to do mine. I also got the stuff for Fall.

Kitchen Cabinets

I've thought about painting my kitchen cabinets for a couple of years, but I always chickened out because I didn't want it to look too DIY. I'm glad I waited because Benjamin Moore just came out with Advance paint in matte finish and it was exactly what I wanted. No brush lines or roller marks. Aside from a few blemishes it looks almost professional. I love them! I'm super bad at taking before pictures, so those have wallpaper in them still, but you're just looking at the cabinets anyway.

Slippers

Just made my first pair of slippers. My Mom used to make these for us when we were little and I loved them. They were easy to make with all my experience now, haha. They are a great use up for some scrap yarn.

Another Blanket

I finished my first crocheted blanket for the bed. I love the colors and it was fun and easy to do.

More Things...

I bought this new chair a few weeks ago for the living room. It's more comfortable than the chair we had there and it fits in with the style better. I moved that one into the master bedroom.

I painted the bottom of the TV stand black to blend in with the TV cover we made. I will get some wood knobs for the bottom to tie it in even more. Hubby might make some raised panel doors for it later which will make it look more primitive too.

It's Been A While...

The main reason it's been so long, is that I've been working on this blanket. It was fairly easy to do, but the different stitches involved made it go so slow. The pattern doesn't show up great in pictures, but it's the fanciest thing I've knitted so far.

I also took a couple of weeks to make this cross stitch. I will rotate it in the hallway with my other seasonal cross stitches. I have a small block colonial house to put on the shelf under it.

I got a new quilt for our bed in the new light brown room. The other one was a comforter with a flannel duvet cover and it was way too hot. This gives us the option of using one of the many blankets I've been making.