I'm on the hunt....

....for some gorgeous pendant lights for my newly-zhushed kitchen. But it's <i><b>so</b></i> hard to find lighting that's beautiful <i>and</i> affordable. As the lovely <a href="http://thehousethata-mbuilt.blogspot.com/">A-M</a> lamented recently (pop on over to read her post <a href="http://thehousethata-mbuilt.blogspot.com/2010/05/it-has-come-to-this.html">here</a>), it's really difficult to track down something that's both good-looking and within the realms of possibility price-wise. This is the look I'm after...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZn2t781ZVx0Cdr4qxF6cTDLvlSipfWKkOAis9KxHvvODr6kXxMhEw7xNeujC6JYCm8kDW3rzwqiZTue3KAZKR_nfAEuFdt4DdtmsrfHYJGZuUCEIEUlMY5MKBV8RJQgKFumFFTJXtc8/s1600/lighting+via+srvaia+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZn2t781ZVx0Cdr4qxF6cTDLvlSipfWKkOAis9KxHvvODr6kXxMhEw7xNeujC6JYCm8kDW3rzwqiZTue3KAZKR_nfAEuFdt4DdtmsrfHYJGZuUCEIEUlMY5MKBV8RJQgKFumFFTJXtc8/s400/lighting+via+srvaia+com.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://srvaia.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7HiKCwboMKdBxcQeblv_84fXSgYftc-PwiLj5yVxvAyXcecWhsnUgrshyphenhyphenDFhuyjZhN8y1UAzc_5K7caLRzZ530skT7SCmpdGz3mt3YfqXSbVJpceg_qe1Wqef-VfDqiG1qT6RxRYt4s/s1600/lighting+via+blogdotbarnlightelectricdotcom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7HiKCwboMKdBxcQeblv_84fXSgYftc-PwiLj5yVxvAyXcecWhsnUgrshyphenhyphenDFhuyjZhN8y1UAzc_5K7caLRzZ530skT7SCmpdGz3mt3YfqXSbVJpceg_qe1Wqef-VfDqiG1qT6RxRYt4s/s400/lighting+via+blogdotbarnlightelectricdotcom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.barnlightelectric.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW6oH6jMdaTHKuDZCuZq_T_nptiBhVR7-VugPRUhMGizDNnI4LaePS-XLlBAU86G3HmwFOk7-7t-Z30gfDqcMv3YNMauVk_Rp_kejwIfwk9aRW_7hM7CVCmQmBMv9_vrldtJXCYx76Jw/s1600/lighting+via+kitchenisms+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW6oH6jMdaTHKuDZCuZq_T_nptiBhVR7-VugPRUhMGizDNnI4LaePS-XLlBAU86G3HmwFOk7-7t-Z30gfDqcMv3YNMauVk_Rp_kejwIfwk9aRW_7hM7CVCmQmBMv9_vrldtJXCYx76Jw/s400/lighting+via+kitchenisms+com.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kitchenisms.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01G4qMpiV8O3e4KbgJlmZ2cuvnLSxWbLs1N9sNl78ohCXCaxORg_xmEJPdMKLoeqbbdY36XQKAo5mUHjnwqUykARFNy9Smo5utIlIa7AMrYnQI4B0K5KQLemsew4eGjJNTsDj3m1-jCo/s1600/urbangrace+kitchen+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01G4qMpiV8O3e4KbgJlmZ2cuvnLSxWbLs1N9sNl78ohCXCaxORg_xmEJPdMKLoeqbbdY36XQKAo5mUHjnwqUykARFNy9Smo5utIlIa7AMrYnQI4B0K5KQLemsew4eGjJNTsDj3m1-jCo/s400/urbangrace+kitchen+1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://urbangrace.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...but it's nearly impossible to find. Regardless, I need to find something I like asap. Why? Because my <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/05/shh-i-have-secret.html">hideous pine ceilings</a> are about to be painted! I'm ridiculously excited - I've wanted to do this for years. I ran into a builder friend on the weekend, who actually enjoys painting (!) and he offered to come and help me with the ceilings - how good is that! So if I'm a bit scarce on the blog front, don't worry - I'm not sure I'm good enough to swing from a ladder, paintbrush in one hand and laptop in the other! But you can be sure I'll be posting all the goodies as soon as I possibly can.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and I also have some <b>very</b> exciting news to share with you all...so stick around, I'll spill the beans in the next few days!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a good one,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

I'm on the hunt....

....for some gorgeous pendant lights for my newly-zhushed kitchen. But it's so hard to find lighting that's beautiful and affordable. As the lovely A-M lamented recently (pop on over to read her post here), it's really difficult to track down something that's both good-looking and within the realms …

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Sex and the City 2 - Carrie on

<div align="center"><div style="height: 500px; position: relative; width: 500px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/get_look/set?.mid=embed&id=18988306" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Get the look!" border="0" height="500" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFnVrbWdqSE5tM3hHcjBpY3hnYndvYmcAAAACaWQKAXgAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Get the look!" width="500" /></a></div><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/" style="bottom: 4px; position: absolute; right: 4px;"><img alt="Moda, Tendenze & Stili - Polyvore" src="http://cdn.polyvore.com/rsrc/img/logo_embed_alt_63x21.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Moda, Tendenze & Stili - Polyvore" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I couldn't resist. I loved <span style="font-size: large;">Sex and the City</span>. I loved every single episode. I just adore all these <span style="font-size: large;">shoes and beautiful dresses!!!</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"><div style="height: 500px; position: relative; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/wedding_fever/set?.mid=embed&id=18988655"><img alt="Wedding Fever" border="0" height="500" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFktrMlk1M1ZtM3hHdExJOHlrOVlYUkEAAAACaWQKAXgAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Wedding Fever" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/" style="bottom: 4px; position: absolute; right: 4px;"><img alt="Moda, Tendenze & Stili - Polyvore" src="http://cdn.polyvore.com/rsrc/img/logo_embed_alt_63x21.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Moda, Tendenze & Stili - Polyvore" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Amanda <span style="font-size: large;">outfits were always amazing</span> and also the stories of the four women were told in a different way, more woman oriented, nearer of what a woman really think than every other fiction.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then I went to the cinema to see the movie.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="height: 500px; position: relative; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/abu_dhabi_here_they_come/set?.mid=embed&id=18988249"><img alt="Abu Dhabi - here they come!" border="0" height="500" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFkxGcHBXM0ptM3hHNXpsRUxxTjI2SFEAAAACaWQKAXgAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Abu Dhabi - here they come!" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/" style="bottom: 4px; position: absolute; right: 4px;"><img alt="Moda, Tendenze & Stili - Polyvore" src="http://cdn.polyvore.com/rsrc/img/logo_embed_alt_63x21.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Moda, Tendenze & Stili - Polyvore" /></a></div><br /> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I just couldn't go to see <span style="font-size: large;">Sex and the City 2</span> this week end. I tell you the truth...I was convinced that the movie was not so good....and yes, it's not like the first one...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"><div style="height: 500px; position: relative; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/carried_away/set?.mid=embed&id=18988346"><img alt="Carried Away" border="0" height="500" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFjREelpZbk5tM3hHU2JDa09xTjI2SFEAAAACaWQKAXgAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Carried Away" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/" style="bottom: 4px; position: absolute; right: 4px;"><img alt="Moda, Tendenze & Stili - Polyvore" src="http://cdn.polyvore.com/rsrc/img/logo_embed_alt_63x21.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Moda, Tendenze & Stili - Polyvore" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">All images: </span><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=18988346&lid=482188"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">here</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> ...But if you fancy a little bit of <span style="font-size: large;">eye candy</span>, if you want to dream about gorgeous dresses and to die for shoes, then Sex and the City is still the place!!!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdv5zp5juKahQlhv6L5r2L4ZDwINL3MnCKcdPUyaZOfAyYyaDUfx_gDWH6wwgdrPNvUb2o8QwmZwHxKoayJBeyFcGhIsuSNm6Y0PLPfAdhZ388eO9Vv72dr_c15XalBVlYrVIuBWGSg8/s1600/firma1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdv5zp5juKahQlhv6L5r2L4ZDwINL3MnCKcdPUyaZOfAyYyaDUfx_gDWH6wwgdrPNvUb2o8QwmZwHxKoayJBeyFcGhIsuSNm6Y0PLPfAdhZ388eO9Vv72dr_c15XalBVlYrVIuBWGSg8/s320/firma1.jpg" /></a></div>

Sex and the City 2 - Carrie on

I couldn't resist. I loved Sex and the City. I loved every single episode. I just adore all these shoes and beautiful dresses!!! Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Amanda outfits were always amazing and also the stories of the four women were told in a different way, more woman oriented, nearer of what…

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Mad Monday

Unlike some people, I always enjoy Mondays. For the past four years, I've had the pleasure of getting together with a fabulous group of ladies, on the pretense of teaching them to paint. Really, the art is just a small part of our day. We laugh, talk, eat, laugh, chat, eat, laugh, eat some more.....and maybe get some painting done too!<br /><br />To make it even more fun, classes are held at the home of the gorgeous S, who lives in a beautiful spot near the water. Doesn't sound much like work, does it? Here's a pic of the kind of view we get to enjoy every week:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscVKZ_XBzsIBlIPYyIG6eMdBjWLYNgi5AT19O0Cdei1AxW3Ur8NBbLg1RcFbBDw_W_UN23cjyK9TdSQFs3Q5A3PxSY-SudBRbKioqClRg03Rxp5a8_pxuCBZj4-TMysI-AVdcYywlncg/s1600/Woody+Point+Park+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscVKZ_XBzsIBlIPYyIG6eMdBjWLYNgi5AT19O0Cdei1AxW3Ur8NBbLg1RcFbBDw_W_UN23cjyK9TdSQFs3Q5A3PxSY-SudBRbKioqClRg03Rxp5a8_pxuCBZj4-TMysI-AVdcYywlncg/s400/Woody+Point+Park+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://redcliffe.harcourts.com.au/10,Image+Gallery.aspx"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwJvrXxn8bkH7_tzn3i-5O3HzF50MYlHkmcwJ3A-GIQIGn1HQwk0ZPKpSnavvkDLVpJ2sq5PPGSwp-5MSaVhFBp_TK-AsbOAFEw-RN6UIexO9a6ZS80HbQ6_GKzR5MjQ-vUl1x2P5zz8/s1600/Scotts+Point+Race+day-Large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwJvrXxn8bkH7_tzn3i-5O3HzF50MYlHkmcwJ3A-GIQIGn1HQwk0ZPKpSnavvkDLVpJ2sq5PPGSwp-5MSaVhFBp_TK-AsbOAFEw-RN6UIexO9a6ZS80HbQ6_GKzR5MjQ-vUl1x2P5zz8/s400/Scotts+Point+Race+day-Large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://woodypointqueensland.com/wp4.html"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIX1HntwL5iyfbXs8NGDY_zlHcmCXgj7Mzqi4AXzIXt5bhRrZzpuV8bH5tPfTQtvrlio2mTHwLAFcOiFcdWJYRbdlk_EYG_JSYMd1JZIRVZ_o30mbYlL4SKXpzP_fVQ09P7yc-4OBX3-s/s1600/redcliffe+beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIX1HntwL5iyfbXs8NGDY_zlHcmCXgj7Mzqi4AXzIXt5bhRrZzpuV8bH5tPfTQtvrlio2mTHwLAFcOiFcdWJYRbdlk_EYG_JSYMd1JZIRVZ_o30mbYlL4SKXpzP_fVQ09P7yc-4OBX3-s/s400/redcliffe+beach.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://elders.com.au/">source</a></span></div><br />Oh, and to make things even more fun, I'm helping S with the renovation of her lovely beach house. I'll try to get some decent photos today of what we've done so far, it's looking great already.<br /><br />I have a busy few days ahead this week, but I'll make sure I get the little giveaway I mentioned organised and underway. Hope you all have a great Monday too!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>

Mad Monday

Unlike some people, I always enjoy Mondays. For the past four years, I've had the pleasure of getting together with a fabulous group of ladies, on the pretense of teaching them to paint. Really, the art is just a small part of our day. We laugh, talk, eat, laugh, chat, eat, laugh, eat some more.....…

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I've ordered my new kitchen!!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love white kitchens:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS786hlt6UvLlCDkjJ_lH8KGqbpndzzmTbZNviT7-FvWLLIimpfZEONGRzEy08ec92LVYFYeye0MWDAfEtsU3N_KHuoMCtHCIkahEKZR1FmWbqVGagdjEdjIZG-U76-wD2h7GdGpZR_z4/s1600/1275050507.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS786hlt6UvLlCDkjJ_lH8KGqbpndzzmTbZNviT7-FvWLLIimpfZEONGRzEy08ec92LVYFYeye0MWDAfEtsU3N_KHuoMCtHCIkahEKZR1FmWbqVGagdjEdjIZG-U76-wD2h7GdGpZR_z4/s640/1275050507.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...with rustic tables just like this one...</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTrFkzKs4QFK6ITyGlcttUpzqS_2mqfH8ri6e_qFmPuBABW2Ayf333YsMgT64SVtIcv3kiKLxjN_MB7er3-eOI6_UYre3asuef3wpZqlt88SKLsie8KfEQTe1TI2i7rBYT97p5eTpST4/s1600/1275050235.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTrFkzKs4QFK6ITyGlcttUpzqS_2mqfH8ri6e_qFmPuBABW2Ayf333YsMgT64SVtIcv3kiKLxjN_MB7er3-eOI6_UYre3asuef3wpZqlt88SKLsie8KfEQTe1TI2i7rBYT97p5eTpST4/s400/1275050235.png" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also love turquoise touches:</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbFY6Fak3qo2Ad9U56DTtXKdFw0zbLHbHwqR3I45TdlW1Rw_Xi-9xs6xJleKMsCv6DczFnHcFIuEKrT8AW8-SYyaqFcrBMgvl3VHtlsPYfxz7e6p0H5YoUDgJyF_uzEPM-pIuNrB-D94/s1600/1275045285.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbFY6Fak3qo2Ad9U56DTtXKdFw0zbLHbHwqR3I45TdlW1Rw_Xi-9xs6xJleKMsCv6DczFnHcFIuEKrT8AW8-SYyaqFcrBMgvl3VHtlsPYfxz7e6p0H5YoUDgJyF_uzEPM-pIuNrB-D94/s640/1275045285.png" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ohhf5NIO28_SeMASK4qXMeqVdwABtUlaM_kwQ3E9GOEl79PabYMI3uRck8yzwLTKTC7jBAnVsYgnvMOre0jZDX6hUUwuz2T2xDj3aro3Gm3qhfQM6Au3BtUM_ykEUXjKs8THHPHzRRk/s1600/1275050464.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ohhf5NIO28_SeMASK4qXMeqVdwABtUlaM_kwQ3E9GOEl79PabYMI3uRck8yzwLTKTC7jBAnVsYgnvMOre0jZDX6hUUwuz2T2xDj3aro3Gm3qhfQM6Au3BtUM_ykEUXjKs8THHPHzRRk/s640/1275050464.png" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SJbHpQhG2AvfybHjuo_FVR1F4uboPyAWyaSwjR99gBwqNo-_I4pgbNlhqbsm2rhRMNCDRMRWA64AfHKFwqYMG1zkNK9XS_miiVai7_x9C02isc9yLDR9eAptbcctBFOf5PAR-YusE1U/s400/1275049697.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And spoiling bathrooms!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2sdVVOug8hyphenhyphenCTukSc7v_b7WpMrUgzPQBQiYUTZ8DVaz3Sro0WMJZuBQW48ftO3mdTgMA9qrR9hVfymaq-IAOXHwvwGQ0uB3ww7Kt95AntTNlXg9neq0cvbdxcqQuAxql5_5iVkx53N0/s1600/1275045858.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2sdVVOug8hyphenhyphenCTukSc7v_b7WpMrUgzPQBQiYUTZ8DVaz3Sro0WMJZuBQW48ftO3mdTgMA9qrR9hVfymaq-IAOXHwvwGQ0uB3ww7Kt95AntTNlXg9neq0cvbdxcqQuAxql5_5iVkx53N0/s400/1275045858.png" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today <span style="font-size: large;">I've ordered my new kitchen</span>!!! Who guess the colour?? Yes!!! White!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I need to buy the table, but I've already seen a special one that will really suit good in my kitchen!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So: Tiles, done</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kitchen, done,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fireplace: quite done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now I'm gonna choose the bathroom forniture and start to think about my bedroom. I have <span style="font-size: large;">clear ideas in mind</span>, but I know that when I will start going to shops and see a lot of different ideas I will come into a big mess!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I think <span style="font-size: large;">I need at least 3 houses to decorate</span> so I can realize all the tips I have in mind.  And you? have you evere feel the same? Have you ever desidered to own different houses with different styles? Let's say a beach cottage, a country house, a chalet in the Alps and a townhouse in a big city?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have a great Sunday, my dearests!!!</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuzy_1cPU9rDaaykFv0Sd9htNF5RCSS0hJMO2QUxyY89nxtkrOkKi5BbYVHZvbQ-0-4Jxz5AicJ1hotP5bRGZ0jO0O-Hs2E-Aram9Aot2m5uj1uV57Zb1Un8nRd_lv5XOvX9aq4v8y5o/s1600/firma1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuzy_1cPU9rDaaykFv0Sd9htNF5RCSS0hJMO2QUxyY89nxtkrOkKi5BbYVHZvbQ-0-4Jxz5AicJ1hotP5bRGZ0jO0O-Hs2E-Aram9Aot2m5uj1uV57Zb1Un8nRd_lv5XOvX9aq4v8y5o/s320/firma1.jpg" /></a></div>

I've ordered my new kitchen!!!

I love white kitchens:...with rustic tables just like this one...I also love turquoise touches: And spoiling bathrooms! All images: here Today I've ordered my new kitchen!!! Who guess the colour?? Yes!!! White!!! Now I need to buy the table, but I've already seen a special one that will really suit …

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Giveaway scheming...

As I mentioned <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/05/fantastic-followers.html">here</a>, I'm planning a giveaway to celebrate all of you who take the time to read this little blog of mine. To make it a bit more special, I'm thinking I might have a choice of prizes up for grabs. But, as these are one-off designs, until I finalise things I'll leave you with these little bits of lovely.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS5MDe7G6celA5qNUOD0Lo4kNh6ikyha72AmuMCZ9d9s_qYJCbuSU3iPkzSw9JPiBzSScbLmKLcRd5_75et8owUeZQiuRP86vLNUrQLs9Acnc_6Bb87PLGEWUBc5QG3ypId-irTRbh04/s1600/896fbde950c6%5B1%5D_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS5MDe7G6celA5qNUOD0Lo4kNh6ikyha72AmuMCZ9d9s_qYJCbuSU3iPkzSw9JPiBzSScbLmKLcRd5_75et8owUeZQiuRP86vLNUrQLs9Acnc_6Bb87PLGEWUBc5QG3ypId-irTRbh04/s400/896fbde950c6%5B1%5D_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Metropolitan Home Magazine </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUojOPx5k14-njOluTmLUXlefZlhcCcnY9tVgqt0lyAdDVVqFAF1xW9OWlsB_9OgSUXhaLJur1kAvQVgM5CJAe2ab8J3vlus_cH_zu8gp82DfRFYyoHaYR1aSXKDNLIiHQe7bWo90Kn8/s1600/63748-retro-white-r-x%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUojOPx5k14-njOluTmLUXlefZlhcCcnY9tVgqt0lyAdDVVqFAF1xW9OWlsB_9OgSUXhaLJur1kAvQVgM5CJAe2ab8J3vlus_cH_zu8gp82DfRFYyoHaYR1aSXKDNLIiHQe7bWo90Kn8/s640/63748-retro-white-r-x%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://coastalliving.com/">Coastal Living Magazine</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgZ5Re-SEd31QZqouhSVwtYnwJDk2E97KfvkHzn0VBIlunjfLFhuUcjWS92CSBNe6CdNq5f2x0Bgjh8DosBKoUI03X3jEOYkVViBcydE0AXVJTMtTGQmEkFEgHTijE0d7Y1x2UZIygHw/s1600/622862762_bvjhA-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgZ5Re-SEd31QZqouhSVwtYnwJDk2E97KfvkHzn0VBIlunjfLFhuUcjWS92CSBNe6CdNq5f2x0Bgjh8DosBKoUI03X3jEOYkVViBcydE0AXVJTMtTGQmEkFEgHTijE0d7Y1x2UZIygHw/s400/622862762_bvjhA-M.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> unknown - sorry</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYHxlnUz8xbYLeYQpIFz3B4tBGbL6-9sDjk9RM5_vJUX0JQ2A-AbHkFIpa-KNy2aUL48IPTWPUq2Vhtw0zsmr11Ytm1Wdt5aiApjIIGycOrgMqnvd1ws_wnXJCej7CUBDgnq9WsEZ45g/s1600/WATERLEAF+INTERIORS+PORTFOLIO_9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYHxlnUz8xbYLeYQpIFz3B4tBGbL6-9sDjk9RM5_vJUX0JQ2A-AbHkFIpa-KNy2aUL48IPTWPUq2Vhtw0zsmr11Ytm1Wdt5aiApjIIGycOrgMqnvd1ws_wnXJCej7CUBDgnq9WsEZ45g/s400/WATERLEAF+INTERIORS+PORTFOLIO_9.JPG" width="325" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://waterleafinteriors.com/">Waterleaf Interiors </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Have a great weekend!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>

Giveaway scheming...

As I mentioned here, I'm planning a giveaway to celebrate all of you who take the time to read this little blog of mine. To make it a bit more special, I'm thinking I might have a choice of prizes up for grabs. But, as these are one-off designs, until I finalise things I'll leave you with these litt…

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And the winner is....

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've always dreamt to say - write - these words!!!! Ok, so the winner is:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubnYAsVgI9WUs0gVUpOWqQ3mNLV5Yb6_4UkUELpQMVfh4fYuSFr73gecmHuOCiB1UYAnbd9lwzeTzagIkNnrv9B2onRKubasi08kb9dT2unPvnRQz3jH5B8jUdnHf06KzPjiWRCHgAuM/s1600/cake.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubnYAsVgI9WUs0gVUpOWqQ3mNLV5Yb6_4UkUELpQMVfh4fYuSFr73gecmHuOCiB1UYAnbd9lwzeTzagIkNnrv9B2onRKubasi08kb9dT2unPvnRQz3jH5B8jUdnHf06KzPjiWRCHgAuM/s640/cake.png" width="492" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">....suspance suspance....</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmez7g4lxx8pCt7cwQtFOnBNjrNeFc_rbPhOEzAoXburkX4svRPg2oC3ro2du2zw6nMhQ76XS0YXh-6kqoADm_d1vPQMZV7_IwVF8Dj4z98_4KNVH2OtqVpCMeZ7Kyq-3AYX8EHI6vsY/s1600/giveaway_winner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmez7g4lxx8pCt7cwQtFOnBNjrNeFc_rbPhOEzAoXburkX4svRPg2oC3ro2du2zw6nMhQ76XS0YXh-6kqoADm_d1vPQMZV7_IwVF8Dj4z98_4KNVH2OtqVpCMeZ7Kyq-3AYX8EHI6vsY/s320/giveaway_winner.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lisa at </span><a href="http://lisaferncreek.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fern Creek Cottage</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">!</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Please Lisa, send me a mail with your address so I can send you the parcel!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I want to thank each and every one of you for partecipating to my first giveaway! I really<span style="font-size: large;"> have had so much fun</span> with it and I loved to meet new bloggers lady! I know I haven't drop by every new blog to say Hello, but I will do it in the next days, so please be patient...I'm coming to visit you!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thank you again and have a great day...or evening depends on which part of the world you are from!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxvd4Y2-psdBcgPyEMMN9qbAvvxqGjyyR1Y7qurZxzjqVPELlbzBWe6uBcluufaOvxwjbUP8j1zAGux6lL48HD6VZwIBBMt_8XeHcUqdFYhrfiAvIA2N3U3KmBYfIPQeu6-T2YKQ_VFc/s1600/firma1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxvd4Y2-psdBcgPyEMMN9qbAvvxqGjyyR1Y7qurZxzjqVPELlbzBWe6uBcluufaOvxwjbUP8j1zAGux6lL48HD6VZwIBBMt_8XeHcUqdFYhrfiAvIA2N3U3KmBYfIPQeu6-T2YKQ_VFc/s320/firma1.jpg" /></a></div>

And the winner is....

I've always dreamt to say - write - these words!!!! Ok, so the winner is:....suspance suspance....Lisa at Fern Creek Cottage!Please Lisa, send me a mail with your address so I can send you the parcel!I want to thank each and every one of you for partecipating to my first giveaway! I really have had …

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DIY Kitchen Makeover

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments on my kitchen makeover, I'm so thrilled you like the results of all my blood, sweat and numerous tears! Today as promised I'll go through all the details of what I did, how I did it and what I products I used.<br /><br />So, the first step was to remove all the cabinet doors ready for painting. As I mentioned here, I bought myself an airless spray gun, and I tell you, that baby is worth its weight in gold! The most important advice I can give is to set up a mini spray booth - you do get a bit of overspray and for some reason I don't think I'd have been too popular if I'd painted everything else along with the doors!<br /><br />Once you're all set up, give the doors a light sand before applying a coat of sealer/primer/undercoat. The best, in my opinion, is Zinsser's BIN 123. It's spirit based, dries quickly and can be used with any top coat. This was followed by two coats of Dulux Wash and Wear 101 acrylic gloss, in Vivid White.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsKqjTax0prZnT2rxjZqXL5qylq3UtLy9q9_WUr6d95jMkvc9ivUzctayqbpQInNN2wRHQLzIMl753yg6qieNH6BTA2k9UE6QKDsWWh6tQLEzL5OGNGPGtXxGvKIN7T0rZB2QjZdmJZk/s1600/DSC03058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsKqjTax0prZnT2rxjZqXL5qylq3UtLy9q9_WUr6d95jMkvc9ivUzctayqbpQInNN2wRHQLzIMl753yg6qieNH6BTA2k9UE6QKDsWWh6tQLEzL5OGNGPGtXxGvKIN7T0rZB2QjZdmJZk/s400/DSC03058.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFYmEqvuhvOlPtxmYOkKvJX9aOu2A7O1UbKR5EwhNgb0CzpDHJAPoRemu5tOM2QPLQiYFflFehBX8cZ8JiQBOMVC14SUwZn8oOTea_7jZRhG8qbAMa-_vrYY0bz9hU_p3HVaBPCpBRSE/s1600/1spray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFYmEqvuhvOlPtxmYOkKvJX9aOu2A7O1UbKR5EwhNgb0CzpDHJAPoRemu5tOM2QPLQiYFflFehBX8cZ8JiQBOMVC14SUwZn8oOTea_7jZRhG8qbAMa-_vrYY0bz9hU_p3HVaBPCpBRSE/s320/1spray.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCf8EyQ2ZGIh0zMlrqWDL4-xpjIOs_Bh4JGCM9hC210H_9xRcpUzrNljw_np9BDGe5S6guH0FyEgE9gKrhT4QODvG_qlLQA2sFQ_1HpHxm1Owtua4-dKK8lOdkAhe2AjxBZBypgrCfOY/s1600/zinsser-bin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCf8EyQ2ZGIh0zMlrqWDL4-xpjIOs_Bh4JGCM9hC210H_9xRcpUzrNljw_np9BDGe5S6guH0FyEgE9gKrhT4QODvG_qlLQA2sFQ_1HpHxm1Owtua4-dKK8lOdkAhe2AjxBZBypgrCfOY/s320/zinsser-bin.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">after undercoating </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9YSrIPC09HZ1vJDGlBgfDxKQpplgwnuZpqSLqFI9rUI14gqxpRXwtyDUJiEtjuzb3nKWxfIcpOW1uE_q-61UmHM7G4AozzA2RYFmWiVxnFY8hUcYB72nCzUDuaeIbMKvMsgWvL_T8CU/s1600/DSC03062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9YSrIPC09HZ1vJDGlBgfDxKQpplgwnuZpqSLqFI9rUI14gqxpRXwtyDUJiEtjuzb3nKWxfIcpOW1uE_q-61UmHM7G4AozzA2RYFmWiVxnFY8hUcYB72nCzUDuaeIbMKvMsgWvL_T8CU/s400/DSC03062.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While the doors were an easy fix, I still had the problem of a particularly ugly brick island - remember this?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTqPlP3b1C7lJYm1z5YHP_WexMEm9YJ9IFzcwGmuZwqSmrJEsJb4XNyLVMDqN73uQT79s8wBYhXag-Jm2vtzCH8s29GCLvoqBztqLAgzxO9st75sFvukRX5eVfASv4GoV4epaGLE4u_Y/s1600/kitchenDSC03039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTqPlP3b1C7lJYm1z5YHP_WexMEm9YJ9IFzcwGmuZwqSmrJEsJb4XNyLVMDqN73uQT79s8wBYhXag-Jm2vtzCH8s29GCLvoqBztqLAgzxO9st75sFvukRX5eVfASv4GoV4epaGLE4u_Y/s400/kitchenDSC03039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love the look of beadboard, which proved to be the perfect solution. I bought three panels of Easycraft Easy Regency from Bunnings, and as they come pre-undercoated, all they needed was two coats of topcoat. Then, I glued them straight onto the bricks using Liquid Nails. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGGsWcEFb98n3KKQehBiInltiv6OCJ6TJvpfQdI5ULeGcYTph1U7lMSKJLtps019KhRSish6F_Ewkz_3nT3417iR27jp9KVBZvBn9gljSEP9eRL49iyW_PY7H4ejto-L_EqNh_5pBSzI/s1600/DSC03081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGGsWcEFb98n3KKQehBiInltiv6OCJ6TJvpfQdI5ULeGcYTph1U7lMSKJLtps019KhRSish6F_Ewkz_3nT3417iR27jp9KVBZvBn9gljSEP9eRL49iyW_PY7H4ejto-L_EqNh_5pBSzI/s400/DSC03081.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To finish off, I trimmed the corners with timber beading, and added skirting along the bottom edge, and also under the benchtop.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruOwzFag5GOGWVAnefmXH4FnyvpPweCzGVV43IRGje4wSyCXlmEZxjnkD003BJfH5lUrgKitSkFkKZflc7hbuRGc1CVW18kc2FsNMdmmZ7WqSJQ4O5DrVnzMqist5ofb0KymSQgnSiEs/s1600/DSC03168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruOwzFag5GOGWVAnefmXH4FnyvpPweCzGVV43IRGje4wSyCXlmEZxjnkD003BJfH5lUrgKitSkFkKZflc7hbuRGc1CVW18kc2FsNMdmmZ7WqSJQ4O5DrVnzMqist5ofb0KymSQgnSiEs/s320/DSC03168.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJyY9acyCVxak8XbmZ_CHvy4G5sQHcKWMhDrmsYfX77swdGL1vAmp_LpGJ-6hveBoSl9-y7gSuBJL3dmVbsehhrCHiXbXL6FqfLl-yvyPPbP1YL_v5kfRTkuVW6Gd4tmo8veHbBS-Y6M/s1600/DSC03135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJyY9acyCVxak8XbmZ_CHvy4G5sQHcKWMhDrmsYfX77swdGL1vAmp_LpGJ-6hveBoSl9-y7gSuBJL3dmVbsehhrCHiXbXL6FqfLl-yvyPPbP1YL_v5kfRTkuVW6Gd4tmo8veHbBS-Y6M/s320/DSC03135.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Besides the painting, I think replacing the knobs made a huge difference to the look of the room. I went for black cast iron, and although my original choice was this one, available online from <a href="http://motherofpearl.com/">here</a>, in the interests of time I went with an almost exact version I found at Bunnings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmONzqtxBr1qavDzKH2mX_MoMZrhTxVcS7AuA_fzXUrj8z9BJB71sNqaHSzy_NZa5Ssq7xYDpJIUtH8WE04PyNAmhvtFT3WZYKvBb7bWsoYFrXQcpOPE8m7m0pCNCAbCgmvEk9ZkBULWk/s1600/kitchen+knob+mop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmONzqtxBr1qavDzKH2mX_MoMZrhTxVcS7AuA_fzXUrj8z9BJB71sNqaHSzy_NZa5Ssq7xYDpJIUtH8WE04PyNAmhvtFT3WZYKvBb7bWsoYFrXQcpOPE8m7m0pCNCAbCgmvEk9ZkBULWk/s320/kitchen+knob+mop.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEgo-dDgSbLv0iT7ypJKMUSB7HgnXZGJPasQjAvx0CAOcnICQdByi6bjqhn89kcI6-wV3IOIGT3qyA0ocPnMz9MYHeYd6biuFMje53xAGUZcT8oGIu8iH6IxqeTIDHUi9r28zJkKwYK8/s1600/DSC03068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEgo-dDgSbLv0iT7ypJKMUSB7HgnXZGJPasQjAvx0CAOcnICQdByi6bjqhn89kcI6-wV3IOIGT3qyA0ocPnMz9MYHeYd6biuFMje53xAGUZcT8oGIu8iH6IxqeTIDHUi9r28zJkKwYK8/s320/DSC03068.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's about it. After wrestling with the door hinges, all the doors went back on, I replaced the knobs, and voila - a whole new room. I do plan to replace the benchtop, splashback and possibly change the wall cutout down the track, and I'm on the lookout for some lovely pendant lights for above the island, but for now I'm loving the new look and I'm in no hurry to change a thing. But you know how, once you revamp one area, the others look shabby in comparison? My to-do list is growing by the second - I think that little spray gun of mine can expect a serious workout! Ok, just a few more before and afters to refresh your memory:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeHBysKjMjtfTyby4PFBKVVn2BPOXleUJM9ysqgdNr7XppLSr3UqXRoyRpi3jQZ1dZPkUgX5YOUiXurQBdGj7dDE6T5F6YF-dgDN3NnMoTePOQi6lhxdTbA2__qv3oh6JW2sfTBj0GfU/s1600/kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeHBysKjMjtfTyby4PFBKVVn2BPOXleUJM9ysqgdNr7XppLSr3UqXRoyRpi3jQZ1dZPkUgX5YOUiXurQBdGj7dDE6T5F6YF-dgDN3NnMoTePOQi6lhxdTbA2__qv3oh6JW2sfTBj0GfU/s400/kitchen.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96vmNkuCB3pxLsiLR8TuVjQFXZiOVZblfcCgDkw-nPhlqQeqqgKyynHnmJuhrmV2zmnz_bjj4UajyAbWQ15MKbOWtXFVliNivob0Z396j_MftpqILzGb-da0GGKgDt2cF7StmOgFT3mk/s1600/kitchenDSC03044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96vmNkuCB3pxLsiLR8TuVjQFXZiOVZblfcCgDkw-nPhlqQeqqgKyynHnmJuhrmV2zmnz_bjj4UajyAbWQ15MKbOWtXFVliNivob0Z396j_MftpqILzGb-da0GGKgDt2cF7StmOgFT3mk/s400/kitchenDSC03044.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EnTp8tNH6rX6XzWRklppXxsICFsRtSjjR_Quadt86qoFe_Cs2sGPEglPCDBzt8-bN-SAsspABXka2nq9S_zXrUAAtpm1S0HU17eig1tsvWTdn5C06AHN9ZOfBDO6FbMRz0378TbxCnE/s1600/a.kitchen11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EnTp8tNH6rX6XzWRklppXxsICFsRtSjjR_Quadt86qoFe_Cs2sGPEglPCDBzt8-bN-SAsspABXka2nq9S_zXrUAAtpm1S0HU17eig1tsvWTdn5C06AHN9ZOfBDO6FbMRz0378TbxCnE/s400/a.kitchen11.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHB0A69ms8HRrV2pTOgiqYY7AqhtTAHktBafIUxNkb2m3GYg8Yay7-1-E3RlOrJZhJpYmzOu05uM2AjiwXVHpYV0RUpEw2whyphenhyphencG9FrEI_um7APK5nn2IqdeHMNdr-gY-ya2W2Av4nPejA/s1600/kitchenafter2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHB0A69ms8HRrV2pTOgiqYY7AqhtTAHktBafIUxNkb2m3GYg8Yay7-1-E3RlOrJZhJpYmzOu05uM2AjiwXVHpYV0RUpEw2whyphenhyphencG9FrEI_um7APK5nn2IqdeHMNdr-gY-ya2W2Av4nPejA/s640/kitchenafter2.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See you tomorrow!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

DIY Kitchen Makeover

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments on my kitchen makeover, I'm so thrilled you like the results of all my blood, sweat and numerous tears! Today as promised I'll go through all the details of what I did, how I did it and what I products I used.So, the first step was to remove all the cabinet do…

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