Heart of the Home

We moved in June 8, 2018

Texas in June = 108 degrees

This house had NO AC!!

M is in the business, so he had strings he could pull.

The first weekend we had AC in the downstairs and two weeks later, we had AC upstairs.

July our electric bill was $397 - HAHA nope

First on my project list was the black kitchen. 

I found photos from before it was black - it wasn't any better lol

This is how we bought it. If it wasn't so even, you'd have thought the kitchen had caught fire.

No appliances. Black flooring. "Tuxedo" cabinets done poorly. 

FYI - Facebook Marketplace can be your best friend.

Dishwasher & Stove $400

Fridge $750

Even with 3..yes 3 light fixtures - two ceiling fans (4 out of 8 bulbs work 😑) and a boob light

The room was too dark - besides...a black heart?

I follow a lot of farmhouse pages on Facebook and had fallen in LOVE with Behr Venus Teal.

While I was at Lowes, I saw the swatch for Tower Bridge and decided to get samples of both. 

Figured I'd show M and see what he though - sometimes he gets a vote 😂

Behr Tower Bridge

Walls Painted | New Dishwasher

Cabinets Not Touched Yet lol

Cabinets that ugly cannot stick around for too long...

Fridge & Stove!

90% Complete with Phase 1

Phase 2 Inspiration at the bottom 😍

The door fell and the glass shattered.

We will be removing this door and retrofitting 

a chalkboard in the space!

Free Facebook Marketplace Chairs

Phase 2

Some day...when I'm rolling in the big money, I will gut this kitchen!

My plan is to remove all cabinets. 

This wall will house the stove in the middle with floating/open shelving on each side.

We will hopefully have pretty dishes by then LOL

I'll do a base cabinet on each side to house pots and pans.

We will run the vent-a-hood through the wall and out through the laundry room exterior wall

We will do a middle island with sink/dishwasher and barstools

A bit like this

The wall where the stove and fridge are now will just be open and simple. 

We are discussing putting the fridge inside the pantry

I'll put a small coffee bar along the far wall. 

Hope you like our kitchen and our plans :)

More to come!! So much more!!