My mother {Edith} always told me that the older you get, the faster time goes. She was a very wise woman and was usually right about most words of wisdom that she imparted to me! She was definitely right about time flying! I don’t know where 2014 went! It has been a whirlwind year with so much going on in our lives. We’ve been busier this year than ever before with a complete home renovation, that we are doing ourselves, and my business growing, sometimes faster than I can keep up with it! All good things, but hectic at the same time. My lesson learned for 2014 is to enjoy the process. I usually get so caught up in getting to the final result that I forget to slow down and enjoy the journey!
As we close out 2014, I thought you might enjoy a look back at our top five viewed posts this past year.
I had been looking for an old French sofa for quite some time and finally found one at a good price. I updated it with my favorite upholstery material, grain sacks and drop cloths, and love the end result. It was my first attempt at a major reupholstery job and I made lots of mistakes that I won’t repeat, but I’m still pleased with the results.
This is an old post that just keeps getting lots of views! I updated an old lamp shade using parchment colored coffee filters! So easy!
We bought a new {old} home in early 2014, an old French Country Ranch with great bones and beautiful features. She just needed some renovating to bring her back into this decade! Hubby and I are tackling this complete home renovation ourselves, one room at a time. It’s fun to go back and see where we started.
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2. A French Buffet in the Kitchen
This post has been viewed so many times and I am still getting comments on it! I wanted a nice large Frenchy buffet to go into our newly renovated kitchen/breakfast room area. We found a lovely French Provincial dresser at an estate sale that was unusually large and had some great details to the wood. It ended up fitting perfectly into the space. It was quite the transformation!
Our most viewed post in 2014 was about our kitchen renovation! After eight months of tearing down, redesigning, and rebuilding, the kitchen was finally finished. We did it all ourselves, and I can now say that I am very familiar with a vast variety of saws, sledge hammers, jackhammers, pry bars, and nail guns! We are thrilled with the end result, and even more thrilled when our our kitchen renovation was featured on the websites of Elle Decor, Country Living, and House Beautiful magazines.
Click on any of the above links to go to the original post to see more pictures and details!
Wishing all of you a Happy New Year! May your 2015 be filled with more love, laughter, and joy! Slow down, enjoy the journey………I’m going to work on spending more time with family, laughing more with hubby, eating good food, drinking good wine, and finding gratitude and joy in the little things.
Grateful,
Cindy
What colors did you use on dresser??
Here’s the link for the makeover on the dresser: https://wp.me/p5Xug9-n9
2018 calling here!
Finding inspiration from your kitchen as well. The details you give have helped my husband and I get ideas and DYI from your blog. The details in texture has helped me tons as I located vintage looking dark baskets at GoodWill! (love that place!) My kitchen is in the beginning stages to transform as well, but thank you for keeping this information up to inspire the rest of us!
Thank you so much for your sweet words, Holly! I appreciate it so much!
i live in the UK and i cannot buy Valspar Antiquing Glaze in Asphaltum. I have been on the Lowes site in the US but they say they do not stock it. I have a son who lives in Texas so if i could find a stockist i could sweetheart him into buying me some. Hope you can help and dont mind me contacting you in this way.
Have your son go to Valspar Global on the web and he will find a phone number to call about where to find the glaze over there. There might be a problem mailing it if he tries to ship it from US. In that case, he can visit FedEx. They ship all sorts of stuff really fast from here to there. Good luck. What county are you in?
LOVE the kitchen.
Am reminded of the quote by Andy Rooney; life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes!
Hi Judy,
This was a lot of fun. Love your kitchen! Thank you for sharing it, so much lovely inspiration. I am enjoying your blog and FB page, too!.
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones.
Linda at Beautiful Ideas
A great look back…Happy 2015 to you and your family!
judy
Happy New Year Judy! Hope to see you this weekend!