tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13523949745664337132024-03-16T15:22:35.285-05:00J&K HomesteadKatie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-16144732676012209212016-10-12T15:20:00.000-05:002016-10-12T15:20:35.878-05:00Jack Robbins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I haven't really publically announced this yet, but just over 6 months ago - March 31, 2016 - I had my 3rd baby. A boy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Life has felt like a blur this year - raising 3 kids ages 3 and under. But we've made some many wonderful memories too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In an effort to not let Jack get too big without capturing him with a camera, I snapped a few 6 month photos while he was in his crib. I did a similar thing with <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2015/01/as-is-typical-for-2nd-born-child-emma.html" target="_blank">Emma</a> when she was almost 3 months old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For the record, here's is what Jack looked like as a newborn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Of all my babies, I feel like his looks have changed the most from birth to now. He's also my biggest baby in height and weight (90%+).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He's super happy. All the time. Unless he's hungry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> He sucks his thumb like his big brother does.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> He's expressive, frequently making us laugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> And he's had the craziest hair since birth. 2 haircuts are already in the books. </span><br />
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<br />Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-77034512417070374942016-10-05T08:30:00.000-05:002016-10-05T08:30:04.455-05:00A Little Touch of Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fall is my favorite season. I love the warm colors. I love the cooler temperatures. I love jeans and sweaters. And I love decorating the house with pumpkins and candles and little woodland creatures.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm including just a few quick snapshots of our living room and dining room. Some "shelfies" if you will....</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The BOO pumpkin was purchased at Pottery Barn a few years ago.<br /><br />And these little white pumpkins are my favorite. I got a few at Meijer last week. I LOVE the long, green stems.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This dining room shelf is my favorite to decorate in the house. I change it up every season/holiday.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this little squirrel? Target for $3!!! Target has the BEST Fall/Thanksgiving decor in their dollar spot this year! And this little guy was my favorite. I could buy all the white-ceramic-objects!</span><br />
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<br />Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-66934487950212089102016-03-21T20:44:00.000-05:002016-03-21T20:48:18.516-05:00Jeremiah's Toddler Bedroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How is it possible that Jeremiah has turned 3 years old already? And we are now expecting baby #3 in less than 2 weeks. Eeek!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As a result, Jeremiah is getting booted out of the nursery he shares with Emma and into his own room (which will also continue to function as a guest room) so that Emma and Baby 3 can share the nursery together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As a guest room, this tiny bedroom (10'X9') had very little in it except the furniture - bed, dresser, desk. Old curtains hung on the windows (only one panel per window too). No art or pictures were on the wall. The paint color was light and neutral but had a slightly greenish tint to it. So, I was starting with bare bones in here when it came time to create Jeremiah's new room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wanted to create a cute boy-ish room for Jeremiah that was still sophisticated enough for him to grow into and for guests to feel comfortable. And </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as usual, I had a very small budget (aroun $150) and wanted to use mostly what I already had on hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We started by emptying the few furniture items out of the room and Joey gave the walls 2 coats of paint in a neutral color (with no green tint like before).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From there, I went to work adding new curtains and some new bedding, hanging art and pictures, and stocking the wall shelf with memorabilia and little boy stuff (most of it was on the shelf above his bed in the nursery).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">His clothes were already stored in this room. So, he was already used to getting dressed in here, but his official move-in date with be when we get home from the hospital with baby 3!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over the past few Christmases, we've received quite a few love Christmas cards and photos from friends and family and yet have had no place to display them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They ended up in a stack on the counter, I believe. That's no way to enjoy them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, this year, I wanted to come up with an easy place to display the cards. So, using materials I already had on hand, I created a little clothesline that could hang the photos up along the front windows of our house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We used to have our Christmas tree in this front room, but we moved it to the living room this year. So, it's nice to have some extra decoration in this room now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Very few materials were needed. I used red twine and taped the ends on top of the window molding. I used mini clothespins I had purchased at Target this year. And then I hung the Christmas cards!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made it shortly after Thanksgiving and my babies have been playing with it daily - a big distraction from the REAL tree full of breakable ornaments!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To make one for yourself, see the DIY instructions <b><a href="http://incredibleinfant.com/family/diy-felt-christmas-tree/" target="_blank">here</a></b>!</span></span><br />
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<br />Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-14215672185458496772015-06-19T15:33:00.001-05:002015-06-19T15:36:08.721-05:00How to Create a Stylish Nursery Without Lifting a Paintbrush!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My dear friend, Heather, invited me to write a guest post for her website <a href="http://incredibleinfant.com/" target="_blank">Incredible Infant</a>! I was so honored, and of course, I had to oblige. <br />
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I'm covering the topic of nursery design and how to create a stylish nursery without painting the room!<br />
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See my tips and some inspiring nursery design boards by clicking <a href="http://incredibleinfant.com/prenatal/stylish-nursery-no-painting/" target="_blank">here</a>. Enjoy!<br />
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This is my third and final post on our bathroom remodel! If you missed my first post with the before photos, click <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2015/05/bathroom-remodel-part-1-before.html" target="_blank">here</a>. If you missed my second post with the remodel process, click <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2015/05/bathroom-remodel-part-2-process.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Just for the record, we did keep to our $1500 budget! <br />
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... and now I welcome you to our brand new bathroom!!!<br />
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To say I'm in love is an understatement. As I mentioned in my <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2015/05/bathroom-remodel-part-1-before.html" target="_blank">first post</a>, this was actually completed 2 years ago, and I can say today that I walk in every morning and still love it. Maybe living in an ugly, unfinished bathroom for 3 years has that effect!<br />
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Every finish we chose was just perfect for us and this house. And knowing that we didn't break the bank on this project makes it even more satisfying.<br />
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That $50 floor I went out-on-a-limb to buy? Perfection. Not every bathroom could handle this bold pattern - It just works in here. <br />
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The new bead board ceiling is fab. Such an easy way to cover up the old plaster. The ceilings feel higher and the room feels larger with it running horizontally. We plan to continue the same bead board ceiling in the hallway outside the bathroom (a future DIY project).<br />
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Even though I wasn't a big fan of the style of the old vanities, we saved so much money reusing them and painting them white. A bonus is that we knew they would fit perfectly in this space as we liked the layout and didn't want to have to worry about measuring new vanities to fit. <br />
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Below is the toilet we bought when we first moved into the house. Bye, bye wall heater that was sitting next to the toilet. An outlet takes its place with a night light (remember I was pregnant at this time and needed late night potty breaks). Extra hand towels and rolls of T.P. are in the basket on top of the toilet tank. </div>
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The print is of the Camden Lighthouse in Maine and I purchased it while visiting Camden. The sea urchins, sand dollars, and star fish were also all purchased for just a few dollars in Camden. </div>
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Maine holds a special place in both Joey's and my hearts, and I love having a piece of it represented here. </div>
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Below you can see the simple square trim that Joey created around the window and door. If we build a house someday, this is the type of trim it will have (I love Craftsman style!). </div>
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He did the same thing around this built-in cabinet. I've mentioned it before, but this house is just loaded with built-in storage. One of the big selling points for me! </div>
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We put a hook, on the wall next to the door for hanging towels. I love the look of this 3 prong hook (from Target, I believe). We later added a hook rail to the back of the bathroom door as well (sorry, not pictured, but you can see it <a href="http://www.target.com/p/threshold-essick-hook-rail-satin-nickel/-/A-11345274#prodSlot=_1_19" target="_blank">here</a>). So, there are plenty of places to hang a bath towel.</div>
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A hook by the shower is another MUST for me. I want to easily grab my towel before I step out of the shower!!! If you couldn't already tell, I'm hooked on hooks!<br />
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The shower curtain and matching towels were purchased from Target several years prior to this. The whole bathroom scheme was based around their colors! <br />
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Below you can see the new outlets. Yay for electricity! Well, the outlet on the left wall was already there, but Joey updated it. The outlets in the window-wall and vanity are new (and were my idea). I need more places to plug in a blow dryer, curling iron etc! Plus, if Joey uses an electric shaver, it makes sense to have an outlet by the sink. Extra outlets are big selling points too!</div>
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I realize this bathroom "look" isn't for everyone. We all have different tastes and styles, but hopefully, you can see that doing a "new" bathroom on a small-ish budget IS possible with some DIY work, smart thinking, and focusing on what will get you the best bang for your buck!</div>
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I'm back with the second part of this bathroom makeover reveal. If you missed the first part, you can read it <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2015/05/bathroom-remodel-part-1-before.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Today, I'll show you a few in-process pictures so that you can see how the bathroom evolved over the course of a few weeks and the order in which we went about things.<br />
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Joey started by removing all the trim in the bathroom, removing the sink-less vanity (on the left below), and ripping out the drywall on the far exterior wall.<br />
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As I mentioned previously, we were planning to replace that window with a new double-hung window and we needed to remove the built-in heater that was installed, and on top of that, I asked for an electrical outlet to be added to that wall (more outlets are always better). It just made the most sense to demo it, add the new stuff, and screw in brand new drywall. And a bonus is that we could make sure that exterior wall was properly insulated for energy-saving purposes.<br />
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Next up was the ceiling. I made the design decision to go with beadboard over the whole ceiling. My inspiration was found <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/228205906087681360/" target="_blank">here on Pinterest</a>. <br />
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This was an inexpensive way to cover up the old, peeling plaster and not have to rip the whole ceiling down. I also asked Joey to add a bathroom fan/vent, which the bathroom was previously lacking. Cutting a hole in the ceiling was no big deal since we were covering it all up anyway. He was able to go into our attic to run the new electrical wiring for the fan. <br />
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The chalk lines on the ceiling were just for Joey to make sure he was installing the bead board in a level-to-the-eye way. <br />
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I opted for running the bead board horizontally - as to make the bathroom appear wider. He had this part done in no time. Then he finished it off by filling the nail holes, caulking any seams, and then painting the whole thing with 2 coats of white paint. Lastly, he put some simple square white trim around the top of the wall to act as crown molding and cover the tiny gap between the ceiling and the wall. You'll see it in some of the pictures below. <br />
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Next up came the walls ... In my <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2015/05/bathroom-remodel-part-1-before.html" target="_blank">last post</a>, I left you hanging with some indecision on what to do with the terrible drywall that was left after peeling off the wallpaper. I pinned and pinned and pinned many images on Pinterest showing rooms with planked (also known as shiplap) walls, and decided that would be my solution.<br />
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This was my inspiration <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/228205906089531760/" target="_blank">pin</a> - complete with full tutorial on their blog. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!<br />
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I initially was going to paint the walls white like the picture above shows, but ultimately decided against it. I bought the paint for this bathroom when we first bought the house (3 years prior) and opted for keeping my originally choice, which coordinated with my shower curtain and bath towels - <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_26552-4-WV33009TAWNYGREEN_0__?productId=3811119" target="_blank">Tawny Green by Waverly</a> (found at Lowe's). <br />
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Joey started by painting the drywall with one coat of paint. This was to ensure that any space between the wall planks didn't show up as "white" to the eye. It would make the cracks virtually disappear.<br />
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And this is where the true demolition began. In order to paint and install all the planks, most everything else in the bathroom had to be removed. Toilet removed. Sink and vanity removed. Floor ripped out. Light fixtures gone. The only thing that was still usable was the shower. Thankfully, we could use the half bath on the first floor for toilet and sink purposes.<br />
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Note: As an about-to-give-birth pregnant lady, waddling up and down the stairs at 2am to use the restroom was not fun. ;)<br />
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Below you can see the beginning of some of the planks being nailed to the wall. All the planks were primed prior to install. Some planks Joey also painted the final wall color in advance if we thought a bottom edge of the plank should also be painted to prevent it from appearing as bare wood when you looked "up" at the wall or if it would be a tricky spot to paint (like against the trim).<br />
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This also allowed Joey to get one of our new light fixtures up so that we could use the shower in non-daylight hours. And it makes for working in the later evening hours easier. <br />
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At the same time Joey was working on the walls, he worked on the flooring. When we ripped up the old tile, it was apparent that it was not really installed properly and what was underneath would need to be totally replaced. This, plus the cost of new floor tile, would put us totally over our $1500 budget. Womp. Womp.<br />
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I tried not to cry myself to sleep as my dream of a beautifully tiled floor was ripped out from under me, and I was forced to go with the second best option - linoleum. The word "Linoleum" sounded kind of old and ugly and out of touch with today's homes. But I had to make it work.<br />
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I went shopping around at a few local stores and ended up finding what we purchased at Lowe's. What I picked out made me <i>really</i> nervous. It was kind of a bold choice - outside of my comfort zone. And I kept asking myself "Could I actually pull this off in this little bathroom?"<br />
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What forced me to take the leap of faith was the price - it was on clearance and what we needed to cover our floor was only $50.00!!! 50 bucks is nothing for a bathroom floor. I figured, even if I hated it in the end, it could easily be swapped out for different flooring because it only cost us $50.00!!!<br />
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So, Joey put down new plywood and covered it with "floor leveler" to make the floor level (duh) and then installed the linoleum over that.<br />
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Joey brought one of the unfinished vanities back into the bathroom for me to better visualize the look. This made a big difference. I could suddenly see myself liking the "vintage" look of the floor. It fit the overall style of our house well. Whew. I think it's a keeper.<br />
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Side note: I've been told by many, many people that they thought it was real tile until feeling it. And I actually like the feel of linoleum on my feet better than tile - it's softer and not so cold (especially with our winters). <br />
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With the flooring finished, Joey then completed all the painting of the walls, and installed and painted new trim around the (new) window, door, and built-in cabinet. <br />
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Next up came the vanities, counters and sink. To stay within our budget, we had to use the old vanities, but I opted to have them painted white for a crisp, clean feel. Paint transforms old to new!<br />
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One area we did spend some money on was new quartz counters. We used quartz in our kitchen remodel and LOVE it. It's also something that's nice to have when it comes to re-sale value (not that we're planning to sell anytime soon). We went to a local shop and picked out a quartz slab on the fly. I went with charcoal gray to add contrast to the white cabinets and to coordinate with the charcoal gray checks in the floor. Lucky me, they matched beautifully.<br />
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We went with a simple rounded edge and a small back splash to keep water from getting to those wood planks. A new sink was included with the counter. We also added a new faucet and new hardware.<br />
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Getting the vanities, sink, and toilet re-installed made this pregnant lady very happy! <br />
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The final big step of finishing the bathroom was the old, ugly tub and shower. Since replacing the tub and all the tile wasn't an option, we decided to have it all glazed white. We got some quotes and it came in around $400, I believe. Well worth it.<br />
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The whole thing looked brand new. It took about 24-48 hours to have it painted and let the paint cure. So, we were without a shower for that time period. Thankfully, we have kind <a href="http://daughteredeemed.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">friends</a> who let me take a shower at their place for one day. We also put in a new shower head, faucet, and drain.<br />
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With the shower makeover complete, the last steps in finishing the bathroom were all the details ... paint touch up, hanging new mirrors, decorating, and organizing. The best parts!<br />
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It's been TWO YEARS since <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2013/01/full-bath-remodel-where-do-we-start.html" target="_blank">I told you</a> we were going to begin our Full Bath Makeover in hopes of having it done by the time our first baby was born. <br />
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Well, Joey worked furiously and we did get it 90% completed by Jeremiah's birth on March 1, 2013. And then some of the remaining finishing touches were finished in the summer of 2013. BUT I NEVER BLOGGED ABOUT IT!<br />
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Motherhood took over. Suddenly, feeding my baby and changing diapers and doing the full time stay-at-home-mom thing was top priority (as it should be) and I never took the time to share this little story with you.<br />
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But I'm back in what will be a 3-part series - so as to not overload you with too many photos at once - of our full bathroom makeover. This won't go into a lot of detail on the "how-to" part of this DIY process. Joey worked on it in the evenings after work, mostly, and it was hit-or-miss as to what I actually caught on camera, but hopefully you'll get a good idea of what was involved and of course, the finished results. <br />
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To remind you what this bathroom looked like when we first toured this house prior to purchasing it (in May 2010), here's what I captured on my phone at the time...<br />
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As we started the home renovation process in 2010, I thought that this bath would be on the top of the list in rooms we wanted to transform first. I was so wrong.<br />
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The first week we owned the house, I ripped down the floral wall paper that covered the walls and ceiling, took off the outlet covers, started removing the light fixtures, did a quick coat of primer on that pink ceiling, and then the whole thing came to a screeching halt as other rooms took priority.<br />
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So, she sat like this for 3 years.<br />
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The only thing added to the space at the very beginning was a brand new toilet (I refused to use the one the previous homeowners left).<br />
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Fast forward 3 years... We have a good chunk of the inside of our house remodeled. This was the only "big" project that was left. I was pregnant and ready to birth our first baby and quit my job (bye, bye extra income) and we knew <i>it was time</i>! <br />
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After all, I just couldn't bathe my perfect and beautiful new baby boy in that ugly, disgusting bathtub!!! (hormones speaking here)<br />
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Having collected many, many ideas on Pinterest, I had to make quick decisions on what would stay in the bathroom and what would go. I wanted to gut this whole thing and start over, but Joey gave me a budget ... and it was only about $1500! For a whole Bathroom!<br />
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That is pennies when you want to buy new vanities, countertops, sink, tub, tile, light fixtures, faucet etc etc etc.....<br />
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After hemming and hawing (and begging for more money and being denied more money), here's what I decided HAD TO CHANGE:<br />
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THE WALLS - the drywall was never finished properly and completely ruined when we peeled off the wallpaper that had been glued on top of it. Also, the wall with the window had a built-in heater that was unsafe for baby fingers (and maybe a fire hazard) and that needed to be removed.<br />
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OLD COUNTERTOPS AND SINK - there's just no way to "fix" these. Below is a sink-less "vanity" that I debated whether or not to even keep, but ultimately decided to keep it for storage and the extra counter space and mirror. The vanity with the sink is opposite it.<br />
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ALL THE TILE - the floor was going to be ripped up and something had to be done with the shower tile, but it was not in the budget to replace it. I could have used up all $1500 on just tile alone. So, what to do.... Hmmmm....<br />
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THE CEILING - while the original plaster walls had been replaced with drywall at some point in this bathroom's life, the ceiling was still the original plaster. And it was in bad shape.<br />
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THE LIGHT FIXTURES AND HARDWARE - all were old and ugly and would be easy to replace. The light above the sink-less vanity need to be raised up to match the height of the light above the sink. That would allow us to raise the mirror height too so that you can see yourself when standing.<br />
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We also decided to replace the trim around the window and door and all the baseboards to fit the craftsman style look that we've used in other areas of the house. The window itself was also replaced (we're slowly working on replacing many windows throughout the house).<br />
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Now, this means that pretty much everything else would stay. The budget-busting tub, shower tile, and vanities would need a major facelift. And what to do with the walls and ceiling?<br />
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As is typical for the 2nd born child, Emma has not had as many high quality (aka
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I did several "crib" sessions with Jeremiah as he grew and I enjoy looking
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I’m not a professional photographer, and I didn’t worry about having perfect
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Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-149574207376028612014-12-25T08:27:00.002-06:002014-12-25T08:28:43.597-06:00Merry Christmas 2014We included these simple pictures of Jeremiah and Emma in our Christmas cards
this year. I took them in front of our Christmas tree. They aren’t perfect, but
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Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-54947967118829408262014-12-18T09:22:00.001-06:002014-12-18T09:24:21.056-06:00Birth AnnouncementIt's been a *few* months since I've put anything on this good ol' blog. To say life has been busy is an understatement. Shortly after my last post, I found out I was pregnant with a due date of 11/2/2014! Obviously, she (yes, a GIRL) has since been born, and I wanted to make a quick announcement!<br />
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Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-30700741445280081792014-02-15T21:50:00.001-06:002014-02-15T21:50:45.162-06:00The Nursery<p>It’s been almost 1 year since this room was “completed”, and I’m finally showing you the pictures I took 8 months ago. Do I get blogger-of-the-year award or something for that?!</p> <p>This little room means so much to me. You’re going to see pictures of painted walls and curtains and furniture and books and stuffed animals… I see all the memories made during the countless hours I’ve spent in this room over the past year. Nursing. Rocking. Singing. Playing. Cuddling. Laughing. Changing his clothes. Changing his diapers. ALL of them in here … yes, I’ve not changed my baby’s diaper anywhere in this house except his changing table. </p> <p>The room was already painted prior to finding out we were expecting a baby. So, I planned around the color already in place. I also wanted to be flexible should the room need to be used for a girl down the road. So, the basics are gender neutral. It’s the little accents that add some “boy” to the space. </p> <p>This is one room in the house where I honestly had ZERO vision for what I wanted the end result to look like. But I knew I wanted it to<em> feel</em> a certain way. These are a few of the descriptive words that came to my mind: Light. Bright. Colorful. Playful. Fun. Relaxing. Flexible. Not theme-y… And I just started adding one little element at a time until the whole thing kind of came together (right before his birth). It was a magical moment for me. I just LOVED it. I still love it.</p> <p>So, here are <strike>a few</strike> a lot of pictures. To start, you’ll see a pretty blank slate…carpeting we installed 2 years ago, white wood blinds, a lamp with no stand, a little furniture – including a little rocker that was Joey’s growing up (and originally came from his grandfather) and a dresser which I received from my grandmother’s farmhouse in Maine and my dad painted white. My grandmother passed away while I was pregnant. I love looking at these item and thinking about the history behind them.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RjC8osIbKDI/UwA1P4mBQrI/AAAAAAAAog4/Uvvsbsqo3NE/s1600-h/Nursery%252520in%252520progress%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Nursery in progress" border="0" alt="Nursery in progress" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Z_stzFuulvI/UwA1QsockHI/AAAAAAAAohA/VwOqWPd6SCE/Nursery%252520in%252520progress_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>This is the 2nd floor of our house, and yet there’s a door that leads to what could be a balcony on top of our back porch. But no balcony exists right now. So, one of my goals was to make that door “disappear”. </p> <p>On the right wall, you see some green dots floating around. One of the first things I did in the room was order some <a href="http://www.wallsneedlove.com/vinyl-wall-art" target="_blank">polk-a-dot vinyl wall decals</a> and randomly place them on 3 of the walls to act like a border going around the room. It took me 30 minutes to stick them on the walls. They have not budged, yet could be easily taken off if needed. They were a great way to add some “fun” and “color” to the room. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FQc5bCSrKdE/UwA1RHsUynI/AAAAAAAAohI/PG2V4WdR7SQ/s1600-h/Vinyl%252520Decals%252520%2525281%252529%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Vinyl Decals (1)" border="0" alt="Vinyl Decals (1)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9PHZ8i2cr7Y/UwA1R4NPFXI/AAAAAAAAohQ/5VWV10bDCC4/Vinyl%252520Decals%252520%2525281%252529_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="405" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9aQ6d-Xboko/UwA1SlAm7_I/AAAAAAAAohY/y7Df7-VrinE/s1600-h/Vinyl%252520Decals%252520%2525282%252529%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Vinyl Decals (2)" border="0" alt="Vinyl Decals (2)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-J-C1RHw2M1k/UwA1TLtA9dI/AAAAAAAAohg/ML4I-dlEiLo/Vinyl%252520Decals%252520%2525282%252529_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_BL0AgNOE5M/UwA1TtHkbyI/AAAAAAAAohk/X6xjEjw8f60/s1600-h/Vinyl%252520Decals%252520%2525283%252529%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Vinyl Decals (3)" border="0" alt="Vinyl Decals (3)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9gi9GT1ZaVc/UwA1UY5k9lI/AAAAAAAAohw/4roj8sKa0kM/Vinyl%252520Decals%252520%2525283%252529_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>I also liked how they played off the polk-a-dot crib bedding I had selected. The bedding also fell in line with my “colorful”, “playful”, “fun” theme. It was a little more modern than I had originally considered. But I decided a little modern would be good for a boy. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-h3RB6QiYqp8/UwA1U2_mUgI/AAAAAAAAoh4/99unWqpSKGM/s1600-h/Skip%252520Hop%252520Crib%252520Bedding%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Skip Hop Crib Bedding" border="0" alt="Skip Hop Crib Bedding" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Kh9D6hqMxRo/UwA1VrMy5KI/AAAAAAAAoiA/l-h4huoBEBo/Skip%252520Hop%252520Crib%252520Bedding_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>Here are few pictures showing a finished space…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Bdq3oRUXelM/UwA1WCXy9yI/AAAAAAAAoiI/T3AskwOZd90/s1600-h/Finished%252520Nursery%2525201%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Finished Nursery 1" border="0" alt="Finished Nursery 1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ctU6NUQXdGU/UwA1Wg-oq4I/AAAAAAAAoiQ/8qQvtJkqv0c/Finished%252520Nursery%2525201_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>This is the view when you walk in the room. You can kind of see the door behind the curtains when it’s super sunny, but otherwise it’s pretty well hidden. Below is a close-up of the curtains right before I hung them. I LOVE THEM!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mNfKexgeWx8/UwA1XYvWXdI/AAAAAAAAoiY/hN-MJeb3YPw/s1600-h/Curtains%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Curtains" border="0" alt="Curtains" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZCBReOqd5xo/UwA1YLtL7SI/AAAAAAAAoig/BZIESKTk18A/Curtains_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1GJ1N73AEWg/UwA1YuT1EoI/AAAAAAAAoio/5q13q9YQn0s/s1600-h/Finished%252520Nursery%2525205%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Finished Nursery 5" border="0" alt="Finished Nursery 5" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-q4lgZj5VBuk/UwA1ZY_swFI/AAAAAAAAoiw/QNivDoLzCuQ/Finished%252520Nursery%2525205_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p4-RuI8uy8A/UwA1aH5eS2I/AAAAAAAAoi4/NI3OLBFRHVM/s1600-h/Finished%252520Nursery%2525206%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Finished Nursery 6" border="0" alt="Finished Nursery 6" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-leh7BXniEME/UwA1a39dnvI/AAAAAAAAojA/mK7fG7wHnDg/Finished%252520Nursery%2525206_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>I tried to make use of every space in the room. In the picture below, you see the door entering the room (right) and the closet door (left). In-between the two, I hung a hook rail to hang receiving blankets, heavier blankets, and my nursing cover. A lot of function in other wise dead space. The ceiling is also new to the space. The gray blades play off of the gray curtains.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-X9PBOlzai0o/UwA1bs0eN3I/AAAAAAAAojI/TxpeZ-M6yWA/s1600-h/Finished%252520Nursery%2525207%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Finished Nursery 7" border="0" alt="Finished Nursery 7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Gp95EGqSyEM/UwA1cbzE2SI/AAAAAAAAojQ/masLJaOrcq0/Finished%252520Nursery%2525207_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="398" height="540" /></a></p> <p>The corner where the crib sits in my favorite section of the room. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nEtNVdbGVEM/UwA1c7l6ThI/AAAAAAAAojY/9qXINrx2nOU/s1600-h/Finished%252520Nursery%2525203%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Finished Nursery 3" border="0" alt="Finished Nursery 3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iFFYwy_7YN8/UwA1dkdyhcI/AAAAAAAAojg/6UrGKoD2KqU/Finished%252520Nursery%2525203_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-We8JtZcluvg/UwA1eP8uGBI/AAAAAAAAojo/EzhAZ2mRb3U/s1600-h/Finished%252520Nursery%2525202%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Finished Nursery 2" border="0" alt="Finished Nursery 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cIzlAndD_2E/UwA1e7PTtYI/AAAAAAAAojw/nluCOn7brQI/Finished%252520Nursery%2525202_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6fI77LCJEkg/UwA1fh4R-nI/AAAAAAAAoj4/34MEMZXnXzY/s1600-h/Finished%252520Nursery%2525204%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Finished Nursery 4" border="0" alt="Finished Nursery 4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GHi4DRAFHME/UwA1gYn3kkI/AAAAAAAAokA/nHDkT9LgsNM/Finished%252520Nursery%2525204_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="387" height="540" /></a></p> <p>The shelves full of books and stuffed animals, a baseball and baseball glove (Joey’s grandfather’s glove), and a little boy hoodie. More toys and books and stuffed animals in the basket. </p> <p>It just encompasses everything I wanted the room to feel. It also displays so many of the gifts given to me at my baby shower or passed down from family. We actually spent very little on this room. Maybe $300 total??? Amazing.</p> <p>One of the last things we added (well, Joey added) was a video monitor to watch our little man as he slept (or played around as he likes to do these days). Many (good) video monitors cost upwards of $200-$300. Joey bought this security camera for $80 off Amazon and ran the wires through the attic to hook it up to our house’s Wi-Fi system. We then downloaded an app for $0.99 that allows us to use the monitor on our phones or tablet. It has full audio (although we rarely use that). You can control the camera from your phone to make it move and scan the whole room. You can also talk into your phone have it come out the camera for the baby to hear. BEST MONEY SPENT in this room. I don’t know how people survived baby-hood before this. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WRwxWcV2NWE/UwA1g7Hyx5I/AAAAAAAAokI/82W4bPbtcns/s1600-h/DIY%252520Video%252520Monitor%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DIY Video Monitor" border="0" alt="DIY Video Monitor" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RIphV9d-Ers/UwA1hpx0ztI/AAAAAAAAokQ/Ksle89fxR8g/DIY%252520Video%252520Monitor_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>So, that sums it up. I’ll spare you more pictures of insides of closets and stuff. Although, his 2 semi-walk-in closets are another miracle when it comes to storing baby clothes and other items. No running around the house (or down to the basement) to pull out totes for the next-size-up clothes. They’re all in closets. So small, yet so functional. </p> <p>I look forward to many more hours/days/years spent in this little room with Jeremiah. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-c4k4qo5HJbQ/UwA1iQQnarI/AAAAAAAAokY/4PTzBiDXEsM/s1600-h/IMG_6057%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_6057" border="0" alt="IMG_6057" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pzSI6vPDvgA/UwA1i98NriI/AAAAAAAAokg/DceuQoOiArk/IMG_6057_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-x4ss-J1Zxic/UwA1jqKSgnI/AAAAAAAAoko/I07ScmJtkGw/s1600-h/IMG_5693%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5693" border="0" alt="IMG_5693" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EapgQFF90gs/UwA1knkTH8I/AAAAAAAAokw/BJGF7Ws-ZPM/IMG_5693_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-46533237771065042472013-12-12T17:32:00.001-06:002013-12-12T17:32:46.826-06:00Our Home for the Holidays 2013<p>I know I haven’t been on this good ol’ blog in FOREVER. I want to be here. I dream of it. But my baby (whom I love with all my heart) plus a lot of other stuff just limits my time. Priorities, you know?! </p> <p>But! I’m here today. I want to document our first Christmas with our baby boy (more on him soon). So, I thought I’d share a photo-overloaded post with you showing how we get the holi-craze on around here!</p> <p>One thing you’ll note – I have not in any way changed my style/décor to make it “baby proof”. Yes, I’m sure I will certainly add kid-themed stuff over the years (like the little nativity Jeremiah has now), but I plan to keep our home as “me”, errr, “us” as it has been… baby will just have to adapt. And mommy won’t cry over broken ornaments. *wink*</p> <p>I’m just showing the main living area, although I did do a little decorating in the kitchen and nursery too. I’m also missing the outdoor photos that show off the lights and garland and wreaths hubby took the time to hang. Maybe I’ll get into the frigid night air and take those soon. Maybe.</p> <p align="center"><font color="#c0504d" size="6" face="Harrington"><strong><u>Living Room</u></strong></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gaICyl2Kivw/UqpHLuqoZgI/AAAAAAAAmCY/K8tfQ45swWQ/s1600-h/1%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="1" border="0" alt="1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZUvmR_Dfffw/UqpHMZ0DQNI/AAAAAAAAmCg/U7QiCzfKWZQ/1_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="370" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TiwIaVKyYSk/UqpHNI_cqGI/AAAAAAAAmCo/IG-dz1feC3c/s1600-h/2%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2" border="0" alt="2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-r0uO5-Ke50E/UqpHNw5MJ2I/AAAAAAAAmCw/nrAMutfguyo/2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IpVh1dosGl8/UqpHPBmpY2I/AAAAAAAAmC4/qgWJN-_qH6I/s1600-h/3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="3" border="0" alt="3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-suR8W60234s/UqpHPqh8HwI/AAAAAAAAmDA/5dOLm4UGrwQ/3_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q64F9Hx3X2k/UqpHQc_V1sI/AAAAAAAAmDI/CTj0LZ5MshI/s1600-h/4%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="4" border="0" alt="4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TpTCLxMkbkE/UqpHRJzvi_I/AAAAAAAAmDQ/BFipSfYxtqg/4_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KGF9oPZ5ibY/UqpHRh84FAI/AAAAAAAAmDY/2JyxO1TEIhc/s1600-h/5%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="5" border="0" alt="5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vkxbTqmXLGc/UqpHSAMehyI/AAAAAAAAmDg/Fc1T3jzxP0Q/5_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VpAsHpHgDow/UqpHS4fHktI/AAAAAAAAmDo/PH5Ozh60VLU/s1600-h/6%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="6" border="0" alt="6" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6eRA8MQ2D84/UqpHTeKMyCI/AAAAAAAAmDw/uUTi1lvSj50/6_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font color="#c0504d" size="6" face="Harrington"><strong><u> <br />Den</u></strong></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_BV6a33E6IY/UqpHUEVCnRI/AAAAAAAAmD4/HGBTHQ2SIDU/s1600-h/7%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="7" border="0" alt="7" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6AOGsci4yoM/UqpHUmqywfI/AAAAAAAAmEA/JDB7-bsIwp4/7_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="382" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0NwBf7ygFYI/UqpHVnSGyMI/AAAAAAAAmEI/jUHlQOKmAXE/s1600-h/8%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="8" border="0" alt="8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Q0EuGcyzNe4/UqpHWekM_JI/AAAAAAAAmEQ/j4rZZ9h0n6Q/8_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-r3c3TOpkk5U/UqpHXFNFn2I/AAAAAAAAmEY/35BQcK0UmzI/s1600-h/9%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="9" border="0" alt="9" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fpDbCQE_KPs/UqpHXu-HTaI/AAAAAAAAmEg/n5sviBsVQZo/9_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8GPYTkq3VAg/UqpHYajIMtI/AAAAAAAAmEo/VdE-clWoHUw/s1600-h/10%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="10" border="0" alt="10" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2B0QhgLVENo/UqpHY2li6II/AAAAAAAAmEw/DoP6bjoTmSM/10_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="810" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-li9Fx8D-bQ8/UqpHZl9G-VI/AAAAAAAAmE4/pLSNYiHTYI0/s1600-h/11%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="11" border="0" alt="11" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-V1Z7DK-TOsU/UqpHaZPGIkI/AAAAAAAAmFA/FFmRq5pZUIM/11_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="389" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uuRtqqOvnL4/UqpHbGtrViI/AAAAAAAAmFI/yE3Mrxaw3yw/s1600-h/12%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="12" border="0" alt="12" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KwSM8Hl87TE/UqpHbr57D3I/AAAAAAAAmFQ/r9E29Cb-SG0/12_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hcLXWrgi7vM/UqpHcoe4aZI/AAAAAAAAmFY/ZyDZCoE0LAo/s1600-h/18%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="18" border="0" alt="18" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gMkgF0R2_uw/UqpHdCw_6MI/AAAAAAAAmFg/GEn-dQJT-y8/18_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-n3-tTkT9tmw/UqpHd5GRX_I/AAAAAAAAmFo/-eWLa4kOJ-8/s1600-h/17%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="17" border="0" alt="17" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4wO4KSzYME8/UqpHeltVIfI/AAAAAAAAmFw/FslbxYNye6w/17_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="270" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font color="#c0504d" size="6" face="Harrington"><strong><u> <br />Dining Room</u></strong></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-744SbOYgdPo/UqpHfEmeNKI/AAAAAAAAmF4/wkkYx-xZNxM/s1600-h/19%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="19" border="0" alt="19" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JxawUmR8Trk/UqpHfxOTLcI/AAAAAAAAmGA/QzR5cJHxOcY/19_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PqDbZSfTQZY/UqpHgThr6WI/AAAAAAAAmGI/XJCqoapniy0/s1600-h/22%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="22" border="0" alt="22" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4mbUvkYa0G8/UqpHhMRiWWI/AAAAAAAAmGQ/nDbfD1NViOA/22_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dK4FXk5odCg/UqpHh0uFf4I/AAAAAAAAmGY/6jSc2YLX5bw/s1600-h/23%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="23" border="0" alt="23" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aYFyJwS0ncY/UqpHiRm4IDI/AAAAAAAAmGc/5Xiq_UDEcgg/23_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hlQl9k4fxIg/UqpHiyEQXbI/AAAAAAAAmGo/WygIbiEIOxs/s1600-h/24%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="24" border="0" alt="24" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nH1a_bFKZjo/UqpHj0jwo2I/AAAAAAAAmGw/zCy3b5K_AIQ/24_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-maDezpTW8nE/UqpHkWjwUKI/AAAAAAAAmG4/tyb45K_Nyvk/s1600-h/25%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="25" border="0" alt="25" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Tclo1j8ZuDc/UqpHk5ti2MI/AAAAAAAAmHA/7D4UCWHfSgQ/25_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ocDUD3MG3-c/UqpHllBccCI/AAAAAAAAmHI/uIQyjRY5fwM/s1600-h/28%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="28" border="0" alt="28" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xJTzpllDLEo/UqpHmJ1W9eI/AAAAAAAAmHQ/zd_FPMDH6io/28_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9ynohSR-03s/UqpHmnuI-wI/AAAAAAAAmHY/cWItHFZ8yYs/s1600-h/26%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="26" border="0" alt="26" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HWItfyjBK4A/UqpHnUucATI/AAAAAAAAmHg/-uaH324GnZQ/26_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="540" /></a></p> <p>Back soon with some pictures of our sweet Jeremiah! </p> Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-41005457981144367072013-06-11T22:46:00.001-05:002013-06-11T22:46:48.913-05:00By The Way…. We Have a Baby!<p>Yes, it’s been over 4 months since I’ve posted on this good ol’ blog. My longest break ever. But what can you say? We’ve been busy having a baby! Good excuse? I think so… </p> <p>My last post at the end of January reviewed my inspiration for our full bath remodel. Well, the month of February flew by as we got that bathroom remodel about 75% completed so that it was at least fully functional by the time the baby was born (and now it's about 90% completed). I also continued to work full time up to my due date (thanks to baby’s late arrival), which was time consuming and exhausting. And we finished up last minute “nesting” items including decorating and furnishing the nursery. </p> <p>I will have full reviews on both the bathroom and the nursery to come, but for now, lets focus on what’s been preoccupying my time since March 1, 2013 – my baby’s birthday…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DIYpKnEH-6k/UbfvBvWJcQI/AAAAAAAAbvk/Jh7cnVKDq48/s1600-h/Hospital%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Hospital" border="0" alt="Hospital" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lcS94WWfUL8/UbfvCAsrVOI/AAAAAAAAbvs/a2wviOvRatk/Hospital_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="314" height="405" /></a></p> <h1 align="center"><font color="#4bacc6">Jeremiah Joseph Yonke</font></h1> <h1 align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"></font></h1> <h1 align="center"><font color="#4bacc6">Born March 1, 2013 @ 1:04 a.m.</font></h1> <h1 align="center"><font color="#4bacc6">Weight: 7lbs 1oz, Height: 19 3/4 in.</font></h1> <p>Just 6 days after my due date (and 1 day before I was scheduled to be induced), this little man arrived in perfect style. Labor and delivery went smoothly – I was posting updates on Facebook up until midnight when it was time to push. I had to put my phone down at that point (pffffft).</p> <p>An hour later, Jeremiah arrived (on my predicted birth date, I might add). Here’s a little video that Joey took on his phone shortly after Jeremiah’s birth (I just saw this for the first time last week!)…</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:61185944-60c6-4f83-874a-ca063848215f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="0e8f29a9-1af3-426f-a0b8-0014afea4639" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuUabmLqyvk&feature=youtu.be" target="_new"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0FYOM5xHA-o/UbfvCkDhCSI/AAAAAAAAbv0/95y2yOQTtwU/video2c84f3fd7083%25255B43%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('0e8f29a9-1af3-426f-a0b8-0014afea4639'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/RuUabmLqyvk?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/RuUabmLqyvk?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>I won’t give the long labor and delivery story now. I’ll just say that having my baby placed in my arms for the first time was one of the most amazing moments I have ever experienced. AMAZING. It was instant love like I could never have imagined. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TUncfIl9oDo/UbfvDKPXFJI/AAAAAAAAbv8/EcvEeRsfz8U/s1600-h/IMG_0693%25255B21%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0693" border="0" alt="IMG_0693" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lS1uApD3UhY/UbfvDip6DKI/AAAAAAAAbwE/Uhl3_TPSiT4/IMG_0693_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>I just stared in awe at this beautiful, perfect baby boy the Lord had given us. A precious gift that we had prayed for and longed for was finally in our arms. God is so good to his children.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QSoTKdnpJwM/UbfvEUXYPfI/AAAAAAAAbwM/zvI70qsVEyM/s1600-h/Hospital4%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Hospital4" border="0" alt="Hospital4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bukOCh888VA/UbfvFWVtszI/AAAAAAAAbwU/PEa2_KCy1JI/Hospital4_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-s1-aL02_g9o/UbfvFyqKgQI/AAAAAAAAbwc/dkVgj3mE9VE/s1600-h/Hospital2%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Hospital2" border="0" alt="Hospital2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-I4za1SPvuOA/UbfvGaRhGqI/AAAAAAAAbwk/TkOZJ1NKlyc/Hospital2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QUtj79MRbHI/UbfvG9l0zgI/AAAAAAAAbws/Zv5MhGIGtUE/s1600-h/Phone3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Phone3" border="0" alt="Phone3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Xu3vvhYjxsw/UbfvHad5QjI/AAAAAAAAbw0/ejC7zvJbNDo/Phone3_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="305" /></a></p> <p>After a few wonderful days in the hospital (it was a fabulous experience), we got to bring our baby home to care for him and love him and watch him grow (like crazy). </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-urcaTeQUUJU/UbfvIELy3_I/AAAAAAAAbw8/6XKWZsFXB7M/s1600-h/IMG_0799%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0799" border="0" alt="IMG_0799" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Gz8xUyggpTs/UbfvIhocL0I/AAAAAAAAbxE/Epeaghv8-Mk/IMG_0799_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MNZ-qaNG4k8/UbfvJX3LDVI/AAAAAAAAbxM/Or2aPclmnDc/s1600-h/IMG_0798%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0798" border="0" alt="IMG_0798" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ea8b6GdiaMs/UbfvJx3UnJI/AAAAAAAAbxU/pxC_iVYm9ts/IMG_0798_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>I’ve since quit my full time job to be a stay at home mom. Another dream come true. And I’ve stayed plenty busy soaking in motherhood experiences and caring for our home. Hence, the lack of blog substance. </p> <p>But now that we’re in a nice little routine, I hope to spend some more time sharing our life with you – including some up-to-date photos of Jeremiah. And while this blog will still be very much about-the-house, it will now include a lot more family life since this bundle of joy is a much larger priority. So, look forward to posts about both house and home life with a baby! </p> Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-9754512439707506802013-01-30T16:19:00.002-06:002013-06-11T21:27:57.756-05:00Full Bath Remodel: Where do we start?So, you're in the loop that we're having a baby. Due in about 3 and 1/2 weeks. So, besides preparing for parenthood and putting a nursery together, what better time is there than now to do a full bathroom model? Are we nuts? Probably. But we're knocking this <strike>baby</strike> bathroom out of the park before the baby arrives! Doing a bathroom remodel WITH a newborn in the house sounds like a nightmare to me.<br />
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A little history... This bathroom remodel has been in the works since we bought the house in May 2010. The very first (!) can of paint I bought was for this bathroom. It has been sitting in our basement for 2+ years waiting for us to put it to use. The bathroom had horrible floral wallpaper on both the walls AND the ceiling that we ripped off prior to moving in! And then it sat untouched. Looking something like this since 2010...<br />
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The ceiling underneath the wallpaper was a pepto bismol pink. We did give it 1 coat of white paint while painting other ceilings in the house. That way I wouldn't vomit every time I entered the bathroom. But the plaster ceiling was in horrible shape (probably why the previous owner covered it with wallpaper) and the unfinished drywall wasn't much better. All in all, here's what I don't like about the bathroom...</div>
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The two balls of lights hung from ceiling hooks on either side of the mirrors that were above each vanity. That means 2 sets of this light fixture in 1 bathroom. We took 1 hook out to help with removing the wallpaper from the ceiling. So, both lights hung unevenly from the remaining hook all these years. Horrible. The above picture also shows the plain old mirrors that hang above the vanities - no framework or beveled edge or anything to make them look nice. Sigh. This bathroom needs work.</div>
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So, that's where we started just a couple weeks ago. But I start my planning of this bathroom years ago. And I won't deny that Pinterest (where else?) has been my secret to storing up all the ideas I have for this bathroom. If you look at my <a href="http://pinterest.com/JKHomestead/bathroom-inspiration/" target="_blank">Bathroom Board</a>, you'll probably start to notice some trends among the many bathrooms I pinned. Here are a few:</div>
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So, with all that in mind - Which inspiration items do we decide tackle? Which inspiration items do we ignore? Which inspiration items are just budget-busting? What did we change at the last minute? All the details and in-progress pictures coming soon...</div>
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Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-27361461403145508652013-01-17T15:06:00.000-06:002013-01-17T15:06:42.245-06:00Nursery Planning (sorta)From the beginning, I've said that no matter if we're having a boy or a girl, I'm NOT re-painting the bedroom (which was a guest bedroom)that is being turned into a nursery. The color is staying. I will decorate around that. The end.<br />
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I have to say that I have been true to my word! We found out we were having a boy, and I've been working with what I've got since then. I will say though, working around a single paint color can be challenging, if not stifiling, in the design process. If I had my choice, I'd rather pick out my bedding, curtains, and accessories first, and then pick a paint color to coordinate all of it. So, I feel like I'm working backwards. <br />
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To remind you, here are a few pictures of the room as a guest bedroom from 2012 - right after the <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-carpet-final-details.html" target="_blank">new carpet was installed</a>...<br />
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It was at this time that we relocated our guest bedroom furniture to it's new location in the 1st floor bedroom. This upstairs room has remained mostly empty until we knew we were expecting a baby. Since then, we've added a few staple items, including the crib, dresser/changing table, glider rocker, and a bunch of stuff we got for my baby shower. We also added white wood blinds to the windows. <br />
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Here is a picture of Joey assembling the crib (and looking annoyed as I snap a picture for memory's sake)... <br />
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Our parents bought the crib off our registery from Target. You can see the details <a href="http://www.target.com/p/childcraft-shoal-creek-logan-traditional-crib-matte-white/-/A-13557173#?lnk=sc_qi_detaillink" target="_blank">here</a>. I wanted a white crib with clean lines and fairly traditional. It's simple and can be used for either gender. Fairly affordable too.<br />
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Here it is all set up in its little corner to the left after you walk through the doorway. Crib bedding and all.<br />
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I found the crib bedding at a random website and then later found out that places like Target and Babies R Us also sell it. It was cheapest at other websites though. The manufacturer is Skip Hop and the pattern is Mod Dot (seen <a href="http://www.skiphop.com/product/moddot.html" target="_blank">here</a>). I liked the bedding for a number of reasons. First of all, it was colorful, which I thought made the room feel playful and kid-friendly. It also allows for versatility in colors through out the accessories I use in the rest of the room. I also liked the circular pattern, which is a bit more modern and "boy-ish" feeling to me. But it could be re-used for girl down the road if necessary. <br />
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Here's a view of the crib and glider rocker (still in need of a cushion) as you're standing in the doorway. The little brown rocker was Joey's as a little boy. Now it can be used by our little boy. Everyone say Awwww...<br />
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On the opposite wall, we put a newly painted dresser (minus the knobs) and it will serve as a changing table and storage for clothes and things. The dresser came from my grammy's farmhouse in Maine. She passed away in the fall and I got this gem from the room we stayed in as kids when visting each year. A constant reminder of her. Everyone say Awwww again....<br />
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I owe you more pictures as more progress has been made in the nursery since I took these few. I'll have those ready for you soon. We are also in the middle of a full bathroom remodel (crazy close to baby due date), which has Joey super busy. Pictures on that also coming soon. <br />
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Only 5 weeks and 2 days until my due date! So much to do....<br />
<br />Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-9419598340724089182012-12-10T19:30:00.000-06:002012-12-10T19:31:37.949-06:00Hello? Anybody Home?<p>Yep! We're back! With exciting news, house updates, and more!</p> <p>Yes, it's been a long, long time since I've posted anything on this blog. So, to my loyal readers (if there are any left), thank you for your patience! </p> <p>While a break in blogging became a sudden necessity at the end of June due to an unusually busy summer/fall and several life-changing events that occurred, I am hoping to be back in the swing of things just in time for... </p> <p>THE ARRIVAL OF OUR BABY BOY! <br /> <br /><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zuQSIWA_TLc/UKv2Ixz6HRI/AAAAAAAAQWs/71CW0bdaaPc/s1024/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zuQSIWA_TLc/UKv2Ixz6HRI/AAAAAAAAQWs/71CW0bdaaPc/s1024/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg" width="560" height="316" /></a> </p> <p>Yes, this is it. The official announcement of announcements. A little late in the game, perhaps, but better than nothing at all. I found out I was pregnant on June 19th and had a 7 week ultrasound to confirm it on July 3rd. We shared with family shortly after that. </p> <p><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wuYZeNCbipY/UKv1pYOvqKI/AAAAAAAAQW4/S4qA_N4t_oE/s640/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wuYZeNCbipY/UKv1pYOvqKI/AAAAAAAAQW4/S4qA_N4t_oE/s640/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg" width="560" height="420" /></a> </p> <p>If I felt like giving a full history now, I could go into the fertility treatments, miscarriage, and surprises that led up to this pregnancy. But I think I'll save that for another time if it deems appropriate. </p> <p>For now, I'll say that we are so excited and blessed to have a healthy, growing baby boy who is due on February 23rd, 2013. </p> <p>Speaking of baby boy, here he is at 20 weeks - with a cute, button nose, feisty personality (according to the ultrasound technician), and all the right *ahem* parts... </p> <p><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9LdWbE_9_kA/UG4RUi6XljI/AAAAAAAAQXQ/nEDIZvePR80/s800/Leonidas.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9LdWbE_9_kA/UG4RUi6XljI/AAAAAAAAQXQ/nEDIZvePR80/s800/Leonidas.jpg" width="560" height="419" /></a> <a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fDFWmFHPKXI/UKv_eBXAaAI/AAAAAAAAQXY/gu8NZ6PaDiw/s800/Man%2520Junk.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fDFWmFHPKXI/UKv_eBXAaAI/AAAAAAAAQXY/gu8NZ6PaDiw/s800/Man%2520Junk.jpg" width="560" height="424" /></a> </p> <p>Immediately following the ultrasound that determined it was a boy, Joey and I immediately went to Target and bought some boy gifts. I purchased a few newborn outfits, and Joey got the baby his first superhero movie (that he won't be watching for a while). </p> <p><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GihG7amkEyE/UKv23YGJ9pI/AAAAAAAAQXk/5OWH0rOqBBQ/s800/DSC00952.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GihG7amkEyE/UKv23YGJ9pI/AAAAAAAAQXk/5OWH0rOqBBQ/s800/DSC00952.JPG" width="560" height="420" /></a> </p> <p>Amidst the chaos of pregnancy, we are nursery-planning, bathroom-remodeling, and living up the holiday season. I've already had a baby shower. I've been on 2 trips to visit family in Maine (one for my grandmother's funeral) in the last few months. I just don't know when we've ever been busier. </p> <p>BUT I will try to keep you updated with our ongoing changes in life and home as best possible. </p> <p>Look forward to a few posts coming up on random topics like holiday decorating, nursery planning, and baby bumps. In no particular order... </p> Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-46805701776682743912012-06-21T16:26:00.000-05:002012-06-21T16:26:18.042-05:00(P)inspiration Time!It's time for a PINTEREST update! Oh yeah. Don't think I haven't been pinning away during these hot summer days. I don't think the world wide web is going to run out of pinable items any time soon! <br />
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1. <a href="http://pinterest.com/JKHomestead/bathroom-inspiration/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>Bathroom Inspiration</strong></span></a>: I've pinned a TON Of bathrooms recently. Probably because our full bath is due it's major remodel in the next 6-12 months. So, I'm already schemin' and dreamin' (and rhymin'). I'm loving white, bright, and lots of pretty subway tile.<br />
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2. <a href="http://pinterest.com/JKHomestead/living-room-inspiration/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Living Room Inspiration</strong></span></a>: Sooo many living rooms I LOVE! From wrap-around bookcases to stone fireplaces and awesome pendant light fixtures to beautiful board and batten walls and wood-planked ceilings, these living rooms have so many elements I love! The last pic is my favorite though.<br />
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3. <a href="http://pinterest.com/JKHomestead/organization-nation/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;">Organization Nation</span></strong></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;">:</span> I love the idea of creating a little cabinet on the side of the fridge to hang a mop or hold some cleaning supplies. It wouldn't have to be very deep to store a lot of stuff.<br />
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Have extra wall space in the closet? Install wall-mounting brackets and set baskets on them for storing socks, scarves, purses, or other belongings.<br />
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And here is a cleaning schedule I would follow if I didn't have to go to work all day. As of now, I cram most of this into the weekend. Boo.<br />
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Here is what the article calls for: Hot Water, 1 cup Laundry Detergent, 1 cup POWDERED dishwasher detergent, 1 cup bleach, and 1/2 cup borax. <br />
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It recomends filling the laundry tub so that the water is just covering the items and let it soak for a while (like a couple hours or overnite for bad stains). Then run the wash as usual.<br />
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<li>Then I filled the machine with hot water about 1/2 way - then insterted the laundry - then filled it the rest of the way. I had a big load. So, I needed a lot of hot water.</li>
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I did this for my white King-sized sheets and pillowcases which I've had for 8 years and are now a slightly grayish/off-white color. It worked wonders! Nice and white again! <br />
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I need to try this on our not-so-white socks, undershirts, towels, and washcloths.<br />
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Not sure how well this will work on badly stained items. And not sure how much the missing borax ingredient would make a difference. But it's worth a try!<br />
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So, there you have my favorite recently pinned items. Now it's your turn to pin away!<br />
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Pins in order: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088578311/" target="_blank">1</a>/<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088556680/" target="_blank">2</a>/<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088447306/" target="_blank">3</a>/<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088613616/" target="_blank">4</a>/<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088208894/" target="_blank">5</a>/<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088507659/" target="_blank">6</a>/<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088517996/" target="_blank">7</a>/<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088517969/" target="_blank">8</a>/<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088561012/" target="_blank">9</a>/<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228205906088508522/" target="_blank">10</a></p>Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-23500671091259784342012-06-05T13:09:00.000-05:002012-06-05T13:10:46.283-05:00Tool Time: Chip It! by Sherwin WilliamsEver need help picking out the right paint color? Ever see a great inspiration photo and wonder what paint colors were used in that room? <br />
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I'm sure most of you can answer "yes" and "yes" to both of those questions. Well, in case you haven't already heard, Sherwin Williams created a website designed to help pick out paint colors for you! Genius!<br />
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The website is <a href="http://letschipit.com/"><strong><span style="color: black;">http://letschipit.com/</span></strong></a> will let you turn any picture online into a color palette.<br />
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There is an instruction video (which I did not watch), and you can see there is a tool you can drag to your tool bar (or right click and add to your "Favorites" if you use Internet Explorer) and it will place a little "Chip It!" tool onto your internet bar (much like the "Pin It" button for Pinterest).<br />
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Once you have the Chip It! icon on your toolbar, pull up a favorite picture on the internet... I used one I saved Pinterest... and with the picture pulled up, click the "Chip It!" button on your toolbar. Your page will then look like this...<br />
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Once you hover your mouse over the picture you want to use, a little Chip It! button will appear for you to click...<br />
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Ta Da! Shop away for your paint!<br />
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Here is another Navy room that I love...<br />
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...but it is a slightly different navy than the first room...<br />
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Chip It! suggests the color "Dark Night" for this second room, and when comparing it with the "Bunglehouse Blue" in the first room, I think Dark Night seems more like a true Navy color. It's a bit deeper with less gray undertones to it.<br />
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It's nice that you can compare similar colors with this tool! The website will also let you create an account and save your color palettes online.<br />
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And of course, you don't have purchase your paint at Sherwin Williams. You can grab their paint chips and take them to any other store to color-match for you. We do this at Menards most of the time.<br />
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So what do you think? Helpful? Fun? Try if for yourself!<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Note: All opinions are 100% mine. I was not paid to advertise/comment on this website tool.</span></em></p>Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-23419476094649051362012-06-04T17:01:00.000-05:002012-06-04T17:04:05.068-05:00The Fence: Panels + Lattice = CompletionHappy Monday to you all! I hope you had a lovely Memorial Day weeked (last weekend) and a lovely 4-day work week after that. I know we were super busy, but had a lot of fun and relaxation time. <br />
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Over the course of that long weekend, Joey did complete work on our fence! Only a few details remain - which I will get to - but I figured you might want to see what the end results look like. So, here are a hundred pictures to capture the changes!<br />
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I left off with the individual planks being screwed into the horizontal boards to create what looks like a panel from the inside of the fence...<br />
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Joey notched out the end post to get the fence tight with the side of the house. Very precise. We don't want puppies or kitties or anything else slipping through the cracks!<br />
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Joey worked his way down the fence very methodically. It was a pretty speedy process putting the cut-to-length boards up. <br />
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Next to go on was the gate on the west side of the house.<br />
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Joey built the gates to blend right in with the fence. Only the bottom is cut differently so that there is room for the gate to swing open.</div>
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At this stage, I was starting to get really excited, but at the same time I was a little nervous the fence might not be tall enough. We were aiming for the privacy panels to go up 4 feet and the lattice on top to add an additional foot for total of 5 feet in height. But with the way our yard slopes a little and how high the house sits above the ground, I worried there might not be enough privacy. But Joey assured me it'd fine. So, I waited.<br />
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Next up? Boards that run across the top of the panels to cap off the planks of wood. It gives the fence a very finished look.<br />
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Then Joey routed grooves in this cap board and the posts so that the lattice would sit inside the boards slightly.<br />
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Finally it was time for the lattice to be cut and installed. Joey used a pair of saw horses to steady the lattice. Then a chalk line to measure the height needed. Then he used a circular saw to cut the lattice as needed...<br />
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The lattice fit right into the grooves he created. PERFECT!<br />
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I missed some photos of this whole phase in the process, but basically he put the lattice in all the way around the fence and then put one final piece of wood on top of the lattice to cap it all off. This piece of wood also had a little groove in it to fit the lattice into it...<br />
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Note: Ignore the splintered wood. It will get sanded before painting happens (way down the road).<br />
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And here is the finished product! It's amazing to me what a difference it makes to our newly-defined back yard space. I keep saying that over and over because it's so true. The height even ended up being perfect. Not too private - we want to be able to stand up and look over the fence if need, plus not block off too much of the house from the street view - but private enough so that we can sit around our new little fire pit (seen below) or have kids running around the yard and people driving/walking by won't see it all.<br />
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Notice that Joey even got the screws in each board to line up perfectly! I love a detail-oriented, perfectionistic (is that a word???) husband. :)<br />
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We kept the fence 12 inches off the sidewalk and driveway for extra breathing space. Glad we did that. I can park and exit the car with no troubles. You can see below that we did bring the gate out to meet the driveway. So, there's a little bump-out there. That was necessary for the gate to line up with the garage.<br />
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I love that we decided to include the side entrance of the house into the fenced in yard. Not only does it make the back yard space seem bigger, but it's super convenient for letting the dog in and out of the house. <br />
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It also makes the "front door" of the house less confusing. With 3 entrances (the front, side, and back porch), people didn't know where to go. Now the true "front" of the house will be more obvious since the side and back entrances are enclosed.<br />
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Pretty nifty for being done all within a couple weeks? I just love the look! Once we get some plants/bushes/flowers planted in the new mulch beds we created last summer, it will look even better.<br />
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Now, there are two parts of this fence project that are not completed. One being the latches for both gates. We're not exactly sure how that's going to come together. For now, Joey screwed up little blocks of wood to turn and keep the gates from swinging open. I'll show you final results on that once we have a solution.<br />
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The second part yet to complete is the painting of the fence. Green-treated wood has to sit and "dry out" for about 6+ MONTHS. So, we're looking at next summer to paint the fence white. That should work out well though given we also want to replace the siding on the garage and back porch next summer. <br />
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In the meantime, we'll enjoy the fence as is! We've already used the yard 100% more than we did before the fence went up. Memorial weekend was great with parties and s'mores over the new fire pit.<br />
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Note to viewers: Put something that can tolerate heat UNDER your fire pit so it doesn't burn your grass. Whoops!<br />
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Now tell me your thoughts! What do you think of the fence? Anything you would do differently? We're smitten.<br />
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<em>Pssst... If you want to see prior blog posts on the fence, click </em><a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2012/04/were-fencing.html" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>, </em><a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2012/05/fence-hole-y-cow.html" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>, and </em><a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2012/05/fence-stop-oh-yes-wait-minute-mr-post.html" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em>
</p>Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-1654873505245458772012-05-22T20:12:00.000-05:002012-05-22T20:13:38.455-05:00The Fence: (Stop) Oh yes, Wait a Minute Mr. Post-man!<p>If you’re familiar with The Carpenters (not my husband, but the musical artists), you’ll have that song in your head the rest of the day. Anyhoo…</p> <p>I’m back with an update on the fence project. Let me tell ya, it’s come a long way very quickly.</p> <p>I left you hanging with the fence post holes dug and the posts getting set up in said holes. Here’s the layout of the holes/posts/soon-to-be-fence….</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Yok0s-Sq0qU/T7KufJ91CDI/AAAAAAAAL5c/ZBFf5yhdZcc/s640/DSC00622.JPG" width="560" height="422" /></p> <p>Being on a small corner lot, it wraps around the back and side yard to create one “area”. It makes a huge difference in the feel of the space, but more on that later. </p> <p>Following the hole-digging, the guys took the bags of concrete we purchased and mixed the concrete with water in a wheelbarrow to create cement and that was subsequently poured around the base of the posts. Joey filled up each hole about 3/4 of the way. That equaled about 3 feet of cement. These posts ain’t goin’ nowhere!</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0LIgvdLsdm8/T7KurlGAVpI/AAAAAAAAL54/d-AuJTTFCfo/s640/DSC00628.JPG" width="560" height="424" /></p> <p>Joey used a level to make sure the post was straight up and down – not leaning left to right or front to back. Then he used 2 scrap pieces of wood – lightly nailed to the post – to ensure it stayed upright…</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DfYtptwX3GA/T7KuuNV7vBI/AAAAAAAAL58/BR1tBeijICY/s640/DSC00629.JPG" width="560" height="429" /></p> <p>Then he was able to string 2 pieces of pink string across all the posts and use that to help make sure they were all level with one another. It seemed to work pretty well.</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ojo2vOlh6fY/T7KuwItCS0I/AAAAAAAAL6A/Iit8dthPnNQ/s512/DSC00630.JPG" /></p> <p>The guys worked their way down the line, post by post – securing each post with wood sticks as they went…</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zhMfecf1LgM/T7KuyP4deCI/AAAAAAAAL6E/kjun-y12Vx8/s640/DSC00631.JPG" width="560" height="422" /></p> <p>They even kept their smiles up while mixing and pouring all those bags of concrete.</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rzmrXmbXhBw/T7Kum6vjowI/AAAAAAAAL5w/SmMjxZy0Sfs/s640/DSC00626.JPG" width="560" height="421" /></p> <p>The entire process – digging the holes and setting the posts – took about 5 hours. The concrete started to cure right away, but we let the posts sit for 2 days to ensure they were secure.</p> <p>So, fast-forward to 2 days later… Joey removed all the scrap wood attached to the posts, and then began the next steps – filling the remaining quarter of all the post holes with dirt (and collecting leftover dirt in a pile to haul away) and then attaching the horizontal boards along the posts. This cleaned things up quite a bit.</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xtgLioCI9JY/T7VhUNrnwRI/AAAAAAAAL9I/yPyb0bQ5IBk/s640/DSC00644.JPG" width="560" height="422" /></p> <p>Joey actually started by cutting the top of the posts so that they were all the same height. Then he measured from the top of the posts down to determine where the boards should go. We wanted to be sure they were level across all the posts. The top board is about 4 feet above the ground – which is how high we want the paneled part of the fence to go. The bottom board is about 6 inches from the ground.</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qhflQ-lGkjA/T7Ku1wiGPsI/AAAAAAAAL6I/V1ZjXDn1ok0/s640/DSC00635.JPG" width="560" height="421" /></p> <p>Small brackets were screwed into the posts at the exact heights and then the horizontal boards were screwed into the brackets.</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_E7rL-0n9Ss/T7VhGzC1jlI/AAAAAAAAL9Q/0Zl_QqKJHaM/s512/DSC00637.JPG" /></p> <p>With these boards in place, the fence panels began to fly up! Each panel screwed into the upper and lower horizontal boards to create and mostly private fence up to 4 feet…</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6g4W3QLJJMs/T7VhISvrlMI/AAAAAAAAL9Y/jzXW9xsUlU0/s640/DSC00638.JPG" width="560" height="422" /></p> <p>I’m gonna stop here. More pics to come with all the panels in place, hand-made gates hung at the entrances, and what’s next!</p> Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-51269778870083294272012-05-16T11:26:00.000-05:002012-05-16T11:26:06.277-05:00The Fence: Hole-y Cow!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SY8hwCveNVs/T5X_WymNYWI/AAAAAAAALEM/TEsxehyFH_g/s400/DSC00472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" kba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SY8hwCveNVs/T5X_WymNYWI/AAAAAAAALEM/TEsxehyFH_g/s640/DSC00472.JPG" width="560" /></a><br />
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It's been a couple weeks since my <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2012/04/were-fencing.html" target="_blank">last update</a>. So, I thought I'd clue you in on where we stand with the whole new fence situation. The orange marks seen above sat there until this past weekend when Joey, his brother Justin, and a neighbor friend who has (thanks to his job) some awesome landscaping equipment got started on the actual process of building - from scratch - a new fence. This means no pre-put-together fence panels, but instead purchasing a lot of different boards that somehow come together to make a less-expensive version of a fence. I don't know how Joey makes the magic happen, but he does. <br />
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1. Posts that will stick in the ground and boards to run horizontally from post to post <br />
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2. Bags of concrete to mix in a wheelbarrow and pour to secure the fence posts <br />
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3. Individual panels that will get nailed to the horizontal boards <br />
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The first order of business was digging the holes where Joey had spray painted the orange "x" marks in the first picture above. Our neighbor friend had some sort of fabulous hole-digging machine to do this. Joey just had to be sure it got lined up properly and push down on the top of it to make it go into the dirt.</div>
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I initially watched through my living room window - watching the dirt spill out all over the lawn. It left a pretty little hole...</div>
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I walked away thinking this would be a neat little hole-making process. But when I returned a few minutes later, the scene looked like this...</div>
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I was a little worried that the yard was being destroyed, but I kept quiet and let the boys do their job. Pretty soon there were holes dug all around the perimeter of the yard...</div>
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Digging the post holes right by the driveway and patio was a little complicated as they had to get super close without hitting any of the concrete. I watched with my eyes closed...</div>
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It was successful with just a tiny bit of plastic drain pipe shredded. No biggie.</div>
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Then they moved on to finish the rest of the holes along the driveway. In the meantime, Justin started clearing dirt away from the holes to prep for the posts to be set and concrete poured.</div>
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The holes are actually much deeper than I thought they would be. 3-4 feet maybe?! I made sure not to drop my phone or camera down there. That's something I would do...</div>
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Well, within about 1-2 hours, the hole-making process was completed. The next step? Setting and cementing the fence posts... </div>
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<br />Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-8847722641622076022012-04-30T16:50:00.000-05:002012-05-16T11:27:30.494-05:00We're FencingWell, we're planning (and starting) to put up a fence in our back/side yard. It's a plan that's been in the works since we bought the house 2 years ago. When we poured our <a href="http://jkhomestead.blogspot.com/2011/09/patio-finished.html" target="_blank">new patio</a> last fall, we knew that the next step of the outdoor-makeover would be the fence. <br />
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So, here we are in the spring of 2012 with a new puppy and in desperate need of a fence for containing her and for some privacy in the yard. We are on a super duper tight budget for this. Like pennies. So, we can't do anything fancy. We're leaning towards all-practical with room to embellish later on if additional funds roll in.<br />
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As a way of reminder, here is the new bare-as-bones patio...<br />
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And here was a tiny list of the many, many things that still needed to be accomplished in the surrounding area...</div>
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Joey actually got started on the sinking-steps problem before winter hit. I'll have more on that in a separate post. The pile of junk got thrown out and the wood pile moved to the opposite side of the porch by our neighbor's fence. The dirt/grass issue was taken care of by regrading the side lawn and planting new grass. It was super easy, and the new grass grew in fast before winter came. It's a little patchy, but we can fix that this summer. So, here is the layout of our tiny back/side yard.</div>
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Joey has started marking wear the post will go. The fence will sit about a foot in from the driveway and sidewalk in order to leave more walking room for people. We're going to wrap the fence around by the side door of the house. This door leads right down to the basement wear the puppy's kennel is kept. So, letting her in and out from this entrance will be easy. There will be a little gate in front of the side walk way for anyone wanting to enter the yard from this point.</div>
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Rose will love not having to be on her leash. She'll be free to roam the yard and patio area and see the dog next door. They already talk to each other when they're both outside. And they have play time together EVERY day. I don't even get play time with my friends every day. Lucky pup.</div>
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Joey got a head start on this project without me even knowing it (until I saw it completed). He actually started on the opposite side of the patio - both behind the garage and to the right side of the porch.</div>
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Behind the garage was a disaster zone. A lot of leftover boards, materials, and junk were piled on the grass-less ground. Joey cleared it all out, laid down new sod, and then added a fence panel at the far end to prevent Rose from wandering to the neighbors on the other side of the garage....</div>
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Ignore the peeling paint. The garage and porch siding will eventually be replaced. <br />
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Here is the other side of that same panel (I snuck up the neighbor's driveway to take the pic)...<br />
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Joey used green-treated wood panels and nailed them into the 2X4 boards he put up. The "green" coloring will eventually disappear, and I'd like to white-wash the fence for a clean, bright finish. Again, this is the cheapest, yet most-durable lumber we could afford. <br />
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Meanwhile, on the side of the back porch, Joey got busy installing a gate. He laid down some boards on the dirt for now, but we'll either lay down sod or possibly landscaping stones later. The gate will make access easy to this side of the house, and it allows for our neighbors to easily enter the backyard to take Rose over play time each day. We love our neighbors!<br />
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I caught him mid-project, but you can see that he put up posts and the gate frame first. The frame came with hinges to use and everything. So, it was a pretty simple follow-the-instructions kind of process. <br />
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Then panels were nailed to the frame to fill in the space. Joey still has to get the latch attached for it to hook to the neighbor's fence. <br />
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You can see the gate comes up to Joey's ribs. The fence will be a little bit higher than that. And we're planning to added some decorative lattice or something like that to the top of the fence. So, that will make it seem even higher.<br />
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Puppy will hopefully enjoy the freedom of roaming the yard (eventually)...<br />
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Joey is planning to start that project not this weekend, but the next weekend. So, I'll have more pictures when the time comes, but we're planning on using the same green-treated wood panels that were installed here. Again, I hope to paint it all white some day, but at least for now we'll have some privacy and dog-roaming room.<br />
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<br />Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352394974566433713.post-9019527055266023802012-04-17T06:00:00.004-05:002012-04-17T08:30:26.054-05:00Be Our Guest: Adding Color to Kitchen DesignsHello, all! Mari here from <a title="Interior Design" href="http://www.designshuffle.com" target="_blank">Design Shuffle</a>, a fantastic online community for interior designers, other design professionals and design lovers from around the world. I am so happy to be here visiting J&K Homestead as a guest blogger. Today, we're talking color and kitchens. Whether you want to enjoy a little color during dinner prep or an intense color experience while entertaining, here are eight beautiful <strong><a title="Decorating Ideas" href="http://www.designshuffle.com" target="_blank">decorating ideas</a></strong> for adding color to kitchen designs. Please enjoy!<br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17503" title="Colorful Kitchen" src="http://www.designshuffle.com/blog/files/2012/04/1-Colorful-Kitchen.jpg" alt="Colorful Kitchen" width="500" height="519" /><br /><br />Beautiful blue glass tiles and blue accessories and textiles give this country kitchen an inviting coastal feel.<br /><br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17504" title="Colorful Kitchen" src="http://www.designshuffle.com/blog/files/2012/04/2-Colorful-Kitchen.jpg" alt="Colorful Kitchen" width="500" height="500" /><br /><br />In this all white kitchen, lovely little pops of color come from decorative objects, serving pieces and a single glossy red hanging pendant.<br /><br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17505" title="Colorful Kitchen" src="http://www.designshuffle.com/blog/files/2012/04/3-Colorful-Kitchen.jpg" alt="Colorful Kitchen" width="500" height="563" /><br /><br />An easy, but effective way to add color to a white or black and white kitchen is with fresh fruit, vegetables and flower. Talk about quick changes, this one is simple, but creative.<br /><br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17506" title="Colorful Kitchen" src="http://www.designshuffle.com/blog/files/2012/04/4-Colorful-Kitchen.jpg" alt="Colorful Kitchen" width="500" height="359" /><br /><br />Colorful <a title="Kitchen Design Ideas" href="http://www.designshuffle.com/filter/kitchen" target="_blank">kitchen design ideas</a> are sometimes bold like this brilliant red apron sink. Not for everyone, but surely a source of joy for the family who eats and cooks in this wide open space. I love the addition of magenta skirting.<br /><br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17507" title="Colorful Kitchen" src="http://www.designshuffle.com/blog/files/2012/04/5-Colorful-Kitchen.jpg" alt="Colorful Kitchen" width="500" height="745" /><br /><br />Modern and very stylish, this kitchen is also feels comfortable and inviting with soft color on the cabinets. Wouldn't it be marvelous to sit for a while and visit over coffee or tea and pastries? I love those brightly colored cups and saucers.<br /><br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17508" title="Colorful Kitchen" src="http://www.designshuffle.com/blog/files/2012/04/6-Colorful-Kitchen.jpg" alt="Colorful Kitchen" width="500" height="348" /><br /><br />A color-splashed wall sets the tone for this stunning Danish kitchen. What is your favorite element in this modern space?<br /><br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17509" title="Colorful Kitchen" src="http://www.designshuffle.com/blog/files/2012/04/7-Colorful-Kitchen.jpg" alt="Colorful Kitchen" width="500" height="375" /><br /><br />Filled with gorgeous <a title="Interior Design Ideas" href="http://www.designshuffle.com" target="_blank">interior design ideas</a>, this soft green kitchen is one of my favorites. Enveloping a room in color does not have to be risky. By choosing a pale version of your favorite hue, you can use it with abandon and never tire of the look.<br /><br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17510" title="Colorful Kitchen" src="http://www.designshuffle.com/blog/files/2012/04/8-Colorful-Kitchen.jpg" alt="Colorful Kitchen" width="500" height="333" /><br /><br />Then again, if you're fearless about color in your interior spaces, rather than pale shades, choose the happiest, most brilliant hues you can find. Here, the homeowners seem to adhere to the adage "Go bold or go home." Only they went a step further and took bold home to their kitchen. <br /><br />Images <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/color-inspiration-cobalt-accents-in-the-kitchen-kitchen-inspiration-167766" target="_blank">1</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/184225440976628261/" target="_blank">2</a> | <a href="http://www.annesage.com/blog/2011/01/resolutions-2011.html" target="_blank">3</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/179229260140581460/" target="_blank">4</a> | <a href="http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/2012/03/27/color-pop-2/" target="_blank">5</a> | <a href="http://www.designattractor.com/2011/03/interiors-by-danish-photographer-mikkel.html" target="_blank">6</a> | <a href="http://www.kunzdesign.com/inspiring-colorful-kitchen-cabinet-and-decoration/colorful-kitchen-cabinet-4/" target="_blank">7</a> | <a href="http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/bruce-bolander-on-kitchen-design.html?slide=1&c=y&paused=true" target="_blank">8</a><br /><br />Which kitchen is your favorite? Tell us in the comments below! Also, be sure to head on over to Design Shuffle and check out fantastic designs from top <a title="Chicago interior designers" href="http://www.designshuffle.com/map/interior-designers?location=chicago" target="_blank">Chicago interior designers</a>, <a title="Boston interior designers" href="http://www.designshuffle.com/map/interior-designers?location=boston" target="_blank">Boston interior designers</a> and many others!<br /></p>Katie @ JK Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705412186367803843noreply@blogger.com10