Time for Girlfriends!

Have a great weekend.... Candy and me... well... we'll be...

Gone Junkin'

Down here in French Lique!

Cooking in a Jewel Box... almost....

Little by little... piece by piece... the kitchen renovation is coming together...

No back splash yet... but soon...

I had the painters paint the inside of the glass door cabinets the same green as the lower cabinets... this is probably the closest to the actual colors...

and the cabinet maker arrived to re-level the cabinet doors and install the glass...

and he had me tape a sign to the door glass so Ricky didn't accidentally open them before the caulking was dry... and for good measure... I tied a bow around the handles.. just to insure that no midnight accidents could occur...

Next up... back splash...

I'm cooking in a jewel box...

Down here in French Lique...

ps... I ran into the fabulous Curious Boys, Joe and Glenn, at their booth today... they are such sweethearts... hugs all around and chatting about fabulous finds in Warrenton...  Drop by and visit their blog if you can.  They've posted a bunch of great photos taken on their recent visit... Candy and I can hardly wait to go ourselves this weekend!

Kitchen Reno Teaser....

Country Farmhouse Kitchen... circa 1975... for years I've wanted to get rid of that ceiling hanging cabinet above the breakfast bar... which blocks the view to the dining area...

and get new cabinet doors... bead board cottage style... a pair with glass... 

and a built in dishwasher instead of the portable... 

and vintage ceiling light fixture instead of the industrial fluorescent..

and quartz counter tops instead of harvest gold laminate...

breakfast bar cabinet... gone...

(note : we had our cabinet maker build a new wall cabinet above the new built-in dishwasher, 

to partially replace the lost storage from the one above the bar)

old warped cabinet doors... gone...  

portable dishwasher... gone...

florescent lighting... gone...

(found the pretty country vintage fixture on eBay and only paid $35 including shipping!)

harvest gold laminate... gone...

(everything "removed" from the kitchen is finding a new home with Habitat for Humanity)

we opted for man-made recycled quartz counter tops... and I compromised on the farmhouse sink... Ricky wanted the deep sinks that are seamless with the counter tops... and I have to admit... I love them!  and the beautiful new bridge faucet is to die for!

and now... the painters are here... doing their magic...

This is just the primer... 

and that's the tease...

Come back soon to see the grand finale!

I can hardly wait for my finished kitchen redo to emerge...

down here in French Lique...

Got My Goose at Glory B's Cottage...

I had to travel to Austin for business on Thursday this week... and on my way back, I had to go through Geronimo, Texas... and of course I had to stop and visit my friend Beverly at Glory B's Cottage... She was on a little vacation for the past week... so when I got there, her sweet little cottage was overflowing with shabby chic and tattered beauty...

If you live in Texas and you haven't had a chance to stop by... You just don't know what you are missing...

So... while I was there... I picked up a few items... and this one is my favorite...

a primitive goose...

she just called my name...

Beverly thought she had charged too much,  I thought I got a great deal...

what do you think... ?  Isn't she just divine?

She'll find a place on top of the bookcases in my office...

once I finish my office organization later this month...

until then...

we'll just let her hang around in the living room...

down here in French Lique...