Grey Washed Beauty

It is totally normal to fall in love with furniture ya?

okaaaaay fine maybe not. don't judge me!

Lately I have been pretty obsessed with the look of flat black & driftwood like stain.

I actually hadtohave more like begged my husband to let me get a *new to me* old bedroom set that was for sale before we moved. Once I got it home it just spoke to me & said "hey! I want to be painted black!" 

because whose furniture doesn't speak to them.......?

 There was some trial and error, walnut stain just didn't look right with the black, or it wasn't the look I was going for. & that's when I came up with this lovely color combo.

Anyways, back to the main focus here

 I picked this lovely buffet recently and I knew it was the perfect piece to refinish in my favorite new color scheme.

The before picture just doesn't do this piece justice. It was in pretty bad shape before I got my hands on it.

It probably would have been lovely restained but I had bigger plans for it.

In person this beauty is gorgeous! It had my parents wanting to redo their entry haha. oops.

I love the details of this piece. 

If I had a place for this, I would totally keep it! This has to be my second favorite flip to date.

I love the look of the two different knobs.

*SOLD*

Check out my Facebook page for more items for sale in the Greater Seattle area.

Thanks!

~ J

Kitchen Update

Awhile back I posted about how we had updated our Kitchen.

Ever since it got a face lift to the cabinets, a dishwasher {which it lacked before}, and an amazing pantry my dad built when he was in town,

I have been itching to make to add a few more decorative touches to it.

Quickly after that post I put the light plates back up & realized I had completely forgotten to paint under the cabinets {ooooops, forgot you could actually see that} haha!

So I thought I'd share the little  updates I made here and there with you all!

Here's the link to my previous post of our kitchen.

&& here it is currently:

Progress

I can finally say that I have made a lot of progress in our master bedroom.

Why is the bedroom always the last place to be done?

There are still a few things missing that I can't wait to share with you all eventually,

but I thought it would be fun to show what we've been up too lately.

If you don't remember, here is a glimpse of what our room looked like when we initially moved in,

Pretty brutal huh? This was pre paint, pre furniture shopping, and basically pre everything.

This was my "I'm sick of un-packing, this will just have to do" phase.

But it didn't stay that way for long.

we painted it light grey,

then my husband had a great idea to putty all the "nail holes" through out our house && went putty crazy in our room.

& of course it was the only room I didn't remember what color, what brand or remotely anything in terms of knowing the paint color.

So I decided hey, lets try something new!

Insert Valspar's Spring Line.

I tried to paint it a light blue,

but once it was on the walls I wanted to crawl back into my grey cave.

Our tan carpet + light blue, = beach.

I'm all for the beach, But I don't want to live in it.

So I went back to my most favorite paint color ever {thanks Brittney}

City Smoke Stack by Color Place.

&& I am so glad I took the plunge.

Our room gets a TON of natural light so painting it such a dark color wasn't a concern for us.

AFTER:

So I'm going to try & make this as easy as possible to visualize,

I don't have a wide angle lens yet so It was hard to take pictures of our room without it looking weird so bare with me here haha! I feel it would be easier to share by highlighting the different "spaces" in the room.

You might remember this dresser from when I first refinished it awhile back.

{click here for the link to that post}

It was an oak wood, But Im not a big fan of the orange look of oak.
So I decided to paint it white.
But then I was in a stage of "white over kill" sooo I painted it a light shade of grey to mix things up.

I always think its fun to see how people "accessorize" or "decorate" their nightstands/side tables & dressers in spaces.

When it came to our dresser I needed storage for my jewelry but I also wanted to add a few picture frames. { I seriously have a picture frame hoarding habit..}

I have a ton of jewelry {what you are seeing isnt even close to how much I have}

So I wanted to keep them in an easy access place but not make it an eye sore.

So I took a dish that we got from our wedding that was actually in our bathroom collection from Target to display my bracelets & earings.

As for my earrings, I came across this awesome antique horderve tray.
I loved that it was white & silver & for $3 at the Salvation Army, this baby was mine.
I thought it would be neat to use it as a jewlery display, i'm able to hide my head bands ect, yet have a place to separate my dangly earrings from my post earrings.
I love this little gem!

Another one of my favorite finds is this old milk bottle from the good will.

I use it as a flower vase.

I actually talked about it in this post here, where I showed some of my finds from when I was back home in WA.

So this side of the room has our closet, dresser & seating area in it.

We lucked out with this house, we have a HUGE master bedroom.

& it looks out onto the bay.

 Its perfect for those crazy southern thunderstorms we get all the time here, 

we can watch it right from the comfort of our bed :)

I love this little nook we made,

it is perfect for curling up with a book & reading away the rainy days that we keep getting!

Notice the mirror? It's from the entry way storage unit that we just recently converted into a dog food station. {that post can be found here}

The color scheme for our bedroom is white, navy, charcoal grey, light grey, mint green & little hints/ accents of red from time to time.

Our room before was grey white & mint green but I am a total sucker for navy blue.

I was surprised when I put the two colors together,

they compliment one another so well!

Next up is the other side of the room,
where our massive King Size bed dominates that part of the room.
Now this side is still the "in progress" part.
We still need a headboard, we have two different looks in mind but haven't decided on one for sure yet.

I am a huge sucker for TJ Maxx & Marshalls.

I've been piecing my bedding together little by little because I wanted a more electric look.

But as it turns out, I keep getting it from the same brand without even noticing haha!

I bought all of our bedding from those two stores, but everything is the Ralph Lauren Brand.

I'm still keeping my eyes out for either a navy blue throw from the end of our bed or a white & blue duvet color.

As for our nightstands, I got these for a steal of $10!

They were in pretty rough shape {as everything I usually get}

I decided to paint them the same light grey color as my dresser & stain the tops a dark wood color to give the room some warmth.

To match with most of the hardware in the room I opted to keep them black {the original hardware}

I love the simple look of these, & having the baskets underneath helps with more storage.

Right when you walk into our room the first thing you see is our huge sliding glass door that looks our onto our porch upstairs.
Its not all that exciting & I couldn't get a good picture because I don't have a wide angle lens.
But As for the opposite side of our room.
It's nothing spectacular but I thought I would still share.

Later on this week I will share my tips on organizing a small closet {likes ours}
& some do's&donts.
But until then,this is where our closet is haha.

Because of my massive clothes addiction.
No really, It was bad having to downsize when I moved out of my parents house.
I had an entire room as a closet..
I've taken over our entire closet,
& part of the guest room & downstairs coat closet,
I store some of my most used purses on a hook on the back of our door.

And as for more jewelry storage I made this cute little earring hook/display with some twine & a wood picture frame.
Its perfect because it makes it easy to see all of your jewelry at once when your getting ready and it acts as wall decor all at the same time :)


So that's about all we've done in our room for now,
We still have some more plans for the space but its about 85% done.
{but once its done ill probably change my mind again haha}
Stay tuned for some more posts this week about organizing/storage && some other fun things I have planned for you all!

We are getting back into the rhythm of things around here,
our normal schedules have been thrown off a bit.
I recently got a new job, & am still searching for another job, my husband started psychical therapy for his hand && classes are picking back up.

So more posts will be coming your way soon!
I just have to set more time aside for blogging all our fun things we've been up too ;)

xoxo
Jordynluise

What we've been up too: Kitchen

I'm one of those people who doesn't quite plan my design for a room until I see something "I like."

I will walk into a store and know what I'm looking for but not quite know.

When picking color choices for our house I knew I wanted something light and airy.

So I chose a light grey.

I liked the fact that it was neutral enough that it went with everything, it wasn't bland walls like white is.

& if your anything like me then this is the real selling point: It goes with ANY color you want to accessorize with.

Great for people like me who are always changing their house around ;)

The Hubby always jokes with me that he is screwed if he ever goes blind because he will crash into stuff all the time with how much I rearrange our house. Oops? :)

Up until yesterday I didn't think anything of my color choices.

Until I was going over photos of my house.

IT IS ALL GREY.

:0

I must be channeling my inner Seattle..............

My goal for this year is to bring more color into our house by accessorizing.

Because it might just be a bit too much grey.

Don't get me wrong though, Blue, Light Grey & White look amazing together.

(My whole downstairs)

&& My bathroom is Light Blue, Dark Grey, White && Black

(post about that makeover here)

& my bedroom you ask? It is Light Grey as well, Black, White, and we haven't decided what accent color we want to choose, possibly yellow or red.

But more on the bedroom later.

Today is all about the Kitchen. And Boy am I excited to share what we have been up to in this space.

Ever since we got our hardwood floors in I would cringe going into the Kitchen & seeing the Oak cabinets clash with our dark walnut floors.

Can you all take a guess as to what color we chose for our cabinets?!

I'll give you a hint.

It is oozing all over this post ^.

Before:

This picture is from right after we moved in, as you can see by the flooring.

And our outrageously out grown yard! *double cringe*

Here is one with our new floors in.

Can you see why it made me cringe everyday?!

What a horrible clash it was.

 Please excuse the bad quality.

I wasn't too excited about taking these pictures so I forgot but then remembered and had my handy dandy cellphone.

Are you ready to see what it looks like now?!?

I am.

After:

We painted the cabinets a dark grey,

We were initially going to go with white upper cabinets & a fun color bellow but opted to keep in neutral and have the two different grays play off one another.

& I am SO happy we did!

Along with painting the cabinets we put up bead board as black splash to finish the look off.

We also added all new hardware, before the drawers had no pulls so we drilled in holes to create room for our new ones.

Another bonus we added was under cabinet lighting.

As I have explained before, we don't have much natural light so any added lighting is much needed.

After putting in a dishwasher, which this house was lacking before. *YAY*

We lost some storage which was highly needed in a Kitchen this small.

So with my handy dandy dad being in town be built us this amazing pantry.

It made the kitchen feel more finished. You can still see the fridge but it no longer looks like an after thought.

Another thing I was really loving about this pantry is our microwave now has a home, creating a lot more counter space.

The new dishwasher literally made me want to run around and do cartwheels.

The best part?

No more dishes drying on the counter.

And it is SO quiet. You seriously can't even hear it even when standing next to it.

It was the only splurge we have made on this home & I am happy we did it.

Love at first sight

To make the cabinets a feel a bit more customized we bought some wood and attached molding to it before painting to heighten the cabinets & give them a more finished look.

Can you spot our epic fail?

We forgot to paint under the cabinets.

And for those of you who pay attention to detail,

all the face plates were currently being changed when I took these pictures. 

So don't worry, those are all put back on now ;)

This beautiful new sink was a Craiglist find.

For only.............

30 dollars!

{Score!}

These bad boys go for 200 brand new.

It has a few stains when you look at it up close but I was not one to complain.

I wanted the cheap stainless steal one out of here fast.

Hubby and I made a pact to renovate this place on a budget so that we will up the value since we bought it as a foreclosure. But we are being realistic about the updates because this isn't our forever home.

We might not even be in it two years from now.

Gotta love Military life!

Is anyone loving these cabinets as much as I am?! The dark grey looks so good with the white & nickle accents.

From the pulls to the new sink, to the new faucet, to the new back splash I just want to be in my kitchen all the time.

Price Break Down:

• Sink: $ 30 - Craigslist
• New Faucet - $70 - Lowes
• Bead Board & Trim {including materials} - $70 - Lowes
• Dishwasher & Garbage Disposal - $540 - Lowes
• New Hardware - $80 - Walmart
• Under Cabinet Lighting - $30 - Home Depot
• Paint - City Smoke Stack by Color place & Polyurethane $40 - Walmart
• Wood & Molding - $30 - Lowes

Total of  $890! Now that is pretty cheap for a Kitchen Makeover when you figure we got a brand new dishwasher, a faucet & new sink!

As far as what we still want to do it is nothing compared to what we have already done.

Updates for the Future:

• Paint under the cabinets!! I can't believe we forgot to do that. {Hubbs and I are making that our goal this weekend! Along with that we are touching up our walls because we had a few oops moments as you can see in some of the pictures}
• A new fridge & stove. Both are fine, but outdated. We figure you can never go wrong updating appliances.
• Get a new rug, it looked a lot better before I tried to wash it. I have no idea what crazy state of mind I was in when I tried to wash a hand woven rug. Sigh.
• Add some personality  to the Kitchen, take the memo board down & put something more fun/crafty up.
• Possibly get new counter tops down the road, parts are stained or chipping. Nothing fancy though, I love the minimalist look with basic counter tops.

So what do you all think?

Are you loving the dark & light grey with the white accents?

I sure am :)

Have a happy Wednesday!

xoxo Jordynluise