All weekend I’ve been working on my kitchen. It feels so good to get back to it after taking months off doing other projects! I had planned on putting the same peel and stick tile behind my stove that is on my backsplash, but its not heat resistant so I came up with plan b.
I decided that I wanted to tile! Personally, I love the look of star tiles (they’re a big trend right now)- this kitchen does need a little whimsey, doesn’t it?! I found some navy ceramic tiles that I fell in love with! They are made in Spain and are absolutely gorgeous. They are huge (17″ square) and probably better suited for floors. But they are the look I’m going for, so I made it work!
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When we decided to buy this house, I knew two things- the kitchen needed to be renovated and that I didn’t have enough money to pay for that renovation. What’s a girl to do besides an affordable DIY alternative? So instead of tearing out all of the cabinets and appliances (like I’d love to do), the kitchen is getting a painted makeover. 
When we moved into our house, we shoved our food in the pantry and there it sat. Disheveled, unorganized and looking sad in the brown space. I knew I could do better, so to help keep one of my New Year’s resolutions of being more organized, I completely redid this space! 
A few months ago, I got this 
When I was shopping for the stencil for my 
Today I am sharing a DIY for a project that I’ve been wanting to do FOR YEARS! To be honest, I’ve been a little scared to tackle this one, but I figured my butler’s pantry was the perfect place to try it out. The countertops were a reddish brown. In my kitchen, I painted 
I’ve been working on redoing the hall/butler’s pantry in my house. It started as a dark space and project, by project it’s being transformed! Awhile ago, I saw on Joanna Gaine’s Instagram an oversized letter board. Personally, I think this will be the latest letter board trend! I decided to make my own for this hallway. Here’s her’s:
The tile in my butler’s pantry is in rough shape! But I don’t want to replace it (yet). The floor is connected to the bathroom and I need to figure out a solution to moving the claw foot tub before I can re-tile both rooms. In the bathroom, I used 