house tour~ kitchen & laundry room

welcome to our kitchen!

as usual i've got somethin' cooking in the "rock-pot!"
{cuz i'm too lazy to cook for real}

so you not noticed...

someone loves her some mary engelbrite.

my ME kitchen makes me all kinds of happy
{well, when it is clean anyway. which is rare}

we upgraded the builder's grade  cabinetry in the kitchen and bathrooms 

to shaker style. we painted them white.
we also upgraded the florescent box that comes standard in this model {WHY?!?}
to canned lights.
 

lindsey gave us this black butcher block island

she no longer needed

{it's awesome getting lindsey's "junk"}

it's a tight squeeze, but provides additional storage, 

and prep space. 

this mailbox sits on top of the refrigerator.
it was painted for me by my m.i.l. as a housewarming gift.

i love it big time!
{she's awesome. there is more of her talent to come}
it houses special letters & cards.

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the laundry room.

this room makes me happy too,

and that is CRUCIAL!

{God knows i spend plenty of time in here}

unfortunately  fortunately we had a leak that ruined the original builder's grade linoleum

so michael installed these b/w linoleum tiles in a checker board pattern. 

{b/w checkers are my favorite color AFTER b/w polka dots}

this floor never looks dirty. 

never!

{it loves me}

guess who found this broken legged chair in the trash,
fixed it,
ME painted it,
then surprised me!?!
yes,
my mother in law!

she loves me.


do you have a favorite artist/designer?

do you hate me because i have crazy-talented-generous in-laws?


tomorrow i'll take you into the guest bathroom
{should be the kids' bathroom, but for some reason we all use mine}.