Making a mess and enjoying it..............................

I said I would do a post on our remodel job. We went and got paint and were ready to finish the project. It began with taking out the old door that once opened into the laundry room. Back in the day when we always had a lot of family coming and going it was sort of crowded. So we decided to change the back door to the old dining room and make that the new entrance.


That is Gerry working on the "hole" left by taking the door out.

He then had to fill in the hole and rebuild the wall and fit in a small window. I would have liked a bigger window, I like the light but, this is what I was given

When the window was in he had to then put new base trim. Then came the painting. I chose a vanilla shade. I wanted to go light. I had yellow in the kitchen and 1/2 bath but wanted to change out from red and yellow. I love red and yellow and have that in the living and sitting room. So to make a change from that to a paler colour needed a subtle change. I decided to change the border that had been up for many years. I wanted a new theme, wildflowers and wildlife to carry throughout the downstairs.


A while back I had sent for a couple of plates from England, they had English wildflowers. So having found a nice border with butterfly, Kingfisher and wildflowers I went for that with the vanilla colour on the walls. Gone are the dark green doors and now they are white.

I would love to change the counter tops and back splash but I just don't have the money.

I thought maybe the roosters I had collected would not fit in but they did.

I had taken down all the vintage kitchen things from the walls and cupboards. They will all go in my sale.
When I look at the cupboards now I can't see that there is a lot less but there is, I stuck with the Aqua glass jars. I took the red and yellow out and replaced with aqua. I like it.

I need a picture for this wall yet...........will have to paint one.



The 1/2 bath after the renovation I really like.

I will put a picture in there on the facing wall, it just needs framing. The one above the mirror I did many years ago and it now has a home.


I wanted a new sink and toilet but when it was finished I actually liked it. I found some border with butterfly and got towels in green and vanilla colours. A cabinet behind the toilet finished the look and I was quite happy with that. Lots more to do. I got my pictures up finally.


I went through every cupboard and drawer and cleaned out things I have not used in years. I kept all the glass but had several sets of plates and especially Christmas plates. I don't need them, just because I like them is not a reason to keep them. Especially now that we don't have the big get togethers we used to. So, I cleaned it all out. Next is the entrance. That is a colour I didn't like once it was on the wall and so that comes next. Later in the Fall the Dining room will be done. Paint is the cheapest redecorating change. So, it will refresh everything. Will show as we go..................