Hiding an Ugly Laundry Room

Our laundry room is also known as the kitty potty. We can't' close the door to the room because the cats have to get in there. So for the past 5 years, I've had a curtain covering the doorway opening to the laundry room. The room itself is in need of some major help in the decorating department, but I'm holding off until the day our 15 year old washer and 20+ year old dryer finally stop spinning and I can gut the room and start from scratch. I was using the plain curtain below dividing the space from the kitchen. I wasn't really happy with the curtain. It was a pain to slide over when we needed to do laundry and the color wasn't quite right.

Then I found this shower curtain on clearance at Kohl's for 80% off. My mom bought it for me and although it is a tad too short, I love the colors and the design.

Since it is attached with shower curtain rings instead of a rod pocket like the former curtain, it is super easy to slide back and forth for carrying all those baskets of clothes into the laundry area.

I love the simple changes that make me smile.

Lighten Up

I'm still pining away for white cabinets of my own. Someday it will happen. Until then I keep looking around and collecting more photos of white kitchens I love. Here some of my latest finds.

Country Living

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House Beautiful

Argggh, more Blogger frustration. Why is it so difficult to delete or resize a photo? One point for Blogger though for being able to upload multiple photos at once. One strike for not being able to add captions. I need a Blogger-Wordpress hybrid I think. Anyone know of such a thing? Anyway, I'll just gaze at these lovely kitchens and let all blogging stress melt away. Ahhhh, much better.

Chef's Delight

I'm so tired and sore this morning from work on "Project Curb Appeal" updating the shutters and trim around our house. I have pictures and stories for tomorrow on that. I was too tired to upload the pictures from my camera. I also have pictures from our Saturday morning trip the the St.Louis Botanical Gardens so stay tuned!

For today, here is another collection of beautiful kitchens to drool over, bookmark, or just steal color and ideas from. (Images from Remodeling Center and This Old House.)

White Delights

I just can't help it. I loooove white kitchen cabinets! I just think they look so bright and fresh. Plus pretty much any color goes with white, so you can paint the walls and add accessories in whatever fun colors you enjoy. While I'm working up the courage to paint my builder grade oak cabinets to a perky, happy white finish, I like to browse around to see other kitchens with white cabinetry. Since our cabinets are also knobless, I also like to look at the different colors and styles of hardware or "cabinet jewelry." Here are some beautiful spaces I have found.

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More kitchens can be seen in my gallery collections. Follow the links on the left side of the page.

Weekend of Bright Inspiration

I hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day weekend as we celebrate with friends and family. Keep those in the armed forces and those who have lost loved ones in the continuing fight for freedom in your thoughts and prayers. Here is a collection of fresh and cheerful rooms to browse, all from Coastal Living.