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A 6 year kitchen renovation – Part 2!

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Hello again! I’ve been busy editing photos today so I can share with you Part 2 of our 6 year kitchen renovation.

October 2018

I was probably complaining about our jenky carpet again, I mean doesn’t everyone with 99 cents a square foot glue carpet complain about it daily? Or maybe my husband and I were once again dreaming about how great this house would look if we’d replace the floors and open up the kitchen wall once and for all. Whatever it was, we headed to Home Depot to get the process going and hey, right before the holidays is a great time for a renovation, right?!

I’ll give you a little teaser right up front- this house was begging for it!

  • Before!
  • After!

A 6 year Kitchen Renovation

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(or a Kitchen Renovation done in stages)

Good morning! This post is 6 years in the making, better late than never, right? Lets start at the beginning… of our 6 year Kitchen Renovation.

How to renovate your kitchen. DIY kitchen Reno. Its demo day. Soffit tear out.
Mid renovation- Stage 2- 5 years in.

I got ahead of myself with this photo, but I feel like it was a huge turning point in our DIY kitchen renovation. Tearing out the last of the soffit’s. You can’t believe how much a space is opened up, once those soffit’s are GONE!

How to make a Pom Pom Wreath

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Winter decor can be a bit tricky, do you keep up the Christmas wreath for winter? Or maybe find something cuter? Cue this tutorial- How to Make a Pom Pom Wreath.

Pom pom wreath winter front door decor
A few supplies you’ll need.
  • I found this a yarn similar to this at Walmart
  • I found this yarn at Hobby Lobby when I ran out of the first package of yarn
  • You’ll also need a wreath form, I grabbed this inexpensive grapevine wreath from Walmart.
  • Sharp scissors
  • Hot glue gun and glue

No Fancy Equipment Needed!

No really, just start wrapping yarn around your fingers to begin. I wrapped 20-22 timers around for each Pom Pom. Second, cut a short piece of yarn (10 inches or so). Then you’ll tie the second, short string around the entire roll of yarn, you just did. Tie the short piece tight as seen in the fourth photo. Next, use your scissors to cut though all the loops. What you’ll be left with is a sort of Pom pom that will need some shaping and trimming.

How to Add Board and Batten

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Happy New Years!

I can’t believe how fast the Holidays went this year, anyone else glad its over with though?! Its always fun and refreshing to move into the new year and we’ve done so with a new project, Board and Batten in our entryway.

board and batten paneling wainscoting midcentury dresser
Love all the character this paneling brings to the entry!

Read on to see how we did this