I Admit It

I bought yarn. Mind you, I haven't bought yarn in MONTHS. OK, like 2 months. But still.

The Loopy Ewe sent me an email and I couldn't resist some Lorna's Laces in their new colorways.



Cookie's Deep Dark Secret



Nightmare's Night Out



Zombie BBQ



Amy's Vintage Office. OK- this one's not new but I've been wanting it for awhile.

I also got a Namaste Zuma bag in Black from Scout. No picture but I LOVE it. I encourage you to score a Namaste bag if you don't have one. They are fantastic!

Now I really want one of these. But I really need a knitting chair for the office more. So I'll hold off on another knitting gadget for a but.

Hope you are having a fantastic weekend!

The Saga of the Red Kitchen

When we bought this house, I knew one of the first things we would do was pull the wallpaper off the kitchen wall and paint. Little did I know the trials and tortures this would entail.

A week or two after moving in March, I started scrapping. And scrapping. And scrapping. I used fabric softener, Dif gel, a fancy paper scoring tool, and a razor blade. NOTHING worked. And I managed to chunk the dry wall in the process. Yes, the paper was applied directly to the dry wall. UGH!



The wallpaper that refused to come off.


Then, someone at work suggested renting a steamer. Apparently you can rent them at home improvement stores for about $50 a day. Well, for $100 you can buy one and amazon will bring it to me. Say hello to my little friend!



That sucker worked like a charm. It was messy, steamy, and still took 8 hours but the wallpaper finally came off. And with much less wall damage. I figured it was worth buying since I still have 2 bathrooms with wallpaper of doom to pull out.



Safety first, kids!



Finally, the wallpaper was GONE!

Once a color was chosen, painting began...



It looked REALLY BAD. I mean this is crapping my pants, thinking about plan B kind of bad.



Oh my goodness! What did we do???? But facebook friends reassured me... just keep painting... And I did.

After 6 coats, the color really became what I wanted. A nice, rich, velvety red that makes the room feel warm and cozy.







Shoot! I should have moved the ladder!



The color is off in this one. But you get the idea.

So here we have it... Before...



and After....





Family Room before...



and after...



The patio furniture finally made it outside.



Slowly but surely, the house is coming together.