Pondered Primed Perfected: room makeover

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12/29/12

Top 12 of 2012

2012

What a year!

As we are staring 2013 in the face and saying our final goodbyes to 2012, I wanted to share this New Years wish with you:

http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2011/12/on-new-years-eve-where-i-am.html

It's time to take a look back at what we accomplished over this past year.

Pondered Primed Perfected was just a newborn blog when 2012 rolled around.

There was so much to learn, explore, create and share.

We've grown a lot.

Faced some tough challenges.

Learned some important lessons.

And along the way we've made some wonderful new friends.

Here are the top 12 most viewed projects of 2012...thanks to you!

{Clicking on the photo will take you to the original post}

#12. Roadside find end table given new life with spray paint

#11. Metal look typography

#10. Bed Frame turned Raised Garden Bed

#9. Quick, Easy Kitchen Transformation with Paint

#8. Farmer's Market Basket ~ An Anthro Knockoff

#7. Jewelry Box ~ A Thrift Store Makeover

#6. Ottoman created from yard sale coffee table

#5. Tripod Floor Lamp ~ A PB Knockoff

#4. Budget Laundry Room Makeover

#3. Family Established Signs from Old Windows

#2. New Pantry Space ~ Storage Under the Stairs

#1. Award Winning Moose Munch Recipe

I can't wait to see what 2013 has in store for us!

So much possibility...so much potential.

ARE YOU READY???

sharing here:

5/28/12

From Baby Pooh to Fresh Gray-Blue (Walls, that is!)

It was finally time to cover up the horrid yellow-green "baby pooh" color that has been on our kitchen walls forever. We never liked it from the day it went up, but we thought maybe we could live with it for awhile. We did that...we lived with it for a LONG WHILE and NOT ONCE did I feel like it was growing on me.
This room faces south and gets tons of sunlight. The following shots demonstrate how horrid it really was!

Warning: Colors in this picture are even worse than they appear.

Notice the blue-gray colored laminate counter tops? They CLASH with the yellow-green baby pooh color of the walls.

If you aren't convinced it's bad yet, here are some more photos submitted as evidence:

Isn't that little strip of wood trim on the counter edge cheesy? We'll have to paint that too eventually.

While we're at it, why not freshen up the dining room?

So, in the spirit of making the best of it, we decided to freshen the room with some paint. Since we cannot afford a kitchen remodel, or even new countertops....we're going to DO WHAT WE CAN with WHAT WE HAVE (and very minimal expense).

NOW FOR SOME BEFORE AND AFTERS!!!

Say Hi to Sadie!

No more clashing walls and countertops!

Fresh and bright in the dining room.

The fake wood trim in here went white with a little enamel latex.

So much cleaner.

Even the outlet covers are clean and fresh - after a run through the dishwasher!

Amazing what a little color change can do, right!!!

By hanging some curtains up the dining room window doesn't appear off center anymore.
Seriously...what the heck were the builders thinking???

Alex ready to take a shot with a big spoon. Giving me his "tough guy" look!
He said he didn't want to be in the pictures, but he JUST WOULD NOT LEAVE...

See him peeking again?

It already looks so much better!
It's amazing what a color change can do for a room.

I can't wait to show you how it looks once the remainder of the To-Do list is done!!

Still To Do:

Purge and Rearrange items in the open wall cabinet
Paint wood trim on the counter edge
Add some type of backsplash
Build upper cabinets up to ceiling
Touch up paint on cabinets
Add hardware
Add pendant light over sink

Shwew...that's not much at all!

Hope your weekend was fantastic. Thanks to my family and some really great friends, mine was.

1/30/12

$25 Laundry Room Makeover Reveal

Who knew?

We purged,
We donated,
We evicted,
We cleaned,
We painted,
We flooded,
We sawed, hammered, nailed and screwed,
We stained,
We sewed and stapled,
We arranged.
But most importantly~
We beautified.

And the final result may not be worthy of a magazine...but...

Oh the joy it brings!

So much came out, but we were very careful of what we put back in.

We wanted this space to be:

Open
and Cheerful. (I think we succeeded.)

Fresh
and Clean. (Just look at all of that fresh, clean, organized goodness!)

Light
and Bright. (No more stacked washer and dryer blocking the window or ceiling light.)

Citrusy

and Beachy. (Like sipping lemonade while lazing in the sun on the beach. Imagine!!)

Practical
and Pretty. (Those curtains hide tons of storage space.)

Fun
and Flirty. (Just wait until you see the light fixture we made from an Easter basket!)

And here comes the overload of photos
(mostly because I just adore this "new" space!)

A glimpse of the new light fixture, made out of an Easter basket with the handle removed and a hole drilled into the bottom!

We wanted a wire basket but didn't have one that was just right...this turned out pretty darn cute anyway!

I made some curtains out of some remnant fabric. I love the pattern with the little tiny bit of teal and the pale yellow ribbons.

So simple and easy to make. I cut and hemmed the fabric about an inch wider than the window. Then I stapled the fabric to a trim board that was just slightly narrower than the fabric and I pneumatically nailed the trim board to the wall above the window. This window covering is just for appearances, it doesn't need to be closed.

We built a "counter top" over the washer and dryer. Scott planed some old fence boards so it would be smooth and I rubbed it with some fairly dark stain. We can't have everything in here white. We just love our old wood.

My little ceramic fish is just perfect for holding my bleach pen.

My new thrifty friend, the pig...for loose change. ;)
Some dryer sheets and the teal globe that Scott just wouldn't let me get rid of.
It looks perfect right here!

The lower shelving is a free cabinet that came from Craigslist.
I tell you, my hubby is OBSESSED with free things!
Okay, I admit, it's hard to turn down a really good freebie. :)
We are being thrifty!
Scott removed the doors and the horrid laminate that was on it and then primed and painted.
I added a silver curtain rod and made some curtain panels to hide our cleaners and other miscellaneous stuff.
I think this fabric is kind of beachy, don't you?

Then came the upper wall shelves for some extra storage and display.
These were old cabinet doors that Scott cut down to size and I put up with the wooden brackets that used to be in our son's room.

Don't look too closely...those shelves still need another coat of paint...

The perfect spot for my .59 cent baskets found at a discount retailer.
The clerk was certain it was a pricing mistake but finally gave in and let me take them home with me.
I'm pretty convinced she wanted them for herself. Bummer.

And now for the accessories!!!

An uplifting quote.

I put some of the leftover fabric from the curtain onto this cork board and framed it in with some turquoise ribbon.

Some "artwork" created from printouts that I put into frames...I love these.

Another inspiring free printable...you can find this one HERE at http://houseandhone.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-year-i-will-printable.html. There were other color options too.

Check out all the other fun stuff Miss Emily Hone has to offer while you're there! This one is also in a thrift store frame.

I filled my soup/salad server with faux lemons for a pop of color. :)

The top shelf holds some of my favorite white ceramics.
All of the ceramic fish dishes are thrift store finds from over the years.
I finally found a place to display them!!!

It's hard to get a photo of everything in this little room ~ this is as close as I came.
We love our NEW AND IMPROVED LAUNDRY!

Supplies/Sources/Cost:
Paint ~ freebie leftover from a previous project
Lower shelving unit ~ Craigslist freebie modified
Upper wall shelves ~ salvage freebie modified
Wall Brackets ~ already owned
Curtains on window and shelf ~ remnant fabric and ribbon from Joann's ~ $16 total
Counter over washer and dryer ~ salvaged wood ~ free
White baskets $1.18 ~ Wheeler Dealer in Woodburn, OR
White frames $2.97 ~ thrifted ~ GW
Silver galvanized bucket ~ Target dollar bins
Fish dishes ~ already owned ~ previous thrift store purchase
Printable ~ free
Laundry basket ~ freebie
PB Clock ~ already owned ~ previous thrift store purchase
Easter Basket ~ $3.99
All other miscellaneous items we already had on hand
Total Current Expense = Less than $25

And, of course, my reminder of just how BAD it was before and how much we had shoved into the space:

The Before:

AND AGAIN THE AFTER:

We don't have to talk about the garage now, do we???

Previous posts on this project can be found here:
http://ponderedprimedperfected.blogspot.com/2012/01/imagine-impossibilities-challenge.html
http://ponderedprimedperfected.blogspot.com/2012/01/imagine-impossibilities-challenge-take.html
http://ponderedprimedperfected.blogspot.com/2012/01/imagine-impossibilities-challenge-take_23.html
http://ponderedprimedperfected.blogspot.com/2012/01/gray-cloudy-and-wet-thats-forecast-in.html

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12/29/12

Top 12 of 2012

5/28/12

From Baby Pooh to Fresh Gray-Blue (Walls, that is!)

1/30/12

$25 Laundry Room Makeover Reveal

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