FI-NA-LLY!!..... :)

Done and done!!

Ok, 98% done. Still needs touch up paint and a lil tweaking

but overall....I'm a happy girl:)

 

This kitchen is kind of an L shape. It's L's to the left into the laundry room:)

 

Aaaaaaah!!! (que angels with jazz hands)

A huge thank you to our family biz for this amazing

walnut top. She's a beaut!!

Aaaand she came complete with a bullet lodged in her! The guys at the shop

knew I'd love it, so they left it there:)

It's kind of a reminder of what I'll do if anyone dare cut on her!!

 



That corner back there is where I house all my everyday dishes.

 



 

I wanted open shelves where I can hone my lazy skills. I mean seriously,

I can pretty much empty the dishwasher with my eyes closed.

Which come to think of it...is every morning before I have my coffee:)

 

I love this wall o' cabinetry. That's my fridge on the far left:)

 



 

And what girl doesn't love a place where you can hide everything

(the hideous microwave) and shut the doors??!!

 

 

These doors to the "appliance garage" are pocket doors, so they slide

back and out of the way:)

God bless my hubby kitchen designer!!

I love him:)

 

I can't decide what I love to do more. Spend hours with this gorgeous lady....

 

 Or wash my hands repeatedly here??!!

You guys. I've wanted this stinkin faucet for. ever.

Totally worth the wait:)

 

 

 Thought I'd show you some of the little details...

My curtains. Just black and white ticking with ribbon trim.

Simple:)

Ok, and truth be told- they look fabulous with all my Halloween stuff:)

 

 This adorable sheep head. The hubby mounted it to my chalkboard:)

Love it!!

 

My chippy door and original door knob.

I've had several people ask if I'm going to paint the door...

I'm kind of torn about it? I reeeally love the warmth of the chippiness,

but maybe I'd love the crispness of new paint??

 

 

My schoolhouse lights. They're perfect.

The rusty brown and the glow that they put off at night-

LOVE:)

 

 

The deets:

Cabinetry: Denovo Fine Cabinetry

thank you for putting up with my crazyiness:)

 

Carrara marble tops: Custom Stone Works

 Chrissy-(602) 430-7995

thank you Chrissy for not freaking out when I was

freaking out thinking my tops were going to

be too grey:)

 

Wood Countertops- William Rogers Wood Products

We gladly ship nationwide and yes! Canada:)

thank you Houston for your amazing handiwork

and for saving that bullet:)

 

Faucet- Rohl from Central Arizona Supply

thank you Margarita for helping me convince the hubby

that after all these years I deserved that faucet!! :)

 

Appliances- Spencer's Kevin Rymer (623) 202-7029

thank you for finding that most perfect ever Viking range:)

 

Lighting- vintage from FOUND

Thank you Dan for always having the best in the west goodies..

and then delivering them:)

 

Paint-the walls are Windsor Greige by Sherwin Williams

the cabinets and all the trim is Swiss Coffee by Benjamin Moore

 

Accessories- the chalkboard, sheep head, small eau minerale glasses,

 and feed warehouse sign are all from FOUND.

 

-the big old wood tool box, I found at a garage sale

 

-the scales are vintage and found at...I can't remember

 

-the glass jars that hold my sugar, oatmeal etc. I got at

Tuesday Morning years ago. At the time they only had the three

and I never could find the "flour" one:(

there's a chance I'd give Little Bully up for that one!

Just kidding, I'd give my right arm.

 

-the curtains were made by yours truly:)

and by made I mean cut to size and held together with stitch witchery-

that amazing iron on tape stuff. Just black and white ticking fabric with

black grosgrain ribbon

 

 



For now..... :)

Hey I know! Let's play pretend!!

Let's pretend I never told you I'd have pictures of my finished kitchen.

Let's pretend my 5" thick walnut top is sittin pretty on this island.

Let's pretend I don't get totally bummed out when the shop

is too busy and my job ain't top priority:(

 

 

Weeeell, since I can't show you my kitchen...I'll show you the little

bit of Halloween that has finally made it's appearance:)

Oh my goodness!! Just take a look at those adorable lil pumpkins that

I found at.....FOUND!! Duh!! :)

These pumpkins are the original Lynn Bonnell ones, with the

beautiful real stems:)

FOUND just got a new crop and they sell fast, so you might want to

git while the gittins good!!

 

Don't judge but....am I the only girl in the world who always thought

Frankenstein was handsome in a way??!!

 

 

I know for a fact I'm the only one in my family that thinks my freakish

vintage doll heads are cool!!

 

 

Oh my goodness look at witchy's adorable green stripey legs!!

And she has the hugest green eyes:)

 

Another fab velvet pumpkin.... :)

 

Ok, so I bought some black chalkboard paint to use on my old

outdoor chalkboard that had seen one too many days in the sun.

Anyway, after I painted it I went around wanting to paint

EVERYTHING with chalkboard paint!!

I found these old pots that I was going to throw away

and painted em up:)

Now I just got to figure out what to write on them...I'm thinking something

super original like- Boo! or the number 31.

 

 

I got me some daisy's at Trader Joe's and just cut them up and stuck

them in whatever white vases (or in this case little white creamer) I had:)

 

 

 And that's all the Halloween I got for now:)
Oh wait...speaking of Halloween, I'm seriously considering this Yoda
costume for LB...

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Oh I wish I had Emoji on this keyboard! That pic would have been followed
by the crying laughing face.... :)


The family that remodels together...... :)

...stays completely insane together.

This last weekend was the weekend o' tile.

The hubby and I did our kitchen. Yeah you read that right.

I tiled. (manicure be damned!)

 

 

Ok, I buttered and the hubby tiled. God bless that man and his patience.

I mean come on, I love me some BUTTER! so I got a little heavy handed

sometimes with that stinkin thin set! 

 

So while we were tiling.... so was Rio and Chase. Yep, that's Rio using that saw:)

(she totally copied my fabulous hairdo)

Yeah, while we were in the throws of our remodel, they decided to do their

kitchen too.

 



  Their house is a 1941 little cutie just around the corner from ours:)

She's still missing hardware, and trim paint but

I think it turned out fantastic!

 



 

 It's been a crazy last few weeks between our two houses.

Thank goodness for this Sanity Center:)

Seriously, have you ever in all your life seen so much alcohol??!!

Ah the life of the youngins... :)

 

 

Back at the ranch.... I'm gonna try my darndest to get out

my fallness. This here punkin is all I have so far. I found her

all sad and lonely in a cabinet stuffed with randomness from

the move.

 

So this week I'll be receiving the island in the kitchen so I can finally

show you all some pics of the finished kitchen!!:)

 

 

**in other news- we think something died under our house. Maybe a rat? a cat? a bunny?

 I knowww! I'm so completely grossed out!!

 We noticed a smell on Saturday afternoon. Just about the

time when I was showing our kitchen to my pals Jill and Nikki. 

And here's the best part- WE CAN'T FIND IT!!??

Just thought I'd share... keepin it real!!



And it can be YOURS....!! :)

So I know you all know that the hubby and I are in the last stages

of our kitchen reno. It's taken a while because....well....we've

been a little busy. Doing THIS house!!

Ooooh yes!! We like being crazy around here:)

Actually, we just like to cute up old houses:)

 

Check her out-

This ole gal is a 1950 ranch style home.

She boasts 2700 sq. ft., 4 whole bedrooms, hardwood floors throughout

and a whole lot of our love!!

How cool is this family room!! Those beamed ceilings are to die right??

(**floors are now sparkling clean, I just impatiently took pics! go figure!! :)

LOVE these original diamond shaped windows... and that DUTCH door!!

L

 Imagine yourself havin your cup o' joe (or wine and I'll be over) on that front porch...

can ya see it???

 

 

So there you got the nickel tour:) This lovely lady sits in the heart of the Evergreen

Historic District in Mesa, AZ.

Won't you be my neighbor??

More info here:)

Or give our fab realtor Chase Barrett a call:) 480-323-6974

Rainy days and Mondays..... :)

 It's been raining for two days here in the ole AZ:)

And I LOVE it!!

It's such a welcome reprieve from the hellish temps we endure for what seems

like an eternity!!

 

I could be cooking in my kitchen all day when it rains:)

It just makes me happy:)

Sunday I made turkey noodle soup and beer bread:)

Last night was roasted chicken and I made green been/quinoa salad:)

 

 

Quinoa salad

2 Cups mixed quinoia (you can use whatever you have- the mix is just pretty)

4 Cups chicken broth

2 Cups cut and blanched green beans

Vinaigrette

 

 

Here we go- start by pulling out your rice cooker that you've had since

ohhh about 1995? Dust it off. No really, mine was totally dusty.

I blame the construction around here.

She's a sweet ole gal who just keeps workin' so I keep keepin' her:)



Pour in that beautiful mixed quinoa and the chicken broth.

And here's where it gets really tricky...

Put the lid on and turn it on. Yep. That's it!

It's my favorite way to make a fool proof batch of quinoa:)

Whilst that RIVAL is doin her thang- get some salty water boiling.

Throw in those green beans and blanch em.

I blanched mine for 5 minutes (I like a little crunch) before shocking them in ice water.

 

Side note: I was at a spa in Tucson and I was in one of the hot tubs when I asked this

lady what that smaller little pool was that I saw ladies just walking in and out of.

It was a pool of freezing water she said. I can't even remember why she said it was beneficial,

but I was like- uh huh, oh yeah? really! hmmm...

 I'll give it a try!

Um yeah, what in the world. It was the worst thing ever.

 I can totally relate to these green beans.

Blanching sucks.

 



Make yourself up a vinaigrette.

I don't know? Whatever you have?

I used olive oil, orange muscat champagne vinegar, orange juice, salt, pepper, a pinch

of sugar and some dried herbs.

Shook it all up.

Done.

photo cred-

Toss the green beans and quinoa in the vinaigrette.

Top with toasted whatever nuts you got.

I had pine nuts:)

 

I roasted me some chicken that I had marinated in pretty much the

same ingredients as my vinaigrette.

Super matchy and super good!

 

Sit around the table with your fam and enjoy your

rainy day schedule:)

Cleaning house... :)

Honestly. That's all I've been doing.

Sheet rock dust is of the devil I tell ya!!

 

 

 It's like I sweep. Then sweep. Then eat a snack. Then sweep some more.

And it just keeps coming back:(

I did manage to get my all important blog world set up:)



 



Say hello to the cutest little ole mail box ever:)

It's the original one that graced this house for years, that is

until the catalogs and junk mail of today just couldn't squeeze

into his slim little self anymore:( he was just hanging outside

surrounded by 2 other "big new guy" mailboxes.

So I rescued him and brought him in:)

I love him:)





 

You know what else I love? My baby girl Rio and her gal pal Kayla's new crazy adventure.

Check it:

Rock Kandy Fashion Boutique Auctions

 

She's going to be having a clean house sale!!

 

 

 

 

You've GOT to get over there and get yourself some goodies!

All the above necklaces are $29.

Aaaand if you mention Tuesdays With Dorie at checkout

you get a special 20% off :)

 

Oh and that's not all.....

You can check out my hoard from Junk Bonanza!

Yep. All the wonderfulness you see below will be up for grabs:)

 

This Saturday from 9-1 :)

Hope to see you there!!