poor man's gard{en}

i am so proud of us.

we finished the kitchen at my dad's.

and, jonathan, i mean mr. amazing, finished

painting my dad's living room 

(minus the trim)

and we finished the next stage of our

guest room. 

phew.

you might want to hire us as your

professional 

painters/designers/decorators/kitchen organizers

because we finished my dad's kitchen and living room

(well, the first stage)

under 20 hours.

yes, i know.

feel free to contact me with your

next project (smile). 

here are some photos of my dad's

kitchen and living room.

i actually took these before we finished

the details. i had to get in a few

photos before the lighting made it impossible...

this is what it looked like before

our amazing painting skills

and this is what it looked like

after the twenty hours

remember, we haven't stained the floors 

or replaced old appliances yet.

{and i promise i will take a photo

with a view of the entire kitchen next time}

i know the tile is hideous. but i am going to 

apply my savvy decor skills and

bring the burnt orange to other places.

the color scheme of the kitchen/living room area

will be greens/blues/burnt orange/neutrals.

i think. 

oh, and here is the living room

before photo

look at those high ceilings.

and after mr. amazing applied his painting skills

so much better.

i mean, we still have to stain floors, window sills,

add curtains, furniture & accents...

and that is just the living room. phew!

baby steps.

i am not sure when we are working on the next stage

but i will definitely keep you posted.

i think we'll try and work on our house

over the next few months...

like landscaping and painting the outside.

i know. we are crazy. but we love it.

here are a few photos of our new guestroom.

keep in mind the main furniture pieces

(the bed, dresser, desk, & some accents)

were all given to us.

yes. free.

thank you to phil & debbi for

the amazing dresser, cindee for the bed frame,

lindsay for the metal ceiling tile,

and our fellow craigslist free-er for our

desk. 

i wanted to be a guest in our house yesterday.

this isn't the final stage but that should be 

assumed as we always have new projects up our sleeves.

and, speaking of projects, i have been

working away on some new furniture pieces!

so stay tuned for 'lost&found' thursday.

there might even be more 

than one project featured!?!?

hope you enjoy your tuesday

my loving and supportive friends.

                    .jessnicole.