Hey yall!! WOW It has been like forever since I posted here!! so sorry!! This year came in like a whirlwind and is spinning us around. Tons of emotions and tons of projects and tons of new recipes and ohhhhhhhhhh not nearly enough hours in the day!! I so think I am becoming obsessed to make and do as much as possible in a short amount of time and in doing so am loosing my mind and whatever little and I do mean little organizational skills I do have!! LOL All is good!! Life is good!!
So hubby bought a small farm, I am in shock yet but not going into details I just didnt know about it til it was a done deal. There is a darling old 1900s farm house that needs some updating. Paneling in every yes every room! LOL but I can fix that!! We are going to plan on renting this house out for summer weekend or weekly rentals it is between 2 nice tourist towns and would make a great country retreat. My first project is doing the dark brown kitchen cabinets into shabby, farmhousey, primitive rustic country love! I fell deeply in love with the sagey green color paint I bought for my snowmen signs and have lots of that so on it goes!!
So here is part of the kitchen. These cabinets are really built solid and heavy. I like the details on the inlay but as you can see are dated. Ok my friend referred to the wallpaper on this wall "willy wonka lick paper" LOL that is gone!! ripped off quickly.
After sanding and applying a light coat of primer the first one is painted. This is only one coat but it did cover pretty well I thought.
I applied a bit of antiquing medium and then drybrushed some white here and there.
I love that color so much couldnt wait to hang em back and see if this color would work. They looked plain so with some drybrushed black around the edges that made em pop!
And I did make up a new item for market last week a spinach and cheese crostada!! OH MY what a delish and pretty treat that was!~!
flaky pie crust with the addition of a bit of cornmeal topped with the steamed fresh spinach, ricotta, parmesan, and romano cheeses, and a bit of seasonings
buttermilk biscuits
I did do a nice egg wash on top so they browned up beautifully.
here is a better clearer pic of the rustic crostada.
and another cabinet one. Gee I wondered where that pic went to!! LOL
AND THIS SATURDAY FEB 2nd IS THE ICE BREAKER FESTIVAL IN SOUTH HAVEN MI!~ stop on by we have a great market and some wonderful vendors/crafters coming for ya!!
~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~and SIMPLY~~
So hubby bought a small farm, I am in shock yet but not going into details I just didnt know about it til it was a done deal. There is a darling old 1900s farm house that needs some updating. Paneling in every yes every room! LOL but I can fix that!! We are going to plan on renting this house out for summer weekend or weekly rentals it is between 2 nice tourist towns and would make a great country retreat. My first project is doing the dark brown kitchen cabinets into shabby, farmhousey, primitive rustic country love! I fell deeply in love with the sagey green color paint I bought for my snowmen signs and have lots of that so on it goes!!
So here is part of the kitchen. These cabinets are really built solid and heavy. I like the details on the inlay but as you can see are dated. Ok my friend referred to the wallpaper on this wall "willy wonka lick paper" LOL that is gone!! ripped off quickly. 
After sanding and applying a light coat of primer the first one is painted. This is only one coat but it did cover pretty well I thought. 
I applied a bit of antiquing medium and then drybrushed some white here and there. 
I love that color so much couldnt wait to hang em back and see if this color would work. They looked plain so with some drybrushed black around the edges that made em pop!
Here they are up and looking pretty good, I loved the handles so farmhousey, I was at first going to paint them either black or white, but I like the patina on them just sanded a bit and they look good. 
So now to figure out what color to paint the bases I dont like all the dark wood around the doors. I am leaning towards a nice light almond or cream or maybe even light off white that can be distressed and antiqued up to match. WHAT are your thoughts??
So now to figure out what color to paint the bases I dont like all the dark wood around the doors. I am leaning towards a nice light almond or cream or maybe even light off white that can be distressed and antiqued up to match. WHAT are your thoughts??
And I did make up a new item for market last week a spinach and cheese crostada!! OH MY what a delish and pretty treat that was!~!
flaky pie crust with the addition of a bit of cornmeal topped with the steamed fresh spinach, ricotta, parmesan, and romano cheeses, and a bit of seasonings
buttermilk biscuits 
I did do a nice egg wash on top so they browned up beautifully. 
and another cabinet one. Gee I wondered where that pic went to!! LOL
Hope yall have a great day I will be sharing all I do on the farmhouse and surely wanting opinions so please leave em for me!!
THANKS
HUGS
Darlene
Old milkcan for my hubby's boss. I was very pleased with how this turned out. I had sectioned the painted area off with chalk, *hint* chalk wipes off with no marks, use it all the time when painted signs or pretty much anything. hubby sandblasted the area and left the rest of can it's lovely rustiness!! 
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