Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.

I have been wanting to change the color of our kitchen for quite some time now.  You see the color's you pick out for your house when you are 7 months pregnant aren't exactly what you might choose in your everyday life.  Haha, which reminds me of those late nights painting... 7 months pregnant trying to balance on the kitchen counter painting the wall above the cabinets! Whew my big ol pregnant belly got more paint on it than the walls at times.  Kinda like how it seemed to catch any food that doesn't make it into your mouth.  C'mon... you know what I'm talking about.  Anywho back to paint...I was definitely done with the burnt orange color.  Not that I didn't enjoy the other color of our kitchen... it was just a bit dark and made our kitchen seem so teeny tiny.  I live in a world where change is always a good thing!  Lets do this!

I must have had all these conversations in my head because when I mentioned painting the kitchen to the hubby he seemed a bit shocked I wanted to change it.  He of course went along with my decision with a lot of "are you sure??" coming from his mouth. 

Wanna know how stinking amazing my hubby is?? My idea to paint it but he stayed up late painting it for me.  Up till 3 am to make sure a 2nd coat got on it it too.  How I adore that man!

Speaking of amazing we got a killer deal on a china hutch! Fifty bucks!  Most of the other ones I had found that I was interested in were anywhere from $500-$900.  Needless to say it always got put on the back burner.  The hubby was helping a friend move and his friend said he could take home the china hutch for whopping $50!  w00t!  The hubby called me and asked what I thought... GET IT!!  For that price I didn't care what it looked like.. it just meant that I had a proper home for my Grandmother's china!!  I have been searching for one since 2008 when I was given my Grandmother's china.  The china has been sitting above my cabnets since it was given to me and ummm.. wow... does it get dirty up there!  Especially  since it was mostly sitting on the cabinets above the stove... all the yumminess from my cooking for the last 2 years was not coating every dish.  I spent a good chunk of the day scrubbing each dish twice!!  Eeek.

The china hutch was a light brown when we got it... which was a little on the plain side for me.  I suggested we paint it key lime and the look on the hubby's face was priceless.  Apparently he thought I was a bit on the crazy side but trusted me enough to paint it.  Now he loves it. :)

I didn't take any photo's of any of the painting etc... just a few pictures of loading it up that I had text the hubby along the way... here they are for your viewing pleasure.  Ignore the quality.

YAY!!!  I love!! :)

The Eman has his own project to work on while I was cleaning and finishing the kitchen.... He came into the kitchen and kept telling me... "It's broken mom, don't worry, I got tools, I'll fix it!"... Huh? What's broken?  What tools?  So I followed him and found him under the rocking chair in the family room with his Handy Manny tools around him... laying on his back "fixing" my chair.  Suddenly he jumped up and annouced... "This is a job for Handy Manny!" and ran off to get him.  Haha, awe how I love this little man.  He fills my days with many MANY smiles.

Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity - Bo Bennett

XOXO

Previous Comments:

Charise - I didn't know you changed the color of your kitchen. Looks good and it really changes the look. We need more pics :) Nice hutch too! I also keep forgetting to tell you that I bought the exact same drapes you have in your kitchen (not really realizing you have the same ones) for our cubbies we made in our playroom (I'll be posting pics soon). Funny :)

Jme - I know see where you got it! It looks great, I also love the new color of your wall!

Mom - That's where I've seen those drapes Reese! Yea that IS funny. Aimee...kitchen looks great and the hutch is beautiful!! Gma would be thrilled that you love her china so much.

Steph - Love the new color and the new hutch.. Where did you find it??

Steph - Also happy to see a painted goblet on the top shlef that made the cut!! NICE

Aaron - So thrilled with the kitchen repaint and the hutch. A lot a work, but well worth it. The kitchen seems so much bigger and is more inviting. I am very pleased that your grandmother's china has an appropriate home :) Funny watching Elliott and Handy Manny "fix" things. I love our home!