Remember me...

Well, I know it has been a while since I have posted...but that does not mean the Kelton's Cozy Cottage has not been busy at work!

Rember the free old dresser I was turning into a changing table?

Well it has been completed for over a month now-I have just been slacking on posting!

I am really pleased with how it turned out.  I used left over white trim paint and a darker color for the knobs.  With the exception on the drawer liners, this project was FREE!

I picked up a mirror at a thrift store and simply spray painted it.  I had some left over fabric and wanted to do a little art project for the baby room.

I simply purchased 4 wooden sewing hoops from hobby lobby for less than $4.  I pulled the fabric tightly and super-glued the ends to the back to keep them secure.

I love the little pop of color it brings to the changing area.

Countdown to Baby

In a fixer upper, there is ALWAYS something that needs to be done!  The hubs may not know it yet, but he is booked every weekend until his classes start back!  I feel this sense of urgency to finish all of our unfinished projects before he work and school picks back up, for fear that they will NEVER get done-especially after baby Kelton comes!

So for now, I have decided to cross a few things off my list!  Like baby bedding-do I really think I have the time to make my baby bedding?  Lord, I can't even find the time to go to the fabric store!  I think I liked the idea of knowing that I made the bedding that my little one in sleeping in-but I have decided to leave that up to someone else.

I do have a few small projects I am working on while hubby is patching walls and painting baby Kelton's room.

I found this great old chandelier that I need to rewire and find a few shades for.

It reminds me so much of this little cutie from pottery barn.

I am also turning trash into treasure with this small dresser.  It will get a coat of white paint and will soon turn into a changing table!

 

So with everything on my to do list, I am thinking the bedding will have to be left up to the professionsals!

baby bedding

I have been looking around at baby bedding to get ideas

 

I love linen in particular.

Isn't it so simple and relaxing?

I LOVE the flax pillow!!  It is just so sweet.

I have thought about touches of yellow of green in the room.

I also like the simplicity of the pique pottery barn bedding. Here it is shown in white and green, but I also like the brown and white combo.

I have an idea of what I am looking for so now it is on to fabric shopping....

Our Front Entry Revamp

I hope you all had a happy Fourth! 

My goal was to have the door scraped, sanded, painted and flag hung before the fourth.

We made it!

The front of the house has come a long way since we purchased it, and I am sure our neighbors are thankful.

This is a reminder of the before shot...

I really wanted to add a littlle color, so I made a simple wreath and I think it is just what the the door needed for summer.

For now I am driving by the house really slowly as I come and go...

to take in all of the homes changes!

Laundry room update

Although our laundry room will not be  fully finished until after the 4th of July, it is coming along.

I find doing laundry so much more enjoyable than when the washer was in the kitchen and the dryer was in the laundry room. 

A few of my favorite touches are the the Tom's peanuts canister for detergent.  I am still on the look out for a cute scoop for this-the plastic laundry scoop just doesn't do it for me.

The brown cart was actually from the 1950's and was a utility cart that housed a plug for other appliances. 

It was  just $4 at a local flea market and when my husband saw it, he thought I had lost my mind.

It was a little rusty and had very boldy colored flowers all over it, but nothing a little paint couldn't take care of.

What is left for the laundry room:

1) We have 3/4 inch plywood we will be cutting, painting and polyurethaning for a countertop...much like this

http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/11/spin-city/

2) Then I will be making a little skirt to hide the washer and dryer. 

Flea Market Finds

So I have been hitting up the flea markets on the look out for a couple of items for the nursury-

although I didnt find the nursury items I was looking
for-I did score a couple of great finds.

This large old lamp was only 6 dollars!  It is the perfect color for our master bedroom.  It matches our duvet and euro shams perfectly!

It did need a new lamp shade so I went to target and found this great textured lampshade-it had a little dent so I got it 10% off....

and the dent doesn'tt even show!

I also got 4 of these great plates-$3 a piece but they were worth it!  

Master bedroom still needs loads of work-but today was sucessfull in getting me a little closer in the process. 

Painting while pregnant...

Did you know that 99.9% of paints sold is toxic and carcinogenic. Most of the nasty chemicals in paint are not mandatory to disclose according to the law.

Well Mythic Paint is a great small company that is safe for people, earth and pets.  My top concern right now...pregnant women!  I have been painting WHILE PREGNANT! 

Interested in knowing more...
click here for a quick video about Mythic paint and what makes it different from any other paint!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXGgGa9izoY


Mythic has a great website that tells you all about the paint, colors and other cool stuff
http://www.mythicpaint.com/

go ahead...check out there website..j.ust promise to come back to mine when you are done browsing.

Unfortunatly, the other paint companies that advertise no VOC(Volitile Organic Compounds) add all the chemicals when they add the colorant. 

Mythic goes on great and has SO many colors to choose from.  If there is not a store near you, no fear, they will ship anywhere and match ANY color.

I am determined to get this house ready before baby comes...because what doesn't get done before...will likely never get done!  So I will be painting for the next several months with peace of mind.

We only use Mythic paint in our home and feel so much better knowing that we are not painting chemical on our baby's room walls.

Hop on the green and smart train people-give mythic a try!