So I Took a Hiatus!

It was unplanned, but you know how it goes. Life gets in the way of blogging and next thing you know it's October! I also realized that my banner is out of date. We are now up to 2 kittens and sadly we are down to 2 dogs as we our 13 yo Yellow Lab Casey passed away.

In the midst of all this life living, I've been doing some renovating and some planning. Here are some glimpses of the kitchen and the decor plans.

Above: I found this really great rug at Christmas Tree Shops for $12.99ish. This is actually after a washing, in which it came out beautifully! It may say Not Machine Washable but for the price, it was worth the try when it had gotten soiled.

Below: Wall art is also from Christmas Tree Shops a few years ago. Walls are painted Behrs' Mild Mint and the table was a hand me down from my brother.

Last and certainly not least...

Our kitchen clock. Oh how I love that clock. It was a housewarming present from my parents. It is the Courtly Check enamel collection from MacKenzie Childs. The aloe plant and pot that it is in is from Ikea.

Do you want to discuss MacKenzie Childs? How much I love that company and all it's pretty things? I literally drool over the catalog and website. I'm up to 4 pieces and I've got a rainy day Mackenzie Childs fund going. So far I can afford a knob.

But the reality is, I have sort of based my kitchen renovation around the designs and ideas of MacKenzie Childs. The black and white check with hints of red and tan and green and the whimsy patterns.