Keeping up with the Robertsons

I realized that just because I don’t want to spend the money to replace my fridge doesn’t mean I have to accept it the way it is. * Rustoleum appliance paint (one bottle was enough for my fridge and dishwasher) I didn’t use a drop sheet because I knew I was planning on painting the floor as part of my kitchen renovation, but if you aren’t changing your floor, a drop sheet is a must. This whole project cost me a can of appliance paint (about $12) and part of a can of chalk paint and wax (about another $12).

and I stumbled across a great deal on white paint, which inspired my kitchen renovation. How to buy paint for less I had bought some pretinted paint from Walmart for the project. The hardest part of this project was keeping the floors clean between coats of paint. I had purchased this for another project, but then decided I was actually meant to paint my kitchen floor.

So this year, I decided that if I was going to carve some pumpkins, I wanted to do it without the stinky mess and in a way that will last more than a few days. On the other pumpkin, I drew a swirling design and also used alternating drill bits to add some interest to the pattern. I decided I wanted to paint the two pumpkins so I used some simple dollar store paint. Once the paint had dried I used a lighter shade of gold to highlight the pumpkin’s crevices on the smaller pumpkin and to add dimension to the larger one.

But of course, with any home search, it came down to a question of wish list versus reality and when we finally found our dream home (a 1980’s back-split fixer-upper) it did not have a fireplace. Of course, my husband and I were well-aware of the fact that we could always pay to have a gas fireplace installed, but two years later it is low on the list of priorities and likely still years away. I choose an antique mustard colour because I have used yellow as an accent colour in the upper living and dining room and wanted to introduce it in the lower level of our home. Sometimes I like to have the original colour peek through when I use chalk paint, but for this fireplace, I choose a complete cover.