project overload

Well, it turns out vacation mode has officially turned off and I am back to completing projects all weekend long.  However, this weekend I was finally able to wrap up several projects that been unfinished for some time {in addition to all the photo prints I hung on Friday} so it is a huge weight off my shoulders.

First up, the island!  FINALLY done {okay not entirely, but enough so that it is presentable and I no longer have to see green frog tape everywhere}.  I LOVE how it looks {as will be evidenced by the number of photos you are forced to see}.  The white doors now look perfect with the beadboard that the husband and my dad installed over Easter!  The painting actually went much smoother than anticipated {the hardest part was hanging the new handles on the drawers}.  I was impressed with my mad painting skills.  Granted, there are still flaws, but this was SO much easier than painting the oak cabinets in the laundry room.  I will spare you all the step-by-step details, but if anyone is interested in a tutorial, I can post that later.  I will definitely be painting the bathroom cabinets in the future!

And just because I love before and after shots, here is the house right when we moved in compared to now.  I am still contemplating painting the off-white portion of our table and chairs black.