Bathroom Makeover & Home Goals {Dave Ramsey Style}

Back in 2008 I did a makeover on our bathroom, I blogged about it,
 but accidentally deleted it when I combined my two blogs.
So here's the repost. 

It started out w/ your basic oak colored cabinets.

1. I first took off the doors
2. Lightly sanded the cabinets
3. Wiped off dust with slightly damp cloth 
4. Applied one coat of primer
5. Then two coats of black paint
6. Added knobs and handles

The knobs and handles are from Lowe's.

Cute little lamp from Hobby Lobby.

Paint color = "herb garden" by Benjamin Moore.

I got a TON of compliments on the paint color, only thing I did wrong was have the painter do my WHOLE HOUSE IN IT! I won't tell you how much that cost, and I slowly started changing the colors any way.

Word to the wise...when you first get into a new home, take time to really think it through. Don't feel like you need to pull a 'Martha' and decorate it from top to bottom all in the first month.

I also got this clock and scripture plaque from Hobby Lobby which is where I got the color scheme idea.

Roman shades above, from JCPenny's...obviously before I found the Nester or I'd have "mistreated" my own! :)

I jazzed up this photo board by adding crystal buttons and black fringe...made a huge difference.

Crazy thing is, I discovered it also works as a necklace hanger, (boo yeah)!

I printed pictures of places I want to travel...believe and acheive people!!!

Chunky mirror below was originally brown so I taped it off and painted it too.

 We had the builder put in linolium flooring (since they wouldn't do custom requests), since we own a masonry business we just pulled it up and added tile and wood throughout the house. This tyle is a french country chiseled edge style...can't remember the name of it but I loved it. I'll get back to you on that one (I'm sure Kimball can tell me).

We sold this home last May, I had forgotten how many beautiful renovations we did
and now I totally miss it! 

We're in a rental for now...not much freedom in that, and if there was I still don't want to
spend money on someone else's house,
that I may or may not want to move out of soon.

 So my "home goals" this year are to keep a clean and organized house,

that's a safe haven for my family,

while sticking to a budget so we can build this.

Now excuse me while I go cry my eyes out! :)

Oh and I'm linking up with Censational Girl for "bathroom's on a budget"
 & Nester for "Home Goals"

spring cleaning...dave ramsey style

Disclaimer: As always I'm speaking to myself here...a pep talk if you will.

i conquered the garage

the 'junk drawers'

a kitchen cabinet

made a few trips to goodwill

caught up on the laundry

devoured books from my 'current read' shelf

saw dear john with a friend

i'll likely see it again-and again-and again  

played in the rain

paid bills

now for the budget!

Let us not forget our finances in the process of purging, simplifying...spring cleaning. Our goals are always lofty, we claim to be Dave Ramsey's biggest fan and yet in time, we digress. This economy bites (I'll just say it). I'm frustrated that our debts seem to be at a stand still or even climbing at times, but that's all the more reason we need to 'clean house'. 

Keeping track of everything that comes in and everything that goes out, not turning a blind eye to what we may not want to see. We can't fix what we don't acknowledge, so even though it can be painful when we finally decide to 'check in' and be proactive with our money, just remember...by making a few changes, we lighten our load and sleep more sound.

If you've been hiding under the covers for the past few years, and this all sounds too scary...

Click here for Dave's 7 Baby Steps.

It all comes down to

{Discipline and Purpose}

 the two words I chose last month to describe

my 2010 resolutions.