Blah to Bravo!

July, August and September, where did you go?  So, I may have been lacking a bit in my posting for the past several months.  That's probably because of two reasons: 1. Our computer died a slow, painful death. And we finally bit the bullet about a month ago and got a new one. 2. Those months equal just about the same time as my first trimester.  :)

The good news is that I have been working on projects and taking pictures and hope to share more moving forward.  And I just finished something today that I can't wait to show.

We painted our fireplace, and I think it looks smashing!

BEFORE 

The rest of the kitchen is yellow with white cabinets.  

The fireplace was a blah brownish color that was too close to the clay-colored tile floor.

AFTER

The brick is yellow, matching the rest of the walls and making the area feel larger.

The mantle is white and the hearth and step are a slate gray.  We are so pleased with 

how this turned out that we're wondering why it took us a year to do it!