Home Sweet Home, Kitchen/ Dining Room Edition

It's been a week or two since my last post. I guess I'd hoped that there may be some participants. I don't have that many followers though. Anyway I'm still going to keep it up and I'll still give you the opportunity to join in.

This time I'm going to show y'all my kitchen and dining room. It's not very big but i love it. First I'm going to show you how it looked when we moved in, then I'll show you how it looks now. After that I'll share some kitchens I love via Pinterest.

 This was taken not long after we moved in. 

 Another before shot.

 After! There is very little I'd like to do in here.

So that is my kitchen! I love it but there are a couple of things I'd still like to do in here.

Next is the dining room

Before

After! We changed the color, got a new to us table and added some art! 

Now for the inspiration! Here are some of the things I'd love to do in these rooms.

I adore these jars and I NEED them to hold my flour, sugar and all of that. NEED them.

I'd like to put a roman shade up on both the kitchen and dining room window. 

I also love the idea of having this type of glass frame in the kitchen, maybe even stained glass.

Other than window coverings and accessories, I'd like to hang a gallery of Parker's art work in the dining room.

Home Sweet Home Living Room Edition

I've decided that it's best to split this post into rooms. I'm starting with the living room, so I'll show you my house as it was when we moved in, as it is now, and then show y'all some of my inspirational pictures via Pinterest.

Here are the before pictures:

 There was paneling, and while I loved the color and how neutral it was...I decided to get out of my comfort zone after the tornado.

 We also got, over the last 3 years, a new recliner, a new tv and stand, a new coffee table and a shelf for dvds.

/my sweet Cooty boy, why did you run away honeykins? Mommy misses you :( 

This is the view from the front door. Although we never thought about it, this open living room is perfect for the kiddo to play.

 Here is a closer picture of the TV area, I just got that table and I am in love.

 The fireplace we never use. I love it and hope we use it this year but in Texas you really don't need a fireplace for more than a month or two.

Here is a view from the living area toward the front door.

Here it is again showing the rest of the view from the living room.

So there it is! My living room area. Now here are a few things I'd still love to do in this room.

Step 1: Cover that couch. I love the couch, it was a hand-me-down from my mother in law and it's nice and broken in. All you have to do is sit down and get comfy and you practically pass out.

Step 2: This is how I want my coffee table to look after we cut the legs down to shorten it. The fabulous table in the picture is from Keely.

Step 3: Spruce up the fireplace. I love this fireplace set. LOVE. IT.

Other than these little things I'd love to hang more pictures. I'd love to see your living room! Link up and join the fun!