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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The Never Ending Projects.

Hello!

Here I am again.  Sam is down for a nap.  Well, he is suppose to be anyway.  He is in there talking and grunting to himself.  I can't believe my baby turns 5 months tomorrow.  That will have to be a whole different blog post.  :)

First of all I want to say THANK YOU to Sherry over atwww.thriftmyhouse.blogspot.com for giving me a warm welcome into blog land, and a shout out!  She really is the sweetest!  Thank you everyone for the sweet comments on my last post. You all made my day! And how exciting to have comments!!!   Love!  Sherry's blog is absolutely gorgeous.  Her pictures are beautiful, and so inviting!  I want to go live in her house!  So if you haven't already, make sure you go check her out!

Where to begin. I feel like there are so many projects going on over here.  And they are all taking FOREVER and a day to finish.  Mainly, due to a little Mr. that dictates our time. We always joke around we are on Sam O'clock.  The main project we hubs has been working on, is the bathroom counter top.  The girls' bathroom is in desperate need of a makeover and one of the last rooms we have pretty much not given any attention too.  When we first got the keys,  it was painted, and the cabinetry was painted, and knobs replaced.  That's about it.  I painted it a really pale yellow. I quickly grew tired of it. As with most things. And about 2 years ago painted it gray.  Which of course, I love. And we replaced the faucet.  Even with those things, it just wasn't enough.  I think we both just kept ignoring it because of the amount of work we know it's going to take.
About 2 months ago, I got a wild hair and couldn't take it anymore.  I showed the hubs a few pins I had found on Pinterest about cementing over existing countertops.  We weren't sure it would work, because our sink is attached to the countertop. It's all one big slab of cultured yellow marble.  Ick.  The more I researched the more I found out it would be fine.  We would just have to seal it really well.  I thought it would be done in a weekend.  HA HA HA! Not.  It has taken 2 months so far.  Mainly because of that little cutie pie I mentioned above.  And his bedroom is near the bathroom, which makes it hard to work when he is down for a nap... Nobody wants to wake up a sleeping baby!
So here is what it looked like when we started:


Yup. Ugly.  You can see the sink has cracks in it, and it's just an over all ugly countertop. Who wants yellow swirl?  I don't.  Hubs sanded it down, and prepped it for it's first coat of Henry Fine Feather cement, which can be found at Home Depot.  

Here it is after one coat. It looks like a hot mess!  


Scary huh?  I was totally freaking out at this point.  But I was trying to play it cool, and told the hubs.. It's suppose to look like that.  

After a few more coats and lots of sanding in between: 


It's finally coming together!  Right now we are just touching up some spots.  Every time we sand, it starts to show thru to the countertop, so then we put more cement on, and repeat.  So it's just a matter of getting it perfect right now.  But I can't wait to see it finished!  I contemplated stenciling before sealing, but I think I would get tired of it.  Plus, I want to paint the cement floor, and stencil on that. So I think that would be too much stenciling.  

The other project I took on this weekend, was painting our dark hallway cabinetry.  


Ick.  We have a long hallway, and all of it is filled with this.  I started tackling this project 3 years ago, ( yes you read that right.)  And I stopped because it was time consuming lol. I actually hate painting, but love the outcome. But I started to feel overwhelmed because there is is just so many of them.  I figured if I just tackle 4 doors at a time, it'll be ok, right?  I have the trim, and the top two doors done ( white).  I will start the bottom two tomorrow.  It's looking better already! Can't wait to share the finished look to these as well!  Still debating on what color the knobs should be.  Silver, Gold, or ORB.  Any opinions?  
Ignore the ugly blue carpet you see.  The whole house was covered in this when we moved in.  This is the part of the house that hasn't had much work done to it.  The rest of the flooring needs to be laid, baseboards are off, ect... It's a mess.  Hopefully we will get it taken care of soon!  

I hope by the next post you will get to see the finished photos!  Stay tuned! 

And on that note, I need to go make dinner.  The kids have voted chocolate chip pancakes and eggs.  I'm not one to argue over that. :)  I hope you all are having a great week!  
xoxo Lisa











11 comments:

  1. Sounds like a yummy dinner in the works. You sure have been busy and it will be awesome when complete. It's baby steps along the way but so worth it in the end. I inherited that same blue carpet many years ago in another house. It left after a few years. LOL Your hall cabinet looks like great storage. Have fun!! xo

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    1. Dinner was de lish! :) And isn't that blue carpet the pits? lol. I was so excited to see it go, along with the popcorn on the ceilings we removed. Good riddance! Lol. Glad to hear it left your house as well! Thank you so much for your sweet comment! xoxo Lisa

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  2. Hey Lisa! I had no idea you could put cement over a sink like that. I can't wait to see how it turns out. Girl, I've got a lot of projects going on too. I bit the bullet this past summer and painted most of our doors. I hate painting doors too but I'm loving them white. I painted one door black. I love reading about your projects. Keep us updated! Have a great rest of the week. I can't believe tomorrow's Thursday already! Where has my week gone?

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    1. I didn't know that either! lol. Pinterest is a wonderful thing right? I'm so anxious to see it finished. Hopefully SOON! Yes! I love how white looks on everything, but hate painting. It's the end result that keeps me motivated. Thank you for commenting Sherry! I keep stalking yours. :) And this week has flown by! Which is great, because I live for the weekends when the hubs is home to help with the kiddos lol!

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  3. Hey Lisa! I had no idea you could put cement over a sink like that. I can't wait to see how it turns out. Girl, I've got a lot of projects going on too. I bit the bullet this past summer and painted most of our doors. I hate painting doors too but I'm loving them white. I painted one door black. I love reading about your projects. Keep us updated! Have a great rest of the week. I can't believe tomorrow's Thursday already! Where has my week gone?

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  4. Hi Lisa, I just wanted to say "hi" and welcome. I am not a blogger just a new follower , I came over from Sherry's. My youngest is a senior and oldest is 31, so that make's me old !!! Lol I commend you on trying to have a blog with four children, let alone one being a baby !!! I remember those day's well . Good luck with that sink , I love the faucet you put in. I also really enjoyed your dining area :)) Blog when you can , we here waiting :)) Hug's , Tammy

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    1. Hi Tammy! Yay! I'm so glad your following me! Thank you! Hah! We can be old together. ;) Sometimes I think i'm nuts trying to do all these projects with a little one under foot. It definitely has slowed us way down. Thank you so much for your kind words!! xoxo Lisa

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  5. I love the idea of cementing over the existing sink and countertop, Lisa! I have one of those icky plastic shower bases that I would love to do this to! Thanks for sharing this. I think it is all going to look very nice when you are done. It's o.k. to take your time - you have other more important priorities, like those sweet little ones who have excellent taste in dinner menu's! :) x Karen

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    1. Oh that's such a good idea! I have an icky plastic shower base too! If you do it, I'd love to see how it turns out! I might have to do that myself!
      Thank you Karen for your sweet comment and I'm so happy to have you here! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Xoxo Lisa

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  6. Hi Lisa, I can visiting from Sherry'ssuggestion . . . any friend of Sherry's is a friend of mine :) I love decorating and fixing our home on a budget, too. There is a very good feeling, when you create beauty without breaking the bank :) I would follow, but I don't see a place to do that.
    Very happy to meet you . . . please come visit.
    Connie :)

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  7. Lisa, just happened onto your blog today. I like it and hope you'll get back to it soon!

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