Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts

October 12, 2010

Kitchen Designing & a Giveaway

   I just finished shopping for kitchen cabinets. It was much easier this time than a few months ago. Why? Probably because I didn't have to do all the research again. But more likely, because I don't care that much anymore - I JUST WANT TO BUILD THE HOUSE!

   I'm thinking of going with either a red, white and brown theme OR a red, white and black theme. The red would just be in the accents, and the white is more of a linen.
This is the finish for the cabinets along the walls:   

This is the finish for the island cabinets:  or 


    I was leaning toward the black. Maybe it's the Dawg in me... However, the fabrics I'm drawn to would look better with the chocolate.  Here are a few that I'm thinking about for curtains, chandelier shades and cushions, etc.
AINSWORTH EQUESTRIAN CANTERBURY RED

FIELD JACKET PLAID RED/OLIVE

CAMBROOK HOUNDSTOOTH CHESTNUT  

   I was planning to go with neutral colors in the dining room so that I can do more seasonal decorating in there than was able to do before. So, keeping the kitchen a little more neutral than in the past would also be a good idea, I think. In our last house, I had a different color on every wall, so this is a new concept to me.  


How would this look over the breakfast table with some cute shades, Mom?

Portfolio 6-Light Black Traditional Chandelier




     On another note, there is a great giveaway at  How I Met Your Father that you should check out if you are at all interested in True Prep. The prize is an autographed copy of the book. Hurry, it ends this Thursday. 
True Prep


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August 5, 2010

A Must See

Have you seen this movie?


Cover of Julie & Julia


If not, you must. It's called Julie and Julia, and it is so good. Mr. Perfect and I both loved it. Amy Adams is so cute, and Meryl Streep played Julia Child perfectly. It was inspiring on multiple fronts and just plain entertaining. One day, if we ever build this house we've been talking about so I can get my kitchen things out of storage, we've decided we're going to buy a copy of the book and try to work our way through it. 






Here's a link to the Julie/Julia blog, where it all started. Nobody here but us servantless American cooks...
http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/2002/08/25.html


Here's a blog post that a blogger wrote about Julie's blog. ha!
http://www.johncow.com/what-watching-julie-and-julia-taught-me-about-business-dont-laugh/


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