The Intruder

The triple light switch cover glowed in the pale moonlight, making it easy for him to turn on the kitchen light. But instead of finding himself alone in the room,the small shadowy figure of a young woman sat at his kitchen table, staring at him as if he were the intruder, not her.

"Hey." His first instinct was to leap forward and grab her in case she decided to run, but as he did, it was like grabbing at a holographic image, a ghost, and then she disappeared.

"What the hell?" He lept back, his pulse racing, his heart pounding. And then as suddenly as she had disappeared, she reappeared right before his eyes.

Profiting From Flipping

As odd as it may seem, I actually love remodeling. In fact, I've considered buying homes at cheap prices and flipping them for a profit. But when you have so many great products for the home to choose from like for example, Kohler kitchen sinks, it's hard not to want to spend a lot of money, which of course can create a loss for profit if you're not careful.

So I think the really nice products should be saved for my own home for now. And of course right now, I can't even consider doing anything of that, but who knows... maybe someday!

Out of curiosity, do you have any hobbies that you have considered turning into a business or have already turned into one?

Economy Shopping For Free

Most of us are always looking for great ways to save money because of the economy and cheap bedroom furniture like what you can find from CSN Stores is certainly no exception. Of course that's the last thing on my mind since I'm updating my kitchen at the moment, but that doesn't mean I'm still not loving what CSN has to offer because they're giving me another opportunity to review a product of theirs and I'm headed straight to their kitchen department!

So what I want to know is, if you had the opportunity to review a product from CSN for free, would you be willing to do it -because I would certainly be willing to give away a coupon code for CSN! Now the real question is, what would you choose?

Everything But the Kitchen Sinks

When I went to yard sales today, I think I found everything, but the kitchen sinks.lol It's amazing what you can find at yard sales and I kept thinking this would be a great way to remodel a kitchen if you could find things that you really needed.

I know a while back I was really excited about working on my kitchen. I ended up putting it on hold for both financial and personal reasons.

I really don't know if I'll ever get started on the kitchen again, but when I do, I already know I don't just want anything and everything going into the kitchen. Especially when it comes to cabinets and sinks. I actually thought about just using the cabinets we have to save some money and I think the sink might be the same situation.

It really isn't in bad shape at all and all it would need is a new faucet. Maybe, who knows!

Working on the Kitchen

One of the things I have been doing lately is remodeling the kitchen. Just repainting a shelf right now. The reason for this is because the house is slowly fall a part and it needs new things like kitchen faucets, etc. Right now the kitchen sink faucet only leaks when you turn it on, which means it probably just needs a new seal, but eventually I'd like to change out the faucet into something a little nicer.

The husband has already said he doesn't want to spend a lot of money remodeling this house and then talked about get windows that cost $3000 each.lol But I don't plan on spending thousands of dollars on one simple thing. I think that's a bit too much and would never sale in this neighborhood.

However, I don't see any harm in spending reasonable to make improvements on the home. And right now I don't think we'll be selling this house anyway since we don't have any plans to move. But in the future, who knows!

painting the display shelf

There is a display shelf on my wall that is a country blue. I’m not a fan of country themes inside of the home and my husband and I loved the idea of a cappuccino theme in the kitchen. So, last week I bought a small can of black paint for the display shelf that sits above the lone cabinet counter top. So far I’ve only managed to get a few of the bottoms boards completely painted. My husband suggested priming it and I’m beginning to think it would have been a good idea. I’m already through a half a can of pint sized paint and not even half done with the shelf!

Once I get all of the painting done, I want to create a backboard for the shelf. Currently there is none and the country flowered themes wallpaper seeps through it. I was looking at contact paper, but our local wal-mart doesn’t carry anything that would go with our theme and there are no wallpaper stores around here. I was thinking about looking online for some. I just don’t want to pay big bucks!

I was also thinking about screwing in coffee cups hooks on the bottom boards since this is the areas where our coffee and tea bar will go. Easy access to our favorite everyday coffee cups!

Shower Updates

Eventually our bathroom is going to need a new shower head. Faucet.com has a decent selection of shower faucets, many of which are under $100. To make the deal even sweeter, you can sign up for their newsletter and get $10 off your purchase. How cool is that?

While they have a nice variety of finishes, I love the nickel look, so the fact that they have over 100 nickel and pewter finishes available is awesome. I'm like a kid in a candy store. I also noticed that they have a sales area on their website. While it doesn't look like they have any shower faucets on sale, they do have many other remodeling fixtures for the bathroom and kitchen there.

Shipping and handling looks fairly reasonable. Any orders under $99 is only $7.95. They do not specify however, shipping and handling for orders over $99. They do have customer service, although I am not sure what time zone their hours are for since it really doesn't say.

If you're updating your home as we are, they're worth a visit.

A New Kitchen Faucet

I have a major love for remodeling/redecorating homes. Nothing professional... Just my own. Eventually I want to update the kitchen and since the kitchen faucet has a slight leak when it's turned on..... I think that's a great place to start.

I love the look of nickel plate and since faucet.com has Delta faucets that have the look of nickel plating, I'm definitely interested. The best part is they have free shipping on orders of $99 or more. Who doesn't love free shipping!

I also noticed you can sign up for their newsletter and receive a $10 instant coupon towards your purchase. Even more savings. How cool is that?

If you're looking for a new faucet, you should definitely check them out. And if you have any fun or great ideas for the home, please feel free to share.

My Dream Bathroom

Okay, since I just learned that my husband will be a little late coming home from work, I thought I would browse at the selection of Delta Faucets that Faucet.com has to offer.

Delta faucet has a wide variety of very beautiful faucets for both the kitchen and the bath. Whenever I remodel my dream home I will probably be looking for a delta faucet! I love the chrome faucet they have here. It is absolutely gorgeous in my opinion and would look great in the bathroom or a bar!

It may actually be sooner than I think since we're in need of a new bathroom faucet. The only thing I am not so sure on is the white handles, but maybe that can be changed? Yep, other handle options are available it says! Whoo Hoo!

I also found that they have free shipping in handling. How cool is that? I love free shipping and handling since we can go out of town with my husband's truck and this town has a limited selection of home remodeling products.

By the way, I would love to hear everyone's ideas for bathroom remodeling. We have two bathrooms. One is for the kids and the other is a master bath. The master bath currently only has a shower. No bathtub. The kids bathroom has a bathtub/shower head. it's the old claw foot bathtub that I absolutely love. No, we can't switch bathrooms.lol


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Creating My Kitchen

Eventually I want to remodel the kitchen and I already know the first thing I want to get is a ceiling light or two. Lighting SHOWPLACE has some great pendant lights, which is just what I am looking for! I love the look and idea of pendant lighting hanging over an island area.

The really great thing about Lighting SHOWPLACE is they have free shipping on orders of $75 or more. I am definitely interested! Looking at ideas like the kitchen above gets me excited about interior design and remodeling. Something I have always be interested. While remodeling might not be my first priority at the moment, there is always small things I can do to make our kitchen simply beautiful such as some new lighting.

If you're in need of new ceiling lighting, you'll definitely want to check out Lighting SHOWPLACE.

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Things I Need For the Windows in This House

We've been here for over a month now and we have yet to put any blinds on the windows. I think it is time, don't you? I was checking out Terry Fabrics Blinds and found some really cool Roman blinds there, that would look great in the kitchen! They have a faux suede blind called, Buffalo Roman that is absolutely gorgeous. It's an espresso color that would go great with the kitchen's decor. The Blind is available in 5 sizes, so I'm very sure I can find ones to easily fit the kitchen windows. The company is however, located in the UK, so I'd imagine the shipping would be a little more to here, but I think they would be worth it. If you're interested and need to dress up your windows, they do have a nice selection of other blinds including wooden ones. I had wooden blinds on my living room windows in another home and I loved them. It's definitely worth checking this site out!

Terry Fabrics Blinds

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