Am I Crazy?
September 20, 2011When I first told Hubs that I wanted red living room tables, he said I was crazy. I told him we needed some color because everything in the living room is brown or tan and that red would be perfect because it would tie the living room in with the kitchen and the dining room. He gave me that look where he raises one eyebrow and says "You've lost it" without actually saying it. I get that look a lot. :) I have always known that he is anti-color. When we first started dating, it was all I could do to get him to wear a shirt that was something other than gray or white. Now, I've got him wearing bright green, turquoise, yellow and red. He's come a long way :). So, I knew that it wouldn't take much to change his mind. I told him, "You build it, and I'll take it from there," which probably scared him a little because he knows I'm capable of painting it lime green if I'm in the mood.
I went to class last Saturday morning, and I came back to this a few hours later:
Wow! I was impressed! He had went to Lowe's and bought some red oak wood so it would match our cabinets throughout our house after I painted it. And look! He even had me space on top to put some decor. Yes! While he was out in the garage building this, I was in my sanctuary...the kitchen...making these bad boys:
Yep. Homemade Cinnabuns! (As always, check the Recipes page for this latest awesome recipe.) Then I caught up on the week's episodes of General Hospital. By the time that was over, HandyHubs (hehe) had finished the cabinet doors that would go on our TV console, so I brought them in and slapped some red paint on them. I found some antiquing glaze, so after the paint dried, I slapped that on too. Here's a picture of the difference it makes. Wow!
HandyHubs would sure approve of this! And guess what? He loved it! I think at that moment, I was a little less crazy in his eyes, which is always a plus. That eyebrow will be permanently raised if I keep coming up with these wacky ideas.
A red-filled-paintbrush-on-new-carpet scare and two mysteriously-disappearing cinnamon rolls later, and we have this:
Finally! A place to somewhat hide that hideous black box that supposedly makes the sound good! (Or whatever it does...I'm not real sure what it's there for.) And, another item to have to buy new decorations for! I am loving this!
Here are some closer-ups of the details HandyHubs and I added to make this unique piece of furniture; the first of many for our house.
These are the same pulls we used for our master bathroom doors.
Here's a full shot of what it looks like under our TV. I told HandyHubs to build it big enough to fit under a hopefully-much-larger TV someday, so that's why it kinda dwarfs the TV. But wait! Is that my Sam Bradford on the TV?! It is! And this was a touchdown pass! Woo hoo!
Something else HandyHubs did was put some chair rail up in our dining room! He's been hard at work!
Next up will be the rest of the living room tables, which we will hopefully get started on tomorrow since we will both be off work. I love days off work with my sweet hubby :) THEN, the dining room table! I'm pretty excited about that because I will get to shop around for some chairs! What color should the table be?? Hmmm?? With my crazy mind, who knows what it will end up looking like. Do you think I am crazy for wanting some not-so-traditional furniture? I sure don't think I am, but then again, admitting you have a problem is the hardest part, right? :)
On another note, I wanted to ask: do you plan your meals in advance? Like a week or so? We did that last week and this week, and it's actually turning out really well. On Sunday, we make a list of what we want for dinner all week, then if there is anything we need, we get it. Our favorite meals are Italian, so we stay stocked up on pasta and other things like spaghetti sauce, heavy cream & white wine (for alfredo sauces), red bell pepper, parsley, and parmesan cheese. Lots of parmesan cheese. We know what we're having the next day, so if I need to thaw any meat the night before or the morning of while I'm getting ready, I can do that. And it gives us something to look forward to. If you do that, does it work for you? So far so good for us! We're having our first over-night guests this weekend (my parents) so I'm pretty excited to cook something for them! I told mom that if they're good, they might even get some homemade cinnabuns. Haha!
Well, that's about it for now! Hopefully we'll finish up the living room tables this week and/or weekend and move onto the dining room!
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P.S. Today is National Punch Day. Someone clarify: does that mean I should make punch today? Or does it mean I can finally get started on my People-to-Punch list? :)
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