{Mi Casa: Eat-In Kitchen Inspo}

I can't even begin to tell you how much I dreamed of a house with a seperate eat-in kitchen and dining room. Seriously, city-living kept our very open first floor crammed with a dining room, not enough counter space and no place to really entertain. It was so crammed that sitting at the table for regular dinners felt uncomfortable.

But one of the perks of moving to the burbs is the space, first up in the furniture buying game was an eat-in kitchen table. This West Elm one was the one I fell in love with but the 40' was to small and 60' to large but with a little hope and lot's of googling I found this one. The right size and, less expensive and honestly guys it is such great quality! Solid wood and leaves room in the budget for all the other big ticket items (read: new sectional, sofa and dining room table, oy! ).

Here was my inspo board.

I wanted to keep it simple and functional but something pretty. A nice rug, gorgeous chairs and a pendant light fixture, and bam you had an actual eat-in kitchen. A space that flowed into the family room but is still seperate. Hoping to have some room reveal pics this next week, along with an update on the playroom! Happy almost weekends my love. Tune in tomorrow for a twist on hummus that the whole family will love.

xo

Natalie

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{Transformation Tuesday: Kiddie Table}

Hey lovies,

Slowly recovering from the stomach bug... The laundry, the meal planning, the enormous list of projects left to do and... Eeeeek. Instead, I am sitting here, while Z naps finishing up Tuesday's post.... Better late than never, right?

Can we talk about the cost of cute + modern kiddie furniture? Jeeesh.

As much as I love the good stuff, the budget (and the MR) sometimes don't allow for it, so I have to pick my battles.

The battle I picked was splurging on adorable chairs, so I had to find a table to go with it. Craiglist houses a bunch of junk buttttt there are quite a few gems out there! Like this table!! Which I negotiated a lower price and left behind the chairs.

Tip for Craigslist searches, know what you want, ask for more pics and don't be bashful about negotiating a better price! I knew I wanted a round wood kiddie table. Here was my inspiration.

Now for the transformation....

THE BEFORE:

The AFTER:

What do you think? I sanded it down and painted the top with 3 coats of chalkboard paint. Pretty darn perfect. I may trim the legs a bit but for now it works!

Not into the DIY here are some super cute pieces that won't break the bank.

^Adorable and bright

^Bought these for our outdoor kiddie table.

^I love this all wood set (very similar to my CL table!)

^I would add these stackable chairs for color.

^ These mini eames chairs are what inspired the whole project!

Can't wait to get the playroom finished up!! Hoping hoping hoping to have some update pics of the playroom next week...

xo

Natalie

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{Transformation Tuesday: La Puerta}

Since I am completely in reno mode, I thought I'd continue with a weekly post sharing some projects I am dreaming of, some in progress and (hopefully one day) some before and afters! And all this on a budget of course!

First up, la puerta.

The absolute easiest way to "up" your curb appeal is a coat of paint, a good cleaning and some flowers. Replacing a door that is in great shape seems silly, especially when we have so many other things I'd like to splurge on.

I have been drawn to a bright door in the past, I even painted my mom's door red on a whim one afternoon but lately a glossy black door is allI can dream of.

It took a little convincing (thank you Pinterest!) but the MR. is on board. Now let's see when we actually get to it...

Oh and how dreamy are these roses??!

Can't waittttt!!!! What color would you paint your door? Oh and I'll hopefully be back to outfit posts and recipes eventually... ha!

xo

Natalie

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