I’ve said many times before, one of the easiest ways to save money on food is to cook at home, and cook from scratch! But you can’t turn into a frugal chef overnight, especially if you’ve been using packaged meals or eating out frequently for a long time. That type of eating and cooking just becomes a habit, and habits can be hard to change. But you know an easy way to make at-home scratch cooking more fun? Having a pretty kitchen! And you don’t even need to do an expensive kitchen renovation. All you need to do is create… [Read More]
20 DIY Painted Kitchen Cabinet Ideas
Sorry to say this but….I don’t love my kitchen! I spend so much time in mine trying to cook delicious & nutritious meals for the people I love, that I want my kitchen to be a reflection of my creativity and an oasis of comfort. I want to enjoy being in there! But the old 1980’s oak cabinets are just not my style. I’ve been thinking of painting them to save money. Paint is the cheapest way to change the look of something (not always the easiest but the cheapest). So I’m sharing 20 DIY Painted Kitchen Cabinets Ideas with… [Read More]
Kitchen Organization – How I Organized My Spice Cabinet
I think a lot of us are trying to better utilize the space that we have and I know that organizing your spices is a challenge! I showed you some great spice organization tips in this post 10 Ways to Organize Your Spices . So I had plenty of inspiration for how to tackle my own spice cabinet organization. My house was built in the late 1960’s and this cabinet close to the stove is pretty typical for houses of that era and basically where everyone that I know keeps their spices. Old house, old kitchen. This is the cabinet… [Read More]
Adding Farmhouse Style To My Kitchen
Now that the little makeover I was doing on my kitchen is done I’m concentrating on adding some farmhouse style to my kitchen by using accessories. I started by adding a cute rooster clock to one wall and now I’ve added this amazing hand-painted ” Farmstead” sign. Isn’t great! I love it! I got it from Etsy Seller Castle and Cottage Hand Painted Vintage Designs. The “1988” date is the year we got married and this was a anniversary present from my husband (our anniversary was last month) that I picked out (sometimes the best kind of present 🙂… [Read More]
My Budget Kitchen Makeover – All Done!
I am done painting the kitchen!! I have to say that we all love the white walls 🙂 I admit, I had my doubts – but I love that color for that room. I’m not going to go crazy and paint every room white though – I love color too much. But it works in the kitchen. Between the fresh white walls and all the new lighting – it’s so nice and bright now (which was one of my goals). The other goal I had was to add some more storage which we did with this Ikea unit called Besta…. [Read More]
Spice Cupboard Organization
My family and I have become a little obsessed with spice cupboard organization. Mostly because the cupboard where I keep my spices is such a jumbled mess! None of us can find anything! It used to be pretty neat when it was just me cooking. But now that my husband and daughter cook – well what can I say. The price for not having to cook every meal…Plus I use very little salt so I think I have every Mrs. Dash spice jar there is! These are the original 1960’s cabinets. This cabinet is only 13 inches wide and the… [Read More]
My Budget Kitchen Makeover Part 2
I finished repainting the window wall (from pear green to Simply White by Benjamin Moore) and I only have one more wall to do and I’ll be done with the hard part of my budget kitchen makeover. Yay! Then I can get into some fun farmhouse style decorating! Of course, now all the trim looks dinging against the fresh white of the walls…. The window wall part of the kitchen is sort of like a little alcove – it even has a slanted ceiling. It was the eat in part of the kitchen when we bought the house 12 years… [Read More]
IKEA Kitchens & Storage Systems
Hey, everyone! One of the things I said I was unhappy with in my kitchen was the amount of storage I have. I need more storage or maybe less things! I’m working on the less things part… but in the mean time I decided to add bit more storage. We had decided a few months ago on a storage system from Ikea and went there today to pick it up. Ugh! What a zoo! We went early but it was like being there on a Saturday afternoon. We were totally exhausted by the time we left! I want to share… [Read More]
