Home Cure Sneak-peeks

Posting has been a little light as we are recovering from a vacation in LA that included a visit with these wonderful women. One of the highlights of the trip was a Star Tour of celebrity homes, well really- celebrity front gates.

I have made some small progress on filling the cabinets in the kitchen, killing 2 birds with 1 stone. Now the cabinets have stuff in them and we're closer to being totally unpacked after 4.5 years in this house. Anyone who says you should just throw out boxes you haven't opened in a year is just being a fool. I found all kinds of good things!



A blue opaque compote and lots of transferware.

This is a out of print (is that the right phrase?) pattern from the 1800's by Villeroy and Boch.
Inside of the teacup so you can see the pattern:
Dark blue water glasses that were a Christmas gift years ago:

I also tried to organize the buffet in the Dining Room in a manner that Eddie Ross would be pleased with. Obviously, I need to add fresh flowers to the vase on the right and the silver needs to be polished. Those decanters were found in box that hadn't been opened in 4 years.
This weekend is back to the Book, getting back on schedule with the home cure.

Home Cure

Now that we had a hint of spring, its time to come out of hibernation and get the house back in order. I dusted off my copy of the Apartment Therapy Home Cure.

I think the house is in pretty good shape, but its time for some spring cleaning and general upkeep as well as time to tackle some small projects.

I'm focusing on 3 rooms: Kitchen, Living Room + Front Hall, and the Dining Room.

The first week's goals are: Plan a vision and a budget.

Vision:
I want the rooms to feel fun. Perhaps by painting a runner on the front hall stairs like this:

We need to dress-up the dining room, since it is now the ugly step-sister to the kitchen, by adding artwork and curtains. Maybe hang the art in a fun way like this:
Figure out what to put in the kitchen cabinets after digesting all the comments from AT. I'm thinking of just keeping it simple, like this:



I will probably do some general decluttering and sprucing-up of the living room. It might involve moving furniture around.

Budget:
What's less than $0?