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Guest Room Renovation

JM Perez By JM Perez1 min read894 views

Finally, some updated pictures of our Guest Room. The room was a mess when we finally got the House keys and got to really look around. I mean ‘really look around’ because we only had a few minutes to check out the place when the Inspector came over to evaluate the property.  I am so thankful that our Apartment Lease had not expired by the time we acquired this property. I am also grateful that our awesome realtor convinced the seller to remove the old carpet in the entire house and dispose of the furniture the last tenants left behind.

The new carpet in all the rooms are from Empire Today and were installed by their professionals (our gift from Mom). We first painted the room using a Walmart™ color called Southern Dawn and then a couple of weeks ago, we re-painted it using Streambed, also a Walmart™ color. Although I really loved the light pink color, I thought a neutral color would be more appropriate for the space considering that it’s a Guest Room.

Guest Room Renovation.
Guest Room Renovation.

We are making great progress and the results are encouraging. I know things can be unappealing, but I do not believe in ‘ugly’ and ‘lost causes.’ People and things alike are created to be beautiful and useful, but some Men have a careless nature of destroying whatever they touch; thus, turning them into waste.

With a little bit of patience, determination, some tools and much love, everything can be restored.

Kitchen Cabinet Facelift {Quick Fix}

JM Perez By JM Perez2 min read790 views

We have been busy lately working around the house (the backyard mostly).  So much trash, debris and dead trees have been left behind by the last tenants that cleaning up has become overwhelming. At the same time, we are enjoying our darling little boy while familiarizing ourselves with the area.

Giving our busy schedules, we have been unable to install new cabinetry. However, we did the next best thing, which is giving the kitchen cabinets a new facelift (a quick fix until we are ready to tackle the big project).
I love vintage cabinets with gorgeous edging; however, given that we have a tiny kitchen, the Maple color not only made it look even smaller, but ugly too. We painted the cabinets white.

Kitchen Cabinet Facelift, 2007 (Quick Fix).
Kitchen Cabinet Facelift, 2008 (Renovation in Progress).

Materials/Tools Needed:

  • Screw driver (to take down the hinges and handles on the doors and put them back up)
  • Your choice of Paint/Spray Paint
  • Paintbrush/Sponge brush (if you’re using Paint and not Spray Paint)
  • Painter’s Tape (if the wall and ceiling colors are not the same as the one you’ll be using for your cabinets)
  • Cardboard, plastic bag, news papers (to place your cabinets doors on)

How to proceed:

  1. Use your screw driver to unscrew the hinges to take down the doors and place them on your work area.
  2. Clean the cabinets to ensure the paint will latch on evenly.
  3. Start painting in a well ventilated area and let it dry at least one hour.
  4. When you’re done and satisfied, screw the hinges and handles back in place.

You are now ready to enjoy your kitchen cabinets until you decide to install new ones.