My Old Country House is short on closets but large on space, so we use our dressers for EVERYTHING! In fact, I have at least 2 dressers in each room in my house…I confess, I have a thing for dressers…I cannot have enough dressers…they are practical and functional and can still be had for… Read More Sherlock Holmes and the CALYPSO BLUE DRESSER

…OKAY get the kids out of the room, we are getting into the nitty gritty now…installation!!!whooo…hooo!!!!I have to admit, this part of blogging to me is kind of like  watching paint dry…but I know personally, when I am in the middle of a project, I am so grateful for a understandable accessible DIY step by… Read More KITCHEN CABINET UPDATE PART 4

…This is a story about two $5.00 yard sale chairs… and being in the right place and the right time….and my love of chairs… See, I have a thing for dining room chairs. I never can seem to find the perfect one…at the perfect price. I find  MANY perfect ones at the not so perfect price…like these…..… Read More How about some ZIG with that ZAG?

…Previously on MY Old Country House    We talked about cabinet installation and I showed you some before and afters of my new Cabinet doors.        But before I go further into the Kitchen talk today I want to take a slight left turn over here and talk about my MOM, because today, July… Read More Happy Birthday Bonnie Jean

Previously on MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE –     We talked kitchen cabinet hardware and the ins and out of wide wild world of WHITE!      Today I talk about the installation of my kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts. How hard could it be? Right? I will tell you!But, first let me start by… Read More Kitchen Cabinet RE DO Part 3

Previously on MY Old Country House

Previously on MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE…….we visited the original horrific kitchen that came with this house and reviewed the process of choosing and measuring for Cabinet Doors and Drawer fronts.     Once I had my doors and drawer fronts ordered and paint color was chosen (Blog) they were in production, it was time to choose… Read More KItchen Cabinet Re-Do- Part 2

. *********************************************** Now onto the Long Awaited KITCHEN CABINET RE-DO!!! but first…Lets recall what the ORIGINAL KITCHEN looked like. ICK! YACK!!! NEED I SAY MORE?!!! So, before we even moved into our house 7 years ago, we painted all of the walls and cabinets. We also installed NEW: counter tops, lighting, sink, hardware, floor, and… Read More The KITCHEN CABINET RE DO! MEASURING FOR NEW DOORS AND DRAWERS FRONTS

 I LOve July 4. It is one the  NO-Gift Holidays simple, make it what you want, kind of  day. No inflatable flags in the yard. Just a day to celebrate I have Wagon loads of good July 4 memories summer vacations, family, friends,  FIREWORKS!  This year,   We are playing it quiet and laying Low… Read More Fireworks!

…okay well maybe it is not THAT bad, but you know those anxiety dreams where you are in school and the teacher passes out a test, but you never read the book…or you are a waiter and everyone get seated in your section? mine real life nightmare is that 7 boxes of kitchen cabinet doors… Read More Lesli’s Kitchen Nightmare’s