Julie In GR - Details -

Julie In GR details

Listing ID: 875

Description: One California girl's attempt to keep track of the ups and downs of living in Michigan and raising two orange kitties.

Category: Home & Garden : Pets

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listed on: June 05, 2008 08:16:51 PM

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Recent Posts:

Love it . . . Keep it. . .Friend's Babies - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Y'all, my friends are all having babies. And they are irresistible. I want one too...but not for awhile (relax mom!). Right now I'm enjoying lovin' on other people's babies. Last weekend we went to visit our friends Chris and Jamie and we finally got to meet their precious little girl, baby S. Isn't she adorable? She's six months old and was an angel the entire time. I held her for a long time and even got the husband to agree to sit with her in his lap.

I didn't snap any photos until it was her bedtime...so please excuse my low light editing. Regardless, baby S is adorable.

And she loved the camera. Thanks baby S for being so sweet and perfect, and thank you Chris and Jamie for letting me love on your little girl!

Wordless Wednesday - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:04:00 +0000

I think I've got the decorating bug... - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:29:00 +0000

Remember last week when I posted the newchandelier in my dining room? Well, not only did I hate the old chandelier in there but I also hated the lights above my kitchen island.

Ugly, right? They are too big for the space and don't match the feel of my kitchen. And they sort of look like boobs to me.

See what I mean? Maybe Madonna would like them in her kitchen.

Ideally I would love to install a light fixture pot rack combo above the island. But that would mean we would need to drill a new hole in the middle to hang the fixture, re-work the wiring, and patch the holes left by the old lights. Which basically means we would have to hire someone to do the work. And my budget for this project is $20. So, as a compromise I began looking to just replace the ugly glass globes. Easier said then done because the fixtures seem to be an odd size. Anyway, I finally found some that would work!

First I needed to paint the bases black to match the pretty chandelier we hung last week.

It was too much work to take them completely down, so I just loosened them a bit and taped some newspaper around the bases. The husband thought I was crazy. Maybe I was, a little.

My supplies: spray paint and a Cheerios box. Only the most sophisticated materials were used for this project.

I know what you're thinking....you spray painted somethinginsideyour house? Yes, I did. And it worked fabulously. I just opened some windows and went at it. I used the Cheerios boxy as a shield for stray spray paint so it wouldn't go everywhere and make a mess. Then I just snapped the new globes on.

And here they are! SO much better than before, don't you think?

Here they are with the chandelier. I'm so happy I've finally gotten rid of the ugly fixtures! It feels much more me now. Next project: work on the dining room chairs.