Sunday, February 6, 2011

The Heart of our Home

   I'm very excited to be doing my first post and I took a lot of pictures to show all of you. This is our family room where we spend most of our time. When we bought our house it was 2 years old that was 8 years ago! How time flies! We made a lot of changes along the way,one of the big changes in this room was taking up the carpeting and adding hard wood floors. The color is Brazilian Koa by Bellawood Flooring.






 Still looking for the right piece of art work to hang over the chair
           This was a pine cabinet that I painted red and then distressed
                                                                  
                     



Now on to the kitchen. Some of the changes in here was adding the tile backsplash and granite counters. We also changed out all the white appliances to stainless steel.
                                                     
                                      Looking in from the breakfast area


                              We also changed out all the knobs to these brushed nickel pulls which I love      
       The island will be going through some changes in the near future

                                                  




I hope you enjoyed the tour and would love to here your comments!
I'm linking to Debbiedoos Newbie Linkie Party  
Thank You Debbie!!





19 comments:

  1. Welcome to blogging Martina...it really is nice to see you here! I have always enjoyed your visits, and your lovely home. Have fun making some new friends.
    You may want to re=follow me under your new account, to be sure your blogs come up on your roll. Thanks:) XO
    Also, un check Word verification under your settings and comments, you really do not need it, and it can be annoying.

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  2. Welcome Martina. You have done a wonderful job decorating your home. I am becoming a follower so I can see more great stuff.

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  3. You have a beautiful home! I'm your newest follower! Would love it if you came over for a visit & follow back! Allison @ leomommyof4.blogspot.com :)

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  4. Oh WOW you did a great job Martina! Found you through Debbie's linky party. Welcome to blogging. I am now following and looking forward to following your fun projects.

    Enjoy your day,
    Gail

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  5. Your home is adorable. Welcome to blog world!! New follower = )

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  6. Martina, YAY, you finally started a blog. I loved your decorating on rms and can't wait to see more of your beautiful home here in blog land. welcome welcome!

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  7. You have a beautiful house. I realy like how your cabinet turned out! I found you through Debbiedoo's.

    Melanie
    You can check me out at youmadethat.blogspot.com

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  8. Hi Martina! Welcome to blogging. You are doing a wonderful job feathering your nest. I am your newest follower. I would love it if you would stop by and visit me when you get a chance.

    Love,
    Susan and Bentley
    xxoo

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  9. Your kitchen and living room are just gorgeous I just found your blog from the linky party. I am now following along. Come check me out if you get a chance I am newbie too. Noplacelikehomeally.blogspot.com

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  10. You have a beautiful home.... I have a few questions - 1. what color is the red you painted that cabinet and 2. what color is that cream color coffee table legs? I love both colors! Stopping by from Debbiedoos!

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  11. Oh yea, I forgot - welcome to blogging! I am your newest follower and cant wait to read more from you!

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  12. I am a new follower too. I love the window treatment above your sink and your kitchen chairs! So nice! Looking forward to seeing more!

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  13. Hi Martina. Beautiful home! So many things to lovely things to commment about...but I really ahve my eye on your kitchen chairs. I am debating painting my kitchen chairs either black or white/cream and distressing them. I love your chairs! They make me want to go light! Linda...p.s. I'm a new follower to you.

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  14. Your home is beautiful! I really enjoyed the tour. Welcome to blogging. I just found your blog via Debbie's newbie party. I'm your newest follower and would be delighted to have you follow me back!
    Tammy

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  15. The changes you're making in your home are beautiful. I love the white kitchen ... so pretty. I also love the yellow coffee table in your family room. My favorite color. I found your blog from Debbie's Newbie link party and I'm your newest follower. I hope you'll visit me at Cottage and Creek and follow back.
    ~Lynn
    www.cottageandcreek.com

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  16. So many pretty things to see. Your kitchen is wonderful. I know it must be a pleasure for your family.

    TV cabinets and all the connections and stuff that goes with it is a problem for most of us. You have solved it at your house. It all looks so neat and isn't the center of attention in your family room.

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  17. I thought it would be fun to look at various bloggers' first posts. Love that tin holding your wooden spoons. I pinned it!

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  18. Welcome Martina. You have done a wonderful job decorating your home. I am becoming a follower so I can see more great stuff.

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  19. I just found your blog...so I started from the beginning. Can't get over how similar our kitchens are. I have the same type of shelves on the ends of our cabinets...always changing things out on them! And our granite countertops are almost identical. Your home is lovely!

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I love reading your comments! Thanks so much for stopping by, Martina