my cabinet!

of course i can't find the "before" picture, but here are 2 "during" pics and a finished one


so now it is sitting in our dining room hiding all our extra kitchen stuff!

we're a little bit fruity...

when we moved in, the house came complete with a mandarin orange and a lemon tree! we added to them this weekend with a strawberry plant!
and then i was feeling a little crafty/needed a break from unpacking. this guy was left by the previous owner (thank you!) but was a little rusty since we was just metal. here he is with several coats of paint:
and then here's my giant door mat! its a combo of
two that i tweaked in order to look like one