Me and My House

Over Easter weekend, when my parents were in town, we worked on repainting our dining room chairs. (You may remember the sneak peek I gave you last week!) They were previously a wood finish, but I asked my mom and dad to help me create a patina finish for the chairs. My mom has done a number of patina finishes on things in her own home but also found some inspiration from Pinterest to gather ideas for the finish on my chairs. If you're interested in doing something similar, check out her Pinterest page for ideas!

My dad sprayed the base coat on the chairs, and my  mom and I spent Easter weekend doing a paint finish on them. The upholsterer did a fabulous job covering them, attaching the seat cushion, and embellishing them with a solid cording and brushed chrome nail heads. 

Here is a close-up of the great work done by the upholsterer:

Now that, the chairs are complete, the dining room is really coming together. The upholsterer is still working on solid slipcovers for the four smaller chairs. I eventually would like to get a rug to go under the dining room table.  

Thanks again to my parents for their help with this project! We are so glad that our chairs are finally finished!

If you guessed "white baseboards," you are correct! Yesterday, our painters returned and painted our trim, baseboards, and a few doors white. We used Benjamin Moore's Snowfall White. I personally like the contrast of the antique white walls and stark white trim. 

Previously, the trim and baseboards were the same red color found in the kitchen cabinets (before we painted them). 
The painting continued in our bathroom (one of the doors that was painted white) and the trim around the windows throughout the house. The doors that are stained dark will stay the same.

Also, as I mentioned over the weekend, we were wanting a dresser for our master bedroom, and we found one yesterday! We visited The Bear Market, a nearby antique store, and as I was searching, I was greeted by one of our old neighbors of 12.5 years, who I didn't realize owned the store. It was such a treat. 

While there, we found a dresser that I really love, especially the detailing and crackle. It is also a good size for the space, as the large room tends to swallow furniture. 

I didn't buy it while I was there, but sent the owner a text today claiming it and will pick it up later today. I am going to discuss paint finishes with my parents this weekend. 

As I mentioned yesterday, our painters came to paint our kitchen cabinets grey. They stayed until past 8pm, and our kitchen cabinets are now finished!

As a reminder of what the kitchen looked like before:


Here are some progress pictures as they were hard at work:


And by the end of the night, our cabinets were all the Benjamin Moore Silver Lake that I found on Pinterest.


I am so pleased with the results! As you can tell in the pictures above, they removed the silver tile that was previously above the stove so that our new backsplash can be put in.

As the end of the day was approaching and we saw the new look of our cabinets, we quickly realized that the old knobs and pulls were not going to work with the grey paint. We rushed over to Elliot's Hardware to get new brushed nickel knobs and pulls.


A few other updates that happened yesterday include:


Our hutch - filled with entertaining glasses and wine

As for today, I am flying to my hometown of Harlingen for the day so Rodney is in charge. He will be hanging a few things that we discussed before I left and doing some raking and trimming in the backyard. Also, the painters will be returning to paint the baseboards and the doors in the master bath from dark burgundy to white.

We are loving the tweaks that we have made so far to make this house our own. It was a beautiful house before that had been meticulously restored two years ago so it has been very easy to simply add a few finishing touches to help everything look just right with our things.

The title of today's post is exactly how I'm feeling - I am in LOVE with this house! Here are a few updates on what's happening in the Frye house today:

The painters are coming to paint our kitchen today! Here are some before shots of the dark wood cabinets which will soon be Benjamin Moore Silver Lake as I talked about here. We are also still waiting for the Saltillo backsplash (the one that we worked so hard to find!) which will go behind the stove.  

Our porch is now the home of the "breakfast nook" furniture from our old house - including the dining table, bench, and grey hutch.

We have new wicker bar stools in our kitchen which I love!

We have added some things to Annie's bathroom - including white framed mirrors, rugs, and a few other accessories.

And one of the things I am really loving about this house... the marble counter tops in the kitchen!

Another fun thing about this house - it's across the street from an elementary school! But warning: don't try to visit us between 7:30-8am or 3:30pm or else you'll face the carpool line!
So that's what's currently going on in the Frye home today! Of course, I'll continue to update y'all as we make more progress (especially after our kitchen is painted), and until then, we'll be busy getting things settled and enjoying our new house! :)