Ms Lynnie

Noriza’s Baby Shower Paper Cut-Out Gift, 9/1/2012

Noriza and I go way back.  We’ve been friends since we were about 17 and I couldn’t be more surprised but more importantly, THRILLED, she’s having a baby :D  She requested for one of my paper cut-outs and without hesitation I started brainstorming.  Noriza only gave me the baby’s name to work with so I had the liberty of creating SOMETHING to cut out haha.  This in total took about 10 hours (cading template & cutting).  I used only white paper because I wanted it to be timeless in color - not trying to dub color selections on the little family nor the little baby boy.

KITCHEN MINI-MAKEOVER

For the past two years I’ve loathed my kitchen cabinets.  They were dingy, unsightly and dark brown.  They didn’t excite me what so ever.  I couldn’t take it anymore and didn’t want to move out so I contacted my landlord and got approval to paint.  Grey is insanely hot in interior design especially as painted cabinetry/bookcases/bookshelves so of course, I had to represent.  I opted for Valspar’s Mountain Smoke paint in a satin finish and I couldn’t be more pleased.  The grey really brightened up my kitchen.  It’s clean, simple, and updated (it’s about freaken time!) Prepping, sanding, painting took 3 days.  I didn’t work full 8 hour days but rather, on and off here and there haha. 

This weekend I finished off my kitchen mini-makeover by installing hardware all by myself and I’m feeling quite proud ;)  Hardware can be expensive and I think most people opt for the knobless/pull-less cabinets/drawers due to price however, it’s so important to me.  Hardware is like rocking a necklace with a simple blouse or dress.  It completes a look by adding depth, texture, color, and/or sheen. 

Recycling can be fun.  Cardboard Console #2

I’ve put this project on the back burner for months but seeing that I am home on a Thursday due to a company audit session, I decided to be productive and complete my construction portion of the project.  No glue yet.  Just good ol’ interlocking pieces. 

Currently anticipating for the rolled magazine papers to be laminated to the exterior…. More pictures to come, I hope.