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{Kitchen Makeover} Accént Wall and Curtainworks Reveal

I’ll keep it short and sweet.

The kitchen started off like this. My woes with this burgundy wall ran deep. Was certainly happy to see it go.

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Painted the wall and while it lightened up the space it also made it very bland.

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As I work room by room transforming these spaces I really want to inject pops of color and learn to properly layer.

As mentioned in my inspiration post, I ordered 4 pairs of pinch pleat 108 in curtains from Curtainworks. I received them in record time and was itching to put them up.There was a ton of selections and I had a hard time choosing but I was so thankful that I could take the time to peruse versus getting in and out of my car going from store to store to find what I needed. Curtainworks selection not to mention pricing has me sold and I will be using them again as I move to the other rooms in the house.

When I received the curtains I was thrilled at the quality. Although these particular curtains are not pure silk, they feel very similar to the touch. I won’t tell you how affordable they are, you have to go and look for yourself but I will  mention that they are lined which really makes them a great deal for the price. As with most packaged curtains I had to iron out the creases from where they were folded in the pack. I opted to use  rings to hang them but there are tabs on the back as well as a hole to run the rod through depending on the look you select.

Prior to installing them, I had the Mr. fix the paint on the other walls and I painted the bay area Spicy Hue by Sherwin Williams.
I toyed with the idea of putting the curtains between the windows but the area was so small and I wanted something that would make a statement.

This is how it turned out. It’s a little out of the box and I may decide to put blinds above the shutters, and hem the bottoms but for now I am happy with the outcome.

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kitchen before after

Next up….a new table!!

What do you think?!

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Summer Weekend

Summer Vacation Week 2- A Trip to DC

This past week was crazy to say the least.

My Aunt, my father’s sister passed away and I decided to take the children with me to DC to attend the funeral. Unfortunately because of the short time frame the plane tickets were too expensive for all of us so I decided a road trip was in order.

My father didn’t want me to take the trip alone with the kids, as my husband had a previous engagement that he needed to attend in Miami so my father flew from Las Vegas to Atlanta and drove up with us.

With no prior engagements on my calendar we set out for DC on Thursday to do a little sightseeing before the funeral on Saturday.

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Virginia

Outside of the circumstances for our visit we had an great time taking in some of the sights and seeing old friends and family members during our short time there.

Friday we visited the Aquatic Gardens which is like an oasis in the middle of the city. Raw unbothered habitat is right up my father’s alley…and he was all in with his camera. Disclaimer: My father retired from National Geographic so there is some background on why he had us in the hot sun for about an hour snapping photos of turtles and lilly pads and geese.

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Leaving there we made a few different stops checking out some of the sights that DC has to offer to include riding the new Capital Wheel at the National Harbor. I’ll just say I’m not about that height life at 35. I was a complete and nervous wreck the entire time. They lift you up and then you sit there suspended while they let other people on. Glad to say I did it once….cause

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National Harbor

We slid by the Jefferson, Lincoln, World War II and Martin Luther King Memorials as well as the Monument.

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Monument

…and no AKA could be 5 blocks from Howard University and not visit the AKA tree at the founding place of their beloved Sorority. I had to do it.

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Saturday we spent with family before waking and getting back on the road Sunday around 8 to get back home. We landed back in ATL around 8p.

Again, outside of the circumstances it was great catching up with old family members and meeting new ones. Family really and truly is the backbone of EVERYTHING and I’m glad we took the trip to pay our respects.

I’m tired and the week ahead is full. My father will be here until Thursday so I will be scarce around the interwebs but make sure you come back tomorrow. I’m revealing the accent wall and Curtainworks curtains that I recently installed in the kitchen.

How was your weekend? Anything spectacular?

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On the Go with Kozy Shack Pudding + {Giveaway}

Thanks to Kozy Shack for sponsoring today’s discussion. My opinons are mine. You already know!

Now that I am on this fitness quest one of the suggestions that has been made  is I need to eat….regularly.

I’ve been known to go about a day and a half without eating and not be bothered. Well those days are long gone, as I am now eating a few mini meals/snacks throughout the day. This new trend has helped me feel less sluggish, however the downside is around that 3rd hour I get violently hungry. Hungry like I’m pregnant, I get light headed and start looking for the nearest thing near me to eat, throwing caution to the wind on whether said item is good for me or not.

In an effort to make sure I’m not snacking on a bunch of junk I’ve been looking for snacks that I can throw in my bag and eat on the run.

Kozy Shack Pudding

I’ve recently been introduced to Kozy Shack pudding. The pudding comes in a tub as well as small cups. The small cups have been great for snacking on the move while the tub stays at home. I’ve always been a fan of pudding ever since I was a child. My children enjoy pudding as well and as a mother I’m happy to give them Kozy Shack because of the wholesome ingredients….especially seeing that I can pronounce all of them. Nothing says win like letting your children eat something that tastes good and is good for them. Kozy Shack puddings are high in calcium and are gluten free.

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I am of the cloth that everything from ice cream to pudding tastes a little bit better with Oreo crumbs sprinkled on it. Mash them up real fine over some pudding and you have yourself something. I know the Oreos aren’t the best for me but after a long day there is  nothing like having a sit on my front porch enjoying a fancy cup of pudding with crushed cookies……and a tall glass of Sangria water.

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Kozy Shack is being generous and offering one of you a coupon to purchase a Kozy Shack item of your choice valued at $4.99, as well as two super cute ceramic pudding mugs and spoons.

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{Outfit of the Day} Farmer’s Market Fresh

Going into the weekend, the refrigerator and cabinets were bare. There were pickings but they were slim and required some imagination to concoct a meal.

Saturday I got busy and by Sunday we were practically eating air so I had to make a trek to the Farmer’s Market.

I threw on what I felt comfortable in. I am slowly realizing in my old age that I really like classic styles and looks. I get the trends but unless they are marked down I probably won’t buy them. Give me an oxford and some shorts and I’m good.

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Oxford: Thrifted {Brooks Brothers} Shorts: Kohl’s Necklace: Thrifted Bracelet: TJ Maxx Sunnies: Chloé

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