I’m obsessed with kitchens, maybe because I love being in mine and often dream of my dream kitchen.  I came across this amazing blog called for the love of a house.  It outlines the renovations of a old farm house.  Really beautiful and if you have time to look at the other rooms of this house I highly recommend it.  Beautiful design features!  What I fell in love with was the farmhouse kitchen.  So warm and inviting.  Makes me want to pull up a chair at the table next to the fireplace on a cool fall morning while drinking my coffee (or tea) and my breakfast while reading the paper.  Ahhhh….yes, this is me dreaming!  Take a look for yourself at this beautiful farmhouse kitchen. 

Are you dreaming of your weekend morning breakfast at this table like I was?  Of course, with the noise of the kids not being there. 

I love these glass canisters with scoops for the things you use often on the counter. 

And then there is the stove….yes, the stove….my dream Viking stove!  A girl can dream can’t she?

Halloween is among us and it’s one of my favorite times to decorate!  The girls and I have been busy doing Halloween crafts and decorating their room and shhhh….don’t tell anyone but we actually started before October 1^stin the decorating.  Last week I had one day off before I headed off for my mini-vacation with my mom for my birthday and I thought I would surprise the girls when they got home from school with their door being decorated.  I headed to Michael’s craft store and picked up a few things in order to make a indoor wreath.  I say indoor because this wreath isn’t the most weather resistant.  If you are looking for a outdoor DIY Halloween Wreath check out the one I posted about last year.  Both are easy and fun to make.  This wreath didn’t take much time to make and you only need a few materials. 

Here is what you’ll need to get started:

Styrofoam Wreath

Black Ribbon (or ribbon color of choice)

4 – 6 ft Feather Boa’s (color of choice)

4 large spiders of color choice (I found mine at Michael’s Craft Store)

Hot Glue Gun 

And here is how to put this indoor (and easy) wreath together:

Step 1: Place black ribbon around the top of the wreath and wrap around once.  Using glue gun, glue ribbon onto wreath.  The ribbon will allow the wreath to hang on a door.  For extra support, you can also pin the ribbon into the wreath.

Step 2: Take one of your feather boas and hot glue one end to the wreath.  Once dried you can start wrapping the boa around the wreath making sure to cover the Styrofoam.  Hot glue the other end and continue doing the same thing with the other boas until wreath is completely covered.

Step 3: Now to have fun and apply the spiders!  Figure out how you would like to place the spiders around the wreath.  I used big spiders, but you could also use smaller spiders.  Using the hot glue gun, glue back of spider as well as the spot you would like to place the spider on the wreath.  It’s best if you push some of the feathers aside in order to glue the spider onto the Styrofoam. 

Step 4: Allow everything to dry in place before hanging.  Hang ribbon over door with wreath showing on the side you want visable.  Using a small nail tack the ribbon at the top of the door to anchor the wreath and hold in place.

And here is what the finished product looked like on the girls door.  They were very surprised and very happy when they came home last week to see this on their bedroom door.  To hang it I just took a small nail and tacked the ribbon down at the top of the door.  And presto!  A indoor Halloween wreath!  Quick, Easy, and a whole lot of fun!

Note: In addition to the wreath I taped on the door spiders made out of black card stock.

Wow! That’s all I can say about this kitchen.  I’m not sure I could go aqua on my kitchen cabinets (I’m more of a white cabinet girl) but it doesn’t mean that I can’t be amazed by the beauty of this kitchen.  I think the thing I’m drooling most over is the kitchen appliances.  I would be in heaven with just about any of the appliances in the kitchen…..and if I had to pick one I would be happy with the most….I’m not sure I could choose.  One of each please!

The owner of this drop dead gorgeous kitchen (who is currently taking professional chef’s classes…my dream!) worked with Canadian architect and designer Dee Dee Taylor Eustace to renovate her 380 sq ft kitchen and breakfast room. The blue-green quartzite stone on the countertops and used as inlays on the fabulous limestone floor inspired the room’s color palette. The color of the cabinets were custom mixed to match a favorite candle of the owner’s. Sooo pretty! Everything is so functional and efficient here, a chef’s dream come true!

You can learn all about the space and see more great photos by Andreas Trautmansdorff over at Traditional Home!

I thought it would be fun to start sharing some of my recent finds on the blog on my new obsession, Pinterest.  If you have never heard of this site….it’s addicting!  It’s nothing but eye candy.  You basically pin things across the web that you love and your pins are shared with other users.  It’s fun, it’s addicting, and inspirational.  Here are some of my “pin” this week.  I’ll be sharing every week, until you get bored, my pins.  Maybe it will be fun for you, or bring you inspiration in some form. That’s what I’m hoping at least.

This week my theme seemed to be things having to do with the home.  If you start doing this you’ll begin to see a trend of your own pins.  And if you are on Pinerest, follow me and I’ll follow you!  I’m multiplydelicio

Happy Pinning!

Over on the Kid’s Page I mentioned that Sweet Paul’s new Summer Issue is out, but I had to share one more thing from the pages of the summer issue because it was just too good not to share.  You know all those cans that you place in the recycling bin because you think “what else am I going to use it for”.  Well wait no further because Sweet Paul and his creative team has some ideas to make those cans turn into something beautiful.

Who knew, right?  I’m in love with these next ideas…

The “fruit stand” is on my list to try.  What’s on yours?  Head over to see more ideas to turn those cans into something new.

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