Bungalow 4: 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

1 day 14 hours 24 minutes and counting.....

It's almost here! Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! I will be taking a few days off from blogging to finish up last minute Christmas details and to spend this wonderful time with friends and family. I will spend most of the day tomorrow watching over my burgandy mushrooms that I am taking to Christmas dinner on Sunday. I saw Ree Drummond make them on the Pioneer Woman Christmas special on Food Network the other day and I HAVE to make them. They are super easy but take 9 hours. Yes, 9 hours. But from what I hear it's worth it. We shall see.

They look delicious. They'll go great with the beef tenderloin!

Merry Christmas!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

It's not Christmas until I have seen.....

It's not really Christmas for me until I have seen all of my favorite Christmas movies and shows. They bring back so many wonderful memories and really get me into the Christmas spirit. Here's my must see list in no particular order...

Christmas Vacation

Christmas Story

Charlie Brown Christmas

Home Alone

Love Actually

Brady Bunch Christmas Episode

Andy Griffith Christmas Episode

I Love Lucy Christmas Episode

White Christmas

As you can see I have a lot to watch to get ready for Christmas but I love it!

What are your favorite Christmas things to watch?

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Kitchen Cabinets are Done!

Yay! I finally finished the paint the kitchen cabinets white project. Actually they are an off white but white just the same. I used Annie Sloan's chalk paint in Old White. I think I achieved what I was going for, which is fresh, modern, and bright. Take a look at the before and after photos...

BEFORE....

AFTER...

Phase 1 is done. Next up is painting the white doors black leaving the white trim and painting large horizontal white (the color of the cabinets) stripes on the walls. What do you think so far?

Color Me Happy!

I just ran across some pictures of colored Christmas lights. I can't even begin to tell you how happy they make me.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture!

I absolutely love the way the lights glow through the snow.
This makes me HAPPY!

There's just something about the soft colorful glow of colored lights. Reminds me of when I was just a little girl waiting on Santa and waking up to some of the best Christmas mornings ever.

HAPPY!

4 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS...

4 days until Christmas if you don't count today and I am so excited. Can't wait for Christmas vacation to start. I have so enjoyed checking the mail and looking at all the beautiful Christmas cards from our friends and family. It seems like every year I do something different to display them. This year they are hanging around the mantel. Here are a few pictures of what other people do with their Christmas cards.

How do you display your Christmas cards?

Monday, December 19, 2011

Rudolph the RED Reindeer

Wanted to share with you a project done by Sherry of Young House Love. She found these brown paper mache looking reindeer for $4 at Ben Franklin and decided to spray paint them red to use as Christmas decorations. I think they are perfect.

Aren't they beautiful. I love the bright red shiney finish. They look like they could be ceramic. $4 bucks a piece (no pun intended) and a can of spray paint and you end up with this. Great idea!!!