Last time I left off with my kitchen cabinets was in June, we were heading off for our vacation and I had just finished painting the last coat on the cabinets after my Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations failure. After working on my pantry last week, and finishing up some other things in the kitchen, like a […]
My Pretty Pantry
Fall is in there air and apparently it makes me want to nest. I have been finishing up projects and starting a few new ones the past week since the kids started school. On a whim the other day I decided to paint the pantry which led to also painting the mudroom. Don’t ask. I […]
The Kitchen Cabinets are Painted!
After my Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations Failure, I needed to finish up the kitchen cabinets before we left on vacation. Last night when we should have been going over the packing list and stuffing more goldfish into snack bags, we were instead putting cabinet drawer fronts and doors back on the frames in the kitchen. For […]
Guest Post: Becky from Houzz!
When I received an email in my inbox the other week from Houzz talking about Guest Posting here at The Blooming Hydrangea I couldn’t hit reply fast enough. Houzz is a great website full of inspiration where you can create your own ideabook and save images in the ideabook. They also have great articles and […]
My Kitchen Failure and Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations
A few weeks ago I posted my kitchen plans, paint the top cabinets white and the bottom cabinets gray. I purchased two Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations Kits a few months ago and couldn’t wait to get started. This is not my first rodeo with painting cabinets or wood for that matter. You can read about how […]
The Kitchen Project Begins
This past weekend I started the process of transforming the cabinets with the Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations Kit. Saturday I removed all the upper cabinet doors, removed the hinges and door knobs, filled the holes where the knobs currently were on the door, scraped off the rubber thing that keeps the door from hitting the frame […]
Kitchen Dreaming and Scheming Continues
Yesterday I shared some of my kitchen dreaming and scheming with you. After posting the hubby said I could paint all the cabinets gray. What?!?! Well as much as I appreciate that he approved the all gray plan, I think I’m leaning towards white on top, gray on the bottom. (That sounds like either […]
Kitchen Dreaming and Scheming
Back in December while doing some late night Christmas shopping at Wally world, the hubby and I ran across some Rustoleum Cabinet Transformation Kits (small size) on clearance for $30. They had Ultra White and Cabernet left so I scooped up the last two Ultra White kits and ran walked to the checkout with them. […]
Roomspiration Kitchens
Well today is kind of a sad day, it’s the last day of the Roomspirations tour. Although I am excited to head over to Roeshel’s awesome blog DIY Showoff and check out all the kitchens that will be linked up. I need some inspiration and I am missing my white kitchen from the Colonial. That […]
Kitchen remodel featured today
I’m so excited that my kitchen is being featured on Remodelaholic today! I love Cassity and her amazing DIY/Remodel/Before and After home features! She also has some awesome link up parties going on during the week such as a project link ups party on Fridays and Recipe link ups on Sundays. So stop over […]


