The New Dutch King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima

 

 

 







The new Dutch King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima.

Source: Daily Mail

Living in Tennessee

You read that right!

 

We've been living in Tennessee for almost a month, and we'll be here for another.

 

I did a post about our trip, if you'd like to read about it here.

 



 

Now that I'm settled, I'll be able to blog again.

 

Yay!

The Duchess Of Cambridge

 

Catherine with her mother Carole, and sister Pippa at her uncle's wedding in 1993.

Our Country Kitchen. Plans Come To Life

Welcome to our home.

 

Here's our country kitchen:

 

When I moved in with my fiance, the kitchen was a midnight blue hue. With half painted black or white cabinets. Some counters were granite, others were chipboard with granite tiles and all the appliances were all on one wall. It took us nearly a year to change, and the biggest change was lightening it up.

 

Here are some preliminary designs I created. I originally designed with a wall oven, but we decided on a stove and more storage instead.

 

We designed a bench seat in the bay window, which opens up to store small kitchen appliances. And as you can see, Buster really enjoys this spot. That's why we've called it Buster's bench.

Here's a perspective of the sink area. We now have pull out cabinets, storing microwavable dishes on both sides of the stove. So much more functional.

We also added a peninsula to create an eat in kitchen. We currently have two seats, but could easily fit four around the counter. The fridge was also originally right next to the stove, with a left handed door, which is not really practical so we relocated it to create a triangle, and a more functional space.



 

Through the columns (to the right of the picture above) is our family room. A lot of work was done in that room also. The biggest project was building a wall above the fireplace at an angle to withstand our TV...More on that another time.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed seeing how some plans can come to life.

 

I'm linking up with:

 

Romance On A Dime

 

My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia

 

Kathe With An E

 





Kathie Lee Gifford Tours Howie Mandel's Home

 

 

 

Bruce Willis $8 Million Central Park West Apartment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source

 

The 57 year old recently purchased this art-deco apartment. It dates back to the 1930's and overlooks New York's Central Park West.

Be My Valentine

 

Happy Valentine's Day to you.

 

 

Last night we had a lovely dinner, which I posted about here.

 

 

Today, I awoke to a lovely surprise. An orchid and a gift. The gift was a Whitman's sampler.

 

My fiance made us breakfast. Pancakes and bacon!
 



 

Oscar watched me eat. Haha!

For lunch I made a pot roast. I served it alongside roasted carrots, potatoes, sweet tomatoes and onions. Also, the gravy was probably the tastiest I've ever made.


 

Oscar was full and sleepy...he had a lovely nap.

Sophie, was so happy. Bacon and pot roast??!! 

 

We had a lovely Valentine's Day. I'm very loved.

 

I'm linking with:

 

Between Naps on The Porch



The Stepford Wives [1975]

Pastel Perfection

Pinterest

 

How beautiful is this cake? Pastels, roses, and perfection.

 

Kim Kardashian's House

This is supposedly Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's new home in Bel Air, California.



The Italian styled villa is 9000 square feet and has never been occupied. However, it's said Kim and Kanye are undertaking a large scale renovation.



Neighbors include Jenifer Aniston, Chris Paul, and Joe Francis.



The kitchen features rain forest marble counters, and a sense of replicated European style with it's beams and herringbone bricked ceiling.



The equally large family room, has sweeping views of the loggia and pool. Which don't seem as private when looking at these exterior photos.











The views are amazing though, wouldn't you agree?



You can also see them from the upstairs balcony and bedroom.







Oh, and it was only $10.75 million with $933 monthly HOA dues.

The photos were from homebunch and there are similar posts to check out at Hooked on Houses.