Color, Crown Molding, and Curtains

I feel ready to show off a few pictures of our small improvements to our house. We've done lots more more painting and work than I'm showing, but I thought I'd highlight just a few fun (and semi-noticeable) changes:

HOUSE BEFORE THE MOVE

OUR HOUSE AFTER THE MOVE

(This isn't the best photo, but you can see that we added a splash of color on the front door.)

KITCHEN BEFORE THE MOVE

OUR KITCHEN AFTER THE MOVE

What? You don't really see a difference besides the black knobs?!? We spent four Saturdays installing kickboards and crown molding for the cabinets. Argh! We have since repented of the desire to do our own finished woodwork projects. The crown molding needs a better paint job, but we are too tired to revisit this project right now.

OUR KITCHEN AFTER THE MOVE

I love this little secretary desk in the kitchen. Don't look too closely at the crown molding! It only looks nice from a distance!

No home improvements in this shot. Just a handsome little boy who likes to take pictures of his mom with a camera. This photo is of the corner of the kitchen, next to the secretary desk.

SAM'S BEDROOM

Ironically, the person in our family who cares least about interior design has ended up with the most finished bedroom in the house. Sam's red curtains arrived in the mail yesterday afternoon, and I quickly hemmed them last night. I think it was the first time that I completed a sewing project in a reasonable amount of time, without any major disasters.

SAM'S BEDROOM

Another shot of my handsome buddy taking a picture. I love the print of Matisse cut-outs that we found at IKEA last week (in the background). I think I might go back and buy this other one for one of the bare walls in Sam's room.