online shopping BOO continues

SAD! So after weeks and weeks of online shopping looking for a rug for my kitchen I finally settled on Safavieh Thom Filicia in Turquoise now the top picture looks blue not turquoise right?  So when I purchased the rug...I purchased the SECOND picture based off the color I saw on Amazon.  I realize the same rug can come in multiple colors so I chose the TURQUOISE/ NOT blue rug...guess what the TURQUOISE rug looked like upon arrival?  Yes thats right....the first BLUE rug!  I called and they said that its an obvious error, but yes the blue in the first rug was a more accurate color of the rug I ordered.  So needless to say I am now paying the shipping BACK for this item and Im still on the hunt for a kitchen Rug. 

On line Shopping BOO!

Mmmm perhaps shopping online is a bit over rated…
3 out of 4 purchases this last month arrived either damaged or so far from their online description that I had to return them....
A bit of advice:
Don’t buy the zig zag chair from Urban outfitters. Piece o crap. Damaged upon receipt and quite honestly not worth the money…
West Elm drapes were not the color seen online and had to go back
Recent Etsy purchase was damaged in shipping and now dealing with a somewhat unresponsive etsy supplier about a refund- we will see if I ever get a replacement or refund.( see pic below for evidence of damaged goods)

GRR

So what is this teaching me? Perhaps only buy things that I see in person. Which severely limits my shopping as I live in Utah and don’t seem to have a lot of variety….and I work full time so my ability to shop is non existent to begin with. Makes for completing home projects slightly difficult.

Its done.

The transformation from old yucky fireplace- to cabinet/entertainment center is done!  I didnt think we could pull it off but Jonathan did a great job and I love it.  We figured out a way to keep the cabinet semi-permanent should we ever need to get behind it, change out cords, etc we will be able to pull it out and access the electrical box.  It has the clean look with some detail that I love, and really hats off to the hubby who was on the receiving end of all my demands and desires for a certain look.  Thanks baby you did an awesome job!!

Funny pic

This is a great pic...Tristan having now decided that he needs to sleep shirtless because he gets too hot --was up late last night.  He couldnt settle down and was in and out of our bedroom.  After being banished from our room around 9pm- Jonathan called me in when he got home school around 10pm.  There lying across his bed, was our Tbugs fast asleep, bands in his hands legs off the bed….I could not believe he had fallen asleep like that!  Sooooo cute. J

project updates

My oh my…the countertops are in….and Im in love. Clean, cool, and simple. Just what I wanted. The light grey is wonderfully neutral and compliment the cabinets perfectly. I realized why these make my heart sing. Ive always loved the modern industrial look of poured concrete countertops and there is definitely that type of vibe with them.  Just a few touch ups here and there on paint and molding...
Also we got a new stainless sink! You have no idea how nice it is to have one until you’ve gone without. I had stainless in a few houses so when we moved in and had the white porcelain—it was chipped and stained…well lets just say…I love the undermount as well. Jonathan is in the process of installing the faucet ( which I love too…) and we should be fully functional by tonight. Last up is the tile backsplash and then the update will be complete!

The fireplace is almost done as well. All we need to do is re-install the moldings around the fireplace and do some paint touch ups and then we are done! I was unsure how I would like the subway tile and the cabinet together but it turned out great! I really love the TV being up on the mantel and all our cords and DVD, xbox etc out of view and keeping things looking neat and tidy. Thats the update 'round here!

He said What?

Funny things kids say- Tristan Style:

Tristan has been having a rough couple of weeks with me leaving him in the mornings. Often times I hear “please don’t go to work Mommy, stay home with me..” Or a variation of that theme. Its actually quite heartbreaking, makes me think about our choices and quite honestly gives my heart a tug. Again believing that Tristan is now our last child( last round of infertility treatments didn’t work so we are done “trying”) I am wrapping my brain around this whole thing so the mommy guilt is in full force.

Yesterday on our way to do some shopping Tristan was lamenting the fact that he now wanted STAR WARS guys. Hes in a constant state of jealousy over Elijiahs and we said that perhaps Santa could bring him some Star War figures. As anyone with a 3 year old knows….its a repetitive convo along with the one about me not working. So finally Jonathan said…well Tristan “ Mommy has to work if you want your Star War figures. To which he promptly changed his tune about me staying home with him and said….”Okay. You can keep working mommy so you can buy my Star War figures.”  WHAT the???


Ah the fickle nature of children.

Kitchen progress

I think I mentioned that our original 2 choices for our countertops didnt work out...we were going with a white(r) look and more of a salt and pepper color granite. Then after our second choice fell through we found a place where I had tons of solid surface options and after going through the pros and cons of granite, quartz, marble, sandstone etc and considering cost and maintenence on each of those surfaces --we decided to go with quartz. Now I have a budget and its quite amazing that really everything that my eye is drawn to is NATURALLY way out of my price range...so when deciding on the quartz the owner of the place said that he just finished up a kitchen with a similiar color sceme, so if I was interested in the same color quartz he could get me an otherwise screaming deal. I was all over it. So below is a picture of what the closest color online was available to what we are doing. We are going to do a white subway tile backsplash and I think it will tie in nicely. Only another week and half to go till my countertops are installed!! Yippee!