Kitchen Kick (Again)

So now that my hubby has a part time gig at Ikea ... my project man is back .... not that he has time but he definitely has gotten the bug

He also is loving the "how much can we save" game.... did I mention our latest score?

 $300 Sink for a cool $17.  I love that he works in the as is section... It had a small chip on the corner that needs a little cosmetic love and if we can't give it that love we are only out $17.  I call that a score.

So now he is keeping an eye out for cabinets, I am feeling confident in my man.  And in all honesty if we can get the kitchen up and running, I think I might be the happiest woman alive.  Not that I cook at all - however I can boil a mean pot of raviolis and that is about it.

But my main challenge right now is what I want to do with the walls.  I know I want to do a stencil (not into the challenge of wallpaper or the price of wallpaper) but what stencil do I want to use?

At first wanted something similar to this:

But I am seeing it everywhere!!! And if Target has it on their pillows you know it is about to see it's end days on the trend curve (Yes!!! I just used a retail term I learned in my trend analysis class - college degree well spent - glad my college loan payments are still worth something!).

Then I stumbled on this great idea!

Stolen from Sabbe Interior Design

And since she couldn't paint the walls in her apartment she used contact paper!!! Genius - however she does warn that her walls are plaster vs. dry wall - and dry wall doesn't love contact paper as much (if and when you want to remove the pattern).  Still gotta love the ingenuity (did I just surprise you with my word selection? Cause I totally just impressed myself).

My only concern is the husband veto.  Chevron might be too "loud" for my man... but if I do a tone on tone or a flat with a high gloss I might just get away with it.  And all I would need is a large ruler - and angle thingy and scissors to make my own stencil... a little cheaper than ordering one online and I can adjust the size and width to work in my space.  I am so convincing.

I wonder if this a project that my "Mom is Coming to Save my Ass" weekend could manage?  I could prime during the week since I will have daycare back (oh Nae Nae you do not know how much I value daycare now!!! don't ever go away again!!!).

And another fabulous thing I just ran across:

 

Normally I f'in hate glitter... my hatred being derived from teaching Sunday School with my mom (yes, this heathen actually taught Sunday School - okay I just loved to do the crafts and make the rooms super cute- I didn't really teach all that much).  But my mom once made the mistake of letting kindergartners have free reign with the glitter.  Clean up from hell to say the least.  But I might just break out some glitter for this project - and I bet it would be super easy and add some whimsy to my empty vases ;)

My need for projects is obviously back... I need a bit of a change from sweeping up crush goldfish, mopping up spilled juice since my daughter now opens up the fridge and helps herself to anything she wants... and Kraft Cheese Singles are awful to try and scrape off your hardwood floors... oil and yuckiness - so over it and need something to make me happy again.