Toot Your Horn Tuesday - Paint & Snow

It's time to TOOT!! How has your week been? Do you need a little pat on the back? Because this is the place to get one!!
Another crazy week in my little nest! As you know, we're trying to sell our house. Unfortunately, we're not getting much traffic. My real estate agent recommended that I tone down my kitchen to make it a little more neutral. I suppose that the black chalk board paint and my geometric hand painted back-splash might not appeal to everyone. This is the before picture.


The family really hated to see our kitchen changed, but it's what you've got to do! So....I ran to Lowe's and picked up some paint. What's more neutral than white? Right? Well, the paint went up pretty quickly. I have a small kitchen. But it looked horrible! Back to Lowe's I went and up went another color. Toasted Almond. Sounds nice, but once it was up, I HATED it! In the meantime, we had a snow storm!!

The biggest snow event we've had in 20 years! We rarely even get a dusting, but we ended up with over 8 inches. It was Saturday and the painting had to wait! There was fun to be had!! We built a snowman, made snow angels and ate snow cream. Although it hasn't snowed since Saturday, the temperature has been cold enough that the snow and ice are still here. School was canceled for Monday and Tuesday, because this part of the country is not equipped for this type of weather.

I did get back to the painting though. Today, I painted a 3rd time!! Back to white, but it's an off white and much less stark. I like my geometric design better, but this will have to do. Now it's NEUTRAL! And my entire body is sore!! Who paints a room 3 times, 3 different colors within 5 days?! ...me

This explains why I have not been on my blog since last Tuesday! What have you been up to? Please leave a comment if you're playing along! Don't forget to link back to this blog with either a button or a hyperlink in your post.



Toot Your Horn Tuesday Participants

1. Lollipop Boutonnieres for the Kids! 2. Ballard Inspired Bee Bulletin Board @ Design-Aholic 3. Milk Glass, Grey Bird, & Moss @ Design-Aholic 4. Romantic Red@COASTAL CHARM 5. Adventure Mom Janna- Trash to Toys EASY, FUN, CHEAP 6. Simple (but the best ever) Burp Cloth Tutorial 7. Prudent & Practical {DIY Geico Money Figure} 8. Monogram Magnets @ Made By Stephie 9. Newspaper Flowers @ Made By Stephie 10. Valentine Easter Bunny @ childmade 11. Flower Decorations from Bottle Bottoms @ Craft-Werk 12. All Things Heart and Home~Button & Burlap Heart 13. Memory Board Tutorial and GIVEAWAY!! 14. Little Lizard King - Before & After Dining to Living Room 15. Book Adventures @ Lakewood 16. Tara @ Feels Like Home (Valentine Love Notes for Your Kids) 17. Becca's Breakfast Room Addition 18. "A" Is for Alex- Wall Hanging 19. LOVE is in the Air Wreath 20. Coaster Memos (Red Heads Craft More Fun) 21. Super Easy Primitive Heart Wall Hanging

22. Pottery Barn Inspired Roman Numeral Decor 23. Spray paint Dead Plants To Give Them New Life 24. Magnetic Frame 25. Valentine's Day Art Purse 26. From The Trenches Of Motherhood 27. Gorgeous Packages from Cereal Boxes 28. Old, beat up filing cabinet turned wonderful storage bench... 29. Condo Blues (Insulated Roman Shade) 30. Check Yes or No Valentine's Booklet 31. Painted Lilac Suitcases @ Murals&More 32. Utensil Holder @ Keeping It Simple 33. Valentine Angel made to look old 34. Make a $500 screen for $30 EASY! @ Remodelaholic 35. Family Time Capsule @ somewhat simple 36. Crystal Heart Valentine’s Tutorial @ Remodelaholic 37. Liz @ IGTBH (funky recovered dining chairs) 38. Cozy Bedroom from Grace @ Ruby Moon Designs 39. Erin K-Subtle Valentine Decor 40. Favorites and Things- Valentines Tree 41. Handmade valentines @ Second Street 42. HowDoesShe - "Bee" my Valentine

43. Jane@FindingFabulous...A Fun Lamp Revamp! 44. Molly @ The Snyder 5 45. $3 Memo Board (Gail @ Black Copper DIY) 46. Valentine Mantle & Giveaway @ Yoga Gal 47. COOKIE CUTTER DISPLAY 48. Our Ugly Duckling Kitchen@ la maison LaFortune 49. 24$ redo 50. Melissa (tablecloth and chair covers) 51. Amber: Coffee Table Redo 52. Candle sticks and vases turned Monogram Candles Life As Lori 53. Painted Kitchen Cabinets@Cheaplikeabirdie 54. love-ly valentines day decor @ homesweet homebodies 55. My free table renovation 56. Valentine Tree 57. Valentine Placemats 58. Amanda @ Mom of Two Boys 59. Stinkin Cute Lovebirds! 60. Karli 61. Auction Find 62. Saving Money & Living Life (Weddings tips on a budget)

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