apothecary chest turned television stand

We had been looking for a television stand for a LONG time. Is six months a LONG time? It feels like it because our t.v. was sitting on one of our dinning room chairs prior to this project. Some challenges I had in picking out a piece to fill this spot was the fact that it needed to fit into a corner, I didn't want espresso brown because we have an entire wall of bookshelves in this color, and I didn't want laminates. Picky, I know, I know.

The solution was to turn to my decorating pal Craigslist for a unique piece. Bingo, I think I found it. Here she is:

 I knew right away that I wanted to add a little color to the piece because we live in an apartment with lovely beige walls. The first step was sanding the entire piece. Since I don't have a power sander this step took a bit of time. Next up was priming the piece. Last summer my brother and I painted a bookshelf that we had made. It took forever with a brush. This time I went the spray painting route and  am so pleased with the results.

 After it was primed it was time for some color. Since the spray priming worked so well, the color coat was spray paint as well. Montana Gold for this girl. It is sold at Dick Blick here in the twin cities and their color selection is amazing. At the big box home construction stores the colors were pretty limited to primary colors. So drum roll please, here is the final result and in its permanent home.

I am happy. It was fun. Win win.
Happy Memorial Day weekend friends.

Twin Cities Interior Design Spotlight

Caitlin Wilson, Sarah Richardson, Jonathan Adler, Celerie Kemble, are just a few of the interior designers that I love. Today I realized that I don't think I know a single Minnesota based interior designer. That must change. Support local talent.

So today I went on a web hunting mission and I bring you  Molaia Design

I really like their bright, casual, and modern aesthetic. They seem to do great renovations on attainable homes. The first bathroom renovation is my favorite. Good job Molaia Design. 

 

Fancy Pants Breakfast

We eat a lot of pancakes. I probably whip up a batch at least twice a week. The mister could eat them every day I think but I was getting a little bored of them. The other day I decided to make crepes instead and have dessert for breakfast. Such a good decision. Yum. I used the Joy Of Cooking recipe and combined it with a few others I found on allrecipes. Thats why I like cooking rather than baking. Cooking I can change things around and break all the rule but in baking you must be precise and follow the recipe. How boring.
Here is the recipe I used:

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp salt
2 tablespoons of butter
1 dash of vanilla if making sweet crepe fillings, omit for savory

Directions:
1. Whisk together all ingredients besides the flour. Once blended add in the flour and whisk some more.
2. Heat a lightly oiled fry pan over medium heat.
3. Scoop the batter onto the pan using about 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the pan evenly.
4.Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes per side so that it starts getting a light brown. Serve hot with your choice of fillings.

I added chocolate chips at the end so they would melt in the crepe

Every thing tastes better with strawberries and whipped cream.

Funny for the Day

The Luker and I spent this past weekend in Dallas. We went for a counseling conference but also made plenty of time to eat yummy steaks, take naps, and attend a Rangers game. So fun. Catching up on my blogs today I came across this post by Buzzfeed. Enjoy.