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A lot of you loved the chevron shade, and I did too, but in the end the grayish navy shade seemed like the best choice for what I was going for in here.

Don’t forget to pin these ideas for the next time you make a big pot of chili at your house!I make it look like I’m a pretty together person around here sometimes.Or most of the time.

I only show the pretty pictures of my house, I share tips for the things that I know or that I learn to do really well.Part of that is just the nature of this type of blog.It’s part education and part inspiration and those kinds of pretty, useful posts just fit it.

Sometimes though, it’s a good idea to “pull the curtain back” and share a little more realness, just to keep things in perspective.So let’s do that, shall we?.

I got the inspiration for this post when my friend Erica, recently shared a post like this.

It was encouraging and real and fun to read just like all of her posts are and I thought “Hey, I can do that!What about finished wood cabinets!.

The painted wall right beside the cabinet?.If you have Sharpie there, you may just have to repaint that little patch.

The rubbing alcohol cleaned the paint away and revealed the weird pinky color that used to be on these walls.. Hmm, OK, well if that didn’t work, how about the stainless steel fridge?.I’m talking about the scribbles on the left, not the right, just to clarify.