Update

Wow I can't believe that it's been seven months since my last post, Christmas and New Year have been and gone without so much as a peep from me. My New Years resolution was to try and post at least 3 times a week but as you can see that hasn't happened.

For those of you who have visited before you will see that over that last couple of days I've been making some changes to the layout of A Second Look, I thought I'd give it a new look for a new year. I have added a page called Our Renovation and as I sort through the photos of the progress I will put together a post but also link it to the new page.  That's the plan now I just have to get my brain to come up with some interesting things to blog about. I seem to get blogger block a lot lately thus the lack of posting if anyone has any suggestions on how to get the creativity flowing I would love to hear from you.

I hope everyone has has a glorious spring day as we have, it actually reached 15 degrees today but alas we are back to the rain tomorrow, but for now here are some beautiful images of spring.

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Kitchen Inspiration

As the kitchen in the new house needs to be renovated here are a few images that I have been drooling over looking at. I am hoping to combine things I like from each of them into one beautiful kitchen.

White cabinets grey counters source unknown

This is love Source Alice Lane

Loving the white cabinets and dark floors source style at home

This is more the look I am going for source Decorpad

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Source Decorpad

I must apologise for not knowing all the sources for the images if anyone can help I will update.

Have a great day.

We Bought A House

"Ever dream of buying a house gutting it and rebuilding so its perfectly you, well I'm doing just that! I bought a house, I'm renovating room by room making the most of every dollar".

Ok for those of you out there who are Sarah Richardson fans you will know I have just stolen her opening lines from Sarah's house but I thought it fitting.

Yep we bought a house!!!!!

We are gutting it room by room,

and hopefully it will be the home we want.

The only difference between Sarah's house and our house........ is the budget. We don't have over $100,000 to do the renovating, we have a mere $21,000.

So stick with me and I will share with you our renovation.

The House:

Not exactly my dream home but I have a vision, I just hope I can pull it all together on budget.

Bedroom Reveal

Many, many months ago I posted a picture of my youngest daughters room in the before state and promised an after picture, well 8 months later here are the after shots.  It didn't take me that long to complete the room just to get the pictures and write about it.  What spurred me into action is the fact we are moving yet again and the room was being packed up, so it was now or never for the photos.

Just to refresh, the before pictures:

and here are the after pictures:

Pretty in White, Teal and  a Hit of Pink

Bed Frame a Craigslist Find For Only $30

Feather Boa Wreath

Refinished Desk

Garage Sale Frames Painted Teal, Artwork Paper Napkins

Refinished Night Stands and Lamps

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Cricut

Hi all, I hope you are having a great weekend. Mine has been very busy as the girls have a four day break and we have been making the most of it. By this I mean we have been shopping, shopping and more shopping.... Friday was spent getting Taylor's graduation dress which looks absolutely gorgeous on her....Saturday was spent doing the rounds of Garage sales and thrift stores where I picked up some goodies that I will post about later, but as the title implies I'm now the proud owner of a Cricut Expression Machine.

I have been after one for ages and as a belated birthday and mothers day gift Mr ASL told me to go and buy one today. So I did and I can't wait to try her out.

Here she is:

Hopefully I will be posting some projects soon that's if I ever get through the instruction manual. Wish me luck and if anyone would like to recommend the best cartridges I would really appreciate it.