But first it actually has to.

I’m just lucky Chris is so handy and can put one of these up in just a few minutes for me whenever my little heart desires.. We’re going about things completely backwards in this kitchen by playing around with all the finishing details first before we’ve even started on things like cabinetry, flooring, and all that.The problem is that I have big plans.

Big, grand plans.Big, grand, expensive plans.So that’s going to have to wait.

I still want to feel all happy and comfy in my kitchen though, so this works for now.. Once we got.the new table in just before Christmas.

, the old dining room style chandelier that was hanging there before really started to bug us.

Well, actually, it always bugged me, but it actually started to bug Chris.In the end though, I decided it was already pretty amazing, so as far as decor goes, I kept it pretty simple..

I used the same paint colors that I used elsewhere in the room (CIL Zeppelin, and Shoreline) in repetition in a few different areas of the desk and that really helped create a nice pulled-together look.I wrote a post about.

creating absolutely perfect wall stripes.too if you’re interested in that.. Other than that, I just borrowed some homeless decor items from around the house and used a few zebra-themed things we’ve picked up over the last year since Kennedy’s zebra phase started.. And of course, legos..