bookcase makeover

I purchased this bookcase many years ago, and it has been unfinished in the kids room for the last ten years. Lately the girls asked me to get it out of their room and I found a great space for it in the living room, so I finally decided to painted in black to match the rest of the furniture, and I am very happy with the results. Now, I just need to find the right accessories, and I hope it doesn't take me another 10 years!

How in the world....

...Did my kitchen got so dirty?

with three kids, a husband, two cats, one dog, baseball practice, soccer practice, school events, cheer practice, etc,etc....wow! who has time to clean the kitchen?

But I did it! two hours latter.....this is the way it is suppose to look:

Bummer!

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong, planting seeds and watching them grow shouldn't be so hard...anyway, there goes my tomato, bell peppers and eggplant garden.




On a brighter side, my apple tree is doing amazing....



...And so are my Roses!