Space Above Our Kitchen Cabinets What to Do

 

Space Above Our Kitchen Cabinets  What to Do

Hello, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams! Lately I have noticed different discussions, and articles about that space that is above the kitchen cabinets. The gap that is at the top of the cabinet, and to the ceiling. Most kitchens have about a 1-2 foot space. 

You can either leave it empty, look at it, look at it again, wonder what to do, and think about it. You might look around the internet, or some of your facebook groups for some answers. No rules what to do with that space which is great. There are so many choices, and possibilities to do. Do as you wish, and what works for you that you will be comfortable with.

Many people will use it as a storage area. Items not used often, or mostly for like holidays or special occasions. Some choose to add decorative shelves, some will add some cubbies, and many will use it as an open display area. Show some cookbooks, display some decorative dishes, different vases, some of your collectibles, plants, baskets, and decorate with items that will accent your kitchen decor. I have seen different lighting added, remote control candles, shiplap added, a backsplash added, or some decorative wallpaper too. Another idea I have seen is with some wood beams that looked really nice. You don’t always have to do anything. You can decide to do nothing too. 

Do something simple

Show off some of your favorite things

Displaying different plates looks really good

Incorporate some of your baskets, trays, vases, add a few cubbies spaces to decorate

Show off some of your collectibles

No certain items. Just a little of this, and little of that

Show case some of your collectives from travels, different visits, special times

I Love the look with the wood beams! You wouldn’t have to really decorate with anything else. Depends on the space that you have.

Great for seasonal holiday decorating with remote candles too

Christmas decorative with some lighting looks very nice

All the pictures I am sharing with you are ideas from FB Groups, google, and Pinterest is another great place to look for things too. I wish I could find pictures of how I had ours done years ago when we lived on an acreage. I had so much fun with it! I had some colored wooden folding shutters with some of my vintage cans, and vintage cheese graters displayed. Then on the other cupboards I displayed my different Pyrex bowls of different sizes I had. The empty wall at the end of the cupboards I then had all my old enamel pans hanging that are pink, and the aqua colored ones. I am sooo sorry! I really wish I could find these pictures to show you, but I think they were on my computer that had been stolen back in that time frame.

So, if you have cupboards like this, and not quite sure what to do, I hope I was able to give you some ideas that could lead into other ideas too. Be creative, show some of your creations and crafts that you have made, your collectibles, and so on. The possibilities are endless. Have some fun!

Thanks for visiting with LilacsNDreams! Have fun with all you do! Take care, and see you again soon.

DIY Repurpose Handmade Crafting Vintage Collectibles Groups

 DIY Repurpose Handmade Crafting Vintage Collectibles Groups

Hi, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams! New Year, holidays are past, and in my case I’m hitting that kind of blah mood/mode. Feels kind of like I need to slow down, catch my breath, and find my place to focus on what needs to be done. Focus on some new goals, plans, and ideas of what I need to be doing. I need to clean, organize, downsize a few things…mostly personal things, and then I need to get into crafting for this new year. Ideas for things to make, and do. Just need to be able to focus with it so that I can enjoy what I do, and be productive with it as well too. 

One of my favorite pastimes is to see what others share. I enjoy seeing the instructions, and completed projects for those that craft, repurpose, do handmade, and are sharing their enjoyments. Some of that also includes using vintage collectible items with repurposing, restyling, upcycling, and just everyday items that are all around us. 

When searching the internet you can find quite a few things for all of this. It’s a big place out there. You can also find, and be involved with many different groups that are either private, or public too. The groups are fun, relaxing, learning, and places to ask questions for help, or just to get some ideas from other opinions. Sometimes I get too caught up with them, and have spent a lot of time viewing and making notes. I keep going back, and it’s kind of like an addiction like crafting can be too.

Many of the groups I follow, share, and get involved with are on Facebook. So below are just a few pictures showing some things, and I tried to include the name of the groups they came from. There are sooo many, but this is just a few of them.

Some of the vintage pieces big, or small make some adorable fun things too. I myself crafted a few pieces using some small vintage pieces….wooden blocks, empty and threaded little wooden spools, and so on.

Something popular has been the snowman hats that are made with different items. Some items used are from Dollar Tree, things we have around the home with like empty coffee or food cans, a little paint, some sealants, different sorts of embellishments, and the list is endless of what you could use.

Wonderful work done here with vintage, or making it look vintage too. Frames, borders, pictures, prints, just so many ways to do things like this too. 

Extra cups, mugs, teapots, items from broken sets, and here they show another way of putting things together.

This is adorable, and creative using Dollar Tree items. Bowls, charger plates or some sort of plate, pool noodles, a little glue, little paint, and so cute! 

I could go on forever showing pictures of many things made, many groups on Facebook, and so on. I have been seeing many different angels being made that are popular right now. I love angels, they were some of my first crafting pieces I did, and I still enjoy making one here there and in between. Another popular item this christmas/winter that was popping up was the snowman being made. Whether from plastic stackable pumpkins, or different glass pieces connected making them they all are adorable! Like many other crafts it’s addicting too.

So, right now this is the mode I have been in. Just a little blah right now, and thinking of things I need to do. I need to get organized, and get ready to be apart of some of the vendor fairs that are being scheduled for the year too. Trying not to overwhelm myself, focus on what needs to be done, and then working to complete things. 

Thanks so much for visiting with LilacsNDreams! Take care, and enjoy all that you do. See you again soon.

After Christmas Holidays and When Christmas Ends

 

                                            After Christmas Holidays and When Christmas Ends

Welcome to LilacsNDreams! Hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday time. Now what? When do we take the Christmas lights down? When should we remove Christmas decorations? How long do I really want to leave things up inside the house, and outside too. Questions of right away, or how long is the right time to then remove things. Many thoughts, and ideas about these questions are shared by many people everywhere. 

First of all for me I am disappointed about how fast Christmas disappeared with many businesses. Use to be a really big thing the 1st 2 days after Christmas was doing returns of items received. This would take place because maybe an item was the wrong size, item does not work, item broke, maybe an item was duplicated in receiving, unfortunately maybe not real pleased with what was received, and there are many reasons for all the returns and exchanges after Christmas. This year after Christmas going into a store sometimes we are anxious to look at christmas decorations, and decor with all the major mark downs. Not as much was seen as I am use to seeing from the past years. Also, Valentines items were already being put out. Christmas is done, push it out, onto the next. So very sad because Christmas is a special time of year with many thoughts, feelings, and beliefs too. 

Something I was also reminded of was that the twelfth day of Christmas was known as the Twelfth night before the feast of the Epiphany, the coming of the wise men to visit the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. The twelfth night may have signaled the end of Christmas for some. Others have celebrated with feasts, games, and plays. So, then does Christmas end on January 5th, or January 6th. The end of the festive season is on January 6th. It’s an ancient Christian feast day that celebrates the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, and with the arrival of the Three Wise Men. 

So, when many leave all the lights, and decorations up for everyone to see some of the reasoning is because officially Christmas is not over. Others leave things up because they like it, and want to. When some do remove Christmas they still leave some things out that they feel relates to winter. Such things like pine, snowmen, cardinals, angels, trees, reindeer, and whatever else they feel appropriate.

So, if you pulled everything right away that is fine, and that is your choice to do so. If you leave things up longer for whatever reason you have that is also acceptable too. Here we still have everything up inside the home, and outside too. Everything is lit up every night, and I so enjoy it all yet. I smile when I see others doing the same thing too. There is no right, or wrong choice to the decision that we make. Please respect the decision of everyone with this issue, and remind yourself that there are reasons for everyone to do what they do. 

I am happy you stopped by LilacsNDreams today, and I Thank You for the visit. Till the next time everyone be safe, and enjoy what you do. Take care!

Merry Christmas Happy Holidays to All

 

Merry Christmas Happy Holidays to Everyone

Hi, and welcome to LilacsNDreams everyone! Wow! In a couple of days it is Christmas Day! Many will be celebrating at that time, some will wait till the weekend, some might celebrate a week later. Whenever you have chosen LilacsNDreams would like to wish you all well during this time. Save travels, enjoy the time making memories, I hope everyone has some where to go or can celebrate with someone for the holiday. Making the best of this time that we can. 

Take care everyone, and enjoy your celebrations in all you do. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!! Happy Holidays, and be safe in all you do. Take care, and see you again soon. Happy Holidays from LilacsNDreams!!

Christmas Holiday Celebrations With Family and Friends

 

                                       Christmas Holiday Celebrations With Family and Friends

Hi! Welcome to LilacsNDreams everyone! Christmas Day is almost here. A week from Wednesday already. Whew! Seems to be coming at us just a little quicker. So, are you ready for the celebrations? I so hope that everyone has some where to be, someone is visiting you, that you are able to celebrate Christmas in some way with family, friends, church, and pray you will not be alone. 

I have loved Christmas as a child, and still enjoy celebrating the time with family, friends, neighbors, and we have always cooked meals, and opened our doors so no one has to be alone. This year is a little different for us, and a first time I am having mixed emotions about. We had made plans to travel to my sisters for Christmas on the weekend after Christmas Day. I reserved the motel for a couple nights, and we were going to sit and discuss the menu when I was there in person for the night. Well, before I could get there to talk with her I received a message that her, and her son decided that they would do Christmas on Christmas Day, and we could get together another time. I understand things being difficult this year, we are all dealing with things. But, I can say I am a little hurt by this, and feel cut off too. I did spend the night there, and celebrated Grand Daughters birthday, and my sister said nothing to me. It’s like it never happened, and it was no big deal. For first time for Christmas we are kind of left sitting. 

So, now with this change of not celebrating the following weekend with family, schedules have changed a bit. On Christmas Eve I will be house/dog sitting for our friends so they can spend the night with their family celebrating. Then, since our plans changed my husband will then be taking his boss’s load so he can make a little money, and his boss…our friend can spend time with his wife’s family celebrating on Christmas Eve. Nothing like what was planned, and I am still in awe of how my sister cancelled us out. But, it is what it is. We will make do ourselves here. 

I so wish for everyone to be able to celebrate Christmas in some way, some where. I truly do. It’s a special time of year that I hold precious, and just wish the best for everyone at this time of year. So, I am wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!! Happiest of New Year to all from LilacsNDreams. Take care, have fun, be safe, and enjoy the holiday everyone!!

Christmas Decorations Lighting For The Home

 Christmas Decorations and Lighting For The Home

Hi! Welcome to LilacsNDreams! First week of December is now passed. How is everyone doing with Christmas? Are we in the shopping mood for gifts, or maybe in the festive mood for decorating. We have been busy here ourselves with decorating inside, and outside the home. The outside is almost done. Just waiting on a couple of shipments to finish off the porch rails, and the door cover with a decorative arch that is being put there too.

I did get some pictures of things right now. The inside has some done with daylight, and then a couple were done with evening and lights on. 

All of these pictures are in the living room, or big old bay window we have, the buffet in dining area, and wall in the back entry way. I noticed I forgot the 1 wall in the dining area that has an old sewing machine sitting there, and old lamp from my grandmother, and I have christmas wording with lighted jars and a lighted candle there too. Usually have just a little bit more done, but still did quite a bit for this year. 

These next set of pictures will be from the outside of the home. Lights on the bushes, along the back fence, above the garage door, and going towards the front porch.

Our bay window has Mr and Mrs Santa Claus standing there with some lighted gifts, lighted post stands, and lighted white deer below them too.

The porch was not pictured fully because waiting on shipment for the lighted garland we got, the door cover, and then the decoration for around the door needs to be added too. 

LOVE decorating for Christmas! It’s fun, and to watch the expressions from people passing by, and seeing the kids faces gives us much joy in doing this too.

Hope this finds everyone doing well, and surviving all the craziness with the season too. Thanks for visiting with LilacsNDreams! Have fun, enjoy, and take care everyone! See you again soon.