a veg life

(posted by Emily) Ever since buying our house last December (2012), our weekends are usually filled with home improvement projects, gardening, and cleaning. Home Depot has officially become my favorite store (Rigby's, too!) and the employees have started to recognize us as regulars. This weekend was no exception and I was thrilled to finally put the finishing touches on an update that we've had for a few weeks.  Since Thanksgiving, we've been painting and cleaning up a number of built-in cabinets and nooks that had an oak finish. We opted for white paint, and I am really happy with how everything looks now--very fresh and clean. Other than a few touch ups, everything is finally done! This hallway space with our linen cabinet is officially my favorite part of the house right now.  Here's how we got there:  before We started with a deglosser from Home Depot--not sure of the brand, but it was the only one they had! We scrubbed everything down using ...