We bought our house while it was being built and weren’t familiar with the term “builder grade,” which means your house has been finished with the cheapest appliances, fixtures, and paint possible.
We kept the builder grade white paint because we like white walls and didn’t realize it was literal powder.
We have three kids and a cat and the walls definitely tell that story.
Since the paint is so cheap, we can’t clean off the scuffs, paw prints, crayon marks, and general mayhem. A wet rag will literally wipe the paint right off.
My walls are ugly, y’all.
Painting an entire house after everything is hung and furnished is a big project, so we’re starting with wall paper in small areas.
Area #1 — the kitchen island, where the teenage boys sit to do homework, eat, and kick the crap out of the wall.
The entire area was nearly black from their feet, so we covered it with this wallpaper, Vintage Herons from Spoonflower.
Since we’re in the kitchen, I have a design question:
Do we style the top of the cabinets or no? Is that old fashioned?
If I were to style it, here’s the inspo:
Too cluttered? Unnecessary? Lmk what you think.
Thrifted outfits of the week:
This is my hobby. 
I love the outfits! You look amazing in them!! I’m headed to Goodwill…
My home away from home! 😉