Hello and a happy last day of July! If you’ve seen on Instagram, I’ve been trying out yellows for our pantry door. In a sea of white, I’ve been itching for more color in paint and fabric in the kitchen.

Here are some pantries I pinned for my inspiration. I wanted: lots of storage and a counter in the pantry that I could put the microwave, toaster, blender, etc. on to keep the main kitchen counters uncluttered and contain the mess.

* a vintage sewing desk into a beverage cooler?? Love the Fancy Farm Girls via All Things Thrifty

We just came back from a wonderful vacation visiting family with LOTS of driving.

Crazy hours in the car which came with crazy trip smells. We cleaned out the car today and took it to get a good car wash.

I had seen where people just stick the car floor mats in their washing machine, but I am pretty sure it messed up the balance on my old machine, and having them shampooed just seems to attract more dirt.