Hex Trivets :: RK Design

Printed or just plain birch plywood, these hexagon trivets from RK Design are mighty fine... mighty fine indeed!  Just the thing for a modern kitchen, if I say so myself.

Printed Trivet: $27

Birch Plywood Trivets: $55 / set of 3

NEW from Avril Loreti :: Modern Tea Towels

Holy Hannah! It's been a year since I first wrote about Avril's colorful, modern tea towels and her paint chip-inspired placemats -- can you believe it??  (I swear whole years are just blurring together.)  She's recently added to her calendar, houndstooth, and pinwheel styles to include what might be my favorite designs yet: Royal Hawaiian Triangles, Lattice, and Cityscape!

Check out more of her cheery, modern textiles and let me know which design is your fave!

LINK: www.etsy.com/shop/avrilloreti

Tea Towels by Avril Loreti: $25

MAIYA at Home :: How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets

As you know, we recently completed our kitchen makeover (yaaaay), with the bulk of our efforts going towards painting our kitchen cabinets.  This is something I've been wanting to do since the day we moved in and am so happy to have finally taken the DIY plunge.  It was a lot of work, but SO WORTH IT.

If you're thinking about painting your cabinets, I've put together a pretty detailed how-to over on Curbly, so please, please, please check it out before you start!  It's loaded with tips and step-by-step photos.

Good luck!

LINK: How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets: A Step-by-Step Guide to DIY Bliss!