Remodel O' Fun Commences!

The first point of business in the remodel o' fun: the kitchen. Alan and I easily gained about 20 pounds a piece when we started dating (that we're yet to drop and keep off), because we spend way too much time in the kitchen. Maybe what we should do is not remodel the kitchen, so we won't go in there. Then we'll lose plenty of weight. Maybe? Probably not. But anyway, we love good food. We enjoy spending time listening to music as we cook crazy things together, we enjoy mixing drinks and swaying to said music in there, and just like being in the heart of every home. But, our kitchen is small. And it needs help. It will be the biggest project of the entire remodel. We're talking completely new ceiling, new appliances, new flooring, new wall color and tiles...the works! It will not be a small job. However, with the help of friends and some home design books and general know-how, we are going to go it alone. Here's hoping it turns out okay. Knowing what we were planning to undertake, I have been saving pictures of kitchens online that I like for inspiration. Unfortunately, I have not saved the information for photo credits. Sorry if I post a picture of your kitchen on here. I promise I did not sneak in under the cloak of night and take photos of your home.

Isn't this back splash amazing? Seriously considering it.

Another option that I. Love.

I've always been a fan of the checked vinyl floor.

But what about this colorful option? Ignore the man in the chair.

Here We Are

Carrots and Peace, together.

Alan, my love, is a vegan who will take vegetables in any form you give them to him. He has eaten vegetables that I never knew existed, and then happily shared with me. He even found a way to get me, the peace lover, obsessed with kale, bok choy, and daikon radish. All delicious in their own right, but I seriously had my reservations at first. Because of all these new found vegetables (and more!), I have spent the last year mixing and mashing them together in delicious vegan fare. As the blog progresses, I will share some of my tried-and-true recipes.

Peace 'N Carrots

Peace 'N Carrots is a design, fashion, food, and lifestyle blog written by Caitlin Redding, a student in Oklahoma who is an aspiring elementary teacher, vegan chef, interior design crazed, peace lovin' fool. Peace 'N Carrots will be the weekly (daily maybe?) blog of what happens when two people: one hippie, peace lovin' liberal, and one vegan, gardenin' fool move into together and start their "forever after" in 800 square feet. These two have been crazy in love for what seems like forever now. Please join us as they embark on this journey of combining their lives into one small house (with a big back yard!).

Some topics to be included in the blog are: small scale remodeling, home decor, vegan and vegetarian cooking, fashion and personal style, creative projects, and other cool stuff.