{The Abode} Black Interior (and Exterior!) Doors

I have been drooling over and pinning photos of interior black doors for awhile now, like this one and the images from this site.  I also LOVE exterior black doors and we had painted the front door of our last house black.

 

Well, one activity-free day to ourselves and an impending party weekend quickly approaching, we decided to dive in! Here are our two front doors from the inside (before).

 I posted this photo on Instagram as I was painting.  It was my first time painting a door but I followed a this tutorial and I actually enjoyed it! The hubs was sweet and removed the door from the hinges for me so I could paint it more easily.

 He went to work on the other door in our foyer.

 The interior sides were going so quickly, that we decided to do the exterior sides that day too!

 

Here are the interior sides-AFTER.

Before and After of one of the exteriors (sorry for the glare).

I am loving the look with the brick!

Before (during our mini porch makeover)...

and after of our other front door. 

What do you think? 

Do you think we're crazy or are you crazy about it like we are?
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Insta-Love {August}

Happy Friday!!  

It's my birthday weekend(tomorrow is the actual day and it's also Katie's Big Day!) and I'm looking forward to celebrating!

I'm sharing some of my random Instagram photos from August (hopefully not shared on the blog before except on my Instagram feed).  August seems like it was so long ago but right now it actually feels like August around here. It's been in the 80's all week!

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 Working on my fitness, obviously I was working so hard, the photo is blurry!

 Date night at Cheesecake Factory.

 Always a happy day when this shows up in the mail!

 The autumn stuff was already hitting the shelves.

 Hot tub time (machine)!

 Enjoying the fire pit.

 Our 'rigged up' screen door for the basement.

 Last meal with College Girl before she left...sushi!

A shot from our sight seeing adventures while dropping College Girl off.

 Someone needed a hair cut!

That time when all of my hold requests came in at once.  I read them all in record time(for me).

Checking out a tea parlor with Miss Middle School.

This place is SO cute!

We were checking it out as a possible birthday party venue.

Did I say cute?

Heart shaped scones!!!

Getting our first PSL's of the season!!

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WOYWW 10.02.13

Late again..woe is me!

But yesterday(Wednesday) I was working on some more book page pumpkins.

What are you up to?

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{Recipe}Mama DePandi's Bucatini Pomodoro

If you watch the show "Giuliana & Bill" on the Style network(moving to E!), I'm sure you've heard of Giuilana's mom (Mama DePandi) and her amazing Italian cooking as well as the Chicago restaurant the couple opened called RPM Italian.  If not, you should still enjoy this recipe!

Giuliana was making this dish on the show and it sounded delicious and not too complicated.

I found the recipe here and the finished dish is a collaboration between the RPM chef (Doug Psaltis) and Mama DePandi.

Ingredients:

Pomodoro Sauce

28 oz can of whole peeled tomatoes

2 TBS  extra virgin olive oil

1 small yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)

2 garlic cloves,minced

1 TBS sugar

1/2 tsp salt

4 sprigs of basil

Pasta

3/4 lb Bucatini pasta

2 TBS extra virgin olive oil

2 garlic cloves

Pinch of red pepper flakes

1 TBS finely grated parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish

1 TBS torn basil leaves

1 TBS flat leaf parsley (I left this out)

Salt and Pepper to taste

The tricky part was finding Bucatini.  I'd never had it before and wanted to make the authentic recipe. It's like a hollow spaghetti noodle. I was able to find it an Italian specialty market.  You could sub out spaghetti or another kind of pasta for it. 

 

Directions:

Make the sauce: In a strainer set over a bowl, drain the tomatoes.  Crush the tomatoes, let the juice release into the bowl, set aside.

In a medium skillet warm olive oil over medium heat.  Add the onions and cook, stirring until softened. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.  Add the reserved tomatoes, sugar and salt. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking, stirring occasionally until the tomatoes have softened and sauce has thickened slightly, about 15 minutes.  Add the reserved tomato juice and bring sauce to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.  Remove the sauce from the heat, add the basil and set aside.

Make the pasta: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.  Add the pasta and cook until al dente.  Drain the pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.  Meanwhile, in a large skillet set over medium, warm the olive oil.  Add the garlic and a pinch of red pepper flakes and cook, stirring for about 1 minute.

Remove the basil from the tomato sauce, then add the sauce to the skillet. Simmer until warmed through. Add the pasta to the skillet and toss to coat, thinning the sauce with the pasta cooking water if needed.

Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in parmesan, basil and parsley.  Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer past to a serving dish and garnish with additional cheese and basil if desired.  Serve immediately.

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