“Oh for the love of mercy, I’m the daughter of an artist!”… yep, that was my retort to my husbands quizzical eye-brow arch at my desperate search for wall art for a laundry room. I could read the question in his eyes, why did I have need for art in a room I barely spend time […]
The Living Room That Wasn’t…
I’ve shown you a million small projects I’ve done to makeover my living room (a million being only a slight exaggeration…well it feels like only a slight exaggeration…I’m exhausted!), and by now you’re probably eager to see the finished results! Bad news…my living room is as ornery as ever and simply refuses to be finished. […]
How To Know When Upholstery Should Be Painted
To paint or not to paint…that should be the question before painting our upholstered furniture. But sometimes we just dive into a project with our eyes wide shut. After all, won’t our gusto and faith in all things beautiful produce a DIY miracle? Probably not, then we’ll have to compromise our vision, or live in denial. […]
Dressing Table Turn TV Console
This dressing table was a family hand-me-down that I was grateful to receive but couldn’t figure out how to use. It didn’t fit in my tiny “master” bedroom, and I don’t have a real office space… Turns out it was the only thing strong enough to hold up our TV, so a TV console it […]
A Little Bookcase Styl’in {& A Big Makeover}
How do you create a stylish bookcase that is equally functional? Then again, a better question is how much of a design dork would you think I was if I said my first attempted to “stylize” the bookcase was preeeety useless. *hangs head shamefully*Is it just me that finds this task somewhat of a challenge? I had […]
The Two-Day Powder Room
We like to believe that it is our biggest rooms that have the greatest impact when it comes to decorating, but I find that it’s the small spaces that I love to makeover the most. First off, who says a small space can’t have a big impact? And then there is the benefit of completing […]
Jack & Jill Bathroom Reveal
This bathroom makes me soooooo happy! I seriously avoided passing this bathroom because it made me anxious and frustrated. My girls had a hard time keeping it tidy, and it seemed to get uglier every time I saw it. Now with some careful planning it is pretty and practical! But wait, I’ve saved the best […]
Take It From The Pros – View Along The Way { DIY Curtains }
What is it with bathroom shower curtains? A single flimsy piece of material with a lovely design should be easy to find, and more importantly inexpensive, right? Last week I flew excitedly to Kohls armed with a $10 off coupon, prepared to purchase a pretty new shower curtain! Much to my shock and dismay my […]
Bathroom Art On A $10 Budget
This bathroom makeover is on an extremely small budget, which means I’m going to need extremely small budget art. Sometimes you have to be a little clever and do a lot of mixing and matching to get your desired effect on a minimal budget. Cheap Frames I picked up some cheap frames from Walmart. Yep, […]
Recessed Bathroom Storage
I hate wasted space, so the idea of using the wall space behind the shower as recessed storage I find brilliant! The application of my particular space, not so brilliant. I’m afraid this space needed a little de-uglify-ing, and a quite bit of organization. What do you think? While I was initially happy to have […]
The Painted Vanity
The vanity in my girls Jack & Jill bathroom could use a little pick-me-up, and after looking into my budget I’ve decided that a “pick-me-up” is the best its going to get. Yep, I’m pinching my pennies as always…well I’ve only got nine other spaces I want to makeover! *chuckle* No worries, I’ve seen the […]
Coat Closet Reveal
These days it seems everyone is turning their coat closets into mudrooms and reading nooks. I love the idea, but I couldn’t practically give up my closet space. What I could give it was new life with lots of pretty and practical solutions. Beastly Before Oh mercy, I’m loath to remind you of the before […]
Unexpected Art
So, what do you think of this coat closet makeover so far? A new closet layout, check! Flipped storage shelves, check! Organized space…almost check. During this closet makeover I admit I am a bit distracted. Typically I love simple and streamlined, but something about the style of this closet keeps drawing me to indulge just a […]
DIY Flipped Shelves
My coat closet is coming along nicely, and I am hook happy now baby! Seriously, it’s a miracle, my husband’s coat isn’t on the chair anymore but in the coat closet on a hook! *swoon* Now that I have lots of storage space in my coat closet for the big people, it was time to […]
Princess Pink Bedroom Reveal
Well, you’ve been following my many projects for the ‘Princess Pink Bedroom’ this past month. I thought it was time I gave you a tour of the Princess Pink updates all together in one place! Do you remember the initial Before & After? Scary before right? Lovely after! A great friend got it headed in […]
