Hi everyone! I’m joining my friend Katherine from Katherines Corner for her annual Season of Giveaways, she has several going on now! This is the Give Thanks Giveaway and is hosted by Katherine and some of her bloggy friends. One winner will receive a set of 3 flameless candles and candles sticks valued $50 and [Read more…]
We did it! We finished the kitchen and dining room wall removal project. I have shared multiple dining room posts as the dining room transformed rom when we first purchased this home. Just picture dark walls and furniture. The adjacent room is the kitchen. The photo above used to be a wall of cabinets and a [Read more…]
I am so excited to share our diy open shelving project in the kitchen! It is an easy project and the hardest part is waiting for the stain to dry on the shelves. This spring we finally took a leap of diy faith and knocked out 1/2 the wall between our kitchen and dining room! When we [Read more…]
Did you know you can paint glass? It never occurred to me. Until I painted the glass shelves of my dining room hutch I had no idea I could paint glass. I got stuck on the details; how does the paint stick to the glass? Won’t it just peel right off? What if I hate the finished look? And, so [Read more…]
Commercials Hi Everyone- I am kicking off a new weekly titled Week in Review. Original right? My creativity was at a level 1 when I decided on this new “series.” Each week I plan to highlight what caught my eye or maybe needs a little more attention… paying it forward to the inspiring or funny [Read more…]
did you know? A colonoscopy for your interior walls is the best way to describe this service we found at Home Depot when we were contemplating our main floor remodel. You can read about my eight year dream for the wall on the right in the photo below. My {first} husband’s argument against the center wall tear down, that separates the living [Read more…]
It’s done! I am finally ready to share this project on how to install an archway without a contractor. Yes! A perfectly measured, MDF archway ready to install. It’s the best kept secret for DIY projects that involve walls or ceilings! I can’t take credit for the find because my {first} husband found this US based company [Read more…]
I am so excited to share how to get the Enamelware look for less. I found this idea over at Tammy’s blog One More Time Events. I loved this idea and with a short supply list I knew it was a project I would start and finish in the same day. I have a few pieces of Enamelware and [Read more…]
I am obsessed with Dutch doors. Dutch doors allow for the upper half of the door to remain open; with the lower half shut (and locked) to keep pets and children inside or outside. Dutch doors originated from the Netherlands in the 16th century and are also referred to as stable doors. They were used for the same [Read more…]
Here is an idea with minimal effort and a nice touch for overnight guests. I thought these wrapped soaps would be a cute idea for guests who are in town for the holidays or fall break schedules. These wrapped bars of soap let your friends and family members know you put a little effort into their visit. Wrapped soaps adds personality [Read more…]
I love mason jars and I am so excited to share this mason jar herb garden. It’s a project that took less than an hour, requires no power tools and I got it right the first time! The supply list is short and inexpensive. And the best part of this fun farmhouse project was my family was [Read more…]
The above image is the after….. the rest of this post is the process to get to the after. It’s the biggest project my {first} husband and I have done. It involved a demo day, plumbing and electrical code requirements, drywall, textured walls(I think textured walls are a regional thing) and figuring out how [Read more…]
aprons Today I am sharing a few of my favorite aprons for the summer grilling season! Remember Alice from the Brady Bunch who wore a white apron around her hospital blue uniform? The only time Alice wasn’t wearing an apron was when she had a date with Sam the butcher. Well these cooking “bibs” have returned to the kitchen and they [Read more…]
