Some of you have heard about our basement DIY bathroom demolition. It was kicked off when my gray paint samples clashed with the existing shower tiles. This is our bathroom in March. The demo started the week of Christmas. Yep because nothing says crazy like mom taking a sledge hammer to the tile while the Christmas [Read more…]
Thrifty Patio Lighting in Minutes
Hi Everyone- We are addressing multiple issues in our yard! We have outdoor lighting but we have a few pockets in the yard and our patio that have little or no light. With a new puppy I wanted to have some way of finding her for her midnight bathroom breaks! So I snagged a few of [Read more…]
Leviton Motion Sensor Light
Hi everyone- Let me acknowledge that this idea was my {first} husband’s suggestion. And, when I first heard him mention it I was like, “Yeah, that sounds great… don’t forget to pick up primer at the Depot.” So the last phase of our pantry makeover project was the installation of a Leviton Motion Sensor Light: : [Read more…]
Removing Interior Shutters:
One of the things we loved about our house was the custom shutters. They were beautiful and were such an upgrade from anything we had ever had in a window window. And, then a funny thing happened last summer… I was at a neighbor’s house and she had wide open windows looking into her backyard. [Read more…]
Thrifty Teen Bedroom Accessories
It’s done! After multiple negotiations makeovers and tweaks my son’s room is done! Here is the finished room. For the details on this before and after click HERE. On a side note, the hardest part of this project is reconciling my wish for a Pottery Barn room with the reality that my son wants a “cool” [Read more…]
Dining Room Makeover: Before and After
I am so excited to share pictures of my dining room makeover: the before and the after. Like most makeovers it starts with a pretty shiny object that forces you to change the space! A few weeks ago I found these pendant lights at Pottery Barn and knew they would look amazing in our dining [Read more…]
Portable Outdoor Lighting!
For the record, my {first} husband named our thrifty outdoor lighting “trailer park trash lighting.” Our backyard is in chaos, meaning we have no idea what we want to do. Well, that’s not true, we would love a water feature (thinking cascading waterfall down our hill and ending near a gas fire pit (we live [Read more…]
