My {first} husband and I almost always agree on design ideas for the house! We have similar tastes and we are both highly motivated by budget friendly ideas. This is our living room and it shares a wall that leads into our family room. We both agree that we don’t want a traditional living room. [Read more…]
Front Door: Stain to White Paint!
I did it! I painted my stained from interior door white! A few months Six months ago I posted my front door dilemma HERE. But here is the abbreviated version and the before photos if you don’t want to get side tracked! Stained door adjacent to white interior door. All of our interior doors are painted [Read more…]
Master Bedroom Mini Makeover for $50
The Master Bedroom. I don’t know if it’s truly a retreat- it feels more like a HR department where every member of the house comes bursting in with questions, complaints, requests and major announcements! And we have a large master bedroom, so there is plenty of room for a waiting room of family members (dogs [Read more…]
A girly office makeover: before and after.
I am so excited to share my girly office makeover! I said it; I have a girly office! I am juggling 3 separate “revenue sources” and I need a pretty (girly) space! This has been a work in progress for over 3 years. This is where my office started 3 years ago: And, my first step was [Read more…]
Organize the book shelves
Footnote: But at the beginning of the post. This post has been in the works for weeks until I found myself laptop-less for two weeks. More on that headache later. So, a few weeks ago I posted about the balls in our basement! Ping pong balls all over the carpet. The balls had invaded my [Read more…]
Painting Doors Black
I started a painting project a year and a half ago! I decided to paint one door black. I played it safe and started with my garage entry door. It was an easy decision when my first impression of my home was this door: EWWWW….. Here is the after… love it! Scroll down to bottom [Read more…]
