Furniture Makeovers, Crafts & Home Decor
I’m a little embarrassed to tell you this, but I’ve had this mirror sitting on a ledge in my living room for a couple of years. Whenever I glance in that direction, I always think I need to get a different mirror because this one doesn’t fit the decor. I bought some chalk paint to give a thrift store finial a face lift and it hit me; this mirror would look great with a chalk paint finish too. [Read more…]
Father’s Day is this weekend, and we’ve decided to make some free Father’s Day printable questionnaires for our readers! There are two versions of the questionnaire, one for dad and one for grandpa. [Read more…]
We moved into our house a little over three years ago and we still have rooms with builder white walls and no decor. We’re slowly getting there, but it’s definitely a process to decorate a house. Next on the list is tackling the kids bathroom. I purchased this shower curtain from The Land Of Nod a few months ago, but haven’t done much else with the room. I came up with the idea to use inexpensive wood shims to create a distressed wooden sign, and paint a seahorse silhouette on it. It’s a super easy project, and you can choose any silhouette or stencil to create your own custom design.
I’ve always had a hard time looking at an object and envisioning what it could be. It’s something I’m working on; seeing the good bones behind the ugly paint or bad fabric. Taking an ordinary nothing and turning it into an amazing something. Thrift stores are a great place to practice stretching those creative muscles. And that’s exactly where I found the objects for my next project! [Read more…]
I am in love with this chalkboard calendar! To give you an idea of how much I love it, let me show you the calendar system we were working with before….
Who doesn’t love a great Memorial Day picnic or Independence Day barbecue? With Memorial Day right around the corner, we decided to make a decorative banner that could be used for both holidays, or any old time you feel like showing your American pride.
