Dining Room Schoolhouse Chalkboard Wall
A chalkboard wall in the dining room isn’t for everyone. Especially a schoolhouse GREEN chalkboard wall. However, take a bit of inspiration from this project
How to Paint a Drop cloth Rug
This painted drop cloth rug is a beautiful and simple Aztec wonder. It is created simply from a drop cloth and paint. Take an afternoon
A Pink Front Door – quick update
With some paint, a brush, and painters tape you can add a big impact to your home! An afternoon and a bit of patience is
DIY Song Lyric Art (canvas & Sharpie!)
You only need 2 materials for this charming DIY Song Lyric Art! A sharpie and a canvas to create a personalized piece of art you’ll
easy DIY Pet Art (Full tutorial, video, & PDF)
Create your own custom art featuring your favorite pooch! A great gift idea for your dog-loving friend. I have the full instructions for this DIY
Hi DIY Doormat –no crafting skills needed!
Personalize a cheap outdoor entry rug with spray paint and tape into a fun, colorful, long lasting entry rug! No crafty skills or hard materials
easy DIY Barn Quilt ANYONE can make!
This DIY Barn Quilt is made using 4 smaller pieces of plywood to create the large size making it much easier for anyone to make
8 easy DIY Sharpie Ornaments-FULL instructions
It’s the perfect time of year to start thinking about great DIY Christmas gifts for your friends and family! These adorable woodland animal ornaments made
Entry Reveal
Put a fork in it, our mudroom/entry remodel is done. Thank goodness! We turned this long, awkward space that was always disorganized and messy into
Must-have Guide for Stenciling a Wall
Grab all the tips and tricks that you’ll need to create a beautiful stenciled wall, yourself!
Mudroom/Entry Week 4 update
Week 4 of the One Room Challenge and we have cubbies built!
How to Install Peel and Stick Vinyl Tile
Everything you need to know about installing Peel and Stick Vinyl Tile!
Mudroom/Entry Week 3 Update
Week 3 of the Mudroom/Entry and we are starting on the flooring! Come check out what we chose!
Mudroom/Entry update [ORC Challenge]
The light, the paint, the progress…so good! Come see how far we have come in our One Room Challenge project…our mudroom/entry!
Mudroom/Entry – One Room Challenge
We are starting our One Room Challenge entry…the mudroom/entry! Don’t miss this next few posts for some great budget decorating ideas!
Finally, the kitchen reveal!
I finally have a beautiful kitchen to show you! Check out the changes we made. And YES…we DIY’ed this whole gorgeous kitchen ourselves. That green…I
my Do It Yourself Kitchen Island with concrete countertops
[hfcm id=”2″] Can you just give me a hug, right about now? Because I am sooooo excited to have the kitchen island built and organized
Small Space Decorating: Small Dining Room
We transformed a little-used room into a charming and functional small dining nook. We adore this space and use it daily!
easy Shoe Organizer Vertical Indoor Garden
This project is a fabulous way to get air-purifying plants into a small space without taking up valuable real estate. Using a vertical shoe organizer
fool-proof Gallery Wall/Plate Wall hack
Many of us want a beautiful home just like what we see on Pinterest and in magazines. We know it’s terribly unrealistic and most likely
Personalized Thumbprint Christmas Gift Tags
The season for gift-giving has arrived and we are so excited! We love the process of finding and giving gifts to the people we
Living Room Makeover: Tiny Home
Full Disclosure: I received product from Sherwin-Williams and Lamps Plus for this project. Thanks guys!! Guys, both of these brands are fantastic and should be
SunRoom Makeover – proof that paint is magic!
I’m going to keep this simple and skip the chit chat. We moved about a month ago to an 1880 home. This sunroom was the
repurposed cabinet door into a coat rack
Repurposed cabinet doors into a charming coat rack. Three easy steps to repurpose vintage your new cabinet doors into a charming, useful coat rack.
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