Enough is enough! Yup, its time to tackle the eye sore that we call our "den." Right off our front door is our den. It has become a collecting area for crafts, kids homework...
Like most of you, I enjoy perusing all the home decor blogs. I see so many fabulous ideas and actually get excited over some of the ideas I see. Check out some of these inspiring ones:I L...
The last few months I have had a blast helping friends put together gallery walls in their homes. Each one turned out differently and with their own personalities.First up is AnneMaries wall.&n...
Ive been wanting to make some linen chairs for a while now and was just waiting for the perfect set to come along. I found a darling pair of chairs that were solid, well-made and priced rig...
As promised, here are pictures of the china cabinet and oval coffee table I completed and are up for sale:And the oval coffee table (the camera makes is a lot darker than its color really is):The cha...
Ive been busy getting a few more furniture makeovers done and getting my storeroom cleared out (well at least for a few months until garage sale season starts!) First up are a pair of chairs I ...
Ive actually had this put together for a while and yet its taken me this long to post about it. After the Christmas decor came down, I needed something to put on my foyer mantel. While Valentin...
When I have some down-time, I like to browse my favorite decor blogs. I save fun ideas and beautiful images. When I get a bunch, I like to share them here. Well, its that time again! ...
I just completed by first experience decorating for a wedding open house. It was held in a church gym. It was a large, empty space that needed to be warmed up, but on a budget. ...
While helping source out some art for a friend, I came across a fabulous site. Its called Image Kind. Artists of all kinds download their works of art and allow you to print out the size ...
UPDATE: ; Well, I found the lost hardware and here the ottoman is with its hardware, all buffed up. I also found a perfect rug for a killer price to help define and ground...
Its been a while since Ive posted about some fun ideas Ive seen around Blogland. My files are filling up with so many amazing ideas and I need to share:AnythingologyThis creative lady has recyc...
Thank you, thank you Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! Once again, youve turned a shy,hidden and neglected beauty into a Star. This time your color "Aubusson Blue" had the magic touch.Imag...
I tend to first decorate and work on the main level rooms since that is where we spend most of our waking hours. The kids rooms get decorated next as they develop interests. The Mast...
I thought Id better show you what one awesome can of Annie Sloan Chalk paint can do. I just finished three pieces of furniture and I still have about an inch of paint left for a smaller project...
Here was another fun, yet easy project. I found this dresser for free, sitting with someones trash. I quickly examined it and the whole thing was sound and the drawers even had dove-tail ...
Ive been using this awesome way of searching craigslist for a while now and realized that I hadnt shared it on here. If you use craigslist to find used items and hate how long it can take to we...
Have you ever been so excited about how a project is turning out that you show it off before its even all the way done? No? Well, I am going to. I have been DYING to try out the ama...
Soooo, Ive been planning a church girls camp since January and it all came to a close with the big event itself mid-July. Its been really busy and a bit stressful to plan a week camp for 90+ gi...
Our Kokeshi FamilyWhen we lived in Japan, my daughters and I collected Japanese Kokeshi (traditional wooded dolls) from used shops. We loved seeing the different sizes and odd shaped heads. We h...
Ive been wanting to share pictures of my 8 and 4 year-olds airplane room for a while now. It never seemed "done" enough or clean enough to photograph. It also gets a lot of sunshine from a ...
When we moved into our current home, the previous owners had wiring for sconces in place, but no light fixtures up yet. We actually already had a pair of simple sconces leftover from our home i...
I think we all have that one room that gives us trouble decorating. For me, it was our formal living room. Its where we practice instruments, read a book away from the noise and mess...
I have been so busy this month with school concerts, reviews, getting ready for helping run a church girls camp and single-momming-it with a traveling husband. I still managed to get a ton...
Okay, Ill say it for you: "Bad, Blogger,bad!" I have all these posts Id like to do and life has eaten me alive lately. Finally, Im getting around to posting about how I made my da...
With the hard, cold winter comes lots of nasty sickness. Around here its really slowed down what Ive been able to get done lately. Until I can finish up a few projects to share, I thought...
Have you ever gone to a specialty scrapbook store just to drool over the lovely papers found there? I sure have. Im not a scrapbooker but when I see those artistic papers I cant help but ...
Wooo-hoooo! We have been hard at work finishing our 1000 sq foot+ basement by ourselves. Last December we officially kicked it off by my husband putting in four new egress windows. ...
Whew, were in the whirlwind of the holiday season full steam now. Its been hard to find time to put together the post I wanted to do about gift ideas for Christmas, as well as other times. ...
Look at my latest reupholstery project!Arent they fun?! I found this lovely suzani-style fabric from waverly and fell in love! This fabric would make such awesome curtains. Hmm.....I found these...
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