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Home Design & Decor on the Cheap
Today I’m guest posting over at Amanda’s blog, Serenity Now. Please stop by and say hello! OK, now onto the normal post. I’m a girl who likes change. Anyone close to me will tell you that I change the décor in my home every six months… or at least so it seems. That’s why I [...]
I’m in the middle of working on a couple of big projects right now so didn’t have anything new to post today. So instead of absolutely nothing, I thought I’d show you a little blast from the past… my Duck Egg Blue accent table using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! I actually purchased this beautiful accent table from [...]
Whelp, I moved on to Round 4 in Every Creative Endeavor’s Creative Blogger’s Got Talent contest. The new projects are up now so please go vote! While I can’t tell you which project is mine, I can show you what I did for Round 3. So here we go! A Stenciled Pocket Watch Children’s Desk! [...]
I’ve always wanted to try out the bold new color of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Barcelona Orange. As many of you folks know, I’m a color freak. I’m not afraid to use bright and bold pops of color throughout my home. So what better way to transform a plain old corner table (from my lovely [...]
My aunt recently gave me a sewing desk that used to belong to her mother. While I don’t know how to sew {yet}, I decided that giving this old & worn-out sewing desk a fabulous makeover might give me the push I needed to sit down and start sewing. Or so I’m hoping… I knew [...]
Here again are a couple of my favorite projects I found while flipping through the DIY blog websites. These people have totally inspired me and want me to get out my paint brush (or sewing machine, oven mitt, and anything else crafty)! First up is this fabulous bathroom makeover from A Pumpkin and a Princess. [...]
WOW, what a year! I went “live” with this little blog back on May 23rd as a way to record my DIY projects while my hubby was off working nights and weekends. I could have never dreamed that 7 months later I would have over 700 Facebook followers and a daily average of about 5,000 [...]
I’m still trying to get my home office/craft room in order since I stenciled the walls about a month ago. It’s been a LONG journey, but this weekend I finally started making some progress. So what jump started my organizational overhaul? I told my hubby that I wanted… no NEEDED some shelving in the home [...]
So my neighbor recently finished her lower level to make room for a spare bedroom (yeah, another bonus of living in the Midwest is basements are pretty much standard in every home). Since she spent a pretty penny getting carpet, bedding, etc. she wanted to reuse a pair of old tables she got from Goodwill [...]
My favorite aunt recently gave me a family momento: an old crib that my older twin brothers used to sleep in as babies at my grandmother’s house. Yeah, this is total 1970s. The decoupaged lion and flowers on the ends and teddy bear skirt. I thought a little love could go a long way on [...]
Hi, my name is Erin and I’m addicted to the color red. Sorry, just had to get that out of my system! For any of you who know me personally (or my home), you would know that I’m obsessed with the color red. I think almost every room of my house has a pop of [...]
A couple of month’s back I painted and reupholstered an accent chair for my Great Room (seen here). While I liked the fabric choice and color, I didn’t think that the chair provided enough POP for the room! Over the weekend I was at Hancock Fabrics while they were celebrating their 54th Anniversary with a [...]
I purchased this beautiful accent table from Goodwill a couple of weeks ago and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it… transform with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and some of her specialty waxes! I quickly fell in love with the unique hardware and detailed carvings when I first spied this piece. I scooped [...]
If you saw my post yesterday about the diaper wreath, you’ll remember that my neighbor is having a baby boy any day now. As a little sprinkle gift to her, she asked me to paint a chest for the new nursery. I found this old piece at Goodwill the other week. The price tag said [...]
Two of the first pieces of furniture I purchased with my husband were kitchen bar stools. We got them from Target about 7 years ago for our first apartment. Since then we’ve moved and they’ve been sitting down in my basement for quite some time. With an upcoming furniture sale, I figured now was the [...]
I’ve been wanting to experiment with vinyl stickers as a stencil for some time, so when I found this little round end table at a local flea market for $10 I thought this would be the perfect project! So here’s the before… and after! Here’s how I completed the transformation! Once I got the table [...]
So a couple of weeks ago my brother and sister-in-law asked if I could help transform their bedroom furniture. As newlyweds often do, they each brought a couple of pieces from their old bedroom sets into their new life together. My task: to paint the dresser, mirror and one nightstand black to match their other [...]
While at Goodwill a couple of weeks ago I spotted this handmade storage table with cool moldings. It was $20 and I really couldn’t think of a good use for it. But after seeing it go unsold for about a week, I finally had to snatch it up on 50% off furniture day! For only [...]
My hubby and I are celebrating our six year wedding anniversary this week. While most ladies ask for jewelry, candy or flowers, I asked for Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint. Yeah, I know… my painting obsession is kinda getting out of hand. It arrived in the mail this week from Di Lucca Design and I couldn’t [...]
I found a new end table this past week at St. Vincent De Paul. I really didn’t have a specific place in mind for it, but for only $10 it was a steal! Luckily the end table is made of real wood and from Stanley Furniture so I know it will last! No knicks or [...]
Yes, I know. I’ve been on a bit of a revamped chair kick recently! While at St. Vincent De Paul last week, I spotted this lovely chair. It caught my eye with the cool bevels in the wood…and the ugly fabric of course! I decided to purchase the chair to refurbish for my Great Room. [...]
As seen in last week’s blog here, I finished transforming an old wooden desk into an art station for my three year old daughter. While I love the way the finished desk looks, I really needed a new chair to make it functional. Note: yeah, I just couldn’t help myself to move it into my kiddo’s [...]
My daughter is a budding artist so I really thought she’d love a space to create and color of her own. While I was at Goodwill a couple of weeks ago, I found a great desk for $30 that was in pretty good shape. When I called my hubby to see if he could pick [...]
One of my favorite recent finds at Goodwill was this walnut chest for $30. I’ve always been wanting something for the underneath our wall cutout between the great room and kitchen and thought this piece would be perfect, but wanted to switch it to black. So here is the before… and after! Here’s how I [...]
One thing that has always bugged me about our house is that the kitchen is somewhat small. Yeah, I know… it’s our first home, but the kitchen always seems to be the gathering place when you have company over. We used to have a larger oak buffet that rested along our red accent wall. I’ve [...]
