I love how a “finished” room looks and often admire all the little “extras” that make the room feel layered and collected over time. I don’t, however, like buying tchotchkes. I have a really hard time spending $20+ on a little shelf piece that has no function, which is why I love finding ways to…
I’ve been wanting to remodel our kitchen since we moved here 9 years ago. We even saved up for it, got estimates and measurements and almost pulled the trigger in 2008, before the economy took a nose-dive. I work in the financial industry and at the time, there was so much uncertainty around my…
I’ve been contemplating what to hang over the bed in Chase’s room for a while. I waffled between a picture grouping, poster, or DIY a large sign. When I was passing through HomeGoods the other day, I stumbled across this large sign that I thought would be perfect. It went with the colors in his…
I’ll be clueing you into a little kitchen project I tackled over Spring break but thought I start with this little update. About 2 years ago, I decided to replace an old beer sign/chalkboard we had on the end cap of our U shaped kitchen with something a little more “kitchen-y” and a little less…
One of the quickest, easiest and most POW-worthy diy tricks is a fresh coat of paint. So, before you decide to replace an outdated or boring item, imagine how it would look in a fun color and grab a can of spray paint. I’ve compiled a few items that went from blah to BAM with…
Where do you buy your jewelry…Lowes? Sounds like a taunt you might hear on a middle school bus. But don’t kid..I’ll be proudly wearing my faux-gold bracelet. I pinned this project to Pinterest almost a year ago. It originated from the fabulous Centsational Girl, Kate and every time I peruse my Pinterest boards, I think…
We had a fun weekend that included a couple inches of snow (which promptly melted the next day, yielding to 50 degree temps – gotta love the South) and a 1st birthday celebration for our sweet niece, Charlotte. My talented and amazing sister-in-law planned this cute Charlotte’s Web themed party that I just had to…
This is a super easy project that costs very little and doesn’t take much time. In fact, the most time consuming part is waiting for the paint to dry. I started with an old bookend that had been dropped and broken. If you don’t have an old bookend, you can easily make this with two…
As part of Chase’s room make over (which you can read about here, here, here, and here), I wanted to add a globe (or two) to his dresser to go along with his map. He loves looking at the globe in our office, so I set out to find an inexpensive one that he could…
So I broke out this intimidating beast a few days ago… Don’t let it’s name fool you. There is nothing “simple” about it and I have to watch the video that came with the machine each time I have to wind the bobbin or thread the machine. Perhaps I’d become more proficient if I used…
