One of my favorite Home DIY projects to make over the past year has been painting rugs. It's so fun to come up with a pattern or design and then create it. I love taking a pattern from a pillow or even trying to recreate the same pattern from a very expensive rug. This week I took a pillow ...
How to Make a Rustic Board Focal Wall (Nautical Bedroom)
Thanks for all of the sweet comments on Hayley's Nautical Room Redo!! This will be the last post on the room for awhile :) I had a lot of emails wondering how I made the Rustic Focal Board Wall in her room. Here's what I did: The whole room redo started off when I saw these boards at ...
Making Outdoor Wall Sconces Into Indoor Lamps: Just Add Switches! (DIY Tutorial)
In my daughter's new Nautical Teen Room, I used cool outdoor galvanized wall lamps from Lowes: They were super inexpensive and beachy. But wait -- those lights I bought are outdoor lights with no switches. They're the "Portfolio Galvanized Steel Outdoor Wall Lamps" from Lowe's. (this and ...
Nautical Teen Room with Rustic Beach-Inspired Weathered Wall!
My oldest daughter has a bedroom in the basement. She loves that she gets space to herself down there, but since it's below ground it is a little dark. Plus, we painted her room brown, which made it even darker (why did we do that???). And she had a great loft bed/desk unit, but since the ceilings ...
Make a Spring Paper Wreath (tutorial)
I have been wanting to make a paper wreath for awhile. I LOVE pretty paper and I thought it would be so fun to make a wreath using some bright and spring-y paper. I saw a couple amazing paper wreaths at the CHA show last year. So when I saw the Silhouette online store had some paper flower 3-d ...
Vintage Door Spring Mantel 2012!
Who's ready for SPRING??? Check out this vintage door spring mantel! I am!!! The weather is getting warmer and I am getting excited for capris, flip flops and picnics!In the meantime, I thought maybe if I decorated my mantel for Spring, that might help it get here sooner LOL. I found a ...
Using Decorating and Technology to Bring People Together
I'm trying to design and decorate a few of my rooms, and I've discovered that I want to make places in my home that are not only pleasing to look at, but serve a function as well. What got me thinking about this? Well, when I reworked my entertainment unit in the family room, we found the space ...
Family Picture Wall — Your Questions Answered!!
Thanks for all of the sweet comments on my Family Picture Wall. To tell you the truth, it is maybe my favorite project ever. Why? I love the scrolly frames for their different shapes, I love the pops of YELLOW -- so bright and happy, I love the little table I spray painted at the last- second, I ...
Family Picture Gallery Wall — Reveal!!
Happy Tuesday!! I finally finished my family gallery wall -- woo hoo!! It all started with these unfinished frames from Cut It Out Frames. I had a hard time deciding what color to paint the frames. In the end I opted for white that matches my trim because I wanted the fabulous pictures my ...
Decorating with Pre-Ruffled Fabric! (ideas and tutorial)
I really love ruffles. And as someone that has only been sewing for a couple years, pre-ruffled fabric is just amazing. It saves so much time and I love the colors and textures of the material. Plus, it comes in so many different ruffle widths. There are endless possibilities when it comes to ...
Aqua and White Kitchen Reveal!!
I love my new Aqua and White Kitchen. I had white cabinets at my last house and loved them. For some reason I thought since this house was a little more rustic that a white kitchen wouldn't work. But I am so happy with the way this remodel turned out. {NOTE -- lots of pictures to come} {The ...
Make DIY Pendant Lights (Kitchen Remodel Project)!
The kitchen remodel is almost done -- wooo!! I just have one more project that I am going to finish up this week. Here are my DIY Pendant Lights. I found some lights that I really wanted from a store online, but they were $140 each, and four would = $560, not including the converter kits to change ...
My Slipcovered Sectional and a Giveaway!
I spent this summer changing my space from a dark, slightly Tuscan vibe to more of a cottage-y, light-filled look. One of the things I really wanted to do was slipcover my big sectional in my family room. Update - winner has been chosen. It's Melissa Swenson. I wanted to go with white, but ...
Painted Striped Nautical Rug {tutorial}
My family Room/Kitchen Redo is almost done and I'm so excited!! One of the last projects I had to do was find a rug that went in the new space. My new kitchen and family room is a really pretty shade of grey {Sharkey Grey by Martha Stewart}. So I decided to make a slightly nautical striped rug to ...
Giveaway — Orange Blossom Frames!!
update -- giveaway is closed. Winner is comment #161 Angela Lee Photography. Happy Tuesday!! Giveaway Monday is coming to you a little bit late. But, trust me, this giveaway is worth the wait!! I'd love to introduce you to Orange Blossom Shop - a gorgeous shop brought to you by the ...
Glittered Interchangeable Brooches AND pumpkins, plus a linky and prizes!!
I had the opportunity to try out Krylon's new Glitter Blast Spray Paint last week. I was SO excited -- a product that combines two of my favorite things: spray paint AND glitter. Wow! But I secretly had my doubts about how this product could work. Wouldn't the glitter clog up the nozzle? ...
Stenciled Napkin Pillows for my banquette — with Royal Design Studios!! {tutorial}!!
I have been on a bit of a stenciling kick this summer... I stenciled a Chevron rug, a Spray Painted Circle Rug, and then I tackled my kitchen window with some Faux Roman Shades and some painted pillows for my kitchen banquette. And yesterday I stenciled this rug for my ...
Halloween Chevron Wreath {tutorial}!!
{{Happy Halloween}} lol - I know it's a little early but I just can't help myself! I think I've ordered every chevron color that is in existence. Yes, I may have a problem. But I thought -- how cute would it be to make a Halloween wreath out of THREE of my favorite things -- CHEVRON, ...
Stenciled Circle Rug Tutorial {Spray Paint Project}
Have I ever mentioned that I have a slight obsession with the Disney Show "Good Luck Charlie"? I was sick last Spring and spent about 5 hours straight watching it in some sort of "Good Luck Charlie" marathon - lol! I adore the use of color in the "Good Luck Charlie" ...
How to Install Decorative Doorknobs {Kitchen Sneak Peek}!!
I love my aqua-ish door, but I wanted a really cool doorknob to jazz it up a little. I looked at every hardware store and all I could find was Oil Rubbed Bronze, Nickle, Chrome or the ever-popular Brass {which I have all over my house}. I really wanted a crystal or ceramic knob. And I did ...
