Tweet! I have an old chair that I use when I am at my computer. It is a beautiful chair, but I have been thinking about painting it. The wood stain is lovely, but I have a house full of wood stained furniture. I was thinking I would paint it a blue-green to go with [...]

Tweet!Some of you may remember that my husband and I have been refinishing our kitchen cabinets for the past couple of weeks as he has been laid off. (On a related note – we will soon be able to track the weeks of unemployment by the new growth of the dark roots in my hair… I may need [...]

Tweet! We have made quite a bit of progress on our Kitchen cabinet transformation. I decided to go ahead and show you what we have done now, before the entire thing is finished. We are doing it in stages and to be honest I just can’t wait! Some of you may remember my Kitchen Island [...]

Tweet!    I am sure most of you remember this. I put new night stands in my bedroom a couple of weeks ago, and put up these charger-turned-mirrors on the walls above them. I was frustrated with the fact that my window is not centered on the wall behind the bed. You were all so [...]

Tweet!  I was very busy this weekend! You may remember last weekend I snagged this gorgeous mirror from a store named ‘Junk’ While trying to decide where to put this, I came upon the idea of changing up my entryway. Then I remembered this little table- I have been wanting to paint this for several [...]

Tweet!It is hard to believe, but we are nearing the end of 2011. I decided to take a look back at the year and choose some of my top Diy Projects. I picked these according to how many views and/or comments they received. And also how much I personally liked them! I find that I like some of my projects [...]

Tweet!  I am so thankful for the advent of Shabby Chic into the Home Decor Genre.. Because it allows me to make lemonade when DIY projects give me lemons. Case in point I bought this computer armoire at Walmart several years ago for $99. (The glowing light between the doors is my much loved Mac Mini.) The [...]

Tweet!A friend of mine in TRW (The real world!) and her husband made a play kitchen for their children last month. They showed the progress on Facebook, and their resulting piece was so adorable! When Jen asked if I might like to share her tutorial on my blog I jumped at the chance – Hope you [...]

Tweet! I have been working on a couple of Family Name Signs this week for upcoming weddings. I decided to do a post to show you some of the signs I have made this past year using old cabinet doors from the Habitat For Humanity Restore- I get them there for $2 or less per [...]

Tweet! There is just something that draws a person to decorating a mantel.. It is almost like the grown-up version of playing with Barbies. Or perhaps it is more like accessorizing  an outfit with the perfect jewelry, belt, purse, etc. Whatever the reason, I am always ready to change out my mantel for the season. And [...]

Tweet! Yes, I have been at it again.. I just can’t seem to stay away from that Habitat For Humanity Restore! And every time I go I come home with a few more cabinet doors! This one came in handy as my brother surprised the family by getting married a couple of weeks ago! So [...]

Tweet! Does anyone else out there have a kitchen that is stuck in the 90′s? Please tell me yes so I know I’m not alone! My kitchen is pretty dated, and up until a couple of weeks ago, it even had a flowered wallpaper border. Sorry if I made you throw up.. I desperately want [...]

Tweet! Welcome to “how I spent my weekend” ! This weekend my husband and I put up wainscoting on our hallway. Well, he put it up and I painted it. We are a team after all, right? I am so stunned at what a change it made. I can’t believe how a little wood and [...]

Tweet! This is a project that I first did last year for my daughters. I made another one this week, and decided to repost the tutorial as I have a better camera now. I also am a better blogger in general.. and the truth is, I get embarrassed at my older posts! But – I [...]