Room Revamp: Elongating An Entryway

On May 3, 2012 By

I’ve been brave lately and I’ve been chronicling some of the steps I’ve been taking to make my house a home, from furniture redo’s like my grey end table to simple space brighteners like my coffee corner. Not every step of turning [...]

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DIY: Kitchen Shelves

On April 12, 2012 By

I’m continuing the process of making my house feel like a home and that means not only adding things that I find pretty, it means creating storage space for my life. One of the areas that was particularly crowed was the breakfast nook of my kitchen. It was time for an update to make a [...]

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Furniture 101: Distressing

On April 10, 2012 By

Furniture distressing is a happening trend right now in many industries from clothing all the way to furniture. You see it on pinterest and in stores, people are doing it on home make over shows and personal before and after stories.

What Is Distressing?

Distressed: Furniture that is marred to create the appearance of age [...]

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DIY: Coffee Canister Makeover

On March 29, 2012 By

Tall, dark, and rich………..slow down, I’m talking about coffee! Without my morning coffee I transform into this grouchy old bear of a woman, so every morning I wake up and make myself some tasty coffee with a french press coffee maker. It’s perfect because it makes just one cup, and me and my roommate both [...]

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Pinterest Challenge: Becca’s Lamp Revamp

On March 14, 2012 By

I also had a few friends who don’t have blogs but also wanted to participate in the pinterest challenge. I said “send ‘em my way!” And they did. First up is Becca, you may remember some of the projects she’s done in the past such as this headboard [...]

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Pinterest Challenge: Shannon’s End Table

On March 14, 2012 By

Ahh I’m so excited I can’t even wait to share this season’s pinterest project with you all. I’ve had some majorly positive feedback from my past two pinterest projects so I’m very excited to continue this seasonal tradition. This past fall I did a project involving empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls, you can [...]

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Floating Memories

On March 8, 2012 By

Is there a big blank wall in your home that is intimidating you? Maybe the thought of large work of art or photo seems like a good idea, because you know the space needs something larger, but you are afraid to pick just one? Maybe, you have you been admiring those lovely collages of photos, [...]

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Decorating a Small Bathroom

On December 17, 2011 By

Peaceful Bathroom from Martha Stewart

If you’re anything like me, my bathroom is my sanctuary. I work from home, school from home and share my home with five others, not including my fur babies. When I want to get away from it all – I take a nice, hot [...]

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How To: Tile A Tabletop

On November 30, 2011 By

Tile can transform the most mundane tabletop into an eye-catching centerpiece. After all, who wants to invite guests to a home and place evening drinks on an old, rusty, nasty looking table? Applying tiles to a wooden tabletop makes it waterproof allowing you the option of enjoying your new tabletop outdoors, which is an added [...]

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Reading into DIY

On November 10, 2011 By

I’m sure most of you, like myself, have been transfixed by the onset of all this DIY out there available to us. There are more blogs created each and every day dedicated to this constantly evolving trend. If you don’t know how to do it – ask. Ask who you might ask, well the World [...]

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