Walking down the Target aisles I stopped at an all pink end cap display. Actually, I notice most of the women stopped a the all pink display! But with the average price of $20 per product, I passed. That was about my entire Valentine’s centerpiece budget! I decided I would find a way to make… Read More DIY pink dip dyed dollar store vases
This is my second board and batten wall for around $100 and no power tools! Board and batten walls are such a great and inexpensive solution to big blank walls. The moulding gives depth and character to a boring wall. And this one I made with a shelf on top! The extra ledge gives more… Read More DIY board and batten wall with shelf ledge (no power tools!)
I haven’t been blogging much lately and I miss you! There are a couple reasons why: 1) I do also do freelance graphic design and my projects have been piling up. 2) I can’t seem to finish any one home project, but start another one instead! Let me show you what I’m up to. I… Read More Half-finished projects and why I’m MIA
This was my first time stripping furniture and using liming wax! The furniture stripping was … interesting. But I really liked the liming wax. (If you’ve never heard of it, I can’t wait to show you!) It was able to give me a cross between bleached and whitewashed wood. Let me introduce you to this… Read More How to get a rustic, bleached wood finish
I just finished one of my favorite projects ever! I completed this board and batten wall in two days all by myself — with no power tools and little to no skills. It was under $100 — wood, paint, hooks and all. It has a big impact with little money. I’m looking forward to decorating… Read More $100 board and batten entryway with hooks
Our many blank walls have been driving me nuts. I had some white IKEA frames from our last house so I thought I’d get creative and fill up some of these empty spaces! I’m artistic in the way of being creative, but not in the way of skilled painting or drawing. So I’ve come up with… Read More Easy DIY art ideas
Slowly and sale by sale, I’m chipping away at all the blank walls in our house. I finished this area this weekend and thought I’d give you a little tour. I’ve been eyeballing our house to figure out the best place to hang a “curtain” of plants. I settled on this window and hung them… Read More Blank wall turned plant wall
This big blank wall has been bothering me since we moved in! There is no room in the budget for an oversized framed and matted print, so I got creative. I’ll show you how I made this very large 3′ x 4′ sign for $10 — wood and all! You could do this for your favorite… Read More Easy large scale art for $10
I’ve wanted a pretty white bookshelf in my room for a long time; a place to put some special things, my favorite books, out of the reach of grubby little fingers. And at the end of the post I have another little project to show you that I’m sure what to do with. Maybe you… Read More How to paint a bookshelf
