Clara just turned eight and she loves arts and crafts. This week we surprised her with her very own art station in her room! She loved it so much she’s been in their every afternoon creating away. We used to keep all our supplies in a cabinet in the dining room, but that got taken… Read More Bedroom / craft room makeover
Today we’re going to upgrade a thrifted frame and add some new art. I found this large frame at a nearby thrift store for $40 and transformed it with just a few materials. You can watch the video here. I wanted a raw wood look for the frame. I’ve used this technique a few times… Read More Large-scale thrifted art makeover
I learned a new technique for faux wood painting! It’s only two steps and I was truly astonished by the result! It’s such a pretty, raw wood tone. I want to do this to everything in my house now! After the frames turned out so well, I turned to Instagram and TikTok to vote on… Read More Faux wood painting + colorful DIY art
I added workspaces for the boys and an entire wall of cork board for all their master planning! It was super simple too. Maybe this will mean the end of duct-taped pieces of paper everywhere?? I’ll give you a little tour of all the updates and show you exactly how I put the cork up… Read More Easy DIY cork board wall + boy’s workspace
I’m no artist, but I am creative. And cheap, haha! I’ve got some art tricks up my sleeve for DIYs and free art to print. Come take a look at five beautiful and simple FREE art ideas! Stamping Last week I decided to experiment with these thrift store frames I bought for $10 each. The… Read More 5 incredibly easy DIY art ideas
When I think of traditional wallpaper, I think of small repeated prints, over and over. Sometimes that’s pretty, but the nice thing about murals is the huge statement they make. It’s like a giant piece of art for a fraction of the cost. The one I’m considering buying on this list is only $59 for… Read More 9 affordable wallpaper murals, starting at $55!
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
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’m a newbie parent on the school scene. School’s out and I didn’t know to do with all Luca’s creations. All I could think is “I cannot keep every thing these three kids make until they are 18! Where will I put all of it?” So I decided to make a couple collages with my… Read More Save your child’s artwork with a collage
I finally figured out what to put in these gold frames in the guest bedroom/office and I’m calling it done! I put this room together on the very cheap with some hand-me-down furniture, spray paint and art from my own printer. This room was a hodgepodge when we moved in, collecting all our leftovers. There was missing drywall… Read More Navy blue bedroom and home office
Luca is learning the Lord’s Prayer in his preschool class. I was so excited about it I designed a poster to hang in he and Adriano’s room. I thought we could learn it and recite it before bedtime. Or maybe even at our Thanksgiving dinner! UPDATE: I have a new post with three different color… Read More The Lord’s prayer poster for kids
My beige living room was driving me crazy, but I put off completing this room for budgetary reasons. We had too many other projects on the list when we moved into this house, but now I’ve figured out how to do it for under $700. Below is what my living room looked like to start with.… Read More Gallery wall behind TV in living room