Don't miss these commonly overlooked areas when Spring cleaning your home! Cleaning. Most people either love it or hate it. I can waiver between the two depending on my mood-ha! But for the most part, I don't mind it. Especially if I'm home by myself and not having to motivate my kids to help me clean. I'll light a candle, turn up the music, and get to work! This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy here. Get Your FREE Spring Cleaning Checklist HERE! In our ... Read More about 7 Areas Commonly Overlooked When Deep-Cleaning Your House
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Vintage Farmhouse Tween Girls Room
From pink and purple to vintage farmhouse tween girls room! Our daughter has entered that stage - the not quite little girl but not quite a teenager stage. She's a tweener (as we call it at our house)! This post has affiliate links for your shopping convenience. See my disclosure policy here. We had done the pinks and purples and even a teal dresser and she loved it for years. But she was ready for a big girl space and so we set out to give her a tween girls room she could grow ... Read More about Vintage Farmhouse Tween Girls Room
Spray Paint: Four Steps to Achieving a Beautiful Finish
You CAN get a flawless finish using spray paint! Let's talk spray paint. Before chalk paint, milk paint, and all the other specialty paints came on the market, there weren't a whole lot of options for painting a piece of furniture. But spray painting furniture can be tricky. It tends to leave streaks and can chip off. After a lot of trial and error, I came up with a four-step process for a flawless finish that I can't wait to share with you! Disclaimer: The images I'm sharing with you ... Read More about Spray Paint: Four Steps to Achieving a Beautiful Finish
DIY Shiplap Wall
How we created a DIY Shiplap wall from plywood! We recently gave our oldest son's bedroom an update (read about it here) and part of that included a DIY faux shiplap wall. We were on a budget so we opted to use plywood rather than real shiplap. It really cuts the cost by so much to do it this way and it's super easy! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. See my disclosure policy here. Kitchen DIY Faux Shiplap The first time we went the DIY faux shiplap route ... Read More about DIY Shiplap Wall
Beautiful Built-in Hutch Makeover with Matte Black Paint
We transformed our built-in hutch using matte black paint! We moved to a new state for my husband's job last year (2017) and this spring we purchased our 1970s fixer-upper. We've owned four homes over the course of our marriage and have learned to DIY for the sake of our budget! Our latest home was a great deal but needed a lot of work! We're in the process of converting different spaces to make them fit our family. We've textured over (A LOT) of wallpaper, painted walls and trim, added barn ... Read More about Beautiful Built-in Hutch Makeover with Matte Black Paint
Cool Teen Boy Bedroom Makeover
Looking for inspiration for cool teen boy bedroom ideas on a budget? Need bedroom ideas for teenage guys with small rooms? Keep reading! We have three kids, two sons and a daughter in the middle. Our boys used to share a bedroom. But they are five years apart and as our oldest reached the teenage years it was clear he needed his own space. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. See my disclosure policy here. We ended up moving him into what had been the ... Read More about Cool Teen Boy Bedroom Makeover
Varathane Briarsmoke Stain Review
Varathane is one of my favorite brands of stain and Varathane Briarsmoke is probably my favorite stain color! Read on for a complete review of the product (including how to apply it!) and where we've used it in our home on different types of wood! Over the course of our years of DIYing, we've done a lot of staining! We've stained unfinished wood and also gone through the process of stripping and staining furniture, as well. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. ... Read More about Varathane Briarsmoke Stain Review
Valspar Cabinet and Furniture Enamel Review
Is Valspar Cabinet and Furniture Enamel all it claims to be? How does this cabinet and furniture paint hold up in a kitchen? Read on for the answers! Kitchen Cabinet Painting Gone Wrong Two years ago we painted our kitchen cabinets. We used Valspar's Furniture Paint because we had used it in other areas in our home and LOVED it. Read my review here: Valspar Furniture Paint But even though it performed beautifully when we used it on our coffee nook makeover and our guest bathroom ... Read More about Valspar Cabinet and Furniture Enamel Review
Celebrating Advent + DIY Advent Wreath
Get ready to celebrate the reason for the season with this DIY Advent wreath! I am excited to share this post with you today and our DIY Advent wreath! We are in full-fledged Christmas mode over here with our decorations up and the music blaring! I love all the fun stuff this time of year brings like baking and lights and Christmas movies! Each year with our kids, we look for ways to emphasize the Reason we celebrate Christmas. So, today I want to talk about Advent. Through the month of ... Read More about Celebrating Advent + DIY Advent Wreath
DIY Christmas Tile Ornaments
I had not planned on sharing anything Christmas related until after Thanksgiving, but this week has been crazy and I didn't have time to get the project done I had planned on sharing today! DIY Christmas ornaments to the rescue! This post contains affiliates links. Please see my disclosure policy here. Target's dollar section really has been amazing lately and I found these cute Christmas stickers that were similar to the ones I used for my DIY Fall Table Décor post you can read ... Read More about DIY Christmas Tile Ornaments