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As some of you know, I’ve been hard at work transforming my 5 year old daughter’s room, and if you’re new here, I’m about to give you the cliff note version of how this all came about so stay with me… When we moved here a year and a half ago we painted our daughters [...]
When I last talked to you I introduced you to Nadine and how she happened to come in to our lives. She was a shy little thing, but I knew all it would take to break her out of her dullness was a fresh coat of paint. Now, before you curse the day I was born [...]
I was long overdue for a furniture post! I haven’t redone anything in a while and with my daughter’s room still lingering in limbo, I decided to go check out the local Goodwill to see if anything would jump out at me. And that’s when I saw her… Wait, I’m getting ahead of myself here. [...]
There’s a lot of how to’s and tutorials out there about stenciling. Is there a right way or wrong way? I’m not sure, but I would imagine if there was…my way would be totally wrong! Want to know a secret about me? I love to DIY and do projects, but get sidetracked and lose [...]
So where did I leave off? Ahhh yes…Cutting the walls… So like I said in part one of this painting series, I don’t have the steadiest of hands, and neither does my husband for that matter. That’s why we love this edger so much, and NO I’m not getting paid to push this product, I [...]
Here is part two of the Painting 101 series I’m doing as we begin to work on our daughters room makeover. You can find part one here. There’s a lot of debate in the world of paint. What finish is best for what room? Here is a chart I made to help you decide… Again, [...]
Painting- While daunting to some people, is one of the quickest and least expensive ways to put your personal mark on a space in the interior of your home. In this three part series I plan to show you the prep steps we take, products we use, and how we paint an interior room in [...]
There comes a time in every little girls life where she no longer wants the frilly pink pillows, or shabby chic curtains. She doesn’t want the cutesy pale pink walls, and she definitely does NOT want a “baby room.” For my daughter, that time happened over a year ago. I’ll take you back… When we moved [...]
Warning: For the sake of being real, these pictures show what our house currently looks like in the middle of our yearly purging and regrouping after the holidays. Photos of clutter, dirt, and grime could be hazardous to your mental and physical health. You have been advised… Happy New Year friends! The start of a [...]
