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After hanging my Christmas wreath over my mantel, I felt like it was missing something. My solution was this DIY wooden wreath sign! For the sign, inexpensive plywood works well. I found a piece that was 4′ x 4′ so I just needed to cut off a foot since I wanted my sign […]
I love all the large wooden signs that are popping up everywhere. About a year ago, I bought this one: It is wonderful, but it was expensive. After studying it, I decided I could make my own! I had an idea to make something showing the names and coordinates of […]
I often get asked about this Spirit Lead Me wooden sign. Click HERE for the source! I have been admiring shiplap walls for awhile, and I finally decided to create one for our home. I enlisted the help of my husband, and we completed this large wall (9 feet x 20 […]
I am really excited to share some news with you all, and it has to do with this shoe cubby: My antique mail sorter turned stylish shoe storage was seen last year in my mudroom reveal and in my DIY chalkboard Calendar post. I receive more emails regarding this project than any of my blog topics. Earlier […]
We’ve had the Pier 1 Carmichael Dining Table for close to five years. After daily use from three kids and a move, it was beginning to look bad. The top is a veneer, and it’s starting to wear through in spots. And there was a film over the entire top, so […]
Pittsburgh Paints & Stains and Hickory Hardware are sponsoring a blogger competition that I’m excited to be participating in. Each blogger was sent an IKEA Rast Dresser and asked to give it a makeover. *You can see all nine hacks HERE, and you can quickly vote (via Facebook) for your […]
I love decorating with plants, and I have been wanting Mason jar herb garden for my kitchen. I created my herb garden using mason jars. I used chalk paint to paint the outside of the mason jars. Once the chalk paint was dry, I added a thin coat of polycrylic. Once […]
We loved our dining room wall treatment so much, that we decided to do something similar in the half bath. (Too see the full tutorial for the dining room wall paneling, click HERE or on the photo below.) Recently Steve and I were able to go off on a […]
Recently I’ve been admiring all the wall treatments I’ve been seeing on Pinterest, and I just knew the square version would be perfect in my dining room. It’s so hard to visualize what it will actually look like in real life. So, I actually measured and drew out the squares […]
{If you’re new here, you can follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest & Etsy.} Earlier this summer, I visited my sister, Heather, and fell in love with her DIY concrete topped coffee table. I went home and decided that the side table we had inherited from the previous […]
