Thrift Store Art – I love spending time flipping through the artwork at my favorite thrift store. There is so much art in this world, something for everyone to love – and art at thrift stores makes it affordable. After filling my art gallery bathroom with thrift store art, I didn’t expect to buy any more pieces […]
How to Get Rid of Woodpeckers
What We Did to Keep Woodpeckers from Destroying Our House If you’ve ever had woodpeckers decide that they like to make holes on some part of your house, you know how hard it is to stop them. This is what we did to get rid of the woodpeckers damaging our house. We have two columns in […]
Painting the Front Door – Again
Painting the Front Door Painting the front door is one of the easiest DIY projects you can do to give your curb appeal a boost. As you know, I’ve done this a few times here and here. What I want to tell you is that I’ve always made the right color choices, but that’s not […]
Why You Shouldn’t Pick a Paint Color from Pinterest
Why You Shouldn’t Pick a Paint Color from Pinterest Pinterest is a fabulous place to get ideas, recipes, beautiful pictures of far off places… But Pinterest can be a dangerous place to hang out when you are bored with the color of your bathroom. You start looking at all the pretty, photoshopped pictures of bathrooms […]
Mermaid Sequin Pillow
DIY MERMAID SEQUIN PILLOW I’m pretty sure everyone has seen the Mermaid Sequin pillow video all over the internet – you know, the sequin pillow that changes color with a swipe of your hand. If you haven’t seen what I’m talking about, here’s a link. Since going viral, prices for these pillows have been skyrocketing, […]
Pins I’ve tried: I Need My Space Dog Bandana
I Need My Space Dog Bandana My daughter’s dog, Django, has a little bit of anxiety when he meets new people. When she takes him to the dog park, he loves playing with the other dogs, but all the new people there freak him out. Dog park people are the kind that love to pet other […]
Pins I’ve Tried – Frankenstein Cake
Frankenstein and Football Cake, Candy Mice, Handbags and Cleaning Tips Although I haven’t posted much lately – okay, not at all – I have been doing quite a few projects inspired by some Pins from Pinterest. By the way, I’ve changed the way I post these “pins I’ve tried” to just include the link to […]
Dark Floors, White Walls
Dark floors, white walls Do you follow me on Pinterest? If you don’t, why not?! I pin lots of awesome things. 😛 If you do follow me there, then maybe you’ve seen my new board, Dark Floors White Walls. It’s full of beautiful spaces. Go check it out, I’ll wait… Quite a stunning look isn’t it? […]
How to Make Dinosaur Bookends
How to Make Dinosaur Bookends What do you give a girl who loves dinosaurs? Dinosaur bookends, of course! My daughter turned 20 last week. I can hardly believe that this little peanut is so old. Seems like yesterday that she was giving slobbery kisses and following me around the house like a little shadow. These […]
Checking Vintage Furniture for Lead Paint
Checking Vintage Furniture for Lead Paint As a person who frequently buys and repaints vintage furniture, I am always worried about lead paint and whether it was used on the piece I’m about to sand and re-paint. Lead is not something I ever want to mess with, let alone get into my lungs. When we […]
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