Category: decor

  • SERVING TRAY MAKEOVER

    SERVING TRAY MAKEOVER

    I feel like I am always carrying food to either our screened in porch or to our fire pit in the backyard. I had a simple serving tray from IKEA. A while ago I saw an updated serving tray at one of my link parties and thought my IKEA tray could use a similar update.…

  • TEST TUBE VASES

    TEST TUBE VASES

    I wanted to make something to go on the windowsill on my porch and thought this test tube vase would  work well. I could customize it to fit the exact space so I think it worked out perfectly. It is a great way to break up the space in the large open screened window. To…

  • HANGING MASON JAR LANTERNS

    HANGING MASON JAR LANTERNS

    On my screened in porch, I have these large screen windows and wanted to add some dimension to them, since I wasn’t doing shades on the windows. I bought these little mason jars and had some tea lights and twine and thought I would make some little lanterns.  To make the lanterns: 1. You need…

  • DIY PAINT DIPPED WOODEN UTENSILS

    DIY PAINT DIPPED WOODEN UTENSILS

    My sister-in-law gave me these bamboo utensils for Christmas and I finally got around to customizing them a little bit. Now they match perfectly with my kitchen and it was a quick little project. You just need some tape and paint. Tape off where you want the lines to be, paint, and that’s it, you…

  • DIY CHALK PAINT

    DIY CHALK PAINT

    I am sure you have seen a lot of projects done with chalk paint these days… I kind of wanted to try it out… to see what the big deal was. I thought my white end tables were the perfect test subjects. After getting a white sofa cover, the white tables needed a change.  Chalk Paint Recipe…

  • 1975 CHAIR MAKEOVER

    1975 CHAIR MAKEOVER

    About two months ago my husband’s great aunt moved to an independent living facility and gave away a lot of her furniture. I asked if by chance there were any chairs she wanted to get rid of. And she happened to have two chairs that were exactly what I was hoping for. I was so excited. My…

  • BASEBALL BOOKENDS

    BASEBALL BOOKENDS

    My husband loves baseball. So when he asked me to makeover his office space, I chose a baseball theme. I used baseball bats as the legs of his desk and made these little baseball bookends. I wanted it to look like the baseballs weren’t attached to anything, so I found this thin piece of metal…

  • LITTLE GIRL’S ROOM REVEAL

    LITTLE GIRL’S ROOM REVEAL

    When we moved in almost 6 years ago, we used this room as our bedroom, then I painted it grey and it was our guest room for just over three years. When Elly moved out of the nursery, I moved her in to this room. I liked the grey, but after painting the trim white…

  • GLIDER MAKEOVER

    GLIDER MAKEOVER

    My parents bought me this glider when I was pregnant with Jackson and I love it. I spent many late nights and long hours feeding babies in that chair. I wanted to update it a bit when I made over Elly’s room. I thought about reupholstering it because I have seen a lot of examples…