Happy May Day to you! I woke up to this gorgeousness outside!! And I can’t wait to get to work outside mowing grass, planting flowers, pressure washing, and doing some spruce ups on the deck. But before I do I wanted to announce the 2 winners of the last Home Depot gift card winners […]
How to Paint a Diamond Accent Wall using ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape
I had told you that this spring was going to bring a LOT of painting in our home! Our whole house needs to be repainted (minus a few rooms like our dining room, guest bathroom, and half bathroom that have already been painted). It has been 10 years since the main areas have been painted, […]
Bringing in Spring in the Living Room
Spring means two things in our home – spring cleaning + refreshing/bringing in spring indoors by adding color/new décor/plants/flowers inside. A trip to Home Depot enabled me to pick up all the things on my list and I got my living room ready for spring in no time. I picked up some Mr. Clean with […]
$2.00 yard sale candlesticks makeover
Remember those candlesticks I picked up a few weeks back at a yard sale for $2.00? I finally got them painted and redone. This is what I was starting with… wood multi-colored candlesticks First I spray painted them with Rustoleum gloss white spray paint. But I was wanting them to have more of a weathered/antiqued […]
Friday Frugal Finds: first Friday yard sale shopping of the year!
Excited to be sharing my first “Friday Frugal Finds” of the spring today. Last weekend was a gorgeous weekend and there were yard sales everywhere. I only got to stop on a few on Friday as I was out headed to town and running errands but I still found some very specific things I was […]
Simple Blue & Blooms Spring Mantel (Ringing in Spring Home Tour)
Excited to share my spring mantel and some more spring décor today as part of the Ringing in Spring home tour! 14 home bloggers are sharing spring touches in their homes over the next few days. There has already been some beautiful spring inspiration shared like this wreath and décor from Vidya at What’s Ur […]
Decorating with thrift store pillows
Once again I have to say a heartfelt thank you to my readers for your comments, emails, posts on facebook, and just general concern/comfort in the recent passing of my father-in-law. So many people came to the viewing and funeral – personal friends of ours, co-workers from many, many years of my FIL, church family, […]
Adding some chalkboard fun to my glass canisters
Back before Christmas, I replaced the canisters on my kitchen counter with these glass canisters. My canisters had gotten some hairline cracks in them and were allowing moisture to get in so my sugar was getting hard as a rock and my flour wasn’t keeping fresh. The glass jars are these Anchor Hocking Heritage Hill […]
$2 Thrift Store Bench Makeover (Gray and White Chevron Bench)
Hey, everyone! I have missed you and blogging! Before I share today’s project, first let me say thank you so much for the words of encouragement, the virtual hugs, the messages, emails, and comments after my last post. I already loved blogging and knew that I had some wonderful readers that come to follow along […]
Saying goodbye to someone I love… for just a little while
One of my blogging goals this year to myself was to write a few more personal posts… to open my heart and share it out loud with you, my readers. Today is one of those posts (warning: you may want to grab a kleenex.) Let me introduce you to two special people today… This is […]