My husband inherited an antique drop leaf table and six matching chairs from his great aunt. We love them and the dark wood matches a lot of the other wood in our home, not to…
Category: DIY
Painted Porch Ceiling
We had a great July 4th weekend. I kept busy playing with my girly girls and doing projects around the house. I’m so excited to share my new porch ceiling! Ever since I saw Edie’s…
Mudroom
Going on three years ago, we contracted out the construction of our house. We didn’t have a contractor which meant I hired different people to handle the tasks of building the house. Plumbers, electricians, cabinet makers…you get the…
Bunting and Burlap
I had a few extra minutes this afternoon and decided to pull out the old red, white and blue for Independence Day. I used the same bunting that I’ve had for the last two years but decided…
St. Patricks Day Wreath {Dollar Store Craft}
Now that Valentine’s Day is behind me, I’m thinking forward to next month and St. Patrick’s Day. I made this cute little wreath today in less than 20 minutes and under $6! That’s my kind of project. Here’s…
Chalkboard Paint + Pantry = My Big Idea!
Once upon a time, my pantry looked like this. Kind of a disaster. Okay, a real disaster. After we moved into our house, my husband built the shelves for the pantry. This was after we’d been in…
Most Beautiful Diaper Cake Ever
We had a little shower at work for a co-worker with a little bundle of joy on the way! We knew we wanted to make a diaper cake to use as a centerpiece. So, naturally,…
Hanging Oval Silhouette Frames
I found these oval frames at a yard sale this past summer. They were pretty wretched. I don’t even want to know what stained the cross-stitching. I paid $ .25 each for them. This was…
Mother Teresa Quote Subway Art
About a month ago I was blog-hopping and found a tutorial for subway art that was a beautiful quote from Mother Teresa. I almost bought the file in the blogger’s Etsy shop. But I decided to wait. Christmas…
2011 in Review
Dang! Where did this year go? I can’t believe it’s almost 2010! Umm…2011? Definitely not 2012!?! Here is a quick and dirty recap of our year. Last January we hit the Caribbean with my clan…