This contest is now closed~Thank you for playing! ***Congrats to Gretchen! The winner of a Cutting Edge Stencil!*** I'm so excited to show you guys the last little project that I did in the playroom! Just look at those cute trees and birds on the wall!This was one of the the EASIEST projects … [Read more...]
Indoor Playhouse Reveal!
The Husband has been busy! He finished the new indoor playhouse for our tiny girls and once again, he outdid himself!This is the second indoor playhouse he's built for the granddaughters. The first one was smaller and he constructed it a little differently because he had to build out from … [Read more...]
Doing Projects & Doing Life in Stages
When The Husband and I do a project we like to get it done. All or nothing is usually our motto. But with this move and remodel on Stone House Lane, we've just had too many big projects to get them all done at once, so the 'all or nothing' mentality just won't work. Kinda like in life, sometimes … [Read more...]
Paint Room
We have been systematically working on every room on Stone House Lane. A couple of weekends ago, The Husband tackled a little room tucked away in the garage.Here it is before:He painted the walls, put in more lighting, added shelving (from Costco) and installed checker board floor … [Read more...]
The Den at Stone House Lane~Before & After
After remodeling our den/great-room on Willow Creek in January, we started looking for another house! Which was totally CRAZY ! One thing I knew, if we were going to buy another house...the den would have to really 'WOW' me since I loved the remodel we'd just finished. I can't tell you how many … [Read more...]
Once upon a time there was a little chair…
Once upon a time there was a little chair that nobody wanted. She was a bit difficult to look at, with her neon pink frame (I forgot to snap a picture of her bright pink frame) and the unsightly seat cushion.My daughter Stephanie bought discarded chair at the thrift store with the idea of doing … [Read more...]
Willow Creek Bathroom Before & After!
Welcome to this little Bathroom Before and After! In getting ready for the contractor to start knocking out the wall in our den, we're trying to finish the upstairs projects that I started months ago. I threw myself into our bedroom redo (posted HERE) but ran out of energy when I got to the master … [Read more...]
Bedroom Before & After! (Willow Creek Bedroom)
***This is our 1st house, Willow Creek Master Bedroom ---> Our current Master Bedroom is HERE!*** Welcome to the bedroom before and after post! I'm so happy you're here...come on let's look around...I've be sequestered to the house for days on end as I finished up my bedroom project. I … [Read more...]
My First DIY Project of 2011…it won’t be my last!
I did a little painting project last week to jump start my BIG upstairs re-do! I'm going to grab a few gallons of my favorite paint: Behr Paint with Primer and my trusty paint brush and spread magic all over my upstairs! Remember when I went CRAZY with Behr Paint with Primer last year? HERE are the … [Read more...]
Fun with Pantry Doors!
As you know, we've been doing this Summer DIY Project that has been the project that just wouldn't end!(See more posts under: All Things Home DIY) Most of our project utilized one of two things...Behr Paint or fabric! This little one-day side-project included both!"I think we need new … [Read more...]
Painting the Kitchen
We've been doing a Summer DIY Project that has involved this Behr wonder-paint. See all posts HERE!*****The kitchen in our little white house has been wallpapered three times. Twice by me. When we took down the wallpaper and decided to paint I chose a bold red...After a few years I … [Read more...]
Behr Ultra Paint with Primer Giveaway!
Happy Monday Everybody!These shelves for my fun-room are the first thing I painted with Behr Ultra. The Husband was oh so skeptical about the coverage and the fact that the primer is in with the paint...He couldn't believe the stained shelf was completely covered with ONE coat! About half way … [Read more...]
Painting Stained Wainscoting, Molding, and Doors…
It's Den DIY Week here in my little corner of the world! It's the Den DIY around here this week! So far ~Monday: Round Coffee Table from a Dinning Room Table Tuesday: Painting Wood Blinds! Wednesday: Easy Curtain Panels!And last week: An Ottoman from an Old TableFreshening up the … [Read more...]
Den DIY~Painting the Wood Blinds
It's the Den-DIY Week around here! We've been doing a big project this summer if you haven't been around you can check out All Things Home DIY posts HERE! Today I want to show you a super easy project that saved us (no kidding) hundreds of dollars. When we painted the stained heavy moldings and … [Read more...]
Round Coffee Table from A Dinning Table!
If you've been hanging out with me this summer you know we've been doing a ginormous DIY Project! You can find the posts in the pull-down menu on the left sidebar under: All Things Home DIY. (or click HERE) I'm hoping to show you my den after-pics this week. In addition to painting the moldings, … [Read more...]
Freshen that Fireplace!
How many of you start a project and find it leading you to one rabbit-trail project after another?That's just what happens! When we started our summer project we were simply going to refinish the floors in our downstairs...at least that's what The Husband thought. My mind was about to bust with … [Read more...]