I hope you had a fantastic weekend doing a bit of whatever you love! We were neck deep in projects around Stone House Lane. The Husband used his super powers and finished the flooring in the basement! I'll show you soon! And I sewed for two days straight which I haven't gotten to do in such a long … [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...]
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...]
Update on my DIY~Painting is Done!
Happy Birthday to me! I wish I could send every one of you a little box of cupcakes today so we could celebrate. Truth be told I'm not so much celebrating my birthday as I am that the bulk of my painting job is OVAH!!! *****I'm working on a couple of lampshades along with a few pieces of … [Read more...]
Expanding DIY Project~The Kitchen Cabinet Edition
The Husband I tend to start projects and they exxxxpand.... But, Behr Paint with Primer has come through for me again! While painting my kitchen at 2 in the morning I started noticing the trim and the cabinets. We refinished our cabinets and kitchen trim about 10 years ago using a 3 step process … [Read more...]
Up to my eyeballs in paint!
Hey Everybody! I thought for a moment that for the month of July, since I was taking a blogging-lite schedule, I would reeelax and read and write more than usual... Then I started the project I've been playing with for months. I'm lightening up my life...although I love Autumn colors and rich … [Read more...]
Burlap & Shell Project
This little burlap and shell project is easy enough for your kids to make and it makes any space feel a little more like sweet summertime!Just grab one of those cheap unfinished frames from your favorite craft store and use some beachy colored paint in random patterns...When it dries paint … [Read more...]
Easy Painting Technique for Almost Anything!
I was hanging out at my friend Kim's blog-home Kim Klassen Cafe the other day and she had this really cool video on painting! (See it HERE) After I watched her I thought I'd try a bit of painting myself...now, I'm NOT an artist. So my efforts pale in comparison. And I pretty sure I messed up her … [Read more...]
Painting the Kitchen Project!
I'm not sure you guys knew this but I took up a painting project last week. I ahem, I mean, The Husband painted the kitchen Roasted Red Pepper 2 years ago. It was not a fun paint project and he told me something like this; 'it'll be snowing in...the Sahara before I paint this room again.' After … [Read more...]
Oh Dear Lord, I’m ADD!
Okay, so if you care this morning I had 9 more things on my "to-do" list for my Pumpkin Carving party on Saturday. Today I spent 5 hours painting the front porch. This is not on my list. Shoot. I'm suspicious I have a bit of ADD. I went out to touch up the door frame, which was on my list and … [Read more...]