It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful
This room makeover is creeping along. By the time it’s done, Ty Pennington will have worn out 39 buses (busi?) with his one week makeovers. My kids will be so old they won’t even be able to get their walkers and grandchildren up the stairs to come up to this room. Chevron will be back in style.
Finally. FINALLY this room is painted!!!
And our boys painted it!
One of the easiest ways to change up your home without spending a bunch of cash is to simply makeover what you already have. One of the ways I’ve made over what I have is with paint. Many of you have been painting furniture for years but some of you have yet to try it [...]
I’ve wanted a big clock for a few years. A couple of months ago I finally saw a simple grandfather-ish clock painted bright blue at an antique store, I was SO excited, but it was already sold. I snooped around and could see that it wasn’t an old clock, just a new, inexpensive clock [...]
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I’ve been meaning to talk about that painted canvas in our family room. Here’s a timeline:: 1. The inspiration :: Angela from The Painted House {a little more info here} the link in that post is to Angela’s old blog from 4 years ago I saw her beautiful mix of styles and the first thing [...]
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A little less than two years ago, I painted our family room Favorite Tan. It’s a lovely color and after living in white rentals for 3 years we decided it would be ok to paint some walls in our current rental. Nope, we didn’t ask, we just picked colors that we knew would work with [...]
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If you paint two pieces of furniture the same color and then put them next to each other, it’s kind of like you are joining them in holy matrimony. The yellow mirror in the office was just a temporary pop of color until I realized where I could really use a mirror. Here are the [...]
One of the most common questions I get asked are about my paint colors. And while I am very open with giving out any and all colors~I’ve mentioned them all multiple times, I’m not very organized about it. So, I thought I’d list them all here in one spot. I know how obsessed I get [...]
About a month ago while doing some inspiration browsing at Z Gallerie, I feel in love with some paintings. This one called Limecicles caught my eye first. You can’t tell on the screen but it’s pure texture. Each line of color is separated by deep ridges that you can’t help but touch and run your [...]
so far before Our bedroom had been neglected for far too long. I was ready for change and my requirements were: neutral colors a pretty bed drapes masculine and feminine feel places to sit an 8 x 10 rug surfaces to place books and tums and snoring medicine and my other old lady paraphernalia better [...]
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the right corner up there with the mixer is where I do half the kitchen work, in the evening it was DARK as night This is the second nicest kitchen I’ve ever had. But it’s not mine. It’s not mine because we rent, but it’s also not mine because it is simply not what I [...]
I've got a secret that will unlock creativity and hope for your home. Ready? Here it is:: It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful. Yep. That's it. All you have to do is believe it. Read More…
