Easter dozen

As usual, I’m late dying Easter eggs. I always looked forward to it every year growing up. He’s a little old to get excited about it now so I’ve been on the lookout for a project that we could do together that would give me eggs to save as keepsakes. Once we decide which projects

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Mini-Garland Wall Detail

It’s been such a dreary, wet day today. I can’t help but be excited by the prospect of staying in this weekend and getting some Halloween and Holiday projects done! There’s always something to do, isn’t there? If you’ve looked around my blog, and now that you’ve seen my home tour, you have a pretty

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New Window Panes

Ok, this may be more of a do as I say, not do as I do tutorial. I started off by opening the large window in the back of our living room by adding simple curtains hung high on the wall and taking out the blinds. The new light is amazing!! But the windows needed

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Knock-Off Shelf Tutorial

It all started with 2 metal Ikea shelving units ($14.99 each) and a stack of pallet wood and a few left-over 2×4’s! I started back in the winter and the cold made it tough to work on. (I’m a complete wimp below 40 degrees.) The boys helped with painting the shelves a matte – spray

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Kitchen Pin Board

For today, I wanted to share a project that does double duty for me. The electrical panel for our house is smack in the middle of the only wall in my kitchen. It’s an eye-sore to say the least and it’s been a thorn in my side since we’ve been in this house. #designfail -for

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