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My DIY Kitchen Makeover Reveal!

Seven months.  SEVEN MONTHS! That's how long my DIY Kitchen Makeover took from start to finish. Last year I painted my oak kitchen cabinets and did a whole bunch of other stuff to update … [Read More...]

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DIY Fourth of July Wreath Made with Dollar Tree Supplies

I can’t believe it’s that time of year again where patriotic decor is lining the shelves.  The Fourth of July will be here before we know it!  Last week my daughter begged me to take her to Dollar Tree so she could buy her daddy a Father’s Day present (so sweet), and while we were […]

USA Wooden Flag Map Door Hanger

I’m not a big decorator for the Fourth of July (or Memorial Day or Labor Day), but I do like to have a little bit of Americana on display to help celebrate the USA’s birthday.  I sort of feel like it’s my duty as an American and a blogger.  When I found this plain wooden […]

Patriotic Embroidery Hoop Wreath

Thank you to DecoArt, Inc. for sponsoring this post.  The project and opinions are all my own. Whew.  It’s been so long since I’ve posted that I honestly could not even remember the web address for the site I use to write these posts.  Or my username and password, for that matter.  Thank goodness I […]

Fourth of July Firework Wands

Hi, friends- Do you have your Fourth of July plans in place yet?  I do not.  I have no idea what we’re doing except that we will be watching fireworks at some point, somewhere! I’m always a little nervous about the Fourth of July because my husband wants to set off like a million fireworks, […]

Modernizing a Mirrored Wall: Tape to the Rescue!

One of the biggest challenges in my Office and Guest Room Combo Makeover was modernizing a mirrored wall that screamed “hello, it’s 1980.”  OK, obviously it didn’t really scream that, but it might as well have! Of course I thought about removing the mirrored wall altogether.  But when I researched how to do that, I […]

DIY Dollar Tree Easter Carrot Decor

I’ve made a lot of Easter crafts over the years, and they’ve all tended to focus on bunnies and eggs.  Now I’m in an Easter carrot decor phase.  (It’s a real thing.)  Last year’s Easter craft post was this Carrot Door Hanger, and this year it’s all about the carrots, too. You’d think that I […]

A Pretty Phone Charger Station Makeover

Along with the rest of the world, one of my New Year’s resolutions (which will be broken in approximately 2.5 weeks), is to get organized and clear out the clutter!  I don’t particularly love organizing or decluttering, but I do love the way it makes me feel once it’s done.  And something that really gets me motivated […]

Office and Guest Room Combo: How to Create a Double-Duty Space

Our ‘new’ home has one more bedroom than at our last house, and because of that, we had no furniture for it.  It’s pretty tiny, but with some creative planning I turned it into an office and guest room combo space that easily pulls double-duty, making it a totally functional WIN for my family!   With […]