It's finally September and autumn is just around the corner! Yippee! Do you love fall like I do? I've got it so bad that I switch the Christmas song to this season, "It's the most wonderful time of the year...." Perfect time for a DIY floating mantel, don't you think? The colors, harvest time, ... READ the POST
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Trashure….Making Treasure Out of Trash
My love for junking can never be quenched, at least I don't see how. There are so many ways you can reuse an item, even to the point of dismantling it and putting it back together in a different form. One man's trash is another (woman's) treasure, right? When I pulled out this particular ... READ the POST
Closet Renovation Using Reclaimed Barn Wood
Back in late winter, it was finally time to give my much used and much abused family mud room (walk-in-closet) a closet renovation like its never seen before. We live in a 1952 ranch home that has some great amenities in it, and this closet is one of them. It totally suits us because with 6 kids ... READ the POST
DIY Aged Copper Patina Tutorial
A paint brush has been my best friend this summer. (when isn't it, really?) I have painted our entire exterior of our home, twice, by myself. That doesn't include the furniture pieces I have done as well. I guess that makes me a lean, mean, paintin' machine...or just plain nuts. ahem. One of the ... READ the POST
Mud Bar ~ Reclaimed Backyard Kid Fun!
Summer is the best time to be outdoors and what better way to get your kids outside than to build them a Mud Bar. Yes...I said Mud Bar. Kids + mud = FUN!! Two of my girls have birthdays a couple weeks apart in late spring. So, we typically lump them together when it comes to gift giving. ... READ the POST
DIY: Barn Wood & Bedskirt Valance
As promised in my earlier post for DIY: Barn Wood Shutters for Pallets, I would like to show you how I made my barn wood valance. It's really very simple, just a few items needed, but this is a lengthy post to give you all the information you need, so bear with me! Back winter of 2011, we ... READ the POST