Quite the title right? I was not quite sure how to label this one… Monday Evening we had a beautiful bridal shower for our headpiece manager at Kleinfeld and her request was to have all gifts wrapped in baskets. As a department team we all set up a different themed basket to shower her with… Read more
Mint Green and Striped Grey and White Table
Sometimes doing a project for others is the kind that you love doing the most! I had a blast refinishing this table that I found on the side of the road awaiting its destiny with Mr. Garbage Man. It could not have been sitting on that curb at a better time then the exact day… Read more
Finding a keeper on craigslist
I LOVE Craigslist! Craigslist Cabinet refinished I have furnished my home with so many pieces that I’ve bought through craigslist. Just a little TLC and you got yourself a keeper! I thought I would talk about this amazing cabinet I refinished and bought for a steal! One of the first important factors on finding a… Read more
Farmhouse Hemnes Makeover
Ikea Hemnes Makeover Recognize this piece? The Hemnes TV stand from Ikea. They sell it for $229 these days. I purchased mine about 3.5 years ago which was $190 at the time. It was a great apartment piece and really suited the look I had at the time. All the furniture in our last… Read more
DIY Clock Coffee Table
The initial plan was to create an ottoman of some kind for my living room. I knew I had my old kitchen table in the garage and thought it could be possible to put some padding and fabric on it and maybe some tufting and create a really great large size round ottoman. We started with… Read more
Pottery Barn window seat and Roman Shades Knock Off
I have been drooling over this image for the last few months now and I had to figure out a way to accomplish this look. Ever since I was a little girl I had wanted a window seat and the first day I walked into this house, I knew that would be exactly what I… Read more
Knock off Pottery Barn Metal Letter
In my last post I showed you my letter F that appears to be metal, but it’s only a wooden letter purchased from Michaels. My inspirations? Pottery Barn’s $30 Metal Letters….here’s a photo of what that looks like. . Of course these are absolutely stunning and perfect, but not all of us have that kind… Read more
The Entryway Plank Wall
Let’s face it…not every home is fortunate to have an amazing mudroom where you hang up backpacks and kick off muddy shoes with gorgeous windows to let in all that natural light. One of my favorite rooms in a well decorated house is the mudroom. I’ve spent multiple hours just “googling” mudrooms and how to… Read more
The Fireplace Reveal
The Fireplace Reveal! White wash brick….check! DIY mantel…check! Staging the fireplace…check! Relaxing near our cozy cottage-style fireplace….priceless! White Washing Our first step was to white wash that tacky 1980’s red brick. After reviewing multiple whitewashing techniques I knew I could not go wrong with this project and went straight for it! A little bit of… Read more
renovation random photos
I was just looking through some photos on my computer to try to attempt to sell an old couch set on Craiglist; when I came across some of the renovation photos of our house. I thought these would be fun to post to see some of the hard work we put into the home before… Read more
