DIY project ideas for home decor, upcycling, repurposing and home improvement on a budget.
I came across this dirty old lamp shade at a garage sale the other day. It set me back $1. Admittedly, I had no idea what I was going to do with it when I bought it, but it had good bones that spoke to me. Good bones really are the key to seeing diamonds…
Summer is a fun and cheery time to be outside doing outside things! I wanted to incorporate the outside into a fun patriotic DIY project that anyone could do for fun 4th of July decor This month my Junk Visionary friends are all bringing you a fresh new patriotic project to enjoy. My husband and…
I couldn’t leave our little lady out of the picket fence crafting craze happening at our house! Our greyhound Gigi needed a little piece of the picket action so I hooked her up this week! You guys might be getting tired of this pile of old fence pickets I inherited, but they are a constant…
Magnolia Market in Waco is the go to store to get the fresh Fixer Upper look made famous by Chip & Joanna Gaines. The fun thing about farmhouse fresh is it’s attainability. You can get the look on any budget. Here are a few projects to help you infuse the Magnolia Market look into your home! Start…
I might be a little bit excited about my latest project. I’ve been dreaming of an outdoor party buffet table for a while now… Before I get to the details I want to warn you about the projects you’ll find listed at the bottom of this post. They are beautiful. And you will want to…
What to do when you don’t want to paint your dining room chairs, but you don’t love them as is: There is a lot of talk about painted furniture around this place. I truly love it. But every once and a while there is furniture you’re hesitant to change so dramatically. I always have to laugh when…
Five Minute Farmhouse Idea: Fence Picket Flower Vase We all have different love languages and being thought of speaks to my heart the loudest. Just knowing I cross someone’s mind in a day makes me feel warm and fuzzy. When my friend text to say she had a huge pile of fence pickets from her…
I know those words make some of you cringe. Homework isn’t fun, especially on the weekend! Relax, I’m the one assigning homework today and it’s meant to bring a shimmer of joy to you and your home! Honestly, it’s silly how much this homework makes me smile. Now don’t freak out – there are three parts…
learn how to make a beautiful diy farmhouse footed tray in about 5 minutes! Today I’m sharing a fun and easy to make DIY farmhouse footed tray that you can make in about 5 minutes! We all know Farmhouse style décor is all the rage. Many thanks to Joanna Gaines for that! Her style…
Slowly but surely I am layering elements I love into our dining room. It’s one room I don’t feel anywhere close to finished with in our home. When I decided to forgo eating in the “breakfast nook” of our kitchen and turn it into a sitting area, that meant the dining room would become our…
Coming up with a good Mother’s Day (or Father’s Day or Christmas…) gift can be daunting. What do you get for grown ups that already have everything they need? I’m convinced homemade Mother’s Day gifts are the way to go. Back to the glory days of childhood when a finger painted picture stole your mom’s heart. I…
Little ideas that tickle and nag and refuse to go away, should never be ignored, for in them lie the seeds of destiny. -Farmer Hoggett from the movie Babe Never underestimate the powerful truths tucked into children’s movies. They are written by crafty adults intent on entertaining kid and adult alike. Since the majority of…
There are times when I feel like good hospitality is a lost art form, especially in my own home. People don’t RSVP. Hand written thank you notes are a thing of the past. Sometimes I start thinking of the dirty dishes that will need washing and the beds that will need changing before a guest even arrives….
***This post contains affiliate links I don’t have words for how much I love this fabric. Seriously. I am a sucker for black and white, anything houndstooth or damask, but then I found this… Faux Bois fabric. I love the scale of the pattern and the neutral colors. It makes my heart happy. This month I…
Once a month a group of us get together for the Junk Visionaries Challenge. This month the challenge is called Bits & Pieces. It’s about putting two separate junk things together to make a one new awesome thing. My project carried a lot of meaning and after you read all the bits and pieces that…