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The number one questions I get on the blog is “How do you make your homemade chalky paint recipe?”. I’ve used the same recipe to make my own chalky paint for years. Here is a short video to show you how I mix my own paint followed by tips on how and why I use…
Company’s coming and you know the burning question you are about to get! What’s your Wi-Fi password? I’m here to help you out this holiday season with a free Wi-Fi password printable! It’s good to have a Wi-Fi password notice handy when guests come, but I thought it would be even more fun to have…
I promise the chalkboard apron DIY will come soon, but first I have to brag a smidge about my daughter. She is a little entrepreneur that has slowly creeped out of her comfort zone to start her very own kettle corn business. Of course dad is on hand with business tips and mom is there to…
There have been a number of chalkboard projects flying around our house lately. Chalkboards aren’t exactly new, but they really are so much fun! Especially when it’s a huge chalkboard with huge chalkboard lettering going on! A while back I was picking the kids up from school when a giant stack of window screens begged me to…
When I was a kid teen rooms all looked the same…posters yanked from the latest Teen Beat magazine papered the walls. Something was fluorescent colored and if you were lucky you had your own phone complete with your very own phone line. Mine was pink and sat next to my jam box. These days kids actually…
Today I am sharing a lazy furniture tip on how to add age to furniture quickly. The truth is it’s been a crazy few weeks around here. My mom had surgery and the recovery was less than smooth. I am thrilled to say she has turned the corner and doing MUCH better now! I was…
DIY Chalkboard Placemats Hi dear friends! Today I have a fun fall tour for you…complete with mantels, wreaths, tablescapes, free printables and porches! It rolls out all week. Not to mention my DIY chalkboard placemats. When I was young teachers would send kids outside to bang chalkboard erasers as a form of punishment. I never really got how…
Old silver flatware storage boxes show up at garage sales and flea markets all the time. They can be made over for a ton of different uses…remote control storage, catch-all box, craft supplies, the list could go on. Today I am flipping one of the flatware boxes into a cozy hot chocolate station! Joining me are…
This Tic Tac Toe game made out of a butcher block is a fun and easy weekend project. This little darling started in the same manner as most things around here do… Me at an Estate Sale. Eyeballing something I don’t need and have no use for. But it’s $1 and I can’t pass it up. My mom asks,…
It felt like I drove past it 50 times. This blue Adirondack chair buried under boxes on the curb waiting for bulk trash day. It was between our house and the baseball park where all three of my kids had practices and games, so you know we were really burning up the road between the…
When you walk through my house I doubt you would describe it as coastal décor. Traditionally speaking it’s not. But the real story behind my home’s color palette is 100% coastal. You might just say a little birdie told me which direction to take! Next week I will share ALL my home’s paint colors and more…
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…
Recently I realized my beloved desk chair was causing me so much neck pain because it was too low… there had to be a better way. So I set my sights on adding farmhouse patina to a drab little stool. This cheap brown stool peeked around the corner and said, “what about me?” This little stool…
This is my first month to join up with a fun group of ladies who love to flip some furniture. Each month we have a new theme and it is always great to see how everyone interprets the suggestion into a makeover. Creative minds are so fun. This month’s theme is Inspired By Chocolate. I…
It’s true that I will paint just about anything that sits still long enough. There is hardly a more transforming, affordable, game changer substance available than paint. But…every once and a while you need a little somthin’ extra. A little oomph. Today fabric was the added interest my project needed. Here’s how it worked:…