I discovered a new special shape font set “dingbats” last week, and this one could be used for so many fun projects. This font set has the state shapes of all 50 states, as well as various country shapes. It’s called DingMaps (download HERE), and it’s a free font. These shapes could easily be used to create stencils, but I used one as a super easy way to make state shape wall art on old book pages. This project is {Read More}
Hiding My Dirty Secret Behind Closed Doors
January 28, 2015 by 21 Comments
Remember my previous bedroom that we transformed into a British-theme room for my youngest son? Didn’t that freshly painted closet door look wonderful? Well, after the remodel was finished, that closet door was hiding my dirty secret that I never thought I’d share with the world…
Organization Labels to Control Clutter in the Heap of Change Challenge
January 14, 2015 by 12 Comments
Most people have a junk drawer, but I have multiple junk drawers, junk trays and junk bowls. I can fill nearly an empty container with junk. Case in point. Here’s one of my trays full of junk. I love using rusty little bits and pieces for projects, but finding what I need, when I need it is a challenge – especially because I have LOTS more stashes just like it. So, when Donna @ Funky Junk asked if I wanted to co-host {Read More}
Farmhouse Table Makeover…Again
January 7, 2015 by 16 Comments
Kitchen tables have been like a revolving door in my house over the last several years. We started out with an oak table (sorry, no photo of it) that we bought about 9 years ago, when we still lived in Missouri. When we moved to Illinois, we used the table for a few months, but it was too long for our new kitchen, so when we remodeled the kitchen (seen here), my husband removed the legs, and I painted and {Read More}
Looking Back and What’s Ahead in 2015
January 1, 2015 by 14 Comments
2014 was another busy year for changes around our house, and I haven’t even shared them all on the blog yet. The biggest project we completed was our old shed that we converted into a guest room/photo studio, which then became a bedroom for our oldest son when he switched from an out-of-state college, to our local collage. He’ll graduate from college in the spring, and once he gets his own apartment, it will revert back to a guest room/photo studio {Read More}
How to Install a Wood Plank Wall and my “Dear John”
December 31, 2014 by 18 Comments
After taking all of November and most of December off from house remodeling projects, I’ve been itching to start making more progress on our to-do list, and the next room on the list has been our bedroom. It’s still in the beginning stages, but we’re making some progress. The walls in the room were originally just thin paneling. The corner seams were never finished, and there was no trim around the ceiling, so I couldn’t wait to make it disappear. Rather than tear {Read More}
Repurposed Drawers and Crates for Craft Supplies
December 27, 2014 by 5 Comments
Does anyone else have a hard time getting back into the swing of things after Christmas? I feel like until I get all the decorations and the tree taken down, it’s hard to do much else, but I did work on a little organizational project today. When we “remodeled” one wall in the kitchen to install an oven range hood (seen here), and removed the little crates that held my spices, I wanted to find a new use for them. {Read More}
Back in Black – My Front Door and a Gossip Bench
December 22, 2014 by 13 Comments
Recently, I showed you the makeover I gave the outside of my front door (seen here), and I finally got around to doing the inside of it this week, but the red color I choose for the outside was not going to work for the inside of the door. Do people usually have 2-color doors? I don’t know if that’s the norm, but I have one now! After painting the front side, I learned a few things. First of all, {Read More}
Antique Dressing Table
December 21, 2014 by 13 Comments
Just before Christmas isn’t the best time to splurge on yourself, but I did. It was totally unplanned, and I didn’t even know I wanted it until I saw it, but once I saw it, I couldn’t make myself walk away. I had gone into our local thrift store, specifically looking for wood photo frames,because I had a few Milk & Cream Co. sign orders to make for customers. And there it was. I’m pretty sure I heard it call {Read More}
Front Door Makeover!
December 5, 2014 by 23 Comments
I have an ugly front door. Admittedly, the dead mums aren’t helping, but still, it’s ugly. It’s a sturdy metal door, but that’s about all that can be said for it. It’s gotten dented, and marked up, and it’s just very bland looking. A few months ago, I asked my husband if I could paint our ugly front door. He said he didn’t care, so I went online, searching for inspiration to decide what color to paint it, and I spotted {Read More}
