DIY projects, thrifty home decor and easy crafts
A professional painter shares tips on how to paint over dark walls in your home including preparation, product and how to do it the right way! For much of my 32-year marriage I was a bright color girl in my home decor. I think I spent so many years in college and early work life in bland rooms with cream… Read More
These 20+ easy one-of-a-kind Christmas decorations and crafts ideas will help you stay on budget and still create the perfect holiday home for you! Many, many years ago when I was a young wife and mom I had high expectations for myself. Especially around Christmas time. You see, the holidays were an opportunity to embrace my inner crafter and make… Read More
Want unique repurposed holiday decor you can make yourself? This creative scrap wood Christmas tree is made from old fence boards and vinyl letters. I love decorating for Christmas, but I don’t want my home to look like everyone else’s! Inspiration for my projects can come most anywhere, but my husband and I both enjoy finding ways to repurpose… Read More
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Stunning before and after pictures show how to remodel a ranch style kitchen by taking out a load bearing wall and creating a new open space. Home is more than just a place to lay your head. More than colors on a wall filled with pretty pictures. Home is the place where love lives, where the people who greet you… Read More
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Plasti Dip for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. Take your fall decorating up a notch with these easy orange and blue fall table decorations. Includes a simple spray painting craft anyone can do! I need to be a little bit honest for a minute. I write… Read More
Want to know how to paint a kitchen table the right way? Just follow these easy steps and you’ll have a farmhouse DIY project that lasts for years to come! How do you know when it’s time to makeover a piece of furniture or time to pitch it out onto the curb for garbage pickup? Our kitchen table had seen… Read More
If you don’t know how to declutter after a death or loss, these five easy steps will walk you through the process of getting unstuck and letting go. Photo by Malte Fleuter on Unsplash I still remember the day my parents moved into the nursing home. Totally unexpected, this move changed not only their lives, but my own. At the… Read More
Wait until you see this DIY headboard from a closet door! This clever DIY project was chalk painted and distressed into a shabby chic beauty! I’m not sure why all our DIY projects seem to take FOREVER but it could be that we’re just like you and have full time jobs and family obligations and church activities and on and… Read More
Wonder why you’re overwhelmed and can’t get control of your home? The connection between clutter and grief may be your missing answer. If you’ve experienced loss and feel stuck there is hope! My husband and I were arguing that night at the dinner table. I remember it well. We had recently adopted a sibling group of three children and gone… Read More