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A professional painter shares his secrets on how to paint a room, with great tips for the beginner wanting to save time and money! I love to create something beautiful out of other people’s roadside castoffs or yard sale bargains. But paint an entire room? Not so much! When we moved into our home 28 years ago I was assigned the… Read More
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
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
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
Let me show you how to DIY plank walls with chalk paint because they’re not only drop dead GORGEOUS but they cost under $100! Sometimes when we’re unhappy with our home we feel like we have to completely start over. Go back to the drawing board. Make a huge change, start from a fresh slate. Can you relate? I totally understand… Read More
Don’t throw away that old furniture! Learn to take an ugly, beaten up piece and transform it with this how to paint furniture with chalk paint tutorial. Easy step by step instructions and supplies below! If you took piano lessons when you were a child raise your hand. I see you. I feel your pain. My MawMaw who lived with… Read More
Disclosure: I was compensated by BEHR Paint but the opinions are all mine. I was going to title this post “What if the Painter’s Wife Chooses the Wrong Color?” but I decided that was a wee bit long. If you don’t know by now, I’m married to a painting contractor. We’ve been married a long time. As in A LONG… Read More
Disclosure: I was provided product by BEHR to write this post but the thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. (Don’t miss the giveaway at the end of this post!) Y’all know I love yard sales. But did you know there are phone apps to help you map out the sales in your area? They have changed my life. The one… Read More
By using both chalk and wall paint this bedroom furniture went from outdated to gorgeous without spending much money! Great shabby chic bedroom ideas. Since I seem to be one of those distracted bloggers that can’t keep all the balls juggling in the air I have to tell you I never finished sharing our budget bedroom makeover from last year. Yes,… Read More