This is a really quick and short blog post! I am setting up my backyard for our Fourth of July shindig tomorrow, and I thought I would share this really quick, easy, and cheap way to add some red, white, and blue to your patio. Easy Bandana Pillow Covers for the 4th of July Simply …
Turn a Pallet into a Flag; Easy Fourth of July Decor
I came across a picture of a pallet painted as a flag on Pinterest. I instantly liked this project for a few reasons: it looked easy, cheap, fast, and with its size – it would give my yard a large piece of Fourth of July decor. We are having a party and I want to spruce up the …
Halloween Decorations for You to Enjoy
A wordless Wednesday tour of Halloween decorations for you to enjoy! Some mine, some a friend’s, some from the neighborhood, and some from around town. Enjoy the beauty and maybe get a bit of inspiration! Halloween Decorations for You to Enjoy Happy Halloween!
How I Painted My Bathroom Cabinets
Ever since my husband and step-son replaced the ceiling fan in our master bedroom, I have been wanting to get rid of the oak colored bathroom cabinets. I never really liked them to begin with, but moving our bed to face the bathroom combined with switching the fan suddenly made the oak color really stand …
What a Difference a New Ceiling Fan Makes
Recently the ceiling fan in our bedroom died. Honestly, I never really paid much attention to it until it quit working. That is clearly evidenced by all of the dust that had accumulated on the white ceiling fan! Even in the winter months our upstairs can get warm and stuffy, so we definitely needed to …
Painting a Wall Black
I don’t have any black walls in my home, yet. But my friend Nusheen does, and they are stunning. She painted two walls in her guest bathroom with Benjamin Moore Onyx in an eggshell finish. When you walk into the bathroom you immediately see the black wall – it truly is a statement color. The …
An Easy Way to Decorate with Words on a Wall
Sometimes our upstairs feels like a dorm. With six kids sharing (albeit on a variety of differing schedules) three bedrooms it can be a bit chaotic. When we first moved in together, my husband and I had a lot of discussion on how we were going to arrange the sleeping quarters of the four girls. …
Painting Our Master Bedroom Green
My husband really likes the color green for walls. In fact, the interior of his home before we got married was painted mostly green. So when I was looking to paint our master bedroom, of course he voted for his favorite color. I also had dark hunter green walls in my prior kitchen, apparently green …
Colors of My World – Painting a Wall Blue
It took me a long time to decide on what color red to paint my dining room wall, but deciding on a blue was a quick process. Once I was done painting the red wall, I looked around and the red looked so lonely – it needed something. Without much thought, I decided the small …
Colors of my World – Painting a Wall Red
Paint. I love the stuff! With $20 you can completely transform your surroundings.When I was young, I was lucky that my mom would allow me to paint my bedroom walls. When I was in high school I painted all four walls of my bedroom a bright yellow and adorned one of the walls with a …