I had a plain white pair of $10 IKEA curtains hanging in my dining room. Very boring, especially with all of the other white in the room. I decided to jazz them up with a little green and gold paint! I was going for an Ikat feel but my lines are too crisp for that. They are definitely imperfect… Read More
I’m so excited about this DIY I’m sharing with you today! If you’ve been following along you know I’m making over our dining room. It’s come a long way but still needs a few pieces and finishing touches. This past weekend I remembered I had an old utility cart in storage. I pulled it out and decided to turn it… Read More
Light ’em up, up, up! That’s what I was singing while we hung the dining room light fixture. I saw “WE”, but I really mean Joel. He hung the light and it was a pain but it looks great! It took me months to find a light for this room. I was over thinking it (as usual) but… Read More
Hey Hey! First, just let me say, if you’re the type of person who can paint windows shut and leave them like that for years, we cannot be friends. Ever. Also, if you paint window mullions and leave the paint on the window panes for the next homeowners to deal with, I will curse the day you were born. On to… Read More
Home again, home again. We have been on the road a lot these past few months and still have a couple short trips over the next few months. I’m not complaining though, we have a good time. We got home late last night and I am T.I.R.E.D. I thought I’d share this little wooden arrow I made a while back…. Read More
Yesterday I left you with the unpainted DIY board and batten in our dining room. We used plywood for a lightweight material and then used liquid nails to attach it since we couldn’t nail into our weird walls. I may regret it someday but for now I LOVE it! Here it is all painted out in Valspar off-the-shelf… Read More
