Our church had a Yard Sale fundraiser and I came home with this small dresser. It’s low height makes it perfect as a side table. Yes, a dresser can be a side table! {A dresser is one of the best pieces of furniture you can buy, see some more examples in this post.} In fact, …
When we started planning our bathroom renovation it was a goal to reuse a few pieces. This included updating our mirror and painting the frame white {you can see that in the mood board}. However, after the room started coming together and I saw this photo, I decided to go with a wood tone. …
This might become a regular-ish posting series. It probably won’t be every Monday because I’m just not that disciplined. Instead I just want a simple format to document some of the special things from great weekends. 1. Me and the little guy went to a local vendor’s mall. He had just napped, so it was …
We had several goals when we started working on the bathroom renovation… increase from one to two sinks, get rid of the wallpaper and replace the peeling linoleum floors… to name a few. However, there is another goal that is always on my “to do” list and that is to increase storage. In the end, …
When our tile was laid we were instructed to seal it in about a week. I’d never sealed anything before, so this was a learning experience. We used SurfaceGard Sealer from our local True Value store. For those of you who don’t live near a True Value, the exact same product on Amazon is pretty …
A couple weeks ago our tile was installed, and now we’ve got the next big piece in place… our vanity top. I’m so pleased with it. The grey veining is beautiful. Picking out our vanity top was not easy. Carrara marble is what I had in mind from the beginning; but the initial prices that …
How was your weekend? I love the small projects Erica shares each Friday and this weekend project was just like many of those… simple, colorful and a great use of items I had on hand. If you’ve been around for awhile you know that Mike and I are in the middle of renovating our bathroom. …
I look forward to the arrival of my Better Homes and Gardens magazine each month; but since we moved in December and have been unpacking/organizing/etc. a few issues had gotten set aside. Earlier this week I came across a few issues that I hadn’t read. This little gem of a tip caught my eye, and …
It was a rainy weekend here in Kentucky… so I’ve been dreaming of some sunshine. Good Morning Sunshine in German from Raw Art Letterpress // $15 You are My Sunshine Lyrics from Craftivity Designs // $5.50 Vintage Keep on the Sunny Side from Pioneer House // $13 Good Morning Sunshine Wood …
You might remember this photo from an update on our bathroom renovation. The large hole is an old medicine cabinet {I’m guessing} and the torn-up walls are due to the glue that was on the back of the large vanity mirror. The other 3 walls were in much better shape, but still needed plenty of …
Last weekend we were in Louisville visiting my parents. It was a fun weekend from a DIY standpoint. On Saturday, I helped my mom prime and paint some furniture for her house. One of the pieces was an old desk but the other two were recent thrift purchases. While the primer was drying, Mike and …
Hello, new tile floor. To call this an improvement is an understatement. You might remember from the original plan that we were considering installing the tile ourselves. However, as we got into the project several things changed our minds: It took 4 days to remove the wallpaper {spread out over a few weeks as we …
Removing wallpaper is not the most inspiring or creative endeavor… so yesterday, even though there is more work to be done in the bathroom I took a break to paint this mirror and make it pretty. I picked up this mirror for $6 at a Yard Sale. It needed a coat of paint; but I …
Well, it looks like spring has made its way to Kentucky. Yes, the low will be 27 degrees on Tuesday; but it should just be a one day dip and we’ll be back into the 70s by the weekend. In the next couple of weeks we’re going to start some landscaping projects and cleaning up …
It’s been a while since I’ve shared random updates and stories… but the last few weeks have been filled with several fun things and some progress on the bathroom. 1. Been Partying like a Superhero A little someone had his third birthday. He’s been totally into Superheroes and it turned out to be such a …