A few weeks ago I casually mentioned to my husband that I was thinking about painting one of our bedroom walls dark blue. Surprisingly, he liked the idea. In fact, he liked it so much, he was ready to go pick out paint (in the store without bringing any swatches home) and paint our bedroom and bathroom – immediately. […]
We’ve lived in this house for over a year, but our walls are still mostly bare – due to a mixture of laziness, budget and not finding the ‘perfect’ frames. To get exactly what I wanted, for less, I decided to chalk paint two old picture frames. A few months back I bought two old frames at Goodwill. The […]
Create your own outdoor vertical painted wood sign using Chalk Paint. Use both sides to create two signs: Believe Sign and Grateful Sign. For some time, I’ve had sign-envy. Our neighborhood is full of front porches that are decorated for each season. Porches add so much warmth and character to a house. One of my […]
Dinosaurs. The perfect theme for a 4-year-old boy’s first-ever birthday party with his little friends. A gold mine of birthday decor ideas. My ideas, combined with those gathered on my Birthday Boy Pinterest board, and I was soon a little overwhelmed! Limited by both time and budget, I couldn’t do it all…so I picked four decorations I could make […]
Update furniture you already own with spray paint for a budget-friendly fresh look you can do yourself. Our kitchen is full of neutrals and needed a pop of color to coordinate with our dining room. As I’ve mentioned before, our budget is limited so wherever possible, we use what we already have, updating where necessary. We already […]