Master Bedroom Update: A Promised Picture


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A friend reminded me that I still owe a photo of our newly painted bedroom. And she’s right. The Great Paint and Curtain {In}Decision came with a promise for a photo the following week. Here we are over a week later. Still, no photo. My bad. It is time to make good on that promise. However, it makes sense […]

June 29, 2015

Master Bedroom Update: The Great Paint and Curtain {In}Decision


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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. […]

June 18, 2015

‘You Are My Sunshine’ Birthday – DIY Quick and Easy Patterned Paper Covered Clothes Pins


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I recently made a photo banner for our daughter’s ‘You Are My Sunshine’ birthday party. I wanted to hang the photos using clothes pins, but after hanging them up, I found the black and white photos and tan clothes pins looked a little drab. I decided to use some of the bright-colored paper used on […]

March 13, 2015

Fun with Chalk Paint – Inexpensive Goodwill Picture Frame Makeovers


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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 […]

January 29, 2015

DIY Outdoor Vertical Stencil-Painted BELIEVE and GRATEFUL Sign


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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 […]

November 11, 2014