How To Refinish Wood Cabinets the Easy Way Are you thinking about ways to refinish wood cabinets? You probably know that the “correct” way to refinish wood cabinets is to follow these steps: strip, sand, stain, poly. Sounds like (and is!) a lot of work. So what are your options if you want to refinish […]
How to Silver Leaf Your Decor Several months ago, I was at one of those antique shops that feature many different vendors. One of the vendors had a gorgeous mirror that was painted minty green, with wispy white paint , and silver accenting on the edges. It was love at first sight. I stared at […]
Do you have trim that you want to paint? Painting trim is particularly daunting. For me, I have always felt overwhelmed at the thought of having to paint so precisely in such a small area. When I moved into my 70’s ranch, the trim looked great. There were no marks and the paint look fresh […]
Paint can make a huge difference in a room. It can take a room from feeling small and tired, to feeling roomy and upbeat. A bad paint color can affect your mood and your sleep (really – look it up!). But a good paint color? Ah, its like a breath fresh air. Now, good and […]
Do you want to update your old home? When we moved into our 1970s ranch, we knew that we wanted to update it to make it look so much more modern. Spending $15,000 to upgrade the kitchen wasn’t in the budget. Since we love DIY projects, and also wanted to do things that were going […]
Want to DIY tile your floor? We recently tiled our bathroom floor. We YouTubed a lot of videos and read a lot of tutorials, but there were a few things that weren’t mentioned (or we just missed). One note before we get started. We are not tiling professionals (which will be obvious to you if […]
Want the Fixer Upper Look? The answer (in part) is distressed furniture. Distressed furniture is the BEST furniture for life with young kids. Whether or not I am going for the Fixer Upper look, my furniture is constantly in a state of being distressed, so I may as well embrace it! Since I have three […]
Looking for a neutral color scheme for your whole house? Painting the rooms in your house is such a quick, easy way to make your whole home feel fresh, clean and welcoming, but choosing a color can be a headache. Who hasn’t brought home paint sample after paint swatch looking for just the perfect color? […]
How to Whitewash a Fireplace When I moved into my home, the fireplace looked like this. So dark, right? It made the whole room look dark. After looking into my options, I decided that whitewashing would be the easiest and cheapest way to change the look of it. It was also the scariest! What if […]
That is the question. Spray paint is great because it goes on quickly and is easy to use! I find that it typically does not chip easily, likely because the many thin coats of paint slowly build instead of putting two thickish coats of regular paint on. Due to this same reason, often I do […]