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I’m back again to talk about milk paint. I really love this stuff! I have posted a couple articles about using milk paint (HERE) to give ordinary household items a farmhouse chic or a modern update (HERE). Continue reading “Updating Furniture Using Milk Paint”
What do you think of when the Fall season arrives? I think of perfect cool weather, cozying up in front of the fireplace, Sunday football, changing of the trees and crackling leaves, spice lattes, and pumpkins! It’s the start of an exciting holiday season, the prelude to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Continue reading “Fall Decor Coffee Table Ideas & Fall Fireplace Mantel Ideas”
It’s finally here! The dining room console table you have dreamed about for years! You bought your dining room table and chairs forever ago, but couldn’t afford to buy the table, chairs AND console table at the same time. So you waited and waited, looking and wanting…and then it happened! Your console table goes on sale!! Woo hoo! Continue reading “The Right & Wrong Way to Style a Dining Room Console Space”
Glass and open shelf cabinets are beautiful on their own, but when purchasing one, it’s important to keep in mind what will be stored inside. Because the styling of a cabinet is as important as the cabinet piece itself. Are you buying the cabinet with the intent to display items such as family heirlooms or fine china? If you are buying a cabinet for the sole purpose of storing household items, then a cabinet with panel doors may be a better option. Continue reading “How to Style a Cabinet”
Milk Paint is awesome! This decorating tool has fast become a favorite of mine. If you’re following my blog, you read my recent post on using milk paint to update items around the house (HERE). In this prior post, I painted a pair of candlesticks, from black to white. Continue reading “Using Milk Paint to Paint Books and a Vase”
Creating a beautiful and inviting table doesn’t have to be a chore, a couple key elements make it easy. Continue reading “Simple “Mother’s Day” Tablescape Ideas”
Milk Paint has been around for a long time, but why are we hearing more about it these days? Milk paint gives furniture an aged and antique look that you don’t get from latex paint. It is also easy to distress. Many people are painting old pieces of furniture with milk paint, giving it a modern, and aged rustic appearance. Continue reading “How to Use Milk Paint to Update Decor”
How does Pottery Barn make it look so easy and effortless? Well, the struggle is real. I am certainly no expert in this area, but having learned the very basic key elements to styling a coffee table, has made all the difference. Now, it doesn’t seem so intimidating. Continue reading “Five Elements Needed to Style any Coffee Table”
I am certainly no garage door expert, but I did learn a thing or two when we needed to have garage professionals come to our home for a repairs service call. Continue reading “How to Quiet Squeaky Garage Doors”
Did you know you can bring wilting hydrangeas back to life? This is a trick I recently learned about large leafed flowers that have been cut, so I decided to test it out. Continue reading “How to Bring Wilting Hydrangeas Back to Life”
If you love fresh flowers as much as I do, you must wonder what is the secret to creating a gorgeous arrangement? The easy part is finding beautiful flowers and a favorite vase, but then trying to arrange the flowers, they flop everywhere! Continue reading “How to Create a Beautiful Flower Arrangement like a Professional Step by Step Guide”
As careful as I tried to be during a recent painting job, I couldn’t avoid tracking white paint on our midnight blue carpet. Continue reading “How to Remove Paint from Carpet and Plastic Items”
I am feeling relieved these days knowing I have solved a big problem in our home. This post has taken nearly a year to write due to the various methods I have tried to find a solution to this issue. After several failed attempts at trying to fix this problem, I finally found a solution that meets all my requirements, which wasn’t an easy task. Continue reading “Furniture Glides and Leg Protectors that Actually Work”
A home gym is a necessity for our family, because the idea of leaving the house to work out isn’t appealing at all. Raising kids and having a full time job leaves little room for working out….unless you can workout from home. Besides, there is something to be said about working out in your own gym, dressed however you please. Continue reading “Building and Designing a High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Home Gym”
Plantation shutters are so beautiful and add timeless elegance to any home, as well as regulating how much light and privacy enter inside. Continue reading “How to Repair Floppy Plantation Shutters”
There must be a conspiracy among professional maids to keep home owners in the dark on mirror and glass cleaning. Why is it so hard to clean mirrors and not leave streaks? Continue reading “How to Clean Mirrors & Glass Like a Professional”
Reuse..reuse…reuse. Why replace when you can reuse an old piece of furniture to bring it up to date. Everywhere you look, there are articles and information about repurposing, recycling, and reusing. Continue reading “How to Paint Furniture Step by Step Guide”
Nothing screams Spring more that vibrant fresh flowers! I can’t get enough of cut flowers, I love to have them in my house as often as possible. Flowers in my home make me happy. Continue reading “Spring & Easter Tablescape Ideas”
I am someone who has a hard time letting go after the holidays. I love all the decorations, the beautiful Christmas trees, the gorgeous colors, and all the excitement and festivities that surround Christmas. It’s not until the end of January that all traces of the holidays are gone from our house. Continue reading “Winter Dinner Party for 12 – Table Ideas”
Today I am going to show you a very easy way to clean your range hood filters. I am going to be honest with you, I have never cleaned any of our range hood vents…ever! They went for years collecting grease and grime and as a result, didn’t perform as well as they would have, had the filter been clean. Hmmm, maybe that’s why the smoke detector kept going off!
Continue reading “How to Clean Range Hood Filters”
