Maintaining your home is a lot of work. We renovate, design, decorate and plan new projects to make our home work for us. Wouldn’t you love a place to keep track of all of that? How much did your renovation cost, where did you buy the sink and for how much, what quotes did you have for wood flooring. My newest sponsor, Home Zada offers you a way to keep track of that and much more. Maintain your home With Home Zada, you are able to create a calendar that reminds you when to replace batteries, etc. Document your possessions You are able to upload photos, receipts and owners manuals to a secure account. Keep track of all your possessions from appliances to furniture. Manage your projects This is my favorite feature. For the numerous projects running through your head you are able to create files to keep track of…
Read MoreYou know that lamp sitting in your basement, attic or husband’s office at work? The one that was bought ages ago and has a ripped shade which isn’t even worth photographing. I’m talking about this lamp… This one was in my husband’s office at work and rather than buy him a new one I decided to give this one a makeover. I first covered the base and top section with painters tape. I cleaned it up with some glass cleaner and started painting, using some sample house paint I had in French Antique blue. A couple coats later and I had a new lamp with a matte finish. I finished it off with 2 coats of Krylon Crystal Clear gloss spray and then let it all dry overnight. One linen lampshade later and I had a brand new lamp. Just for effect, here is the before… and the after… Ahhhh, much…
Read MoreMy neighbors next door have a lovely birch tree in their yard. Let me rephrase that. They had a lovely birch tree in their yard. Even though is was dead, it was beautiful to look at. They had plans to take it down and I had some plans as well. The day I heard the chainsaw cutting away I planned on asking for some branches. Well that day was Saturday. I heard the buzzing, took a peak outside, did a happy dance and went over to ask. It was a large tree so as we were discussing how it would be missed I casually asked, “So what are you doing with all the branches?” Not holding my breath or anything I heard the reply, “I’m not sure, do you want some?” Keeping my composure I said I’d take a couple. I was even asked what size I wanted them cut…
Read MoreI have a new project in the works. When we moved into our home almost three years ago I had a lot of rooms to decorate. My daughter was 7 years old at the time and we decided on a garden style room. The furniture was arranged, a wall decal was put up, a pellet box was made and we called it a day. The room was light, bright but pretty bare. She is now almost 10 and informed me that she now that she is a pre-teen, her room is too babyish. Pre-teen, yikes, but other than that I was ecstatic! I’ve been wanting to work on her room for a while but I needed to figure out what she needed and what the room could do. We now have a joint project ahead of us. We’ve made most of the decisions together and will do most of the work…
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Read MoreYes, you read all that right. I’ve have this project in my head for a while. I love no sew options for window treatments, like these and these. Are you ready for the supply list? I used one piece of wood for each panel, one tablecloth (cut in half), a staple gun and a AAA card! We created a guest room by putting up walls in what used to be our family room. The room was divided up into a guest room, a large walk in closet and a hallway. We were then able to open the doorway leading to the basement and create a better flow to the downstairs. The one window in this room needed some drama to say the least. There were a couple of obstacles to take into account first. The window is right up against the ceiling so putting a rod across the window would…
Read MoreTHIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. I received an early Christmas present yesterday from my newest sponsor, Sage Market + Design. First of all, they had me with the presentation. A beautifully wrapped package with tags and labels and business cards to make this visual person’s heart go all atwitter. I opened it up to find this a beautiful slate cheeseboard… …complete with a soapstone pencil to write the names of my cheeses or hors d’oeuvres. Not to mention the fact that a burlap bag was included to store the cheeseboard in. For anyone that knows me, a gift with the combination of slate, chalk, burlap and cheese could not be any more perfect. Here is a little bit about Sage Market + Design in their own words… Founded in 2012 by mother-daughter duo Beverly + Jordan Fowler, Sage Market + Design is a new online shop who also offer floral…
Read MoreThe other day my father asked me if I wanted to look at some rugs he had stashed away in his attic. I went up to take a look because I’m not the kind to turn down a free rug. Packed away inside a suitcase he had some rugs which were nice, but not what I was looking for. The rug was too dark and had a harsh wool texture. They actually reminded me of a military bedroll from the 1930’s. I caught some colors out of the corner of my eye that were under the rugs I was being shown so I asked him what it was. In the other section of the same suitcase were some wool blankets. One in green and one in brown. My father explained that he had purchased them years ago in Greece to use in his furniture showroom. I knew they looked familiar…
Read MoreBehind these doors in our renovated basement is my pantry… I have a small broom closet in our kitchen which I converted into a pantry upstairs but being that it is about 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep, it doesn’t hold all that much. It is constantly being refilled from the pantry downstairs. I don’t mind this system at the moment since my children have a habit of raiding the pantry and eating items I rather they hadn’t. I actually have a child proof lock on the pantry downstairs because on more than one occasion I’ve found wrappers stashed under cushions and in toy bins! Over the weekend I discovered wrappers everywhere and was told by my proud six year old that he knows how to get into the closet. Foiled again! Just to keep it real, here is the inspiration photo for my pantry. Yes, I have a…
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