There's nothing more homey during Christmas than stockings hanging on a beautifully decorated mantel while the fireplace crackles with a glowing fire. Like this…….. Source We've lived in our house for 12 years and I've never been able to decorate a mantel. We had a tv niche above the fireplace so there was no […]
Category: diy
THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOOKCASES
As I sit in my family room looking at a beautiful wall to wall, floor to ceiling bookcase, I let out a big YEAH!!! I’m also doing the happy dance!!! We’ve been working hard for a long time, learning so much and having a lot of fun (that’s my word, not the LOML’s!) while building […]
TIME CAN STAND STILL ~ while I change the clock
Remember the clock I made? I was standing in McDonalds a few weeks ago with the LOML and as he was paying, I looked on the clock hanging on the wall. It was a beautiful Roman numeral wall clock. I looked at it for awhile before it dawned on me what was different about it […]
KICKING OUT THE KICK SPACE ~ trimming off the bottom space of our cabinets
We got a little work done on our family room built-ins last week. How exciting!! If you can remember we bought a whole set of kitchen cabinets from The Habitat for Humanity ReStore. We got a little side tracked with the tv niche. But the LOML thinks he wants to do "easy" cuts […]
PLANNING FOR BUILT-IN BOOKCASES ~ a glimpse into the future
I told you last week that we bought a whole set of cabinets from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. We're planning to use the bottom cabinets to make a wall of built-in bookcases in our family room. Here is the before picture of the family room wall where the bookcases will go. You can […]
A FAMILY ROOM MAKEOVER ~ let’s put a little light on the situation
We have been very busy planning our next project!! OUR FAMILY ROOM MAKEOVER We've already laid the plywood floors. We're in the process of a fireplace mantle makeover An electrician is coming tomorrow to give us an estimate on some work we need done: 1) Sconces on each side of the new mantle. […]
FAVORITE FAMILY PASTIMES ~ making memories
Today, I went wild with the white paint. Son #1 and I put the first coat of white on the staircase. It looks so bright!I painted the newel posts under the kitchen island. The kitchen is almost done. I can’t wait to share it all with you! Son #4 spray painted the curtain rings for […]
A BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM CENTERPIECE ~ I’m such a copycatter!
I am new to the world of blogging. I stumbled onto my first blog when I was scanning Facebook. On the side of the page was a notification that one of my friends liked this certain blog called Thrifty Decor Chick. Once I opened it up and began to read …. I COULDN’T STOP!! It […]
MY FIRST ENTRY EVER ON MY NEW BLOG!!!!!
While enjoying a little free time reading some facebook, I found a blog that has gotten me excited about what I love ……. making my home warm and welcoming!!! The blog is “Thrifty Decor Chick” and I can’t stop reading it. It’s full of projects that the author, Sarah, does around her house. She’s a […]