One of the big items on our to-do list for the family room was building a new mantel for over the fireplace. The existing mantel was a thick but not deep piece of wood stained a dark walnut color. When I removed the mantel during our demo phase it was nailed into the brick and […]
Family Room Reveal Part Two
As I shared in my super lengthy post about our family room remodel it took a grand total of 9 months (and several thousand words) to share what changes we made. When I did my big reveal several photos were missing, and so was a big room wide shot. That was intentional since we had […]
Spooky House: Spiders, Monsters, Ghosts, oh my!
Halloween decorations can be pricey but since my family loves Halloween, and loves decorating for Halloween even more we have come up with a few inexpensive ideas for creating a spooookkkky house. How to Make a Monster House My husband came up with this idea, and he an my 13 year old figured out a […]
How to paint a fireplace: DIY Tuesday
Painting the fireplace and brick wall was high on my list of priorities for the family room remodel. While I love brick, and am not generally a fan of painted brick. The way the house is setup you see that brick wall from the kitchen looking into the family room, and the size of both […]
Shabby Chic Table: DIY Tuesday
I ‘inherited’ a lovely half circle table from my mom. I think I took it from her basement about 14 years ago, and when I first got it I spray painted it black (it had already been painted that way but needed a touch up). A few years later I decided to strip it, but […]
Family Room Remodel Update
The family room remodel is going sloooooowwww. As expected the demo part of the job was pretty fast and SO fun. I like destruction. 😉 After the major deconstruction was done, we spent a day removing the exterior door from the back wall of the family room. I wish I had photos or video, but […]
