I have a hate-hate relationship with medium toned oak. It’s my least favorite tone of wood, and of course our house is full of it since it was ‘redone’ in the late 80’s/early ’90s. We have wood railings that separate our step down family room from our kitchen, in-need-of-replacing cabinets in the kitchen in the […]
Fashion Bar and Polka Dot Closet Makeover
Since our house needs some big improvements and we’re saving our pennies for those I’m focused on smaller projects that are both fun and cheap. The results are some dramatic visual changes while we save up for those pesky “not fun, but necessary and have to spend a small fortune on them” improvements. Over a […]
Donations and Master Bedroom Lamp Makeover
I’ve been on a purging binge lately. As a former organizer the mess you live with when you have young kids is always mind-numbing to me. Where does all this stuff even come from??? I have some solutions in place, but mainly the best way to cope is to follow the 3 R’s. Reduce what […]
Spray Paint Closet Door Makeover for $21
One of my favorite parts of our budget bedroom makeover is the closet door transformation (you can see a video of the room makeover here). Since the bed faces the closet doors I knew I need to do something that would make a big impact on the look without spending a ton of money. The […]
Make-Over: Not So Wordless Wednesday
It all started with a credit to Living Social. When a deal came up for Sweet & Sassy I knew my girls would love it, but I debated buying it for an afternoon. For those of you not familiar it’s basically a salon for little girls. Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift play on the speakers, […]
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 […]
Rent-A-Center $50 giveaway
Win a Room Makeover from Rent-A-Center Rent-A-Center is giving away a Room Makeover to one lucky Facebook fan. All you have to do to enter is click “Like” on Rent-A-Center’s facebook page, and enter your story for a chance to win. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a whole room made over without having to […]
