Shopping for counter tops was also a labor of love and quite surprising. The bargain shopper in me wanted to find a good deal, but the reality set in as I realized that the price for stone is the price for stone. Bummer! The same type of granite or marble was roughly the same price…
Kitchen Remodel – How we got here
We are in the thick of a home and kitchen remodel right now, as in trying to quickly lay floor down in half of our downstairs before cabinets get installed. So I thought it was about time to do a kitchen remodel post or two or four. 🙂 Bear with me because this post may…
D-I-Y Popcorn Ceiling Removal
I LOVE me some popcorn. Great snack for veggin’ out in front of the tv, or in the theater. Give me some good ole’ fasioned kettle corn and I’m done for. But let me tell you about some popcorn that I despise. On my ceiling. Nasty, yucky, LAZY, popcorn ceiling. What is it?If you’ve ever…
DIY Tutorial – Sunburst Posterboard Mirror
I wanted a sunburst style mirror to go above the four poster bed in our guest bedroom. I originally thought I would make one out of wood shims or paint sticks to bring in a wood element, but then I found this poster board mirror and thought it would be perfect. And cheap (this cost…
Green with Envy
As I mentioned on Friday, we were scraping our master bedroom ceiling this past weekend. So guess what? We also decided to paint the walls while we were at it. I wanted a grey room yet again, but the hubs said no more grey (we don’t even have a grey wall in the house yet!)….
DIY Tutorial – Glossing over a new fad called Chalk Paint
I have been scouring the earth Knoxville for a serpentine style dresser I could call my own, meaning it couldn’t cost me a fortune. I was in luck when Missy’s Treasures posted a beautiful serpentine dresser in white to her page that was just my size and price tag (cheaper than our awesome Ikea dresser). I…