Does your landscape inspire you? Personally, mine didn’t and I was sick of looking outside at weeds and dirt all the time. I was ready to make a plan and create a beautiful landscape. My new dream became to create a yard I could use, …
Nothing is more picturesque than a beautiful white picket fence. Unfortunately, our fence is far from white picket (which I hope to change someday) and is definitely not picturesque. Several of the post are rotting out and the entire fence is leaning in spots. It …
Writing my first eBook has been an amazing journey. I have had to learn a lot and it has definitely taken me longer than I wanted, but I am finally so close! It has been my own personal desire to create a dream landscape and …
Have you ever noticed how we become oblivious to the things we are around every day? Especially in our homes. Like my fireplace for instance…I sat by it everyday for probably two years before I actually looked inside and saw how dirty it was. It …
One thing I love about winter decorations is the neutral color palette. It seems to give our homes that much needed simplicity and calm feeling after a busy holiday season. This year I needed that more than ever. Most of December was spent taking care …
Ideas for a gas fireplace makeover! This simple DIY will show you how to clean your fireplace, paint your fireplace and replace all the sand, vermiculite, and rock wool. Your fireplace will look like brand new! #fireplacemakeover #gasfireplace #howtocleanupyourfireplace #cleanbrick #howtoreplacerockwool
Jumping knee deep in soot and cleaning my fireplace isn’t normally my idea of a great Friday afternoon, but it had to be done! So there I was staring at the black soot in and outside of my fireplace. I did a lot of research …
Snuggling up next to the fireplace, with a warm cup of hot cocoa, happens a lot in our home. We also love grabbing some pillows and reading on the floor in front of the fireplace. The sound of the fire flickering and the feeling of …
When we first began, the idea of a basement makeover seemed simple. The basement was already covered in Spackle, thanks to all the toy dents, so a coat of paint would make a big difference. Our basement was also feeling the growing pains of our …
DIY signs are my nemesis! Yes, they are the sole downfall and the thorn in my side of my so called craft abilities. Signs seem so easy to make, yet I rarely attempt them because I feel like I won’t succeed. My letter painting skills …
I am sure I have said it many times, but I need to say it again…fall is my favorite time of year!! The colors are so bright and the weather makes you want to curl up with a warm cup of coffee. I also love …
For some reason I always neglect the bedroom closets in our house. I never paint them, occasionally I organize them…but overall they are sad looking and in desperate need of a little TLC. About 6 months ago we bought a new bed for my son. …