When my daughter, Mel, and son-in-law, Andy, announced a few months ago that they were thinking of selling their townhouse and buying a larger, detached single-family home, I can’t say I was surprised! With six-month-old baby-two cats and a dog,  things were getting pretty darn tight in their 1200 square foot townhome. But, what did surprise was when…
Front Porch Refresh!
Happy Friday, friends! I’m so excited to FINALLY be able to share our newly freshened front porch with you all today! Initially, hubby and I hadn’t planned on doing anything with the front porch until after we painted the exterior of the house (which we’re hoping to do early fall), but after a long…
Re-purposed Garden Gate-Welcome Sign
Happy Tuesday!! I hope you all had an amazing weekend! As I mentioned in Sunday’s post- I had plans to complete our porch refresh. Unfortunately, it rained for the better part of the day, so that didn’t happen. The good news is-it gave me time to work on a project that I thought would…
DIY-Re-Purposing a Door Panel into a Coat Hanger
Happy Friday!!! If you’ve been following for awhile-you might remember when I did a makeover for my office. There were a few DIY projects in that makeover-including one where I re-purposed the top half of an old bi-fold door. Well, at the time, I really didn’t have any use for bottom half, so they…
A Restoration Hardware Inspired Mirror!
Initially, I wasn’t going to do a separate post on this project-simply because it was just too darn easy! I figured I’d just slip it into my final foyer reveal post. But every time I walk through the foyer-I can’t help but smile, because I am SO in love with this piece-that I just had…
Re-purposing a vintage shutter
Hello-sweet friends!!! Before I share my tale about finding a functional purpose for an old shutter I found on the farm-I have to give you an update on our beautiful grandson!!! First off-the bad news…after speaking to Max’s pediatrician, we all determined that it was best if this grandma put aside her ENORMOUS excitement,…
A Fireplace Makeover!
I’ve dreamed of having a massive-brick fireplace, with a chunky wood mantel, ever since I was just a little girl. I mean really- what could be more romantic (or cozy), than a roaring fire on a cold fall/winter night? Unfortunately, even though our home is old, it didn’t come with my ‘dream’ fireplace. In fact-it…
Dining Room Table Makeover!
Dining Room Table Makeover  It has been almost a month since I shared the dining room chair makeover, and announced that the next project in this room would be the table. At that time, I had two, TOTALLY different design options to choose from, (both involved a lot of sanding and stain), and I was…
Chalkboard Wall Art
Hello everyone! I hope your week is going well! Mine has been CRAZY busy with work, putting finishing touches on some projects and…..oh ya, I celebrated being another year older. Today I want to share yet another one of my obsessions! Chalkboards!!! Seriously! You can’t have too many chalkboards!!! And this chalkboard truly was the…
DIY Reclaimed Wood Mirror
DIY Reclaimed Wood Mirror Hubby often likes to tease me about how LONG his ‘honey-do’ list is.  I don’t know about that. But I will admit that we have plenty of projects going on right now, and since we are on a limited budget, a little of his DIY ingenuity comes in REAL handy! This…