Media Stand Makeover how to give a big box store media stand a modern farmhouse look! Have you ever had one of those projects that seems to have no end? That no matter how much time and effort you put into it, it feels like it will never….ever…be complete? Our living room is just such…
Media Stand Makeover
Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Ganache Glaze
Chocolate Angel Food Cake A store-bought cake mix amped up! Summer is finally here! It’s time for back yard barbecues, family gatherings, potlucks, and just hanging out with friends! No stress-quick and easy- meals will be a MUST for me this summer, as we have much to do both on the inside and outside of…
How to Whitewash Exterior Brick in 3 Easy Steps!
How to Whitewash Exterior Brick in 3 Easy Steps! Last year we spent a great deal of time trying to spruce up the exterior of our home. Hubby started the long and tedious process of painting the house (he still has some trim on the second floor to finish)-while I focused my attention on the…
Creating with Beads-Summer DIY Challenge!
Creating with Beads-Summer DIY Challenge! Happy first day of SUMMER ya’ all! Today I am SUPER thrilled to be teaming up with seven AMAZINGLY talented bloggers for another DIY challenge! This challenge is all beads! Yes! I said beads! Okay. So I won’t deny I was a bit intimidated (terrified)when Karen from To Work with…
Creamy Shrimp Pasta Salad!
Creamy Shrimp Pasta Salad! Summer may not officially start until next month but the temperatures are warming up and we are spending more time out on the deck grilling. For me, warmer temps and high humidity means big changes in my kitchen. When summer comes-I’m all about meals that are lighter-cooler-and let’s not forget fresher!…
DIY Chandelier Makeover!
DIY Chandelier Makeover I still can’t believe it has been almost two years since we gave our dining room a makeover! I’ve made quite a few changes since then. The baker’s rack is gone. The wallpaper on the back of the built in’s is gone. The rustic DIY shutters are gone. The decor is no…
Strawberry-Rhubarb Cake
Strawberry Rhubarb Cake Happy Friday, ya’ all! I’m off for an overnight visit to see (and babysit) my grandson, but I just HAD to share this SUPER yummy recipe with you before I go! As I mentioned last week, we’ve had a bumper crop of rhubarb this spring, even though it had a very traumatic…
Creating a Farmhouse Style Living Room-The Design Plan
Happy Monday, ya’ all! The weather was absolutely AMAZING this weekend, so hubby and I decided to step away from the living room makeover, and try and get caught up on some much needed outside work! But I FINALLY sat down last night to begin a design plan for the room, and I’m SO excited…
A Damaged Ceiling-Repair or Replace?
I know. I know. Yet another UGLY post!! But sometimes you have to get past the ugly, before you can see the beauty of a room. Right? Okay-maybe not, but that is what I keep telling myself, because so far, our living room makeover has had a whole lot of ugly!! If you’ve been following…
How to Repair Plaster Walls!
Since hubby and I first started our living room makeover-we’ve been asked by several of our friends why it took so long for us to FINALLY do it! That’s a VERY good question. After all, the living room is one of the main room’s in our house, where everyone congregates when they come for a…