I firmly believe that you can spray paint just about anything and make it look fantastic. There are times I have had my doubts. My Goodwill owl, I wasn't so sure that spray paint would be enough. It was. Last weekend I was on a spray painting spree. I ran downstairs to grab a can of spray paint and this sad little, nondescript basket caught my eye. So I thought I would give it a splash of color and it would be perfect for Eleanor's room. I needed a place to store all her barrettes, bows and ...
Before/Afters
Wedding Card Box
Now that we are heading into wedding season, I am sure there are a ton of brides working out the details to their big day. I know when my sister was at the bitter end, she was scrambling to work out a few. One of those was a card box. The card boxes that were available to purchase were expensive and didn't really jive with the feel of her wedding. We ended up making our own card box that felt more like her. We found a mailbox for $9.99 at Walmart. We used masking tape (we were out of ...
How About Them Knobs?
Door knobs people, door knobs! Back in the fall we updated a Goodwill headboard (you can read more about that here) and while we were in spray painting mode we decided to update some hardware in our bedroom as well. I don't know how months and months have gone by and I haven't shared this with you all. The good news is I can tell you that the hardware is holding up really well. Here is shot of the closet door knob before. Yikes! Yeah, apparently at some point we got paint on our closet ...
The Golden Touch
You all new it was coming. When I revealed this gallery wall, it was obvious some other walls were going to be needing a little love. I kind of left them a little naked. Everything around here is a work in progress. We just have fun with it. This wall has had many a look. First it was feeling empty and I scored a Goodwill mirror so it went from this: To this: And now it looks like this: Like I said, work in progress. Yes, that is a frame filler still ...
Mexican Chile by Behr
Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that the new saying I have been chanting to myself is, "Go bold or go home!" Somehow I went from Grape Leaves in my kitchen to Glass Slipper and nothing else. Don't get me wrong, I love my Glass slipper, but I think I have been playing it too safe. The fun of the new couch and relatively neutral walls was I got to dress them up any way I please. Yet, somehow I ended up with a kind of plane Jane space that doesn't reflect my or my family's ...