My husband and I have tiled five spaces before and, let me be honest, I just grout and don’t help with anything else. Until now! I’ve been helping a lot on this bathroom and am SO proud with how it’s turning out. I’ve learned a bunch this past week and thought I’d pass on some of my beginner tiling tips. Plus read to the end to see how it’s looking!
PVC Pipe Rainbow
If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t updated my blog for the past week, it’s because my Internet has been down. There was a big storm and a tree took out my Internet cable. Turns out, as a blogger, I rely heavily on having wifi! Finally it is back up! So now I can share this fun project- how to make a PVC pipe rainbow.
I’ll be honest, the first time I tried this project, It was a bit of a disaster. I cut a bunch of PVC pipes and glued them onto wood. Sadly, they looked like organ pipes and not fun and modern like I was hoping. Let me show you-
I should have gotten the arch better. Also, gluing them onto the wood base was hard and they ended up crooked.
The pumpkins were really fun. I took a bunch of thrifted and Dollar store pumpkins and spray painted them with Colorshot spray paint. Hint- if you’re wanting to paint pumpkins, spray painting them is the quickest option! I love how they turned out. The colors are vibrant and I was very happy with the coverage from Colorshot.
This is a newer paint company and their products are sold at select Home Depots so keep an eye out for them on the paint aisle. Or you can order them online to be shipped to your home! I used the colors- Farmer’s Daughter Pink, Summer Pedicure, Emoji Yellow, Island Girl Mint, and Splash Blue.
Here’s how they looked on their own-
So pretty- right?! I love going a little bright with fall. You don’t have to use autumn colors to decorate with if you don’t want to! But since my arched rainbow was a bit of a mess, I decided to try again. My brain kept working it over- there had to be a way to make a cute and fun PVC pipe rainbow. Then I remembered my DIY abacus– maybe I could use that same method!
My Thrift Haul #3
Every few weeks I like to share what I’ve found thrifting. This is my third thrift post like this and honestly, I love writing them because it helps me actually put away what I found. Plus I find value in sharing what I find. More own that in a minute. Here’s my third thrift haul!
Looks I Love- Double Shower Curtain
Last week was spent tearing out our old bathroom. We found exposed brick (fun!) and mold (not so fun). This week we’ve been putting things back together. It’s been a lot of boring behind the scenes stuff like new plumbing and replacing the wiring. You’ve gotta love an old house! So although it hasn’t looked better, it’s massive upgrades. While that’s been happening, I’ve been planning the decor. First up- a double shower curtain.
100 Home Decor Books for less than $10
About two years ago, my husband and I built in bookcases in our master bedroom. It turned out to be the best decision ever. I spent months thrifting home decor books and then put them on the shelf in rainbow order. It looks beautiful, but more than that, this area has become a priceless reference library. I thought I’d share how you can start your collection by shopping online with 100 home decor books for less than $10.
Spooky and Cute Halloween Decor
If you’re new around here, you might not know that my 5 year old son is obsessed with Halloween. I don’t even know where he got it from. But in the past year he’s started to really gravitate to anything scary related. I like pretty fall decor, so going more true “haunted” is outside my comfort zone. But it makes him happy so I tried to find a compromise and do spooky and cute Halloween decor.
DIY Acrylic Frame
I’ve really loved the look of acrylic floating frames- they’re modern and that brass hardware- swoon! But they’re pretty expensive. I saw one on West Elm, but it was $180. Nope- that’s above my budget. So I thought I could make my own. I’ll be honest, I’ll struggled with this DIY acrylic frame, but I’ll tell you how to avoid my mistakes so you can easily make one.
How to Clean Dried Paint Brushes
One of the questions I get all the time is how I clean my paint brushes. Well usually, I just clean a brush that is wet with paint with warm water to get all the paint out. But then I accidentally left a paint out overnight and thought the brush was ruined. So I thought I’d try a bunch of methods and learn how to clean dried paint brushes. Want to see what I found?
DIY Popsicle Stick Scallop Tray
I was at the hardware store last week, getting some paint, and I spotted a pack of quart paint stirrer sticks- basically oversized popsicle sticks. I saw the shape on top and thought it’d make a great scalloped edge for a craft project! Finally- one day it hit me, I could make a diy popsicle stick scallop tray. Want to see the process?!
Leaving a Time Capsule in the Wall for Future Owners
I remember being in elementary school and putting together a time capsule. The whole activity pulled my romantic heart strings- who would open it? What could I add that someone would love? And then, 25 years later, we open the wall in our bathroom and I see an old newspaper from 1947 and I can’t help but want to leave a time capsule in the wall for future owners!
The newspaper didn’t seem like that important of articles, but it had the date. Maybe that’s when that bathroom was added onto the house?!
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