a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
When I redid my kitchen, I wanted to change the floor tile, but didn’t have the budget and was concerned about having to to tear up all the tile on our main living areas. The tile goes from the kitchen to the living room to the hall. Instead of that, I decided to do a temporary project of putting in… Read More
I’ve been redoing my bedroom. After removing the dark wallpaper, the white drapes were too boring. Plus they were too short for the room. So I thought I could dye them and buy more fabric to lengthen them instead of buying new drapes. Maybe I could spend $35 instead of $200 and still get the look I wanted?! Here’s some… Read More
I love holidays and decorating for them, but I’ve done nothing for Valentine’s Day. So I decided a wreath was the perfect item! And of course, I wanted it to be hearts and rainbow because, well, if you know me those make me happy. So I ran to the store for supplies and then make a fun DIY rainbow heart… Read More
The time has come, the day is now. I’m going to make my laundry space cute. But let’s be real- it’s going to be challenging. We have a small garage that the washer and dryer are in so it’ll be tricky to take it from utilitarian to real special. But I have plans for the garage laundry room! I’ve been… Read More
Last year I got a cute outdoor set of furniture, but the gray stain has not held up to the weather. I’ve redone the matching bench and chairs by painting them. But I thought for this project I’d do a DIY mosaic table top with broken dishes. I figured it’d be perfect to thrift some floral China plates for decorating… Read More
We’re working on an update in the main bedroom. When pulling off the wallpaper I found a major issue- peeling paint. And not just a little, but all the walls had big chunks missing. Ugh- I was hoping to paint and then move on. But I thought I’d share what to do about peeling paint if you have the same… Read More
