a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
In my house I have 3 French doors and both sides needed painting. I did the first one the best way I knew how- by taping off the glass with painter’s tape, painting, and then taking off the tape. Taping alone took 1 hour! And then the results were a little messy once the tape was removed- there were bleeds…. Read More
A few weeks ago, I talked about the woes of having plaster walls. Since I’m not a fan of them, we’re in the process of slowly changing them over room by room. But when I wanted to hang shelves in my office (which has plaster walls covered by wood paneling), I needed to figure out how to do it. The… Read More
For years, in the back of my head, I’d describe my dream house style as an apartment in Paris- herringbone floors, lots of decorative molding, and beautiful light streaming through the windows. When we moved into this house 6 months ago, I decided to make some of that vision a reality. I came up with the idea of framing a… Read More
My office is this close to being finished! Check back tomorrow for the big reveal! In the meantime, I needed a coffee table for in front of my pink sofa. I decided to challenge myself to make the cheapest coffee table I could. It sounded fun plus who doesn’t love an affordable project?!
A few weeks ago, someone described my house as a pastel rainbow. Well, that made me ridiculously happy! So when I was looking for some decor for my shelf, I immediately thought about the cute DIY rainbow wall hangings made from rope. I’ve seen them all over Etsy and LOVE the look, but wanted to figure out how to make… Read More
In January, I was trying to do 25 DIY projects. Well- I did 24. This free little library is the last project from this series. It took a little longer than I planned, but I think it was worth the wait! If you haven’t heard of free little libraries- they are cabinets made by homeowners and put outside their homes… Read More
