Wallpaper removal is a daunting task, especially in an investment property where speed of renovation means money. So, is there another approach to add interest to a room with tired wallpaper and NOT remove the paper? Yes! Board and batten! In a recent investment property renovation, the kitchen had 1990’s wallpaper throughout the entire kitchen...
Summer is in full swing and that means lots of outdoor entertaining! Every year, it seems like the Fourth of July comes so quickly and I am scrambling to find or make something cute for outdoor entertaining. Last year, I had fun with estate sale and curbside finds and turning them into Fourth of July...
Last year I replaced my kitchen cabinets and countertops and at the same time, replaced the vanity countertop in the nearby half bath. As with all remodels, one thing leads to another and I didn’t like the color of the vanity with the countertop, as lovely as each of them are separately. It was time...
Kelly’s laundry room needed some shelving, so I fashioned a piece of cedar from a cedar chest I got from an estate sale into a shelf! (The chest was used as a planter in my garden!) Materials Wood (to suit purpose and space) (2) Flanges (2) Elbows (2) Connectors (2) Hangers Spray paint Screws I wanted...
The first tiling project we tackled in my daughter, Kelly’s, new townhouse was her second bathroom. It is small in size, but has just enough room to be functional and beautiful at the same time. The bathroom has the comfort of a home spa with marble-like tile flooring, larger subway tile with a classic but...
I had a wonderful visit in Ireland, with my friend, Sharon, in May, 2017. Sharing some beautiful pictures.
We have been adding some practical, decorative touches to my daughter’s new townhouse. I had some left over wall tile, fabric and Mod Podge from other projects and made these into some pretty coasters for her coffee table! Materials Needed: 4 x 4 white tile (available at The Home Depot or Lowe’s) Scissors or pinking...
I admittedly have an obsession with our puppies and think they should be comfortable at all times. So extra pillows in a house full of puppies means a couple of new dog beds. This project was simple to repurpose and dress up some unused pillows with fun fabric in just a few hours. Supplies Needed...
True to form, a few weeks before Christmas I decided to tackle an ambitious project with the aim to gift it. Armed with a bag of baseball jerseys/shirts, I set out to make a t-shirt quilt for my son, Kevin, an avid baseball player through his university years. I left myself only a couple of...