Powder Room Inspiration

Looking for inspiration is what I find myself doing in between coats of joint compound.  (It was either browse Pinterest or take a hairdryer to it!) I thought I’d share some of my Powder Room Inspiration pics with you. Skona Hem    Sarah Richardson HGTV Lake Jane COCOCOZY These spaces are...

When in doubt, get an outside perspective!

You guys…are…awesome! That’s all there is to it. I read through every single comment to my question about what to do with my “Hated Bathroom”.  Sorry if I haven’t replied to yours yet, I have read and considered them all. I have also made a decision! First off, I have to...

DIY Leather Drawer Pulls

I knew I wanted about 20″ long Drawer Pulls for my Workshop but didn’t want to pay much for them.  Ha!  Have you priced 20″ long drawer pulls?  And then Leather Drawer pulls?  I’ve seen some cool leather drawer pulls but they’re about $30-$50 each (and not 20″ long...

How to Apply Beadboard to Cabinets

Applying Beadboard to the side of existing cabinets is an easy way to spice up a boring cabinet.  (Old or New) Often times, cabinets will have a 1/4″ or more “lip” on the side of the cabinet where the faceframe sticks out farther than the cabinet side.  Cabinets are built like this so...

Seeing Is Knowing

When I ordered my drapes for my Master Closet, I couldn’t decide between white or grey.  This was what I saw that made me WANT white curtains. I can’t find the original source but I saw it on Pinterest. Ooh la la!  I just love WHITE.  (Little personal tidbit:  It’s my favorite...

How to Trick your eye into thinking your window is centered.

I know you want to see the closet with clothes in it…does this count?  Patience…all in due time.  At least I got the curtains up finally.  Kind of.  (I’m realizing that I need double wide panels because the gap in the panels needs to be centered with the chandelier but I can’t...

Guest Build{HER}: Joyful Closet Playhouse

First Build{HER} Spotlight of 2012! You might know that I was a finalist in “Not Just A Housewife’s” Best DIY Project of 2011 Contest last week.  There were some great projects in the finalists, including one submitted by BJ of  Joy2Journey! The funny thing is that THIS post was set to...

Christmas Mantel

I took a minute out of my drawer building madness to hang something on the wall above the fireplace.  I tried a few different shapes but circles and rectangles got in the way of the antlers on that tattered iron deer.  I found this star (that I bought years ago for my IL basement and never hung) out in the...

Oh Christmas Tree…

I hope you all had a Wonderful Thanksgiving (for those in the U.S.) and a great weekend! We all felt good on Thursday…miracle of miracles because Maddie was sick last Sunday through Tuesday and then I woke up with a sore throat on Wednesday.  But, we all felt pretty good on Thursday. Then Friday, Wes...