My last post was about the amazing deals we found on our cabinets, and how they all came together (size & layout) so well. Now for the “fun” part: making them all match! I’m not going to sugar-coat it. It ended up being an extremely long and labor-intensive process. BUT, we saved a ton of…
Piecing Together Our Cabinets
When we first purchased our home, we thought the original cabinets would probably be reusable with a coat of paint. Upon further inspection however, they were in pretty bad shape. PS – did you know they make plastic drawers to look like “real” wood? Ha! We priced out the cheapest of the cheap for ordering…
We Won’t Miss You, Green Toilet…
I like green… just not for my toilet! Or bathtub for that matter… We did most of our demo right away, but we saved the kids’ bathroom until the last minute (it’s nice to have a working potty!) After the framing was complete, however, it was time to go! Wes occupied the girls outside,…
Framing In The New Walls
After we finished most of the demo, it was time to call in some professionals! Based on the walls we wanted to remove, we needed to put in a pretty big beam to support the ceiling. After installing the beam, the framers did as much framing as they had time for (basically they squeezed us in…
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down!
If you didn’t catch the “before” start HERE. The day we closed on our home just so happened to be a Friday… so the very next day we started ripping it apart! The demo continued over the next couple of weeks with lots of help from friends and family. (PS, please excuse my cell-phone quality…
Our New Home: The “Before”
We bought a house! I had intended to give lots of updates on it as we went, but it’s been harder than I thought to find time to blog! It’s still an adjustment, but I love it! Anyways, slowly but surely I will keep this thing updated (& probably while holding a sleepy baby.) We…
DIY “No Sew” {Mini} Tree Skirt Tutorial
This year we decided to get little girl her own mini {3 ft.} tree when we saw them on clearance at Target {where else??} After setting it up in her room, I thought it would be fun to make a little tree skirt and I started to look at different tutorials on Pinterest. After some serious…
Our Picture Wall is Finally Finished!
As a little reminder, here’s where we started: after purchasing and spray painting my frames, I traced & numbered them all on newspaper and started laying them out… After getting everything hung, I decided it wasn’t quite right, and ended up deciding to redo it! Despite my reluctance to put even more holes in our poor wall,…
DIY Canvas Coffee Art
This has to be one of the most drawn out projects I’ve ever worked on! All the way back in February, {yes February!}, I posted some pictures of my kitchen wall as well as a bunch of Photoshopped art ideas and asked you guys to help me decide what to do by voting on your…
Simple Throw Pillow Slipcover
I’ve been on the hunt for some cute, but cheap throw pillows for our couch for quite some time – why are they so hard to find!? Finally I decided I should just find cheap pillows in the size I wanted and then cover them with a fabric I like… I found these on a…