handmade home decor, diy & decorating on a budget
Hello hello friends and happy August. Just crazy to think Christmas is just 142 days away. Like where did the year go hey?! Today I am sharing a couple of changes I made in two rooms of our home with some cute DIY curtain rods. For those of you that don't know I have window shades on all my windows.…
This mug says it all....so hey! If you are new around here thank you for stopping in! I hope everyone is doing well. I am so excited to share my new desk I made for my studio. Remember last month I shared this post about our office makeover? Well I loved that desk so much I really wanted a new…
Hello friends! This blog post is so over due and I apologize for not getting it out sooner. I finally decided to just sit down and get it done. YAY! Summer has been flying right on by and I cannot believe August is almost here. I hope you all are having a great summer and enjoying it with friends and…
Well hello friends and welcome first day of summer! Does anybody have any vacation plans? Hubs and I do stay-cations since our dog is diabetic and blind and needs insulin twice a day so it's hard to find someone to care for her. But honestly, we enjoy staying home with her and one day we will be able to venture…
Hello Spring! Yup, we finally made it to spring but technically not until 4:58pm in our neck of the woods. Did y'all ever wonder if the snow would stop? I know it officially has not stopped yet but the end is near, right! But seriously, I love the 4 seasons we are blessed with here in Wisconsin. Some more than…
Just like that its Saturday already. Did you all have a great week? This week kinda kicked my butt. I had so much planned to do but then I also had so many appointments and other commitments I didn't get to everything that needed to be done. I am sure we all have weeks like that, right? Hubs was at…
Oooooohhhhh friends I am so excited to share this super easy and super fast DIY puck light trick for any wall light. Yup even if it is one that is wired for electricity and you don't want to go through that trouble. No fear I got you covered! My birthday was last month and I had asked for a farmhouse…
Well friends I am thankful last week is over. Sorry I was a bit MIA but my poor family got a stomach flu and boy did it jump around. My 1 year old grandson started with it then his mom (my daughter) got it two days later and hours later her husband got it. My hubs had gone that day…
Howdy howdy friends! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and spent much time with family. Or did you work on projects and accomplished them all? Either way I hope it was great. Let me start off by saying I received some sad and shocking news on Friday evening. One of my kindest, sweetest client passed away just two…
Friday Favorites and other tidbits Woot Woot time for this weeks Friday favorites and I have a bunch of random things to share. I am also working on a blog post of my living room so that will be coming soon! But first off shout out to NOVEMBER! Yes it is November 2018 already and how about them colors! I…
Here I am back at another DIY project. I am so crazy busy with work stuff but yet I have to find sometime for myself, right! So I am so excited to finally make something I have been wanting to try for awhile now and better yet I am going to teach you! I mean after all you're my favorite…
Happy Friday friends. I thought it would be fun to periodically do a segment called Friday Favorites. It will be a total mix of random things and not always home decor related. I find the more we share things we love the more we learn about new things, right! In turn you may even learn something new about me. I would…
Hello my friends! You have asked and I promised to deliver. So, today I am sharing how I brought simple touches of fall decor in my home. I crave simplicity so my go to pieces for fall this year are mostly pumpkins. Also, some plaid and buffalo check patterns, wheat and other fall foliage and some cute signs here and…
Happy Friday friends! Who wants to come shopping with me? I just wanted to pop on quick and tell you about the Friends and Family sale at World Market. If you are like me Ms. bargain hunter this is a great one you won't want to miss. It is only valid Oct 5-8th, 2018 so you don't have much time. I…
Sharing some love! First off I want to start by sharing this photo. It was submitted by one of my dear friends and follower who enjoyed creating her own vintage books from my tutorial found here. I am beyond excited so many of you have tried it and are enjoying my DIY's as well as other tips for decorating on…
DIY Pumpkins! Good Morning friends. Today, I have a really simple and yet so cute DIY project for you just in time for pumpkin season! Last weekend I was at the Dollar Tree because you know me always decorating on a budget. I went to check out what they had for fall decor in hopes I could find something to…
Hey buddies and happy September! Seriously, it is almost fall and as much as I love fall and wearing boots, plaid shirts, sweaters and cute layers I am not ready to give up summer. It just went by so fast. But I guess I can't stop it and better start thinking about fall decor. I hope you all had a…
DIY Vintage Books Happpppppy hump day my friends! I hope your week is going well and just think you are half way there. You can do it! Today I’m sharing a super simple DIY tutorial for creating vintage books to decorate with in your home. Yes, you can find some old vintage books at antique shops and on ebay and…
My best money saving secret on the internet! I know, I know this is not DIY or home decor related but kinda it is because it started with that and then it turned into something I am so excited about that I need to share. I mean when I save money over and over and it all adds up you…
DIY Wood Wall Pocket! TGIF, right! I mean wow, this past week has been so crazy busy. I had a ton of realtor orders along with custom orders and still have a few more to finish up. But I did do a little project for myself after dinner in the evenings that I will share with all of you, my…
How to bleach drop cloth curtains white! I am so excited that bleaching drop cloth's turned out so good I can finally share with you how I did it. Since we just finished our bedroom makeover that can be seen here I am so happy it is all finally done! First off as a reminder I did share the drop…
Bedroom Makeover Reveal Hey friends. So many of you are anxiously waiting for the reveal of my (almost finished) bedroom. Finally we are back in the bedroom after having the carpet installed and cleaned. For those of you new to this bedroom project you can see all the days prior to this reveal right here: Day 1 Bedroom Makeover All the…
Day 4 Bedroom Makeover Projects Oh friends, I made such great progress this past week-end on the bedroom makeover. For those of you that missed the first 3 days here they are: ~Day 1 bedroom makeover here you will see all the BEFORE photos! ~Day 2 bedroom makeover ~Day 3 Bedroom Makeover Antique Chair got a face lift! When I left…
Day 3 Bedroom Makeover Hey friends, just a quick post updating you on the progress of our bedroom makeover. For those of you that are new you can catch up on earlier posts here: Day 1 bedroom makeover Day 2 bedroom makeover Carpet is installed! We did have a carpet installer come last week and I highly recommend him. He…
Day 2 Bedroom Makeover I am just all giddy over here because I love fresh paint! On day 2 of the makeover I did get the room painted and it looks AMAZING already. So bright and warm. Bye Bye Blue! If you missed Day 1 head on over to this blog post "Day 1 Bedroom Makeover" To refresh your memory, here…
Day 1 Bedroom Makeover Well here we go onto another project. But this time I am going to take you along so you can see all the steps along the way. First off, let me start by saying this one will take many weeks and possibly into a month or so. Why? Because I work with many realtors and this…
Welcome to my new site! Happy Monday friends and welcome to my new site! I have been working so hard moving my site and blog all to one location. It is a whole new platform which I needed to learn but I think I finally understand it enough so here we are! Yay! Many of you have now been redirected…
Updated Chandelier April 6th and it was snowing this morning here in Wisconsin. I am so ready for spring and hope it comes soon. In the meantime hubs and I continue to do small fixer upper projects in our home while it is still to cold to do projects outside. So as I shared our kitchen makeover with you last week…
Kitchen Makeover Hey friends, thank you for following me as I moved my blog onto this new platform! If you want first hand of all the goodies I plan on sharing please sign up HERE to our newsletter so you don't miss a thing! You will also receive a free printable designed by me! As many of you know hubs…
