DIY, Decor and More
DIY Doodle Plate The plate wall in the dining room keeps growing as I find new plates to add, but each time I add a plate to one side of the wall, I feel like I have to add a plate to the other side of the wall to balance things. Over the holidays, I was adding a new plate… Read More
My Christmas decorating this year is on the minimalist side. Some greens cut from the yard, candy canes with blue wool bows and some shells are what I came up with this year. I had grand plans, but in the end simple won. It usually does. I draped some woven place mats over the backs of the white chairs to add… Read More
Dining Room Update with a Plate Gallery If you’ve read my dining room posts then you will know that I was never really on board with my attempt at a gallery wall. I didn’t really plan the placement of the pictures and plates and it always felt a little off to me. It wasn’t pleasing to the eye. So it… Read More
I finally have my first room reveal. I’m excited to share it with you. Here is the before picture. BEFORE: There is a lot of dark wood and a big ceiling fan. Details: You can link to specific projects for more details by clicking the links below. 1. I started by decluttering the room. Somehow the dining room became a landing… Read More
My original plan was to paint the dining room buffet blue. I even bought Annie Sloan’s Aubusson Blue chalk paint, but after painting the built-in cupboard green I got nervous that another colorfully painted piece in the same room would be too much. I love the green cabinet and I’m glad I took a chance with the color, but as… Read More
Using the skills I learned from Miss Mustard Seed’s Slipcover Video Series, I made some slipcovers for the dining room chairs. These were much more simple than the wing chair, because there aren’t any curves to maneuver. It’s basically straight line sewing. I didn’t want anything too formal, so I went with a simple chair cover with a 4″ skirt…. Read More
A few weeks ago my husband and I visited a local Habitat for Humanity Restore. ReStore is an environmentally and socially responsible way to keep good, reusable materials out of the waste system while providing funding for the Habitat for Humanity mission of providing affordable housing to families who are committed and able to become homeowners, so it’s a win-win situation. I… Read More
ASCP Antibes Green Cupboard I made some progress on the dining room this week. One of the projects I worked on was painting this built in cupboard. I’m loving all of the green painted furniture pieces in magazines and on Pinterest that I’ve been seeing lately, so I thought I’d try it on this piece. I made color swatches on… Read More
The living room is a small space and has some oversized pieces in it. My goal is to make it feel bigger but also make it a cozy warm place to watch TV or read. I love the crown molding and the windows add lots of light (they also make it hard to take pictures). I recently bought the curtains… Read More
