Big news guys, dark gray is IN. It’s hot! It’s trendy! Go paint everything dark gray! Okay–if you say so. But seriously, I have noticed a big increase of the amount of dark gray I’m seeing in the new houses being built around me, and having such a light color schemed house I am inclined…
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DIY Grid Wainscoting
I recently completed a huge, exhausting project–my guest room makeover. My husband thought it would be awesome if I did board and batten around all the walls except for having one wall be a feature wall with grid wainscoting. So in case you were wondering how to do it, here it is: How to make…
Gold and Peach Votives
Wedding season is almost upon us, and I have a super cute and easy wedding DIY for you! I’m so into the colors peach and gold right now and I love everything with a little sparkle, so I thought a great craft using these elements would be glittery gold and peach votives! Aren’t they so…
Navy and Pink Guest Room Reveal
Is it weird to get excited about a room? Well I am weird and I get excited about rooms. And houses. And yards. But this room—I am so excited about this room. It’s the big reveal day! We have an extra bedroom upstairs that is currently serving as a guest room. Which meant that it…
Chalkboard Coasters
Want a quick and easy project that also makes a great gift? Chalkboard coasters. I got these wood sliced coasters at World Market awhile back (but you could easily find yourself a log and saw it up) and grabbed some of my DecoArt chalkboard paint. I just squeezed some of the paint onto the coaster…
DIY Doorway Trim
I recently gave my entry a makeover. I added some beautiful board and batten which you can find a tutorial for here. (It’s a little different in the tutorial, but it’s not hard to figure out how to adjust it.) But at the end of the board and batten is a large doorway that leads…
Heart String Art
I didn’t even mean to call it ‘heart string art’ but there it is. That’s what it is. Ha! I was challenged by Valspar and Porch.com to use the Pantone color of the year Marsala in a Valentine’s Day project along with one other mystery item, which turned out to be a chevron stencil. As…
DIY Mudroom Bench Part 2
So it’s time to talk about the top part of my DIY Mudroom Bench. This part was actually pretty easy and painting was the longest part (isn’t it always?) But once you get past the first part of the actual bench, this part will seem easy. All the supplies you will need were listed in…
Chalky Finish Paint Organizer
As you might know, I’m a big fan of the DecoArt Chalky Finish paints. I have a bunch of them now and they were getting disorganized. Since we finally got my craft pegboard up, I have changed things around a little bit. And I wanted to make a space for a Chalky Finish paint organizer….
Rustic Stocking Holders
You know me and rustic–we were made for each other. I think I could have survived during early pioneer days. I have all those homemaker skills down pretty well. I really was channeling early settlers when I made these rustic stocking holders. They were pretty easy and I really love how they turned out. It…
Scandinavian Inspired Ornaments
Hello friends! As part of the DecoArt Design Team, this month I was challenged to come up with a project with the theme of International Holidays. There are so many options here, but I was really drawn to the bold red and white of Scandinavia. I really love their style and art, so I decided…
How to Strip Paint Off Wood
There are varying ways of stripping paint off wood. Or rather, there are varying products. But I have only used one, and that is because it is safe. I wouldn’t mind using Klean Strip and getting in with the chemicals, but I work in close quarters with my kids and I wanted to use something…
