DIY Projects

Family Room

I “so” DO NOT SEW ~ and new pillows!

Remember my new leather ottoman that I covered with the pretty plaid fabric? If you’d like to be reminded you can see the project here. I’ve mentioned before that I “so” do not sew! But I really wanted to make coordinating pillows for the eggplant colored couch to match the ottoman. I was in a dilemma. […]

Dining Room

MY DINING ROOM IS COMPLETE ~ finally!

Talk about a project that never ends! Well, that’s my dining room. To recap… we want to sell our house someday so we had a stager walk through our house and give us advice on how to fix it up so we can get the most for our house. One of her tips was to […]

DIY Projects, Fall

RECAP ~ Many projects in the making!

I wanted to catch you up on what we’ve been doing the past few weeks. #1  Remember all the yardwork we did a few weeks ago? Look what’s happening outside: camilla araujo leaked nudesBEFORE AFTER   You can see the whole awful day here. #2   Remember I hated painting over my blue dining room? […]

DIY Projects, Family Room

HELLO NEW LEATHER OTTOMAN ~ and goodbye old coffee table

We bought the green and wood coffee table that we have in our family room ten years ago off of Craigslist for $25. It was in pretty good condition at the time. Sadly, it has seen better days! It’s also pretty small and we LIVE in our family room so the table is used for […]

Dining Room, DIY Projects

A BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM CENTERPIECE ~ I’m such a copycatter!

I am new to the world of blogging. I stumbled onto my first blog when I was scanning Facebook. On the side of the page was a notification that one of my friends liked this certain blog called Thrifty Decor Chick. Once I opened it up and began to read …. I COULDN’T STOP!! It […]

Dining Room, DIY Projects

I GOT MY BLUES BACK ~ Lots of pictures!!

After I painted over the navy blue walls in my dining room to neutralize, I was surprisingly sad. I didn’t know how emotionally tied I was to my blues. So, I had a brainstorm! I’ll paint the dining room furniture blue!! Here’s the before: The table and chairs were hand-me-downs. The burgundy armchairs and china […]