DIY Projects

DIY Projects, Family Room

A NEW OLD FARMHOUSE TABLE

When Son #1 moved into his own place, we were grateful that he took some of our extra furniture that we have stored in our garage. We are proud to say we can almost park a car in there….NOT! One piece of furniture that he took was an old coffee table that we bought on […]

DIY Projects, Master Bedroom

MASTER BEDROOM REDO ~ Painting Furniture

We bought our beautiful Broyhill bedroom set from Furnitureland South in Jamestown, NC, when we first moved up to NC twenty four years ago!! Wow, time sure does fly!! We loved the four poster bed and the rich color of the wood. I loved that I had to have a small foot stool to climb […]

DIY Projects, Master Bedroom

NEW WOOD FLOORS ~ master bedroom makeover

My master bedroom is looking more beautiful with every project we complete!! So far, we’ve done THE MASTER BEDROOM CLOSET   THE READING NOOK   THE BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC FIREPLACE The next step in this fun makeover is to get rid of the awful old carpet and replace it with beautiful engineered hardwood flooring just like […]

DIY Projects, Master Bedroom

A BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC FIREPLACE~ attaching to the wall and the reveal!

The beautiful classic fireplace is finally done!!!! When I first started planning my master bedroom renovation, one of the things I wanted most was a beautiful faux fireplace as one of the focal points of the room. When I decided to move my bed to another wall, I found the perfect home for the new […]

DIY Projects, Master Bedroom

A BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC FIREPLACE MANTEL ~ making it stone

The progress on the fireplace is coming along nicely!! So far, we found a sweet mantel from the Restore. Then we built the hearth. And then the firebox. I wanted a neutral colored stone to attach to the hearth and firebox that would compliment the pretty mantel. One day as we were walking through Home […]

DIY Projects, Master Bedroom

A BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC FIREPLACE MANTEL ~ the hearth and firebox

We got so lucky finding this great fireplace mantel at the Restore near us. We are building a faux fireplace in our master bedroom and the beautiful mantel will be the cherry on top! THE HEARTH We built the hearth with 2x4s and a piece of plywood for the top. I wanted the hearth to […]