We’ve been in our home for fourteen years, and slowly, I’m re-doing things the good ole-fashioned DIY (Do It Yourself) way. One regret I really have is that I didn’t prioritize new lighting fixtures sooner. Yes, most of my rooms [...]
Balancing the Budget with Pottery Barn Taste
Oct7
As we come to the end of the first week of Balancing Beauty and the Budget, we’ve tackled some thought provoking, and necessary topics, this week. While my favorite thing here on this blog is to encourage women with fun, [...]
Anthropologie Inspired Home Decor
Sep12
It’s all about presentation. Whether we’re talking food styling, our personal home decor or our favorite shop, the presentation, merchandising, and all over look and feel speaks to us when we first walk through the door. Anthropologie is one of [...]
$8 + 60 Minutes = Perfect Yard Sale & DIY Treasures
Jul28
Right before we left for Guatemala, I had a spontaneous party at our home. Inviting people over at the last minute is the key to stress free entertaining…seriously. I call it Spontaneous Hospitality, and often it’s the way I roll. [...]
Sewing 101: something for us wanna-be’s
Jul20
Last month, I mentioned on my Balancing Beauty and Bedlam facebook page, that I bought a sewing machine for Christmas for my daughter (three years ago…cough, cough). and it’s still sitting in the box. That is one DIY project that [...]
Handmade Marketplace: What are Your Crafting/DIY Projects?
Jul11
It’s summer time: days to create, be inspired and relax, right? Sometimes I chuckle when I think that my summer was going to magically open up my calendar to all of those wonderful handmade creations I desired to make and [...]
DIY Desk: Adding some Style to an Old Desk
May19
As part of my new blog design, I have added a “Submit Guest Post” feature at the top of my site. It offers readers the opportunity to submit an original DIY Project (as well as original recipes and frugal living [...]
Inexpensive, but incredibly fun, Table Centerpieces
Apr21
For two years now, my sweet friend, Kimba, has inspired me with her unique ideas using wheat grass (or cat grass). And for two years, I have said, ” I must do it,” and then time slipped away and I [...]
DIY Lamp Shades – Getting Inspired by Pottery Barn
Mar9
As we gaze and gawk at the Pottery Barn catalogs each season, those first tendencies to compare, complain and covet can get us, can’t they? Well, I may be speaking for myself, but I can’t help mourn the fact that [...]
Spray Paint and Organization – Spring’s a comin’
Feb19
Window’s cracked open, spray paint bottles dusted off, and storage bins pulled for a make-over…life is good. Spray paint sprayin’ definitely means springs a comin’. Forget the ground hog, this is a much surer sign. This $5 yard sale shelf [...]
Odd Uses for Unexpected Yard Sale Items
Sep23
Honoring our eldest son in a quick and creative pictorial way came in the form of a $1 yard sale find. This tray looked like trash, which was probably why it was still around at 11 am on a Saturday [...]
Yard Sale Finds…for the yard
Aug30
Moving to the country was never a dream of mine, and I would have scoffed if anyone had tried to tell me this is where I’d be living when I was “all grown up.” I am a suburban girl, born [...]
Beautifully Budgeted Bathroom Redo – Before and After
Aug1
In my mind, my home decorating skills are living large with HGTV quality, but in reality, I have put many household renovations on the back burner for years. If I spent half of the time doing, rather than just dreaming [...]
Laundry Room Redo – I Love Paint
Jul26
My laundry room has been in disarray for years. Now for most, that is pretty typical but there are no worries because one just closes the door to the laundry room and the worries melt away. Well, not so in [...]
Trash to Treasure – Using Glassware to Decorate (vlog)
Jul15
In this last few years, my appreciation for all things “less than perfect” in home decor has grown. As a newlywed, I remember registering for glassware and looking at my perfectly matched goblets. They looked so perfect and symmetrical, but [...]
