Mar 9, 2011 | Home Projects
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 my home will never look like that. So...
Aug 1, 2010 | Balancing the Budget, Home Projects
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 about all the dramatic redos I can accomplish in...
Jul 26, 2010 | Home Projects
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 this house because EVERYONE walks in through our side laundry...
Jun 16, 2010 | Home Projects
You all know that with summer here, one of my goals is to attack some very neglected home projects. I’m off to a good start with my painting, but there are just so many things to do with such limited time it’s hard to prioritize everything. There are...
Jun 13, 2010 | Home Projects
Paint is one of the easiest, quickest, and definitely the most frugal way to update and change any decorating aspect in your home. I’ve been doing some serious painting lately, and it’s always a blast to involved the kids. It’s a great way to train,...
May 13, 2010 | Home Projects, Trash to Treasure
I have a love/hate relationship with fabric. The designer fashion fabric that drapes on my body for pennies on the dollar… I LOVE. However, the kind of fabric I buy in a bolt willing me to create easy masterpieces for my windows so that my house is truly a home,...