101s, Makeover

How to Install Floor Pop! Tiles on a Wall

peel and stick tiles

Could I really consider myself a creative person if I didn't push the boundaries a little? Floor Pops! peel and stick tiles are designed to use on a flat, smooth floor to cover existing flooring with a more updated pattern without the mess of grout or other adhesives. They are 12x12 inch peel and stick… Continue reading How to Install Floor Pop! Tiles on a Wall

101s, Decorate, Makeover

How To Plan a Room Makeover

How to plan a room makeover

After hours on Pinterest and online dutifully pinning inspirational room design pictures to your board, it is high time to start planning out your room makeover. But where do you start? How do you know if your ideas will look right in your space? How can you best foresee any possible hiccups in the DIY… Continue reading How To Plan a Room Makeover

Decorate, Makeover, Paint

Paint Trends: Colors of the Year for 2021

2021 Paint color trends

I think it's safe to say that 2020 has been a bit turbulent. If looking for a fresh start in 2021, there are a variety of paint colors to help you do just that. Many paint companies are embracing color to either ground the space or totally transform and shake things up. Another noticed trend… Continue reading Paint Trends: Colors of the Year for 2021

Decorate, Makeover, Organize

Craft Room: Ideas for Organization

Organizing a craft room

Whether it is your craft room, art room, sewing room, hobby room, art studio, or all of the above, it is your space for creativity and you deserve for it to be both functional and inspirational. My creative space was seriously lacking in the storage and accessibility department... and it became a dumping ground for… Continue reading Craft Room: Ideas for Organization

Makeover, Paint

Tips on How To Easily Paint MCM Furniture

Refinish MCM furniture

Have you ever painted furniture and thought: There has to be an easier way? Well, there is and I have a few tips today to help you get the best results and in record time. As long as the furniture piece doesn't have huge dings, peeling paint or broken off pieces, you can paint without… Continue reading Tips on How To Easily Paint MCM Furniture

Decorate, Makeover, Projects, Uncategorized

DIY Kitchen Update on a Budget

budget kitchen makeover

Lose the guilt about not loving your kitchen by updating it for less than the cost of a full remodel. Change the look of your kitchen with a little paint, time and select items. It's not always about the function or the age of the kitchen; sometimes you just don't love the finishes. I went… Continue reading DIY Kitchen Update on a Budget

Makeover, Paint, Projects

Sideboard Buffet Makeover

sideboard buffet makeover

You say to-may-to I say to-mah-to, you say po-tay-to I say po-tah-to... Apt description of my confusion when attempting to identify what on earth the piece of furniture in my kitchen was called. Is it a sideboard, a buffet, a server, a console, or a credenza? What is the difference?  Why so many different names… Continue reading Sideboard Buffet Makeover

101s, Makeover, Paint, Repair

How To Fix Cane Back Chairs (When You’re NOT a Professional)

Repair Cane Back Chairs

But it was such a good deal! I can fix that...I think. Things I tell myself when I come across a killer garage sale find. Refinishing the kitchen table, easy. Re-covering the chairs and painting them, piece of cake. Fixing the torn cane backing on some of the chairs. Um..sure? Why not give it a… Continue reading How To Fix Cane Back Chairs (When You’re NOT a Professional)

101s, Makeover, Repair

8 Side-by-Side Comparisons for the Best Way to Polish Brass

Best way to polish brass

It is irritating to go online and find so many declarations of the easiest or the best way to do something. They can't all be the easiest or the best. As a member in an online painting group, I see many that insist to know the best way to polish brass hardware. After further online… Continue reading 8 Side-by-Side Comparisons for the Best Way to Polish Brass