It’s been a couple years since we had our vinyl plank flooring installed, and I thought I’d give you a little update on how it’s holding up.  So here’s my vinyl plank floor review, two years later.  I’ve gotten quite a few questions, and I thought I would also take some time to answer some […]

Flooring is a big investment, and you want to make sure to care for it properly.  Before we purchased this house, we had old carpet and linoleum flooring, so we didn’t have to worry as much about such things.  When we purchased our Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP), we had to make a few other purchases […]

Since a lot of people have been asking, I thought I would share a post about the house problems we had that led to choosing luxury vinyl plank flooring.  I can only tell you what our experience has been, and I am not an expert on this subject.  We have a concrete slab foundation in […]

I’m still so in love with the way my painted piano looks.  Before I decided on painting it white, I looked around at lots of other piano painting makeovers.  There are so many examples of pianos painted in beautiful, bright colors.  I thought I’d put together a little round up of the ones that I […]

This post is sponsored by Cost Plus World Market and contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own. I think the biggest challenge with any home office is trying to keep everything organized.  Last week I showed off my new craft room/office, but I’m still on the hunt for some items to help me stay […]

I was all excited to share my new craft room with you all until I googled “craft room ideas”.  What in the world?!  How do people afford to have these amazing craft rooms?  Well, I’m still going to show you mine because it makes me so happy to finally have this space.  And maybe this […]

If you’re in the market for new flooring, you’ve discovered that the question is a bit more complicated than laminate or hardwood these days.  There are so many choices!  In our search for new flooring, we automatically ex-nayed hardwood due to costs and were left looking at laminate, wood-look tile, and Luxury Vinyl Tile aka […]

Last week I wrote a post about things to consider before you take an old piano. The final part of my old piano makeover was to do something about the gross finish that was on it. Seriously, I think someone was using it as their kitchen table or something. There were water or food spots […]

I’ve always loved the idea of having an old upright piano in my house.  So when my brother and sister-in-law were moving, and couldn’t take their 100 year old piano with them, I jumped at the chance to have it.  My husband and step-dad hooked up a trailer and hauled the old thing back to […]

I have this problem where I like to buy things off of craigslist with the intention of painting them, but then taking forever to get around to it.  Maybe you can relate?  I don’t even know how long I’ve had this clock now, but I know it was WAY past due for a makeover.  One […]

We all know someone with one of those White Clad end table thingys, right?  No?  Just me?  Anyway, I guess White Clad used to make iceboxes and then it was all the rage to make reproductions to use as furniture.  I see them in people’s houses a lot.  My grandparents had like three in their […]

We did it!  We finally joined the 21st century and bought a flat screen!  When we could no longer read the words at the bottom of news casts, we decided it was time. I knew I wanted the TV mounted on the wall with the cords hidden, but then the question of what to put […]

My grandmother loved jewelry.  As little girls, my sisters and I loved to open up her big jewelry box and try on her different pieces.  My youngest sister, Jackie, inherited my grandmother’s love for jewelry and fashion.  When Grandma passed away, Jackie inherited the large jewelry box armoire thingy.  (Yes, that’s the technical term for […]

We’ve been back in our school routine for almost a month now.  With all of the schedules and homework, I’m always looking for easy meals for our family. Once a week, I like to give myself a break and make a frozen dinner of some kind.  One of our favorites are Stouffer’s Lasagnas from Nestle.  […]

Thank you so much to everyone who went and voted for the Finale of So You Think You’re Crafty.  Congratulations to Hayley who won the competition with her Number Room!  Second place out of ten isn’t bad though, so yay me!  🙂  For this final round, I made something that has been on my to-do […]

Today, we’re taking a “tour” of the kid’s bathroom.  Did I clean it just before you came?  Why yes, yes I did.  Why, you ask, am I showing you my bathroom?  First, because I want to talk about some Cottonelle Clean Care products that I love, and second, because this bathroom is in need of […]

Bet you didn’t guess that this project was mine!  Well, I got 2nd place on SYTYC for “Around the World” week with my Sheet Music Globe! When I saw the theme for this week, I knew I needed to makeover this old globe.  I got it at a garage sale for a dollar a few […]

I’m going on to the next round of So You Think You’re Crafty!  Check out the results here.  Did you guess which upcycle project was mine?  Upcycle…making something old and ugly into something new.  I don’t even want to talk about how old and ugly this chair was, but let’s do it anyway.  Wonderful SHINY […]

Here is the embroidery hoop art that I created for my girls’ bedroom.  I drew all of the scenes myself and hand embroidered and appliqued them onto linen.  **edit: free patterns are now available here.**     I love the way it looks hanging in their room!  The patterns that I made still need a […]

I have a confession to make… this beast has been sitting in my entryway for almost a year now.  “Hello, welcome to my house the 80s!” You think that’s bad?  Surprise!  And I thought it couldn’t get more 80s in here! I had every intention of giving her a makeover right away, but after the […]

I am so excited to show off what I have been working on!  It took FOREVER, but I finally finished sanding, painting, and covering a dining set that we got a few months ago.  Here is a wonderful before photo of the lovely peeling paint and the outdated blue fabric.  Hey, it was free!  Of […]

A little while ago, I was browsing Pinterest and saw a pin for Scrabble magnets.  I pinned it, my friend Emily saw it, and gave me her old Scrabble tiles that were going to be tossed out.  Thanks Emily!  Well, I finally got myself to the craft store and bought a roll of magnetic tape […]

I wanted to buy real traffic signs to hang in Evan’s room, but they were way out of my budget (especially since I had spent so much on the paint).  Also, I don’t like the idea of hanging a sharp, heavy, metal sign over my son’s bed.  So, I created these signs using foam board and freezer […]