How to Paint a Gingham Pattern on a Pumpkin for Fall
If you’ve been around here for a minute, then you know I love gingham. Since the weather has been turning, I can’t wait to show you how to paint a gingham pattern…
How to Make a Vintage Looking Paper Mache Pumpkin
It’s that time of year where we all want to be crafting for the holidays, even if we aren’t actually doing it yet. I can’t wait to share how to make a…
Painting Furniture: A Guide to How, When, and Why
Since opening my business in 2011, a large part of it has centered around painting furniture. I’d love to share with you a guide to how, when and why we are all…
How to Style a Coffee Table for Real Life Function
How your home looks is great, but how it works for you is even more important. Let’s talk about how to style a coffee table for real life function. These tips can…
DIY Batten and Board Wall for the Designer Look We Love
I love a classic board and batten wall and have been wanting to do one in our primary bedroom for awhile. Let me show you how I did this DIY batten and…
Update 2024 – Painting Slate Tiles – How it’s Holding Up
In 2022, I wrote a post about painting slate tiles. Since then, I have received numerous emails and private messages asking me about it. I thought I would share an update in…
How to make concrete pumpkins
Cooler temps are in the air, and it’s time to pull your fall decor out and get Halloween projects going. Concrete pumpkins are a cool idea and are a super easy fall…
How to Hang Wallpaper
Knowing how to hang wallpaper is a useful skill. I am thrilled that wallpaper is now on trend, because it has been a favorite of mine for many decades and I can’t…
Spray Painting Leather Boots
What the heck are you doing now? This is a question I get asked a lot. Especially by my hubby, frequently by my children (all out of the nest and married), and…
How Do Painted Cabinets Hold Up Over Years of Use
The biggest hesitation we hear from people wanting to make a change and paint their kitchen cabinets is the concern of how will it wear? And we hear ya, the kitchen is…
Choosing the Right Paint Color For Kitchen Cabinets
Don’t you love a good redo? Now that you’ve made the decision that YES YOU CAN paint your kitchen cabinets, the obsessing can begin on which color to choose. Let’s talk about…
Tips and Tricks for Painting Your Kitchen Cabinets
Are you interested in a change in your kitchen? Do you need to mentally preparing yourself to paint those cabinets? We know you can do it. It just takes a bit of…
Faux Vintage Paper Mache Pumpkins
A few years back, we were feeling the pumpkin love and made cement pumpkins in the fall. This year, we decided to go from plastic to fantastic! This is how we made faux…
Creating a Layered Boat Wood Finish
Are you loving the look of old salvage trim, but don’t love the price and availability? We had purchased this wood initial letter made from vintage woods and loved the look and…
Make a Cement Pumpkin
Fall is in the air, and it’s time to get our Halloween projects going. Cement pumpkins are a fun and easy project to do that will stand the test of time, and…
Adorable Gingham Tray Using Bungalow 47™ Furniture Paint
Remember our board we began with last week, when we made our wood chargers? We had leftovers. This week, this simple board was made into an adorable gingham tray using Bungalow 47™…