Update 2025 – 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 Paint Gingham on a Wall
Like the idea of a patterned accent wall, but don’t want to mess with wallpaper? Try this easy tutorial on how to paint a gingham wall. When I was deciding on how…
Playroom IKEA Hack
Hello friends! I’m Lizzy. Daughter of Jill, mother of two, and amateur DIY-er. I wanted to share with you all an amazing bookshelf IKEA hack I made for my daughter’s playroom. This…
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…
Budget Bathroom Update
Hi friends! Lizzy here. I decided that after being trapped in our house for weeks on end due to 1) snow and 2) Covid, I would entertain myself by finally updating our…
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…
When to Strip Painted Furniture
It was tempting to just name this post ‘when to strip’ but you can see how there might be some confusion for some. So we can keep it G-rated and ask when…
How to Paint an Outdated Slate Floor
I painted a slate floor in this house we bought. It was totally outdated and frankly, well, ugly. The slate tiles were mint and purple with cement grout lines. Let me show…
A Kitchen Makeover – Painting Kitchen Cabinets
Hi friends! Lizzy here. I’m Jill’s daughter, a photographer, and an amateur DIY-er. Just popping in here to share a kitchen makeover with you of painting kitchen cabinets! You may have seen…
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…
Painting Your Kitchen Cabinets
So by now, wherever you are, you have probably been in your house staring at your kitchen cabinets thinking “hmmm, wonder if I can paint those?” We are here to tell you…
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…
How to Hand Paint a Gingham Design
Everybody loves gingham, whether it be large or small. There’s just something so classic and fresh about those little shaded checks. And there are many ways to do it. Here is how…
Painting Metal Fixtures – A Quick Update
Recently I was visiting my daughter and her husband, who are new homeowners.Looking around she declared “sometimes this house still doesn’t feel like ours!” When asked what she meant, she pointed out…
