Using Paint to Make Walls Pop
Paint is one of the least expensive and easiest ways to add color or impact to a room. You can obviously paint an entire room a dramatic color: …but you don’t have to paint the whole room to use paint to make a dramatic change. Here are some other ways to use paint to make …
The Best Backsplash for Your Kitchen
Whether you’ve designed, remodeled, kept your kitchen the same or rent your current home, there’s always a way to brighten up your kitchen with the best backsplash for your space. Most backsplashes are a small space, which make this portion of your kitchen not only one of the more simple changes, but also one that …
Red, White and Beautiful: Flag Day-inspired Decor
This week we commemorate that star-spangled banner that waves proudly outside of schools, buildings and down-home front porches from one coast to the next. It’s Flag Day (tomorrow)! Source: Design by Artistic Designs for Living If you’re looking to bring a bit of patriotic flair to your abode, it’s time for a little red, white …
Easy Ideas to Enhance Curb Appeal
It’s spring, and that means time for planting and cleaning up our yards and gardens. Sometimes, creating the look you want for your yard can feel daunting. Here are some easy ideas for creating instant curb appeal. Paint & Plant in Containers I had a bunch of pots that weren’t the same style or color, …
Weekend Project: Refresh and Revive Your Dining Room
Spring is here! And just like how you put away your heavy sweaters and clothes when the mercury starts to rise, you can lighten and refresh your home as well. I know – you don’t have time to renovate or redecorate. I get that (as a mother, wife, and teacher). But, in just a weekend, …
DIY- Chalk Board Kids Play Table
I have a confession: I have an obsession with Magic Erasers. I use them on everything in our house from shoes, to windows, on our base boards, and on my kids play table. From Play-Doh to markers the Magic Eraser would clean it…but I over did it and soon the finish began to wear on …
Fall for Red and Orange!
With fall upon us in a few weeks, my thoughts turn to making homes cozy for those (hopefully!) cooler days and nights. I absolutely adore fall decorating….layering textiles, adding ambiance, introducing new colors to the home…..heavenly! This fall I’m focusing on a myriad of glorious shades between orange and red. From paler blush and rose …
DIY: Painting Wall Stripes the Fast Way — Time-saving Tips From a Lazy Girl !
Do you have a very vanilla room in your home that’s painted a boring builder’s beige and you’d like to add a little something extra? Or maybe it is painted a bold color and you’d like to turn down the volume a little? If so, this post is for you! When I moved into my …
Refresh & Recharge your Bath
Welcome to the easiest room of the house to refresh; not to mention the coolest place to recharge. While my bath rituals often relegate this room to the level of routine, I’ve been recently struck by the urge to rebel against this monotony. Note, I have teenage kids now…..so first I have to wedge IN …