One of my favorite rooms to decorate is our kitchen. There is something about the combination of aqua with green that makes me happy. Welcome to the next room on my Holiday Home Tour, the kitchen!Updating the window seat with aqua and snowflake pillows is the first thing … [Read more...]
12 DIY Storage Projects to Organize Your Home
It's January and you know what that means! Time to clean and purge the house of all the excess stuff. Last year I was too busy with projects to purge, so this year I'm taking advantage of some warmer days to clean out our home. I hope you'll excuse me while I'm in clutter busting … [Read more...]
The Kitchen Renovation of 2013 – 1 Leak. 1 Year. 1 Woman.
2013 Could be called the year of the kitchen renovation in our house. Or the year that nearly killed me. Or the luckiest year of our lives. I'm still debating the title. What I do know is that, I decided to take on my biggest DIY project to date. I re-built my own kitchen from … [Read more...]
Building a Window Seat with Storage in a Bay Window
Building a Window Seat with Storage in a Bay Window You know when you dream about the finished product on something that you've been planning for a long time? And then you finish and your dream becomes a reality? And you think to yourself, am I still dreaming? All those … [Read more...]
20 Brilliant Built In Storage Ideas
I love finding unused space for storage. Nothing bothers me more than a wall that obviously hides a large void behind it. Or a built-in bench that could have been perfect for extra storage. While on the hunt for creative ways to store more, I found 20 brilliant ways to add … [Read more...]
Kitchen Plan Update
It has been a whirlwind week. I've been doing my best to learn everything I can about tiles, flooring and cabinets. I'm so used to making do with what I have or buying things to upcycle. Picking out new is a real struggle for me. After multiple failed kitchen layout plans, we … [Read more...]
The DIY Talent Parade Highlights
I'm still on a high after the fabulous DIY Talent Parade. Seriously, I think the Rose Parade needs to watch out because y'all have some fabulous talent! There were so many amazing projects, it was hard to pick just a few of my favorites.To start off the highlights, I present … [Read more...]
Making an Upholstered Bench from a Coffee Table – DIY Talent Madigan Made
Look up there! It's a bird, it's a plane, no wait...it's Madigan Made! That's right, Shannon from Madigan Made is here and she leads a double life. She's the Clark Kent of the blogging world. By day, Shannon is a pharmacist and by night she moonlights as a creative magician and … [Read more...]
Garage/Workshop Makeover Final Reveal – Thanks to the Bagster Bag
When last we left our gal, Pretty Messy Girl was embarking on a journey into the bowels of her garage. There were crevices and corners that hadn't seen a shop-vac in years. Dead spiders and centipedes lurked in their dark and dusty hideaways. Fearlessly, she dove head first into … [Read more...]
Visit to Habitat for Humanity ReStore – A Peek Inside My Head
On Wednesday, I had the morning to myself since the kids were in summer camp. I decided not to work since it was my birthday. Most people would probably take the free morning to get a massage, or a pedicure, or go shopping. I chose the later. But, the shopping mall wasn't … [Read more...]