Creating Minnow Trap Light Pendants
On our last trip to the beach, I stopped in a hole-in-the-wall thrift shop. The store was musty, dirty and reeked of old cigarette butts. I'm still not sure why I was drawn into this store. But low and behold, this is what I found!
The…
1970’s Guest Bathroom Makeover
I've been super busy this weekend finishing up some projects. I'm very excited and can't wait to show you some of them.
However, because several of them are tutorials (which take a little longer to write up), I decided to share with you a…
We have a WINNER!
Ahem, may I have the drumroll please?
 Rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tata...
...and the winning number chosen by Random.org is:
#59 (well, that is random isn't it!)
Michelle! Wooohooo! Come on down and pick up your prize:
And for everyone…
DIY Glass Window Shelves
I love african violets! They can be fickle, but once they have the right amount of light, and slightly damp soil, they will happily put on a show for you. My violets used to perch on the kitchen window sill, but occasionally they would take…
Fall Accessorizing, it’s Definitely Not Perfect!
I've had some time this week to catch up with some of my girlfriends. Sometimes this means it was a few minutes in the parking lot at preschool. Or a phone conversation. I definitely value their friendships and wish I had more time to spend…
Mag-nolia-fying a Fall Wreath
I promised you that I'm embracing Autumn now that the weather is cooling off. In fact, I've been switching out the summer decor for some more seasonally appropriate reds, oranges, brown and greens. I even spent time Mag-nolia-fying a Fall…
Installing New Exterior Lighting
If you were here the other day to see my dormer window transformation, you may have seen my exterior lights. I'll be talking about Installing New Exterior Lighting today!
Then again, maybe you didn't because they are miniscule! Not only are…
Dressing Up a Dormer Window with Shutters
Our home has beautiful dormer windows.
I love the little recessed ledges inside each dormer. But, the window in our hallway always looked so sad.
Then one day it hit me! This poor window has been neglected and has no character, jewelry…
Sea Shell Matching Game
Oh so sad that summer is over. If you were fortunate to get some time at the beach, you may have come home with a few dozen of these:
Especially if you have little children who insist on keeping every shell that they find! So, what to do…
Ladder Stepping Up to the Stashbusting September Challenge
Robin over at TheTshirtDiaries is a gal after my own heart.
She has thrown down a challenge to anyone willing to close up their pocketbooks this month (well, at least for spending on arts and crafts and DIY projects), and use what you have…
Aging is so Distressing – Techniques for Antiquing Furniture
Well, despite the fact that I am starting to feel my age, this post will help you achieve that beautiful well worn, loved, aged and antique look on furniture and decor items. This is something you can do to new furniture or to give old furniture…
Trashy Coffee Table Finds Her Beautiful Beachy Self
Okay readers, so the truth is out, I just can't seem to pass up discarded furniture. They look so sad and pitiful awaiting the trash trucks. They plead with me to rescue them from life in the dump. That is how I found this coffee table.
It…
Chalk it up…to a busy day.
...to another busy day in the life of Pretty Handy Girl!
I had fully intended on posting a tutorial on distressing furniture for you today. But, I got side tracked today and then let's just say that my evening ended up with a visit from…
Home Office Makeover – From Dark and Dreary to Light and Dreamy
Why do we wait to remodel the rooms that we spend the most time in?
Our home office had very humble beginnings. No overhead lights meant we had to use a floor lamp and table top lights to see.
The walls were a deep burnt sienna color that…
Message Center for the Mudroom
If you came by for my mudroom tour, you saw this message center made from a curbside window frame.This was a super easy project and I built it in about 2 hours.First, I gave the whole window a fresh coat of white paint. Then, I taped off the…
Installing the Antique Heart Pine Flooring
Welcome back! If you are just joining us, we are on the fifth step of a five part series on our living room. A living room that started out as a dark cave of a room:
Before picture shot during daytime with a lamp lit. VERY DARK!
Previous…
Preparing to Install Antique Heart Pine Floors (and buying antique lumber on Craig’s List)
While writing this post, I thought about some alternate titles. Here are some of the contenders:1. How to entertain your kids while installing hard wood floors2. How to cover your screened porch with debris from demolition3. When you really…
Building a Shoe Storage Bench from Kitchen Cabinets
Welcome! If you are a friend, you know that all our friends and family enter through our mudroom. This door is the closest to our driveway. Only the door-to-door salesmen go to our front door (heh, heh, heh!)
Come on in! This blackboard,…
Painting Decorative Graphics on a Wall
On Monday I showed you my fireplace painting from white paint back to brick. This was only one step in our major living room renovation. I hope you will hop back again this week to see some of the other transformations we made to this room:
1.…
Lighten Up! 5 Ways to Bring Light into a Dark Room
On Monday I showed you my fireplace painting from white paint back to brick. This was only one step in our major living room renovation. I hope you will hop back again this week to see some of the other transformations we made to this room.
1.…