My mantel is like my blank canvas...go with me here. I see it as a space to decorate, wipe clean, and then redecorate as I find new inspiration. My inspiration for this mantel is my newly finished chalkboard window! This was another window that I found in a stack on the side of the road. I seriously couldn't believe that it had chippy blue paint on it. How perfect is that? I already had some blue ball jars, but recently found some more at a thrift shop. I found vintage medicine ... Read More about My Beachy Mantel
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Adding Vintage Charm to a Child’s Play Space
Good morning! I've been garage sale-ing lately...and it's been FANTASTIC! I have a song I sing to Miss L to get her pumped to go on our weekly garage sale circuit, it goes like this: ahem.... Come sale away, come sale away, come garage sale away with meeee... (Sung to the tune of "Come Sail Away".) There is a dance too, but I will spare you the details of that. I could write a whole post about why garage sales are the best things in the whole wide world, but why don't I just stick ... Read More about Adding Vintage Charm to a Child’s Play Space
Summer Celebration Series: A Three Tiered Summer Planter
I'm excited to be sharing my project, a three tiered summer planter, with you today! I had to enlist the help of my mother, "Mrs. Greenthumb", to help me pull this project off! 1. Before we began, I spray painted my three terra cotta pots with Krylon's "Lemongrass". We filled the bottom of the largest pot with rocks for two reasons; for drainage, and to get some more height for the second pot. 2. We turned a plastic pot liner upside down inside of the bottom pot. This would serve as ... Read More about Summer Celebration Series: A Three Tiered Summer Planter
Repurposed Window Bathroom Towel Rack
The expression, "One man's trash is another man's treasure," couldn't be more true for this month's $30 Thursday Project! Mr. Hoff and I came across a stack of probably 20 huge, old windows on the side of the road a few months ago. I'm not sure if it's how loud I shrieked for him to pull over, or his quick reflexes, but either way we were in a stranger's driveway taking their old windows before I could fully process my luck! I had so many ideas in my head for these windows before we even made ... Read More about Repurposed Window Bathroom Towel Rack
Easy Summer Starfish Wreath
Doesn't it feel like summer is here...like really here?! Maybe it's all of the outdoor time I've spent chasing Miss. L around, maybe it's the dinners on the grill, maybe it's the fact that June is on the horizon, but it feels like summer has arrived! You know what that means, don't you? Time to make a summer wreath! While Miss L. napped yesterday, I got out a bunch of supplies I had on hand. The good thing about spending too much money at Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and JoAnn is that you ... Read More about Easy Summer Starfish Wreath