Affordable DIY Decorating Ideas

Hidden Chic: Add Pattern & Color Where You Least Expect It

April 3, 2013

Decorating and organizing cabinets and shelves with colorful patterned gift wrap

Spring color may not be blooming outside my house yet, but I am making sure it is coming to life inside. Spring cleaning is one of the best rituals we can do to renew and refresh, not only our home – but our well-being even more. I am enjoying the process of going from room [...]

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Houndstooth Step Stool

April 1, 2013

I have another easy furniture before & after decorating idea for you today. One that you can complete in less than 30 minutes and have you stepping in style! One that is a little bit different from the norm of using paint or decorative paper. To give a plain stool a little bit of chic, [...]

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Chalk Painted Speckled Easter Eggs

March 29, 2013

I know this is a bit late, but Easter kinda sneaked up on me. Without having any little kids to fill Easter baskets for or plan an egg hunt, my mind was on other things. Mandy, my youngest, will be home and we will have a simple Easter dinner along with my Mother-In-Law. Even though [...]

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Furniture Makeover: No Paint Needed

March 26, 2013

Decorative Furniture makeover using removable wallpaper

You know that I enjoy transforming furniture and decorative accessories with paint, right? I sometimes feel like a paint brush is attached to my hand like Inspector Gadget – always ready and instantly accessible to put my style on everything with the swish of my brush. My twin sister, Carol (yes, I am an identical [...]

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Mudroom Organizing Wall–Grand Central Station

March 24, 2013

I have a fun decorating and organizing project for you today, one that I have been wanting to create in my house for a long time. Recently, Command Brand asked me if I would like to come up with a few decorating projects using their damage-free wall hanging product. It didn’t take me long to [...]

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How To Age Brass in Less Than 5 Minutes

March 20, 2013

I like brass. Yep – I admit it. I favor the gold finish over silver or bronze. It adds warmth and a nice patina and contrast to the furnishings in a room – plus it is classic – always be in style. For the sideboard I painted, I wanted to add aged brass drawer and [...]

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Furniture Before & After Makeover in Turquoise

March 18, 2013

The best decorating advice I have ever received was not from a big name designer, magazine, or book, but someone who I found was always right. That someone was my mom. She was passionate about making a house a home and I remember more than once hearing her say – Don’t decorate a room all [...]

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Printable Monograms For Decorating and Giving

March 7, 2013

I have a serious case of Spring fever. Spring and warm weather cannot arrive fast enough as far as I am concerned. Do you feel the same way? To help coax its arrival, I have been adding pops of fresh cheery color all over my house. I have been working on many projects – the [...]

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Before & After Mirror Makeover Using Glaze

March 4, 2013

Furniture Painting Tutorial using Clear Mixing Glaze

I am going to be a speaker on all things paint at the Snap Conference this April. I am super excited to be going and able to share in a hands-on environment all that I know about Paint and how you can paint anything. That is what the session will be called – How To [...]

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The Best Decorating Accessory

February 28, 2013

I recently went on a little cleaning marathon – it doesn’t happen often, but the dreary weather was making me want to add some sunshine and cheer to my surroundings. One thing led to another and I ended up changing a few things in my family room. One of the things I changed was what [...]

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