What I’m Planning For the Brick Floor in My Foyer
One of the first decorating projects of the new year that I am going to start soon is a home improvement project. I am calling it that rather than a decorating project since it will become a part of the house that would stay if we ever moved. It is the makeover of the brown brick floor in the foyer of my house.
Brick Floor in Foyer
Here is what the brick floor looks like from the second floor.
The front entryway of my house is a 2-story open space with a staircase and railing with lots of white balusters across the second floor.
Do you remember when I painted them? EVERYTHING used to be brown. I named the post with the tutorial on how I painted the balusters: How to Paint Staircase Balusters Without Losing Your Mind :-)…
My Secret Thrifty Decorating Resource
Do you enjoy the thrill of the hunt for decorating treasures? Do you frequent church basement sales, yard sales or check out your local Goodwill or The Salvation Army on a weekly basis to find fabulous items to make over? If so, I am going to let you in on my … Continue Reading...
Special Feature: Home Style Saturdays
Happy Saturday everyone. I am so happy that you are here. I normally don't post on Saturdays, but today I have a special treat for you. I am joining the 5 talented bloggers of Home Style Saturdays as a guest blogger. If you are not familiar with the series, … Continue Reading...
Making Over My Garage Door in 2 Days
Over the last few months I have been looking for garage door painting ideas and after considering my options, I decided to go with faux woodgrain painting. It is not hard to do and is a very budget friendly way to update any paintable surface in and around … Continue Reading...
Winter Decorating Ideas: Relax…Renew…Reset
If you recently put away your holiday decorations and are wondering what you can do to add some life back into your home, I have a few winter decorating ideas that you can easily implement in your own home. This time of year in the decorating world it is all … Continue Reading...
How I Plan to Live My Best Life in 2019!
Happy New Year! Welcome 2019! I hope you enjoyed the holidays and are now ready to take on the world, or at least take on living in the best way you possibly can in all aspects of your life. I know I am going to try. Free Printable Calendar: The … Continue Reading...
Countdown to Thankfulness
Over the past few days, I have been wrapping up things in my office to prepare for the new year, and reflecting on all that I accomplished in 2018. Before taking a holiday break though, I wanted to bring 2018 to a close with a post thanking YOU... my … Continue Reading...
Gorilla Glue Fixed My Gutter & Giveaway
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Gorilla Glue Company for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. Most of the time I post about the pretty changes and updates I have made to my house since we moved in 3 years ago. Today I am going … Continue Reading...
Old-Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake Recipe That Is Better Than Grandma’s
In my last post, I shared how I festively wrapped the Old-Fashioned Lemon Pound Cakes I made to give to neighbors and friends over the holidays. Today I am sharing the recipe. If you like pound cake, this is one recipe that will have your family and guests … Continue Reading...
How to Festively Wrap a Loaf Cake to Give as a Gift
If you like to bake loaf cakes and bread to share and give your friends and family over the holidays, here are two ways you can festively wrap a loaf cake to give as a gift. It is one week until Christmas and I am ready. Deciding to edit some of the holiday … Continue Reading...
6 Reasons Why You Should Not Buy Christmas Gift Tags
Customized Free Printable Gift Tags to Fit Your Gift Giving Style In this gift giving season, holiday gift tags can be bought everywhere from Target to your corner drug store. Today I am having a little fun, not only with the title of this post, but with many … Continue Reading...
Seasonal Simplicity Holiday Home Tour
Welcome to the Seasonal Simplicity Holiday Home Tour. Today is the first day of a week long tour showcasing how 40+ bloggers have decorated their homes for Christmas. The warm, the cozy, the festive, the pretty to downright doable ideas in what we hope will … Continue Reading...
My Simply Decorated Christmas Tree
I am intentionally keeping my Christmas simple this year and that includes how I decorated my Christmas tree. Less store bought decorations... more twinkle lights, candles and time to enjoy the magic of the holidays. I want to be more present, to give more … Continue Reading...
Festive, Fresh Holiday Decor
One of the perks of being a blogger is that I get to give very nice things away from time to time. Now that the giving season is officially here, I have something to start it off right. I have something festive for your home and that smells so good to give … Continue Reading...
Holiday Gifts to Give & Get Gift Guide
If you live in the US, I hope you had a very relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving with your family and friends. Ed and I enjoyed the day with our daughters and son-in-law in Charlottesville, Va just hanging out, playing games, watching football and of course … Continue Reading...
Insta-Style: Holiday Drink Coasters + Free Printables
Make holiday drink coasters for Thanksgiving and Christmas gift giving or entertaining. I have a holiday inspired Insta-Style for you today. What’s Insta-Style? It's a series of simple projects for which no tutorial is needed. You may not own the … Continue Reading...
Why I Painted a Floor to Ceiling Chalkboard Wall in My Kitchen
How to Create a Floor to Ceiling Chalkboard on a Wall In my early days of blogging I wrote a post entitled, How to Draw Like an Artist on a Chalkboard. It is where I shared all the chalkboard drawing tips I learned over the years, like dipping the chalk in … Continue Reading...
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