This project started as many of my more ambitious projects do. I was in my youngest daughter’s room, telling her good night, which led to me staring at her big, blank wall. I suddenly jump...
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I tried something new last week. I took a lamp shade that had seen better days (and was on the way to my donation pile) and decided to try my hand at painting a pattern on it instead. The re...
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Painting our brick fireplace white still ranks as one of my favorite improvements we’ve made to our living room. Maybe that’s why this simple project caught my eye on Instagram. Kelly of...
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If you’ve ever wondered if you can spray paint a fabric lamp shade, I’m sharing this little DIY project that really couldn’t have been easier. I often look right past used shades and g...
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Another small–and inexpensive–change to our living room that might encourage you to get out your paintbrush. I’ve been wanting to change up the art over our mantel to make everything �...
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All of the time at home lately has afforded me the opportunity to try things that have been in the back of my mind for a while. I’ve always believed there’s some inner artist hidden deep...
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Whether your family has a formal sit-down Thanksgiving dinner or shows up in sweats, this is a simple centerpiece idea that you can throw together the day-of, using things you probably alre...
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I’ve seen several geometric art collections recently that have caught my attention and kept marking the idea for a future DIY project. So when I was at IKEA a few weeks ago, I picked up ei...
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If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen that I’m getting just the tiniest itch to change up the wallpaper in our kitchen. It’s not that I hate it; I just really like change an...
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This post is sponsored by Walmart. If your decor is starting to feel a little stale, new art is one of the easiest ways to freshen up a vignette (or an entire wall). Artwork doesn’t have t...