Transforming My Barrel Chairs with Slipcovers
When I found these chairs I immediately loved them, but transforming my barrel chairs with slipcovers made me love them even more. If you follow design trends then you know that the barrel chair is having a moment. Go to any furniture brand from Target to CB2 and...
Life As Art
The Power of Yellow Flowers can't be denied. It's the perfect cheerful combination of the sunshine yellow and the natural beauty of a flower coupled into an instant mood changer. These flower leave me feeling grateful. The birds are quite excited. At 7:00 am they're...
Decluttering and Styling Our Large Bookshelves
The music room bookshelf was getting very cluttered. Here's my process of decluttering and styling our large bookshelves. Spring is in the air, it really is! Today I went for a walk and saw the first robin of the year. As a kid growing up in Michigan, it was always a...
Unfinished Wood Hack Furniture Flip
Watch how I easily transformed a dated-looking 80's coffee table by using this unfinished wood furniture hack without sanding. Sometimes happy DIY fails happen! I just had one and I'm so relieved it actually turned out to be a good thing. No, a great thing because I...
Life As Art
March is here! I was talking to some Instagram friends who live in northern climates and we agreed it can be a challenging month for us. So many people in warmer states are experiencing sunshine and the greening of their landscapes, but not us. Here in Michigan and in...
How to Affordably Add Character to a Builder Grade Home
When we started house shopping several years ago, we soon realized we had to figure out how to affordably add character to a builder-grade home. The homes in our price range and desired location just didn't have much, if any, architectural beauty in them. Here are...
The Easiest DIY Lazy Susan
So excited to share a super simple project I dreamed up. Let me show you how to make the easiest DIY Lazy Susan ever! A few weeks ago I was on Amazon looking for wooden lazy Susans. Nothing I was seeing really interested me or it was way more than I wanted to pay, so...
Life As Art
Can you believe it's already the last Saturday of February?! Here in Michigan we'll have another couple of weeks of snow and need to be intentional about enjoying it. The kids have been outside sledding on the hill by the side of our house a lot this past week. It's a...
How to Paint a Tile Floor to Mimic Stone
Want to give your bathroom floor a refresh with a quick fix? Let me show you how to paint a tile floor to mimic stone. Inspiration for Painting a Tile Floor It's hard to see the before of the kid's bathroom as the inspiration for painting a tile floor to mimic stone....
Create a Wood Slice Wall Bud Vase
My mom and my oldest daughter both have such creative spirits. They put together this wood slice wall bud vase, and it's been a conversation piece ever since. Mary, my daughter, wanted to devote a place in her apartment where she could start plants from clippings....
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We've all been there. Life gets busy and our spaces get a mess, but I have a strategy to share. Here are 5 steps to quickly tidy any room. And they're quick, oh so quick! I use them to keep our home from getting too out of control. It's my go to way of getting things...
Decorating a Kitchen Wall with Cutting Boards
If you're looking to add some character to your kitchen, try decorating a kitchen wall with cutting boards. The art on the wall between our two kitchen windows was fine, but I really wanted something kitchen related there. Decorating a Kitchen Wall with Cutting Boards...
Four Smart Ways to Declutter When You’re Overwhelmed
Don't know where to start when decluttering your home? Here are Four Smart Ways to Declutter When You're Overwhelmed. Feeling swamped by the clutter in your home? You're not alone. Many of us find ourselves hindered by the sheer volume of things we accumulate, often...
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