Budget Friendly DIY & Interior Decorating
My breakfast room is finally finished. And...well...it's bright and colorful! Nobody ever accused me of being afraid of color, that's for sure!! :) It has taken me forever to get to this room finished, so let me remind you how this room looked when we bought our condo. And let me also remind you that as soon as we were handed the keys, I walked in and started snapping pictures. I didn't even take a few minutes to clear away the junk left by … [Read more...]
Well, I've reupholstered my dining chairs...again. This time I used two fabrics -- a striped fabric and white duck cloth, both of which I used on these easy-to-make three-fabric pillows. I didn't use the linen on the chairs because that linen is pretty thin, and linen used for upholstery really needs to be either upholstery-weight linen, or it needs to be backed with another fabric to make it upholstery weight. So, to … [Read more...]
I finally decided that a painted table top just wasn't right for my little breakfast room. I wanted a stained chevron table top, but of course, that posed some problems. If you'll remember, I made this table out of cheap pine (or some sort of yellow wood), and I absolutely hate the way that pine looks when it's stained. The grain turns orangish yellow, and just looks...well...CHEAP in my opinion. Want proof? When I made … [Read more...]
Remember the chevron table that I made a back in August? I liked the table, but I decided that it just wasn't right for my little condo. It just looked too busy. I took the picture below for my own use. I never intended to put it on my blog (obviously, since I didn't take any time at all to clean up my mess). But I decided to show you anyway just so you can see what I'm talking about. I'm just keeping it real here. And I'd … [Read more...]
The 30-minute acrylic artwork that I made to go over the pet station in my breakfast area has since gone to live in the hallway. (Matt thought the hallway needed the brightness and cheerfulness of the painting.) :) Since I needed something else to go over the pet station, I decided to make this iridescent watercolor "fish scale" artwork. I've seen other "fish scale" artwork projects over the last couple of years using one color of … [Read more...]
I finally made some pillows for my banquette. I made a total of four pillows last night, but I'm only certain that I like two of them...these little three-fabric pieced pillows. I think they add just enough color and texture to be interesting, without being overpowering next to my chevron table. They were really so easy to make. In fact, they were so easy, that I didn't even bother to take pictures of the process. I think that if you know how … [Read more...]
On Monday when I posted the before and after of my kitchen, I left out the info about my DIY wood slat ceiling. Many of you noticed that it was different than in the original kitchen, and wanted to know more, so today I'm spillin' the details. Before I added the wood slat ceiling, my ceiling was really in sad shape. It all started when we added the recessed lighting. We didn't remove all of the drywall because...well...something to … [Read more...]
Well, hello strangers! I kind of pulled a little disappearing act last week. I was up to my eyeballs in yards and yards of fabric and drapery lining, making some draperies (sadly) not for my home, but for someone else's home. I shared a photo of the draperies over on the A2D Facebook page, and I'll have a tutorial coming up this week. After working really long hours for four days straight, I finally installed the draperies on Friday … [Read more...]
Well, hello there! Happy Monday to you! So the good news is that my little blog design side business has absolutely exploded over the last two weeks. I mean, I've been designing blogs, transferring blogs over from Blogger to WordPress, and having the best time ever up to my eyeballs in HTML code. (Yep, I'm just a geek at heart.) The fantastic news is that because of the unexpected increase in business, our house downpayment … [Read more...]
Well, this chevron wood table top project turned out to be a real time-consuming pain in the neck, folks. And the interest thing is that the actual building of the table top was the easiest part of the whole thing! I mean, cutting all of those wood pieces was a breeze since there was no measuring involved, and then gluing and nailing them to the MDF was simple and went fairly quickly. Getting the finish to look like I wanted was a real … [Read more...]
I'm an interior decorator-turned-blogger, and a DIY fanatic. My blog is where I share my own creations, as well as inspiring projects from other fabulously creative bloggers. Sometimes on weekends, I like to share info on my other favorite topics: blogging and WordPress. Read more >>.
Breakfast Room Makeover
Kitchen Makeover
Laundry Room (Disguised As A Hallway)
Small Bathroom Makeover
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Inexpensive Feather Pillow Inserts
Stained & Sealed Butcher Block Countertops
Dresser Makeover
Skirted Bedside Table
Rough Hewn Wood Fireplace Mantel
Simple Fall Arrangement In Layered Vase
Butcherblock Treated With Mineral Oil Only
Brushed Nickel Lighting Turned Antiqued Gold & Silver
Dimensional Polymer Clay Flower Artwork
Cane Dining Chairs Updated With Paint And Fabric
You can do it yourself! My e-book has over
80 pages with over 100 screenshots to
walk you through the entire process.
