Project Inspiration

It seems like many of you are smack dab in the middle of some big projects. And while these aren’t mine personally, I thought sharing some project inspiration would be good reading. Dear friends who have shared their home improvements seem to be dealing with varying levels of frustration. From rising material costs, lack of […]

Homemade Sugar Scrub

Inspired by an online recipe for the most beautiful peppermint sugar scrub for holiday gifting, I gave the project a whirl and came out with two homemade sugar scrubs. This recipe couldn’t be easier and guess what?  You know me – it calls for ingredients I already have on hand. Oh, except for the food […]

Man Cave Refresh

We have a tiny project to share this week.  And while not a total remodeling project, and just a man cave refresh, it did require a big mess and a little gnashing of teeth. If you’re interested, keep reading! This all started with the brick wall in hub’s man cave.  We liked it, but that […]

How to Mount a Large TV

Ready to join me in our latest messy project?  Well, grab a drink and have a seat.  Because today we are mounting a large TV. We (by which I mean I) decided to do a little spruce up on hub’s man cave/TV den.  I’ll make another post when we finish that up. But today I’m […]

Simple Faux Plant Hack

Do you have some faux potted plants or trees that look pretty nice, but have hideous pots? Yeah, so do I. Actually, the plants I have aren’t even all that attractive, but they add some nice green to room corners.  And they were too expensive to dump at this point. So here is a fast […]

How to Revive Wood Finishes

How did my beautiful lazy Susan get so faded and dried out and tired looking?  One day it was sporting napkins and tulips and the next day it looked like something ready for the junk pile! More than likely the Arizona climate is to blame, but no matter.  I think I know how to revive […]

DIY Upholstery Cleaning

Can you think of one reason in the world anyone would take a perfectly tidy house and destroy it?  Especially if you are one who loves tidy? Perhaps a good reason is to hold a PJ dance party with your besties?  Fun music, popcorn and dancing in the front room? That is a very acceptable […]

New Sconces – No Electricity

Remember that piece of Studio McGee art I added to our dining room this year?  I still love it.  But, ummm, the wall looked a little underwhelming.  Still.  Even with the new art. It needed a little more. I toyed with a wireless, battery operated art light.  They are so popular on Amazon and have […]

DIY Rattan Cane Accent Table

The new desk in the man cave sports snappy rattan cane drawers.  Inspired by that, we did a small DIY project to add rattan cane webbing to the accent table next to the new recliner. I honestly thought this project would be a snap.  But.  As such things go, it took a little more time […]

Budget Art

It’s time for some new art in our bedroom, but spending a lot of money for it isn’t too appealing.  But.  I found budget art and I’m going to share it with you. Because.  I love it.  I recently shared some free art I found online, printed it off, used a frame I had and […]