Repurposed Valentines Decor

I love repurposing things. Even if it's not something huge (like a dresser into an island).

My mother-in-law gave me this winter-themed tapestry. Not really my style...

BUT she gave me free liberty to do with it as I wanted.

And I've been decorating for V-Day.

So, I measured out the length of the top pole.

Then I cut two 1x4 boards that length.

I primed, painted, distressed, and drilled holes to hang them.

Then I added a bit of dark stain to the edges to really bring out the distressing.

Then the fun stuff...

I used my Cricut to cut out "BE MINE" on contact paper.

Then I pressed that firmly down on the boards.

I spray painted chocolate brown on top of that and carefully peeled the contact paper off while it was still wet. You want to do it while it's wet so that the edges won't stick to the contact paper, and it will give a cleaner edge.

Then I tied the pieces together with twine, tied that to the bar, and hung!

Cost: Completely Free!!

It's looking pretty festive around my house ;)

Anyways, I have one more V-Day decor project left before the big day, so stick around for that!

Table Skirt Video Tuturial

Woohoo, my first video post!!

I made a table skirt.

I hope you enjoy it!

Okay, I know I look like butt in this video. Don't make fun of me! 

I threw my hair into a pony as soon as I woke up so I could get down and dirty.

Usually I look like this:

Yeah, I wish....haha!

No, really though, this is me on a decent day:

hm....I don't LOVE this picture, but "take an awesome self-portrait for my blog" is on my February To-Do List, so I guess I can live with it....for now!

Things to be aware of while you watch the video:
-the crazy disgusting garage. (We only clean it in the warmer months. Hey...Winter lasts 9 months here!)

-the lack of baseboard in my bedroom. (I told you that my house is odd!)

-The amazingly ugly carpet in the bedroom (I want hardwood floors, but I'm still trying to figure out how to do it once you get to the top of the stairs....maybe I should finally hire a pro...ha!)

Revamp and Some News

You guys diggin' the blog revamp? It looks cleaner...I like.

Anyways, stop by tomorrow for my first ever video post!

Big things are coming!

I Wish....

Is anyone else in love with this sunroom?

(sigh) I wish I had a farmhouse...

Photo Cred

Things to look forward to:

-table skirt (and hopfully my first video post!)

-one last valentines project before the big day!

-highlight's of William's 10th birthday bash

-and of course, odds and ends.

Bathroom Closet- Demo Project

With all the remodeling projects I have undertaken, I have never done a demo job. Not once.

It was bothering me when I assessed the situation with my bathroom closet.

Remember when I remodeled it? If you weren't around, check it out here.

Anyways, so this is what my closet looked like:

Oh how I hate this closet!

Senario:

I'm in the bathroom doing my makeup. The bifold door is open because, well, that's where my makeup is! The hubby decides that he wants to get in the bathroom. See the door behind the bifold? Yeah, it would slam into the bifold.

Stupid....

Let's look at the storage:

Don't tell me that you don't have at least one closet that looks like this. Aweful, just aweful.

More reasons to hate this closet: Wasted space!

Look at all that room!

Such a waste...

Sooo....it had to come down.

I took out all the shelves

Then the strips of wood came out.

I don't have a picture of the wall being demoed (demo-ed?? demod...nope) but I'll just tell you that it's a pain to take down wall studs.

After everything was gutted, I put up the new framework.

Then the new supports were put in.

I decided to go with 1x4 boards instead of a sheet of plywood. One, because I already had quite a few 1x4 boards. Two, because I can't cut straight on a tablesaw yet. Three, it would be cheaper in the long run.

So I primed and painted every....single....board.

Some boards had to be sent through the table saw to make a notch.

Then I started to assemble everything.

I found this on a trip to Hobby Lobby. I spray painted it, making sure not to do a full coverage coat. I like that look better. You'll see how that turned out in a second.

I also found some cheap baskets at Walmart. They needed to be spray painted to go with the bathroom, though.

I also added bows.

I put up my metal scroll thing.

Like it? Me, too!

Then on to add the trim.

I already started to add the baskets to get a feel for what it was going to look like.

After repairing the walls, I was done!

There you can see the new tiling on the floor of the closet.

I hope everyone likes it!

Oh, and since I love storage and things being at my fingertips, I spraypainted an old lotion holder from BB&B and put makeup wedges in it.

Much better ;)