Live Simply & Create Beautiful Things
How to Refurbish an Old Bookcase – Discover when to sand and restore a salvaged piece and when to paint. Plus, check out the before and after of our beautifully refurbished bookshelf. This week, I thought I’d share a simple restoration project. It’s not exactly a ‘DIY’ or ‘How To’ because every piece of furniture you find to restore will be a little different. But
Grow tomatoes even in a small garden with this DIY Upside Down Tomato Planter. I use a Galvanized Bucket to create a practical tomato planter with a touch of farmhouse style. I have mentioned before how we love gardening, especially producing herbs and vegetables, but we have a small backyard. That makes it hard to grow herbs and vegetables in a traditional garden, so we
How to make a trio of simple and beautiful Rae Dunn inspired Flower Pots with DIY Chalk Paint for less than $7. I was recently looking for some flower pots for my kitchen and I fell in love with the style of Rae Dunn pottery. It’s simple and understated, but also cute and quirky. I love that they are mostly white and look plain until
These 10 ways to add farmhouse decor to your backyard will transform your patio from just another place to sit to your favorite “room” in your house! You might know by now, but as much as I wish we had a cottage on a farm in the middle of the country, we live smack dab in the middle of a bustling city. That means I
You might have seen our recent post about how to make No-Sew Bleached Drop Cloth Curtains. Well, the response has been amazing! SO many of you have pulled out those Rubbermade tubs and tackled this project for your own how, which got me thinking…there are tons of ways to use this gorgeous fabric, and so many options for creating incredible farmhouse decor on a budget.
We have been talking about renovating our kitchen for ages. When we moved into our house, we basically made it livable. We removed a giant mirror wall, painted the crazy colors a little more neutral, and removed the popcorn ceiling. That’s where it’s sat for the last 5 years. Somewhere in-between totally horrendous and something we’d actually be proud of. One challenging part of our
How to Paint a Wood Sign + a free farmhouse printable If you’ve been looking at farmhouse decor or anything inspired by Joanna Gaines, you’ve probably noticed that modern farmhouse homes are full of words. Quotes are featured on signs, chalkboards, and windows. These inspirational words fill walls in kitchens, bedrooms, and hallways. We have several signs that we love that feature things that are
I am so excited to welcome back Cheyenne from Girl v. The World to share with us this DIY Christmas Tree on a Dollar Store Budget. Welcome, Cheyenne! Confession: I am a Christmas addict. Christmas exploded in my house a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, much to my husband’s exasperation. I love to decorate as many square inches of my house as possible, but Christmas
I am so excited to share this sweet little free printable with you today! Although my husband disagrees, rain is one of my very favorite parts of Spring. I love the smell right before and after it rains. I love the way the sky looks right before a giant thunderstorm. And of course I love the gorgeous colors of Spring that come alive after a
I fell in love with these rustic, vintage chalkboards from Restoration Hardware, but I couldn’t quite justify the hefty price tag. When I went on my most recent DIY binge, I wanted to create a piece that was practical and versatile, while still maintaining that rustic charm. I wanted to build a chalkboard that would feel at home in a rustic one-room schoolhouse or a home
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