From Christmas Cute to Industrial Chic

I love crates and bins and galvanized buckets. I found these cute Christmas galvanized bins on clearance last year. That's right- over a year ago. They have been sitting in my basement all that time waiting for their turn for a makeover. Looking at them I wanted to update them to be able to use all year round. How cute is this guy? Now I could have easily just left the cute Greens and Berries...

$100 Challenge Reveal Week!

The Dining Room $100 Refresh is Complete! For the last few weeks, I have been taking part in the $100 Room Challenge, a fun blogger experiment for the month of January. The $100 Room Challenge is hosted by the lovely Erin of lemonslavenderandlaundry.com  What’s the $100 Room Challenge? The rules are simple: One Room. One Month. $100. Just the type of challenge that this budget...

Week 3- $100 Room Challenge- small projects add up

It's Week 3 for the $100 Room Challenge- Let's see if I was able to make any progress in our Dining Room. Fingers crossed... If this is your first time here to my little blog- Welcome! And Thank You so much for stopping by! My name is Jackie, as in the Jackie of Jackie Can't Blog! I am a self-taught decorator- that loves to work within a super tight budget. I can remember as a young girl of...

Week 2- the $100 Room Challenge

$100 Dining Room Makeover This is the third time that I am participating in the $100 Room Makeover Challenge. One Room, One Month, all for $100! This is such a fun challenge started by the lovely Erin of Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry. She started with just one room in her home that she wanted to refresh on a tight decorating budget that anyone could afford. You can read all about that first room...

$100 Room Challenge- projects, details, and budget

We have been busy working on a makeover for the Boy's Bedroom. And all for $100 or less. What's that about you ask? It’s the $100 Room Challenge hosted by the lovely Erin of lemonslavenderandlaundry.com What’s the $100 Room Challenge? The rules are simple: One Room. One Month. $100. Just the type of challenge that this budget loving-DIY-crafting-make-do kind of girl loves! Count me in!...

$100 Room Challenge- The Boy’s Bedroom

We're working on a bit of a Bedroom Refresh for my Son- also known as the Boy. This project is part of a blogger challenge that I'm doing with 30+ other bloggers. It’s the $100 Room Challenge hosted by the lovely Erin of lemonslavenderandlaundry.com What’s the $100 Room Challenge? The rules are simple: One Room. One Month. $100. You can read about how Erin started this challenge in her...

$100 Room Challenge- The UGLY Before Bedroom

*** WARNING: THE ROOM YOU ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS IS THE REAL BEDROOM OF A 22-YEAR-OLD YOUNG MAN THAT LIVES AT HOME WITH HIS DIY HOME DECORATING MOTHER. THE BEFORE IMAGES ARE UGLY AND MESSY AND MAY SHOCK YOU! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.  ;) ***     I am so excited to be taking part in a fun blogger challenge for the month of September. It’s the $100 Room Challenge hosted by the lovely Erin...

The $3 Five Minute Unconventional DIY Wreath

Today, I have a super quick 5 minute Unconventional DIY Wreath that only cost me $3. It's almost embarrassing how easy this DIY is, but that's why I want to share it with you. It's important for me to share projects big or small that anyone can attain. That's what I love about reading other home decor blogs, and I hope that is why you have come to my blog too. Let's jump right in! I found this...

Week 6- ORC- Colorful Patio Reveal- Part 3

It’s Reveal Week 6 for The One Room Challenge! I have been sharing my Colorful Patio Reveal. What is the ORC, you ask? It is a six-week design challenge featuring 20 interior designers and over 200 guest participants. Each one is challenged to makeover one room or space, all collectively posting once a week over at the One Room Challenge website.  In this Week 6, all of the...

Week 6- ORC- Colorful Patio Reveal- Part 2

Today is the Day! It’s Reveal Day for The One Room Challenge! What is the ORC, you ask? It is a six-week design challenge featuring 20 interior designers and over 200 guest participants. Each one is challenged to makeover one room or space, all collectively posting once a week over at the One Room Challenge website.  This is Week 6 and all of the participants will be posting reveals to the...