Category: Make Overs

Week 6- ORC- Colorful Patio Reveal- Part 1

jackiecantblog@gmail.com May 11, 2018 2 Comments
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 will be posting reveals to the spaces they have been...

ORC: Week 5- Let’s talk Budget!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com May 6, 2018 0 Comments
**(There are some links in this article that are affiliate links and if you click on them I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you – thank you so much for your support!)** Taking one step closer to see if I can get this blogging thing going- I am taking part in a blogger challenge- The One Room Challenge. What is the ORC, you ask? It is a six-week design challenge featuring 20...

ORC: Week 4- OH YEAH, now We have Progress!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com April 29, 2018 0 Comments
Oh Man, did we get some stuff done this week! It is so Amazing what can happen if the weather is nice! As I have mentioned before, I am taking part in a blogger challenge- 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...

ORC Week 3: No progress, but we had Snow!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com April 21, 2018 0 Comments
I am from Michigan. My whole life I have lived in South East Michigan. Here we sometimes have some pretty crazy weather and we see all four of the seasons. Sun, Rain, Snow, Wind, Cloudy, Ice, Warm, and did I mention COLD??? - and I'm just talking about the weather we've gotten in the last week! Now, while all of these conditions are not unusual we don't normally have them this late in the...

Week One: the ORC and I’m Guest Participant!! What-What??

jackiecantblog@gmail.com April 8, 2018 2 Comments
Well, after more than two months of Radio silence here on the blog, I have signed up for the One Room Challenge, and I will be taking part as a Guest Participant. What??????? 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, collectively posting once a week over at the One Room...

$100 Room Challenge- What happens when the Design plan changes?

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 28, 2018 4 Comments
I have been so lucky to be taking part in a fun blogger challenge. It's the $100 Room Challenge hosted by the lovely Erin of lemonslavenderandlaundry.com Simply put the challenge is using only $100 to refresh or redecorate one room in one months time. Just the type of challenge that this budget loving girl loves! Count me in!     The room that I've been working on is our tiny little...

$100 Room Challenge- DIY Stenciled Artwork

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 27, 2018 0 Comments
I have been working on a couple of projects for our little Bathroom and the $100 Room Challenge. The $100 Room Challenge is hosted by the lovely Erin from lemonslavendarandlaundry.com. In short, using only $100 in one month’s time to transform one room. A creative challenge as well as a budget challenge! How fun!     Working mostly with what I had on hand I wanted to make some DIY...

A New to Me Kitchen Cabinet!- a Thrifted Makeover

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 25, 2018 0 Comments
I love quirky old furniture. We found this cool cabinet about an hour before an Estate sale was scheduled to close. They were giving a 50% discount on all of the marked prices. They wanted to clean out that house and have the rest of the stuff go! We got a few small items from inside the house and then saw this cabinet in the garage for $30! We paid and went home to get the van. I love a good...

$100 Room Challenge- the Shopping is done!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 20, 2018 10 Comments
I am taking part in a pretty cool challenge this month. It's the $100 Room Challenge. The lovely Erin of lemonslavenderandlaundry.com is the host, and you can read about the challenge here on her site. A quick recap if the challenge is new to you- $100 to refresh or redecorate one room in one months time. I kinda showed up to the party a little late, so I have a little bit of catching up to do....

$100 Room Challenge- Am I too late? I don’t think so!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 14, 2018 6 Comments
I am so excited to be participating in the $100 Room Challenge that is hosted by the lovely Erin from lemonslavendarandlaundry.com. In short, using only $100 in one month's time to transform one room. A creative challenge as well as a budget challenge! I accept, but Am I too late? I don't think so. I can get it together and do a couple of quick projects in one room. Now I have added another...