Holiday Decor to last all Winter Long

Decorating for the holidays can take so much time. So much work. And so much energy. For such a short season. Why not use holiday decor that can stay out all winter long? Welcome back to another blog hop with my sweet Instagram Friends. For this special festive time of the year, we are sharing our tips on Holiday or Winter decorating. Be sure to give some holiday cheer and check out the other...

DIY Painted Bottle Brush Trees

From Too Bright to Just Right! DIY Painted Bottle Brush Trees for your holiday decorating. This is so easy and quick that this is almost a before and after post rather than a how-to tutorial. Let's take a look at how I took clearance bright colored bottle brush trees that I had and made them work for my holiday decorating now. This is the first of my Holiday 2020 Craft series. Over the next...

Fall Decorating using Wood and Glass

How to get warm vibes in your Fall Decorating using Wood and Glass The weather here in Michigan is starting to cool down. Up until a week ago, it had been in the mid to upper 80s. Now the temps have been in the low 70s- my favorite. Cool enough for a sweater, but warm enough for flip-flops. For today's post, I am sharing my dining room built-in with some warm fall vibes for cooler weather and...

Decorating with Pink Flamingos

You know those plastic Pink Flamingos? You know which ones. Are they tacky? Or are they cool? A flock of Pink Flamingos on the front porch Either way- I don't care, because I love them! I have always loved Pink Flamingos. That's right- those artificial, way too bright, pink plastic, some call them tacky- yard flamingos. I have always loved how they look, and just everything about them. They...

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

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-The Bathroom is Refreshed!

We made it! It is time to celebrate, I have completed my first $100 Room Challenge :) I have been so happy to be taking part in this challenge, hosted by the lovely Erin of lemonslavendarandlaundry.com. Erin started the challenge a couple of years ago when she wanted to show that you could refresh a room on a small budget.  That anyone could redecorate One room, in One Month's time, with a...

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

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

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...

$100 Room Challenge- DIY Pom Pom Curtains

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 love it!     For this challenge, I have been working on redecorating our tiny Bathroom. Since we are renting our cute little house,...

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

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...