Do you ever have that piece of furniture sitting around your house that you have been meaning to makeover for a long time? I have a bunch. I always wait for that perfect moment of motivation that comes when inspiration strikes for me to re-do a piece that I have been hoarding for a [...]
I am not one to be very high maintenance while painting furniture. I like to take the least steps as possible for the best outcome. For that reason I do not always strip furniture pieces or choose to buy furniture pieces that will need to be stripped. There are times though that I do strip furniture pieces [...]
So, our entryway is not fully decorated or even close to done at the moment, but I couldn’t resist showing you guys a preview of the area with the new piece of furniture in it. Before we had an antique dresser that was a little too small for the large open area. After deciding we needed a [...]
Stenciling is a great way to update a piece of furniture. It adds dimension, interest, & a custom look a and feel that adds an element of interest to any room in your home. From dressers, chairs, hutches, armoires, & beyond there are so many options for stencils out there it may be hard for [...]
We have been updating things all over the house this week. Seriously though, when are we not painting or updating something in our home? You can see the small changes in the living room that I postedthis week {here}. This weekend I really wanted to update our barstools & bench in our kitchen. They were a little [...]
Hi friends!! I am so excited about this weeks “thrift it” challange. Tomorrow marks the first day of the “Thrift it” challenge linky party, so be sure to come back and link up all old & new posts about your thrifty finds and makeovers! You can go {here} to learn more about the linky party. [...]
I hope you are all having an amazing Holiday week! I am having the best time in the mitten catching up with family and friends & celebrating Christmas with the ones we love. We have been so busy since we have been on vacation that I feel like I don’t even have time to sit [...]
HI friends! First of all I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who entered the $1,000 dollar giveaway on the blog, the winner was picked today & announced on the facebook page {here}. INo worries if you didn’t win, there are lots of lovely giveaways coming your way soon. So, many of [...]
This is a hard post for me to write. You see, one of my best friends, Rachael, moved away yesterday. A huge part of the military life is saying goodbye. You say goodbye to your families when you move away to your duty station, you say goodbye to your husbands when they deploy, & you [...]
Welcome to our master bedroom! The time is finally here that I get to share with you our master bedroom re-do. I have been talking about re-doing our bedroom for quite some time now & at the beginning of November Mr.LMB & I finally decided to buckle down and really work on it. I wanted [...]
If there is one thing that I always need on hand in my home, it’s burlap. Given enough burlap I could probably rule the world. I got this only ottoman at a local flea market for $10 Here is a picture of the ottoman before that I took via Instagram… Don’t get me wrong, I [...]
This lovely living room above is in my best friend Christine’s house & that lovely yellow table you ask? Well, my handsome husband & I made that for her. Christine was looking for an end table that wouldn’t take up much room, but would still function as a sturdy & useful table. This table was [...]
A while back I picked up this lovely beast off of Craigslist. When I picked it up I was sure that it was a TV stand that I was simply going to re-do, but after working on it, I decided that this TV console could also make a great bench in an entryway, mudroom, or [...]
It’s funny. when I see these bulky geometric looking tables, I can never get over how odd they look, & I can never see the potential right away. But, every time I make over one of these hexagonal tables, I am in love with how they turn out & how much charm they have.You can [...]
Hey guys! I am back with my “How I wax furniture” tips & tricks post. I get so many questions on how I wax my furniture pieces. I wanted to share with you how I wax my pieces with clear wax {I will do a blog post & video using dark wax later}. One of [...]
This weekend I have been finishing a few piece including this is one that I am not quite done with yet. I have a little bit more sanding and then I am going to wax this piece & it will be done. My question for you guys was if you wanted to see a video [...]
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