A Budget DIY & Home Decorating Blog
Today I thought I’d share a quick snapshot of the new paint in the kitchen. Almost everything we are doing is not sponsored, all real budget out of our own pocket. The kitchen paint supplies cost $95! Now we are up to 10 spaces that we’ve remodeled in 4 months (if you include the dinette area adjacent to the kitchen)!…
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I took this photo on a warm December day. Buddy was keeping watch over me as I decorated the front porch for Christmas. If you’re not following the #12DoorsofDecember tour, 12 bloggers are revealing their front door makeovers every day until Christmas Eve. It’s happening right now on Instagram, and this is just a sneak peek of my porch. My full…
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Our pre-holiday remodeling frenzy continues. We (well, Mark) painted the entire 2-story family room over the course of two days and it completely transformed this space. I happily let him do it since I’m finishing up the kitchen project and my wrist hasn’t fully recovered from painting our last house. So here is our family room update, painted in “Simply…
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Things seem to be clipping along nicely with our whole-home remodel. First, I thought I’d share some recent pictures I snapped of our neighborhood. Mark said it’s like living inside of a miniature train set. Our neighbors agreed 🙂 Here is a glimpse of what I get to enjoy during my walks. The neighborhood is filled with row house style…
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Crafting for the holidays is like leaving yourself a time capsule to enjoy year after year. As I pull out the little trinkets or holiday doodads I made over the years with the kids I can remember the songs that were playing, the smells of food in the house and the conversations we had. Crafts have taken on a special meaning…
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We are on month #4 in the new house, and our home renovation chronicles continue with a budget kitchen remodel, and yes we’re painting cherry cabinets. So far I’m $93 in 🙂 In today’s post I’ll share before photos, the paint I chose and some tips for prepping your cabinets. I’ve been studying what are the “hot” kitchen trends in 2019 and our…
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