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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

LAYERED CANVAS WALL ART TUTORIAL

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

LAYERED CANVAS WALL ART TUTORIAL

Last year when I  rescued this cute dresser from my neighbor's trash , I always imagined it styled with a giant piece of abstract art hanging over it.  Although the dresser was free to me, I still didn't want to spend loads of cash for the type of piece I envisioned.  So, like any good DIY blogger, I made do with something I painted myself.  I used the largest canvas that I had on hand (even a plain big canvas is expensive, too!) and was happy with the vibrant colors of the painting I made, even though I'm fully aware of my limited abstract painting abilities.  ;) Since the canvas didn't fill the space as much as I would have liked, I compensated by filling in the space around it.  Here's what it looked like for last year's summer home tour : I'm always keeping an eye out for a larger canvas that I can replace that one with, but in the mean time, inspiration struck to give this canvas a little more presence on the wall.  Using the same premise that I...
Monday, May 30, 2016

IF YOU MISSED IT {MARCH, APRIL, MAY}

Monday, May 30, 2016

IF YOU MISSED IT {MARCH, APRIL, MAY}

First of all, Happy Memorial Day, everyone!  I'm thankful to those who have or are currently serving our great country, and to the families of those who lost someone as they served. Our kids are both out of town on church youth choir trips, so we're planning on spending lots of time right here today (and I'll FINALLY be revealing this entire space to you next week!)   Sofa  ||   Rug  ||   Red Pillow  ||   Blue Pillow  ||   Brass Ginger Jar  ||  Flag Afghan, vintage  ||   Similar Blue and White Pot  Whew, time flies fast!  I try to do a review like this once every other month, but May totally slipped by me.  Here are the highlights from the past few months... My blog friends and I are loving sharing Our Five Favorites with you on the first Tuesday of every month.  We'll be back with another installment next Tuesday. My Five Favorite Ways to Decorate for Spring My Five Favorite Pillows My Five Favorite Ways to Decorate an Outdoor Space I...
Thursday, May 26, 2016

HOW TO ADD SIMPLE MOULDING TO A DOOR

Thursday, May 26, 2016

HOW TO ADD SIMPLE MOULDING TO A DOOR

No matter if it's in a quaint cottage or Windsor Castle, the one thing that completely elevates the look of a door is moulding!  We are fortunate that the interior doors in our home are solid and heavy, and most of them already had decorative moulding added to the flat doors.  The doors to our Master Bath were an exception, and I fancied those up last year for my Master Bedroom makeover . When planning my recent Powder Bath makeover , since it was such a small space, I wanted to pack the room full of interesting details. One spot that was full of opportunity was the back of the door.  The front of the door that faces the hallway was already trimmed in moulding, but the back was plain.  Wanting the back of the door to have a surprise factor when one entered the room, I chose to paint it a bold color, but knew it needed to have trim added as well.  Although I wanted some detail, I also wanted to keep it simple, so I just mirrored the design that was on the other side of the d...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE PARTY, SHOWER, AND BANQUET DECOR {TISSUE PAPER FLOWERS}

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE PARTY, SHOWER, AND BANQUET DECOR {TISSUE PAPER FLOWERS}

Yesterday I shared a simple tutorial for making tissue paper flowers two different ways.  Today, I'll show you several ways to decorate with them. First up, I always like to share ideas for decorating for large events in a banquet or dinner setting, usually at our church.  It's surprising how hard it is to find simple, budget friendly ideas for decorating large gatherings!  We recently had a Women's Event at church, and it's always a challenge to come up with cute, affordable decor for a large area with a lot of tables to decorate. A fabulous team of friends helped me make tons of flowers- we had about 50 large and 75 small ones to use.  We layed them flat on each table as a centerpiece, using 1 large and 2 small per table. After adding the other odds and ends that needed to go on each table, they filled the space nicely.  (Our high school choir students always serve and take care of drink refills, working for "tips" to offset the cost of their c...