Have a large picture to frame, but don’t want to spend a fortune on the frame? No problem! This oversized DIY frame will only set you back about $25. You won’t need extensive woodworking skills to make this DIY large picture frame either! I tried to come up with some eloquent title for this project,…
6 Decorating Ideas to Distract from Popcorn Ceilings
Popcorn ceilings don’t necessarily bother me too much. I mean they aren’t the prettiest thing in the world, but they’ve never been something I’ve stomped my feet about and lost sleep over. Also, they are not fun to remove. I tried it. I learned from it. And I’ll never do it again. When we got…
DIY Green Carpet Covered Wall
This wall has been in the making for over a year now. I had the idea to cover a wall with AstroTurf quite a while back, but just couldn’t find the perfect wall to do it to. When I started dreaming up the design plan for the master bedroom makeover at the 70’s Landing Pad, I…
Our DIY Hollywood Regency Headboard and New Mattress
So you’re ready to make your own headboard? Not just any old headboard, but one with serious style – like a Hollywood Regency headboard? You’re in the right place! This black velvet headboard will make you swoon and it’s totally DIYable.
How to Find the Best Contractor for Your Renovation + Our Contractor Nightmare
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by HomeAdvisor. However, all opinions and contractor nightmares are 100% mine. If you have ever done a renovation, I think you will agree it is one of the most stressful things you will ever take on in your life. They are stressful, time consuming, messy and dirty. If you can…
Something Will Always Go Wrong: The Hall Bathroom Remodel
Affiliate links may be contained in this post. As if the whole moving in process and everything breaking didn’t prove to you that the remodel at the 70’s Landing Pad was no piece of cake, then this bathroom remodel will. Wait, the master bathroom remodel will as well. So really, both bathroom remodels at the…
Summer Home Tours: The 70’s Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2
It’s official. I’m not Superwoman. Sometime last week though, I thought I was. You see, I thought that after showing you the first part of my home tour last week, I would be able to show you the rest of the house today. This would have entailed me finishing out all the trim painting in…
Eclectic Home Tours: The 70’s Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 1
I cannot believe I actually just typed that title, y’all. We just moved into the 70’s Landing Pad about three weeks ago. By no stretch is the house completed, but the fact that I can actually share a home tour with y’all that doesn’t include a three inch thick layer of dust on the floors…
Why We Opted for NuCore Flooring and How It’s Holding Up
Let me just say that when I first wrote about the new flooring we would be installing in the main living area and kitchen at the 70’s Landing Pad, I was not ready for you. I thought I had done enough research on the flooring we chose, but you guys brought the questions and had…
The Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal
Not even gonna lie, this room design took me out of my comfort zone more than any other. As I’ve said before, I was stressed during most of the whole process about the pink walls not working out as well as they were in my head. But on top of that, I also doubted my headboard project,…
Easy Front Door Makeover
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of At Home. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m partial to lions. I find it hard to walk away from just about anything lion decor related. I have good reason for this though. Grunt Labor and I met while we were both teachers. Our school’s mascot was…
Renovate for You.
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Regions Bank, however all opinions and proclaiming my belief of renovating for you are 100% mine. When Grunt Labor and I realized that the new construction home wasn’t for us, we put it on the market and started house hunting. We were pretty open when it came to houses – we…
The Best Yard Sale Tips So You Can Pawn Your Junk Off On Someone Else
Affiliate links may be contained in this post. At some point during my adult lifetime, I feel I’ve become a professional yard saler in both having yard sales and going to them. Of course, I hit up yard sales almost any weekend I can, but I also usually have a yard sale or garage sale…
DIY Black & White Diamond Feature Wall
This post is sponsored by FrogTape, however all opinions are 100% mine. Affiliate links may be contained in this post. Last week I left you with a design board that included visions of palms, pink, black and green dancing in your my head. The master bedroom makeover’s theme is Well Traveled – one of FrogTape’s 2016…
How To Keep Rugs From Sliding
Nearly broken your neck or a limb before because a rug slid right out from under you? My hand is raised over here! When a heavy piece of furniture is on your rugs, then you’re in good shape. Runners through your hallway though, kitchen rugs, rugs in your entryway – those are the ones that…
How to Accessorize a Space without Over-Accessorizing
I have a thing for smalls. Not Smalls from The Sandlot (although I do love The Sandlot), but smalls as in home accessories. I actually have a whole big cabinet dedicated to smalls I don’t always use but never know when I might need them. There are brass horses, giraffes and multiple other varieties of brass…
My Best Tips and Tricks for Painting Furniture
I started painting furniture 10 years ago. I had no “how-to” guide and my internet was still dial-up, so needless to say, that wasn’t much help. I had no clue exactly what I was doing, but I dove in anyway. Needless to say, those first few pieces didn’t turn out so great. But, I kept…
How to Decorate with Inherited Furniture without Making Your Grandparents Roll Over in Their Graves
My family is not a family who easily gets rid of things. When cars of those gone before us stop running, we park them on family land to serve as a sort of monument, a reminder of the soul before us who drove that truck and caused millions of tiny burn holes in the seat…
Latest Good Reads No. 1
While I realize this blog is predominantly about home decor and DIY, I love that it’s turned into it’s own little beast where I can also write about anything from my ridiculous stories to the latest books I’ve read and we still have good conversations about all the topics equally. That’s why you’re my people. My…
Wall Paint Design Ideas with Tape that Will Completley Transform a Room
Get huge bang for your buck using these wall paint design ideas with tape. These tutorials use paint and painter’s tape to create gorgeous patterns on your walls and furniture that you can do yourself and will leave guests in awe!
Pink lemonade spills are my favorite…
This post is sponsored by Mr. Clean Magic Erasers, however all opinions are 100% my own. Affiliate links may be contained in this post. One Sunday a month, we make a pilgrimage to the Costco. It usually ends in me being quite frazzled because there were too many people there, Grunt Labor wanted to buy too…
How to Make Lamp Tassels in Five Minutes. BOOM.
These are GORGEOUS! And I had no clue they were SO simple to make! How to Make Lamp Tassels in Five Minutes | Easy Crafts | Easy Home Decor Projects | DIY Home Accessories | DIY Tassels
Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style
If you have been around with me from the beginning, you know that my style has changed dramatically since the start of this blog – and I mean dramatically. It evolved from something more rustic and a touch Pottery Barn-ish to not-a-distressed-piece-in-sight, bold and unapologetic. And I really love the latter. It took a while,…
The Circus’ Yellow Bookshelf Makeover
This project was sponsored by HomeRight, however all opinions are 100% mine. About a year ago, a friend and I went out one Saturday morning thrifting. We got to the first stop, but it was wasn’t opened yet. However, outside was a bookshelf. A bookshelf that wasn’t anything to write home about – except for…