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…
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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…
Simple Bunny Vases for Easter
Disclosure: This post was a collaboration with Astrobrights Papers, however all opinions and love of bright colors for Easter decorating are 100% mine….and the Circus’. If we’re being honest – and we’re always honest around here – my Valentine’s Day wreath just came off my front door three days ago. The Circus proclaimed that “The Easter Bunny…
How to Paint a Plaid Pattern for Lazy Gals
This post is sponsored by Velvet Finishes, however all opinions are 100% mine. You guys. You guys. You guys. No. Really. You guys. I did something. I did something I wasn’t sure I could do at all. I was sure it would be an utter failure. I held my breath with each brushstroke and removal…
My Favorite Green Decorating Moves
I make no bones about my love of the color green in decorating. I will fully own up to the fact that I use it often and maybe too much for some people. I don’t care though. I’m not a quitter. Meg from Green with Decor emailed me a couple months back and asked if I wanted…
Snazzy Painted Planter Pots
I am willing spring to come with this project. Willing the cold cold cold air of yesterday to go away and the warmth that we enjoyed just on Monday to return. Living in the Tennessee valley, you literally never know what the weather may bring. And now, I just realized I sound like an old…
Finding the Good Stuff on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace
Lately, I’ve been stalking thrift stores, Craigslist, Close5, Facebook yard sale pages and every other second-hand selling outlet known to mankind.
Ok, let’s be honest, I’m always stalking those places. But the 70’s Landing Pad has given me a more valid excuse to stalk and buy more. Yea, so there’s that. P.S. You can see some of my new purchases here.
Anywho, there tends to be a lot of crap out there that people want to get rid of – particularly on Craigslist. Now, I’m a believer in the “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure” motto, but really I just don’t need your passenger side car door from a 1997 Nissan Altima or your used hairbrush. Yep, I saw a hairbrush for sale on the Craigslist yesterday, folks. Now, I’m sure both the Altima car door and hairbrush could be very valuable to many people. However, I’m not one of them. While I would love to have enough time everyday to just scroll through all the newly listed for sale items on places like Craigslist, Facebook yard sale pages, etc., and find that little gem among all the other crap, I don’t. What I do have time for though is to search for specific keywords that help me find what I’m looking for – or what I suddenly realized I was looking for when I find it.
How I Never Do It All Every Single Day
In the survey responses, there were a couple of people who asked me how I managed my time and said they would love to see one of the “day in the life” posts. Y’all, everyday is a whole new ballgame around here. I try to plan out my time wisely, but it never fails that when…