Happy New Year! Today I thought I would share my paint recipe for my walls,and waxing kitchen cabinets. I often get asked what paint I used on my walls in my home. The color was matched up to a paint I had so could not give a specific color. Here is the formula: And yes I used the cheapest paint possible Glidden America's finest. I know some of you are probably cringing right now. Well I have to tell you I have used more expensive paint before but when it came to touching up I found that it did not touch up any better than this paint. This paint covered my previous paint color with two coats. Being on a budget,painting my walls myself I had to get the cheapest paint and this is it. Now pictured is semi-gloss this was used only in my laundry room and guest bathroom. But I used ... View Post

How to make a  Valentine wreath was one of the most viewed and pinned posts from 2013. This valentine wreath is fun to make and super easy too! I wanted to thank all of you for following along! I have so much more to share in 2014! Wishing you and your family many blessings in the coming year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My daughter was home from school yesterday.She wanted to have a girls day out and shop but the temperature was 6 and the windchill was -14.Now I am no one to say no to shopping but when it is that cold I do not go out anywhere not even to shop! Other than driving my daughter to school. Instead we stayed home by the fire and did a little crafting.I wanted to make something for Valentines day.I really don't decorate for that holiday.But ... View Post

Along with my top five posts I decided to a year in review of the top DIY projects 2013. I started off with my daughters bedroom reveal. You can view it HERE:French Chic Bedroom Reveal My chalkboard wall was a nice addition to my kitchen and so easy to do! You can view  that post HERE:Kitchen Chalkboard Wall This is part of the top five posts but was also a project from 2013. This was the first time I painted on fabric and I assure you it will not be my last! This has held up incredibly well! You can read how I did it HERE:I'm Sexy And I Know It! This is also part of my top five posts. But also a reveal for 2013. My favorite part of this room is the lockers! I cannot tell you how awesome it is to have a place for our jackets,shoes and my daughters backpack and things ... View Post

On to the number four top most viewed posts,Annie Sloan painted French Chair. Yes I painted this fabric chair with Annie Sloan paint and it's one of my favorite chairs. So glad this did not sell at the vintage market!   Not me silly the chair. Seriously I think this chair has an attitude. If you saw the before you would know why. I found this amazing chair at Habitat for humanity. I was shopping for more pieces to bring to the Vintage Market and I spotted this. I knew I could bring this a new life. You see it was stuck in the 80's. The color was all wrong. I painted this whole chair fabric and all with Annie Sloan old white. Yep you heard that right.Even the fabric was painted. Not my original idea.I heard this from Amy at Maison decor She shared that you can ... View Post

We are down to number three of our countdown most viewed posts,and this one is my most viewed home tour. These photos were pinned and pinned and pinned. And of course I have changed a little since these photos were taken. It's fun to look back at the before. Hope you enjoy the tour. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We built our home 7 years ago.When we first moved in I thought about changing my style a bit. My past home was very pastel and had a romantic shabby chic vibe to it. I decided to go a bit darker and more neutral with my colors. And I also decided to do less vintage style and bring in newer pieces. What was I thinking?? Ever since I was a little girl I have always been drawn to older things. Chippy furniture...pieces with detail and ... View Post

And the countdown continues the number four most top viewed and pinned posts. My laundry room reveal. My Laundry room was a challenge.I have been wanting to reveal the laundry room for some time but I was waiting for a few things to get done. I don't have any before photos to share.I don't know why I did not take any.Probably because it was not an over night project but one that took me awhile to accomplish on a budget. I have been sharing bits and pieces of changes like those lockers I found for 50.00 and painted.And that chicken feeder and dairy sign above my washer and dryer. As you can see this room is a challenge.This is not only a laundry room but our entrance/mud room as well. It is large but very narrow. As much as I would love to change my sink,faucet and flooring it's ... View Post