Painted Furniture What You Need To Know Painted furniture is really hot right now and has been for over the past 4 years. I think the reason people like it so much is because you can find a crappy piece of furniture at a garage sale, thrift shop or even on the curb, add a few coats of paint, and you have a beautiful new piece of furniture. (Cabinet painted with Posh Pink, sealed with Muddy Pond Wax) And painted furniture isn't limited to what you find, but also pieces in your home including cabinets and upholstered furniture. But how do you know what pieces to paint? What's the prep, what kind of paint should be used? And do you need to finish it? Let's go through each of those questions so I can answer those for you. Painted Furniture What Pieces Can Be ... View Post
HOW TO CREATE A FAUX PLANK TABLE
Rustic Farm Table Using Faux Planks I have to say, this rustic farm table that I created is one of my favorite projects so far! When I spotted it at a thrift store I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. Yeah, I spotted this table at a thrift store, can you believe it? Of course you can, that's where I purchase most of my cool treasures. Although, it wasn't really cool when I found it, but as I said, I had big plans for this table! Let's look at the ugly table one more time. (This post contains affiliate links, please see disclosure policy) You can't see it in the photos but, this table was blah and pretty beat up, but it's still very sturdy. I could've painted this table, and added dark wax giving it a little aged patina, but this table needed more than a coat of paint and ... View Post
HOW TO MAKE MONEY HOSTING A GARAGE SALE
Make Money Hosting Garage Sales Make money hosting a garage, yard or a pop up shop sale. So, what's the difference between these? Well, a garage sale is held in your garage, a yard sale is in your yard, and a pop up shop is basically a shop that you open up in your garage or home. I've never felt comfortable with strangers in my home, but I'm totally fine with hosting a sale in my garage. Over the past three years I've hosted a pop up shop sale in my garage, it's been a great way to make money from home. You can see how I transformed my garage into a shop HERE. I wanted to share my success with my garage sales, what worked and what didn't work, and how you can hold your own sale and make money from home. Let me share a little about why I started hosting sales in my ... View Post
HOW TO STENCIL A DECK
Stencil Painted Deck Floor Cutting Edge Stencils Stencil painted deck floor is a beautiful, and easy way to add style to an outdoor space. After looking at inspiration on Pinterest I decided to add a stencil to my wood deck floor in our screened in porch. Painting a deck and using Cutting Edge Stencils is a great way to customize your floor. (This is a sponsored post and contains affliate links, please read disclosure policy) Let's go back to a year a year ago, when I shared my screened in porch. When I revealed my room I also shared that I was unable to paint our deck floor, I was told the wood needed many months to dry out before painting them, and that turned into a year. If I didn't wait until the wood dried out, the paint wood have peeled off, so I waited and I waited. The ... View Post
HOW TO DECORATE WITH LESS
Home Decor Ideas Less Is More Home decor Ideas using less is more is the new way of thinking in my home. Not sure if it's the fact that I want to downsize in a few years, or that I'm getting lazy and don't feel like cleaning all the stuff in my oversized house. Several weeks ago I held my annual vintage sale at my home, and I sold most of my crap stuff. And when I say most of my stuff, I'm not talking about things I was holding on for the sale. But pieces that were actually in my home being used. Do you remember this photo of my over stuffed garage? ( Sponsored post, and may contain affiliate links please read disclosure policy) My plan in the next couple of years is to downsize, I'm hoping it's my husbands plan too. So, I've been slowly purging and getting rid of my ... View Post
HOW TO SELL A HOUSE FAST!
Selling A House How To Prepare Your Home We recently sold our home in 14 days which was really quick especially in the market were in. We still have not recovered from the market crash so homes don't sell fast around here unless you do the steps I'm going to share with you today. Just a little background on us. We moved several times in the years that we've been married as home owners. We've learned a lot about selling a house with each move. It's gotten much easier each time because we've learned from our mistakes. You have to remember that when you're selling your home it's no longer your home. It's time to clean it up and stage it to sell. If you're serious and want to get the most money for your home follow these tips on the checklist below. Get Ready To Purge When you're ready to ... View Post