Dining Room Makeover: AFTER

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Quite honestly this is probably the most excited I've ever been about a post. I do a lot of before/afters but this really takes the cake. It's by far my most ambitious project I've undertaken and I've stretched myself  as a person... and also stretched Ben. :) To be fair, I warned him before we got into this that he'd have to be involved. I'm a team player and luckily we work well on projects … [Read more...]

Dining Room Makeover: Getting Started

paint1

As I've said before, I love Before/Afters. They make my heart pound with accomplishment and I can't help but smile. Getting there may drive me insane, but it's ALWAYS worth it afterwords. Nothing feels better than fighting your way through something and be able to see a tangible outcome- like for me- a beautiful finished Dining Room, done the way I dreamed. To get the supplies for my room … [Read more...]

Glidden Mini-Makeover Giveaway!

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REMINDER: Contest ends TODAY- FRIDAY, AUGUST 26th at Midnight http://youtu.be/CnCtgNzi0ZA A lot of things make me happy.  I love those moments of pure rapture, when my heart pounds out of it's chest and I wonder if life could ever be better. I think I crave those moments because they make me feel alive inside, awake in the beauty surrounding me.  I love my kids smiles, I love gourmet food … [Read more...]

DIY: Burlap Backed Marker Board

Before: My golden frame!

Recently I have put my crafty pants back on .  I joked while I was pregnant with Bug that he would be a creative genius because he seemed to suck all of the creative juice out of me, leaving me feeling frustrated and without any ideas. It was a great excuse but after he was born no great creative wave swept across my brain. I think what I was experiencing was called "motherhood". … [Read more...]