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End Table Makeover in Natural Finishing Oil

Hello Friends, Can you believe this vintage end table is wearing nothing but a finishing oil? It’s true! And today’s post shares all the super-easy details. Share this...PinterestFacebookTwitterStumbleUpon…

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Dining Set Makeover Using a One-Step Stain and Seal

Hello Friends, It’s dining set makeover time! And this post shares how to sand through an old finish and apply a brand new one using a one-step-stain-and-seal.  Share this...PinterestFacebookTwitterStumbleUpon…

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Wall Unit Makeover Using Paint, Glaze and Wax

Hello Friends, This post shares how a few outdated furniture pieces create a wall unit makeover using homemade chalk-type paint, glaze and wax. Share this...PinterestFacebookTwitterStumbleUpon…

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How to Seal Raw Wood or Unfinished Furniture in One-Step

Hello Friends, Anybody have some raw wood or unfinished furniture that needs a little love? Today we are sharing how to easily apply a water-resistant, all-natural seal. And the best part? It’s only one-step. Share this...PinterestFacebookTwitterStumbleUpon…

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Modern Traditional Basement Bonus Room Reveal

Hello Friends, It’s finally time for the Basement Bonus Room reveal (ORC Week 6) and I gotta tell ya, this is one red-hot Before-and-After. Are you ready? Share this...PinterestFacebookTwitterStumbleUpon…

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Tips to Make Low Ceilings Go High

Hello Friends, It’s ORC Week 5 and we’re talking about ways to make low ceilings look and feel high.  Share this...PinterestFacebookTwitterStumbleUpon…

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Short Cuts for DIY Upholstery

Hello  Friends, This week (ORC Week 4), we share a sofa makeover with DIY upholstery that goes all super-simple and semi-homemade. Hope you will join us. Share this...PinterestFacebookTwitterStumbleUpon…

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Easy Patterned Wallpaper Using Paint

Hello Friends, In the past few years, wallpaper has made a roaring comeback. And today’s post (ORC Week 3) shares how to create an easy wallpaper pattern using paint. Share this...PinterestFacebookTwitterStumbleUpon…

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Easy Buffet Makeover Using a Paint and Stain Combo

Hello Friends, When it comes to restoring furniture, I’m all in. Any piece. Any place. Any time. And for me, the One Room Challenge just wouldn’t be the same without at least one refinished piece. This week (ORC Week 2), we share how a…

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Basement Family Room Makeover Plan

Hello Friends, Today is the exciting launch of the Spring One Room Challenge. During the next six weeks, over 200 bloggers will renovate one room and share the good, bad and ugly along the way. For this challenge, we are renovating the basement family…

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  • Oh what a happy Monday! Hope you are kicking off the week with sunshine and cooler temps. . BYW, Do any of you have Coleus in your flower pots or garden? Does it look leggy? . Grooming coleus to keep it full until frost is super easy. Just find the piece that needs to break away and then pinch it off at the top of a joint. Swipe to See the rest of the photos. . I’m now working to transition my pots and patio into fall. . Pinching back leggy plants is key. . But that’s all there is for coleus. Otherwise, It is an easy to keep little plant. . Questions? I’d love to hear. .
  • This week, I did a thing. After months of looking for artwork for an awkward space in the basement, I finally threw the brakes on it. . What I realized was, if that sweet Rachael @banyanbridges can just paint stripes and circles over awkward or bland places in her home, why can’t I? #totallyinspired . So after the template was cut for the circle, I just free handed the rest. Yep. It was simply an exercise in taping and painting without putting the piece on a grid. . The way I see it, a small space, asymmetrical shape and only three colors is a great way to start channeling my inner Rachael. . And here we are. I call it “Bending Light”..... . More on this redo of the redo is coming... 😍 . I know. I should be finished and moved on, But sometimes.... one thing leads to another.... and you just. Can’t. Stop. Painting. . Thanks Rachael. #onetofollow . Keep on inspiring us! ❤️
  • So the fella who cuts my grass takes one look at these plants and says, “These look just like....marijuana.”😱 . Never mind about HOW he knows what marijuana plants look like. .....huuuum...Another time. Or maybe I don’t want to know.🙄 . Anyhoo... . It’s actually a perennial Called Cleome. Every year, it grows from seeds to 3-5 feet tall. It blooms almost all summer and into the fall. And it has all the bells and whistles necessary for handling my tough (Zone 7-8) heat and drought. . I’ll add more info about these little beauties as the bed renovations start this fall. . But for now.... . Isn’t she lovely? . Cue Stevie Wonder. 😍
  • Hey IG Buddies! It’s #christmasinjuly and I’m sharing a couple of my trees from last year. . The twins in the living room were a big hit. Every year, I move them and try to come up with a new look. . I’m already thinking about Christmas 2020. Are you? . Big ole thanks to @adams.and.elm.home for the tag . Anybody else want to play? . Tagging a few friends who had beautiful trees last year. Maybe they’ll give us a peek to refresh our memories. . Happy day and Merry Christmas. .
  • Are y’all familiar with canna bulbs? This year, I started developing a stash of perennials so that (this fall) my flower beds could be refurbished on the cheap. One of my favorites is the cultivar here. Today I measured and this tropical beauty with yellow blooms is over 6 feet tall. I’m in zone 7-8 so the bulbs will have to be protected over winter, but I plan to split them into three pots next year. . This gives me blooming trees for full sun locations. . Not bad for $5.98 investment. . Do you have any favorite perennials? I’m looking for more. . Zone 7-8 .
  • Ok. Last post about the basement dining room/office. Pinky promise. But a blog post is now live with all the deets on how this 1970-something Drexel dining set went from sad to fab. . So if you happen to inherit some family furniture or are a thrift shopper...and wonder what in the world to do with the pieces...this post is for you. . Lots of sanding tips and how to apply a great one-step stain and seal for the win. . Link in profile...and please let me know what you think. . I was really torn about the color. . Like it? . #fusionmineralpaint #ad #furnituremakeover #furniturerestoration

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  • Oh what a happy Monday! Hope you are kicking off the week with sunshine and cooler temps. . BYW, Do any of you have Coleus in your flower pots or garden? Does it look leggy? . Grooming coleus to keep it full until frost is super easy. Just find the piece that needs to break away and then pinch it off at the top of a joint. Swipe to See the rest of the photos. . I’m now working to transition my pots and patio into fall. . Pinching back leggy plants is key. . But that’s all there is for coleus. Otherwise, It is an easy to keep little plant. . Questions? I’d love to hear. .
  • This week, I did a thing. After months of looking for artwork for an awkward space in the basement, I finally threw the brakes on it. . What I realized was, if that sweet Rachael @banyanbridges can just paint stripes and circles over awkward or bland places in her home, why can’t I? #totallyinspired . So after the template was cut for the circle, I just free handed the rest. Yep. It was simply an exercise in taping and painting without putting the piece on a grid. . The way I see it, a small space, asymmetrical shape and only three colors is a great way to start channeling my inner Rachael. . And here we are. I call it “Bending Light”..... . More on this redo of the redo is coming... 😍 . I know. I should be finished and moved on, But sometimes.... one thing leads to another.... and you just. Can’t. Stop. Painting. . Thanks Rachael. #onetofollow . Keep on inspiring us! ❤️
  • So the fella who cuts my grass takes one look at these plants and says, “These look just like....marijuana.”😱 . Never mind about HOW he knows what marijuana plants look like. .....huuuum...Another time. Or maybe I don’t want to know.🙄 . Anyhoo... . It’s actually a perennial Called Cleome. Every year, it grows from seeds to 3-5 feet tall. It blooms almost all summer and into the fall. And it has all the bells and whistles necessary for handling my tough (Zone 7-8) heat and drought. . I’ll add more info about these little beauties as the bed renovations start this fall. . But for now.... . Isn’t she lovely? . Cue Stevie Wonder. 😍
  • Hey IG Buddies! It’s #christmasinjuly and I’m sharing a couple of my trees from last year. . The twins in the living room were a big hit. Every year, I move them and try to come up with a new look. . I’m already thinking about Christmas 2020. Are you? . Big ole thanks to @adams.and.elm.home for the tag . Anybody else want to play? . Tagging a few friends who had beautiful trees last year. Maybe they’ll give us a peek to refresh our memories. . Happy day and Merry Christmas. .
  • Are y’all familiar with canna bulbs? This year, I started developing a stash of perennials so that (this fall) my flower beds could be refurbished on the cheap. One of my favorites is the cultivar here. Today I measured and this tropical beauty with yellow blooms is over 6 feet tall. I’m in zone 7-8 so the bulbs will have to be protected over winter, but I plan to split them into three pots next year. . This gives me blooming trees for full sun locations. . Not bad for $5.98 investment. . Do you have any favorite perennials? I’m looking for more. . Zone 7-8 .
  • Ok. Last post about the basement dining room/office. Pinky promise. But a blog post is now live with all the deets on how this 1970-something Drexel dining set went from sad to fab. . So if you happen to inherit some family furniture or are a thrift shopper...and wonder what in the world to do with the pieces...this post is for you. . Lots of sanding tips and how to apply a great one-step stain and seal for the win. . Link in profile...and please let me know what you think. . I was really torn about the color. . Like it? . #fusionmineralpaint #ad #furnituremakeover #furniturerestoration

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