Progress in my half bath

Who said you can't use a cake stand in your bathroom?

It worked well in my little bathroom.

To make the small space seem a bit bigger, I used two mirrors oppisite of eachother. It really opened up the space.

Slowly but surely this bathroom will be finished.
Stay tuned...

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Sometimes I just like to paint...

Remember the darling cabinet that I posted about earlier this month? Well, I painted another piece the same color. There is an obvious difference between this painted desk and the painted cabinet. The painted cabinet was painted over bare wood, while this desk was painted over a creamy white paint. The creamy white shows a bit in the distressed areas of the desk.

Here is a before picture of the desk...
It was raining outside and I really wanted to work on this project, so I thought..why not paint just inside? The next morning, after the paint was completely dry, I grabbed my sandpaper and started to distress a few areas of the desk. At first I did not like that the creamy white paint was showing through in the distressed areas, but after living with it for a couple of days, I am starting to really like it.

After distressing the desk, I but on a thin coat of "Valspar Mocha Glaze" and finished it off with "Howard Premium Paste Wax."
Still trying to decide on which hardware to use...the vintage drawer pulls?
Or the vintage glass knobs?
Which hardware do you think looks best,
the glass knob or the drawer pull?

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Spring Break

My little boy has Spring Break this week so I am going to take the week off from blogging.

Hopefully I will have some fun projects to show you all next Monday.

Have a great week and a happy Easter!

Simple, Inexpensive & Fun Wall Art for a Child's Room

I have been wanting to put the alphabet up in my little boys' room for a long while now, but didn't know exactly how I wanted it.

This is what I finally came up with...

I used a set of alphabet flash cards, small clothespins, a can of Krylon's "banner red" spray paint, twine, and a few nails of course.

First, I spray painted 26 clothespins red. After the clothespins were completely dry, I strung them onto two pieces of twine. I then measured and made sure my marks were level. Then hung the clothespins and twine by simply tying the twine to the nails.

So simple!!!

The flashcards were hung and my little boys love it!!!

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Banister Transformation

Here is the only before picture I could find of my banister. Sorry it is a little small...you get the picture though, light oak.

I decided to stain the banister a dark color and paint the spindles bright white. I immediately did not like how it turned out. After working so hard on it, I decided to live with it for a few weeks and then decide whether or not to change it again.

Now a few months later, I still do not like the stark contrast of the dark banister and bright white spindles. Other people have banisters with the same contrast and I absolutely love it (hence the reason I went with this look). It just didn't look too great in my space, probably because there is little natural light near my banister. It got dressed up with a baseboard and a little decorative moulding. I truly love mouldings!!! My banister is now a creamy white. The new color makes the space feel a lot brighter and happier. I am linking this post with...

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Adding a little something to some plain curtains...

When I was decorating my little boys' room, I really wanted red curtains but when I went to PBK to buy some, they were sold out of red! After looking online and finding nothing, I bought some navy blue curtains instead. I liked, but never loved, the way the navy curtains looked in their room. They match the rest of the room, but were always lacking something...something red!

This was such an easy project...less than $10 and less than 30 minutes.

I went to hobby lobby and bought some red ric-rac and some "heat 'n' bond". Heat 'n' Bond is an amazing product and so easy to use. All you have to do is iron the heat 'n' bond on to your first fabric (red ric-rac), then iron your first fabric to your second fabric (navy curtains). It creates a great hold that doesn't require any sewing at all. Think of all the possibilities...ribbon, lace, ric-rac, etc.

I now love these curtains and am so happy that I was impatient and went with the navy blue curtains instead of the red. I do love ric-rac!!!

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Feather your nest...

When I saw this sweet little basket, I thought...this would be so easy to make. Fill a basket with some grass and twigs, add some eggs and a few feathers and you have yourself a darling spring inspired nest basket.

My favorite part of the basket is the feathers...love them!!!

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I {heart} Spray Paint

It always amazes me how easy it is to change the look of most anything with a little spray paint!

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I have been featured...

My "Cabinet Updating, Painting, and Glazing" ideas have been featured over at Remodelaholic.

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Edison Light Bulbs...

Seriously, how cool are Edison light bulbs?

These light bulbs are such a great way to add a little something more to light fixtures that have exposed light bulbs.

Love the extra charm that this Edison light bulb adds to this darling vintage light fixture.

These bulbs were purchased online at House of Antique Hardware.

Be sure to check back on Monday, I will be posting my April Giveaway!

Hope you all have a great weekend!