Painting the living room

Painting the living room

March 9, 2012 | Living Room Makeovers, Painting projects

Once all the primer dried (24 hours) we got to work painting.  It took two nights total. On the first night I cut in around all the edges (I had serious claw-hand at that point) and then rolled on the first coat with a roller brush.  It definitely needed two...
Priming the living room

Priming the living room

March 8, 2012 | Living Room Makeovers, Painting projects

Here is our living room as of late.  We didn’t mind the color, but honestly it was starting to feel dungenous to me. Now that winter is coming to a close, it’s time for a brighter, fresher paint color.   Here is a shot of the room as you enter...
Inspiration: TV wall storage

Inspiration: TV wall storage

March 7, 2012 | Inspiration, Living Room Makeovers

Now that we’re renovating and redesigning our living room space, we’re hoping to DIY some under TV wall storage. We’ve been looking for inspiration from all the wonderful blogs out there and these are four that we liked.  We’re probably...
Art ledge

Art ledge

March 6, 2012 | Art, Woodwork projects

Creating an “art ledge” in your child’s room, or any room for that matter is super easy. All you need are long pieces of wood trim from your local hardware store, a hammer, and some nails.  For our son’s room the length of the wall was...
Spice cabinet organization

Spice cabinet organization

March 5, 2012 | Organization

Remember when I mentioned I was on an organizational frenzy in my house? Well I couldn’t help but noticed how every time I opened my spice cabinet something would fall on my head. It was high time I cleaned this baby out. Before:      ...