I recently hosted a friend’s birthday party. Instead of a meal I opted for a grazing table (example pictured above), basically a variety of food that goes well together combined with a lot of flowers and herbs and canRead more about Try a Grazing Table at your next party – Beautiful, delicious and Easy![…]
I had put off painting my main living area for 15 years because of the 19 foot ceilings. I consider myself pretty brave when it comes to DIY (hello concrete countertops!) but the thought of renting scaffolding and painting that high for that long was daunting. I am happy to report, it was NOT NEARLYRead more about Painting vaulted ceilings[…]
I have a serious color palette problem, it’s brown and it’s everywhere in my house. For example, my recent dining room table project. In my living room, there was a giant armoire and shelving set that needed to go. Behind the armoire, was a decent sized cut in by the fireplace. I had always thought about addingRead more about Create Modern Built-In’s for your Living Room[…]
I never realized how much brown furniture I had collected over the last 20 years. This included my dining room table. Here is the original: I started by attempting to use a non-toxic stripper on the top of the table. This barely affected the top laquer of the original finish. It was thick and wouldRead more about Dining Table MakeOver – from boring brown to WOW in a few hours![…]
My back patio was in need of a makeover. I had originally stained it but in high traffic areas, the color had worn off and the concrete had mildew stains. After a little research, I decided on adding slate tile to the patio. Slate tiles are very affordable @ 53 cents a tile and weRead more about Slate Patio Makeover[…]