My dear friend and fellow musician, Amy Courts, is venturing into the exciting world of home-ownership (congrats, Amy and family!) and she’s asked me to help her decorate her new digs! Amy is inspired by nature’s color palette: lush, woodsy greens and browns, as well as a deep maroon and blue/teal. She chose all the paint…
Archives for August 2011
DIY Address Wreath
As I was trolling around in Pinterest-ville, I stumbled across this wreath and decided to tackle this quick and easy project. It took me all of 30 minutes to complete. I simply hot-glued the silk flowers and ribbon onto a wreath I already had. Then I painted the wooden numbers white and hot-glued those to…
Our Salon-Style Gallery Wall
So I’ve been lusting over salon-style gallery walls FOR-EV-ER and I finally got around to creating our very own! I’ll take better pictures soon, but for now, here’s a quick peek of the gallery in our living room: And a more asymmetrical mini-gallery hanging in Evie’s nursery:
Revitalizing An Old Bookshelf
Evie is starting to collect enough books and toys that I need extra storage for her nursery. My father-in-law built this bookshelf ages ago and it’s been collecting dust in our garage, so I decided to put it to good use… but not without a quickie facelift first. So, I broke out my trusty power…
DIY Kitchen Chalkboard
So I’m just a little bit obsessed with chalkboard paint these days. I had some extra pieces of plywood collecting dust in the garage from my DIY headboard projects, so I decided to put it to fun use. 1) First, I broke out my trusty palm sander and sanded one side of the plywood (with…
DIY Fabric Bunting Banner
There’s an empty space on the wall above Evie’s closet that has been driving me crazy. I can’t help but stare at it as I’m sitting in my glider nursing or reading to Evie. It’s just crying out for something pretty to be hung there. So, naturally, I scoured Pinterest for some “pinspiration.” I decided to DIY…