You know I love all things rescued and re-used right? Well how about mantel made from a 100 year old barn beam? Oh if only these beauties could talk…imagine the stories they would tell. I took one look and immediately fell in love with their raw beauty. Follow along to see how I turned one…
It’s back to school time around our house. My boys head back this week and I have been thinking about my oldest heading off to college next year. I can not believe he is starting his last year of High School. Of course my DIY mind has been spinning thinking about dorm rooms and making…
You may have noticed that I am not your normal DIY blogger. Most of my blogging friends do projects for their homes and have beautiful pictures of their projects staged in the location the project was meant for. Well I must admit that a lot of my projects are done backwards. Take for instance these…
A living room is typically well travelled. It’s a place the family gathers, friends visit and memories are made. I think the living room should be the first to get a makeover. Living room furniture is an important purchase and the decor will be seen every day so that’s pretty important too. Today we share…
Our lake house fixer upper was designed with two main objectives: Â 1) a place to entertain and enjoy with our family and friends and 2) a retreat where John and I can go to recharge from the stresses of owning two very demanding businesses. I can’t wait to share with you the vision for my…
I have been living and breathing this lake house fixer upper for the past 7 months. In some respects it seems like it’s taking forever and then when I look back at how far we have come I think…wow! We have made so much progress in so little time and I am proud of what…