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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

DIY Mirror Makeover for Little Girls Room

So last week was spring break and I worked on a few DIY projects around the house. Remember this mirror from last year? It was the first of two. Well, I finally got around to painting the second one. I’m fast like that.

Here’s how it started. Bare wood frame constructed by my dad which fits around a store-bought (cheap) full length mirror.

With the help of my little one, we unscrewed the back piece from the frame then lifted out the mirror:

The next picture shows how it looks after we lifted out the mirror and the back piece. The arrows point to where the wood was routed so that the mirror would sit flush in the frame.

Next I moved the frame outside and painted white on the top portion (where I wanted the quote to go). I used my Cricut to make the letters and put them in place.

I use repositionable contact paper for these types of projects instead of vinyl since I’m only using the letters as a stencil.

Next I gave the entire frame a coat of pink paint. I used Rustloleum spray paint. Windy day – extra cans of paint were just holding down my drop cloth.

Here is a closeup of the letters with the spray paint applied directly on top.

By far my favorite part of the project is peeling off the letters!

My little one is happy to have her mirror finally finished…

And another DIY project is checked off the list…

Thanks for visiting. What DIY projects did you get done over Spring Break?! I’d love to know!

Posted in : before and after, crafts, decorating, DIY, do-it-yourself projects, furniture, home decor, makeover, painted signs

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Ten Great Ways to Update a Bathroom

My To Do list is never ending, and one of the projects coming up is updating my kids’ bathroom. I’ve got ten things in mind that I hope will give it new life. Here’s my plan:

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1. New paint color. Specifically Sea Salt by Martha Stewart (Behr). I’ve used it in one room already and for my patio ceiling. It’s subtle but plenty bright enough.

2. New towels.

3. New rug.

4. New shower curtain.

5. New hardware. Oh how I love cup drawer pulls.

6. DIY project: framing the builders mirror. House of Smiths is full of inspiration with great tutorials for projects like this framed bathroom mirror. I *think* I’ll do ours in black.

7. New wall art.

8. Adding photos. DIY some chevron frames to add a personal photo or two.

9. New towel hooks. Another DIY from House of Smiths. Gorgeous!

10. Wall treatment with wainscot.

So there’s my plan for giving my kids' bathroom a makeover. When it all comes together, I am hoping for this look:

What do you think?

Posted in : crafts, DIY, home decor, makeover, Ten Pin Tuesday, tutorials

Friday, April 27, 2012

My New Porch

Remember last fall, when I told you all about the meanings behind haint blue porches? And then I inundated you with pictures of blue porch ceilings? Like this gorgeous one?

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And this one?

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And this one?

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I shared with you how haint blue, being the color of the sky, is supposed to deter spiders and such from building nests.

And I also shared with you how gross our patio had become with cobwebs, dirt dauber nests, etc. I cringe when I remember how ours looked:

And I vowed that I too was going to go “haint blue”…

Well, we finally did it! We went from this:

to THIS!

It’s even a bit more subtle than the photos show. We wanted something with enough blue tint to do the trick, but also be inviting and not too overwhelming.

We narrowed it down to four color choices (all Martha Stewart colors):

So my hubby and I talked, and we eliminated Aegean Blue first because it had a lot of green undertones. And it was a bit too intense for us. We also eliminated Forest Lichen (discontinued, but I have the formula if you want it). We thought it had too much gray in it for this project. (But, it’s gorgeous in our master bath.)

So it was between Heavenly Blue, which I read somewhere was a recommended haint blue color, and Salt Glaze, which we thought might be too light.

First, we went with Heavenly Blue because it had a bit more “sky blue” color to it. Too much in fact. After the cutting in, I told my rock star dad, who was doing the painting, to stop. I may, or may not, have shed some tears. But I knew it was not going to be the right color. =(

So, being the most. patient. dad. ever., he did what I asked. He stopped painting, and we swapped out the Heavenly Blue paint for Salt Glaze.

And now, it’s PERFECT. Salt Glaze is a perfect pale sky blue color. It’s gorgeous. I’m contemplating painting another room this color.

And, I can’t stop going out to the patio to look at its gorgeousness….excuse the ladders but I couldn’t wait to take pics!