I was not happy with the "fire box" area of my faux fireplace so I grabbed a free pallet and decided to use the classic herringbone pattern to warm up my mantel. Visit my blog to see how I did it.

My husband and I completed our Kitchen Makeover in December of last year. We did it all ourselves from floor to ceiling. Check out all the before and after pictures at this link:

http://www.beneathmyheart.net/2011/12/before...

My favorite space, my studio/cottage. We built this about 5 years ago and I still love it. Go here for a step by step:

http://backwoodscottage.blogspot.com/2011/...

We spent about $5000 on materials and we did all the work ourselves. This is a fully insulated, electrically wired with plumbing (a sink for washing out my paint brushes) and it is heated, so this is not just a glorified shed. ...»

See more details here - http://breezypinkdaisies.blogspot.com/2011/0...

One of the things I love to do is build and decorate. A passion for sure! Since finding this website ... I thought I would share these things with you ... I hope you enjoy and if you have ...»

This is a small deck I made a few years ago at another trailer we lived in, made from pallets, oversea shipping crates, yard sale stain and polyurethane, junked decorations and tree and ...»