Ignoring The Ceiling!? Statement Ceiling Focal Point in an Afternoon!

Easy DIY Faux Wallpaper

In all of the houses we’ve lived in, we’ve never really decorated our son’s bedroom. So we decided to take on a day project and show him and his room a little love.

Using Wallpaper as a Removable Statement Art Piece

Design Dilemma- you update one part of your room and then you have to update all of it. It's a serious problem people!! Case in point- my new super awesome patterned wall panels! I was lucky enough to win a roll of wallcovering from 2Modern several months ago. Since then I've thought about how I would use it in our home. I couldn't hang it the traditional way since we are only renting and can't put anything permanent on the walls. I've seen online where people use starch to hang fabric but that seems really messy and I wasn't sure if it would work for wallpaper or not. So what was my quick, no nail, non-permanent solution? Command Strips!

DIY Wallpaper | A Simple Way to Upgrade Your Space

We’ve been hard at work on the girls’ room. I am so excited about the progress I can hardly contain it! So let’s get to it! We have wallpaper up in the girls room and we all love it!

Reverse-Painted Round Table Glass Project

(This is a sponsored post for Fusion Mineral Paint and Muddaritaville Studio stencils.)Do you love to paint furniture, but always assumed that you could not paint glass – for cabinet doors, full-size doors, table tops, serving trays, dishware, and more? Thanks to my exciting collaboration with Fusion Mineral Paint, we are debuting ten fabulous new tutorials, created just for you! Each one will demonstrate new skills for you to learn, using all water-based products from Fusion, and a few unexpected surprises.We’re beginning the series with reverse-painted round table glass. I have a cute old round table that is painted Fusion Coal Black, and it needed some bling. I bought a 30″ round piece of glass, pulled together my paint and materials, and wow!BEFORE YOU BEGIN!If you have never painted on glass, please hop over to my getting started page here. It will let you know the basic materials we will be using, and answer your questions before you jump in.6 STEPS TO PAINTING THIS ROUND TABLE GLASS – BACKWARDS!MATERIALS

$15 Backsplash Make Over

Searching for ways to give your backsplash a makeover? I have an idea for you that is under $15! Have I told you I love our cottage? If I have not, then I want to let you know I do! We keep working at making it "our" home with our personalities reflected throughout. Sometimes I come up with a really crazy idea, and then the more I think about it I wonder if it is as crazy as I think it is, or if it is just perfect for our cottage.If you have read along for any length of time then you know my creativity was hindered by an art teacher for way too long. If you would like to read that post, you can click on Spring Decorating Idea. I am unsure if she was having a bad day, meant what she said, or what happened that day in 1980 something, but you know what? When working with the youth, you never know how you say something could be taken to heart. Sometimes you need to be mindful with your approach because like me, they could take that one comment and let that affect them... forever... don't worry, I got my confidence back in the creativity department. I quite enjoy it now... which leads us back to my crazy idea.There is one room in our home that I have not spent energy doing much of anything to since Mr. Vintage is dead set it will be completely remodeled. Yep, the kitchen... I have spent many hours combing the internet looking at kitchens. None really get me excited. I do not want a kitchen like everyone else. Standard boxes that store things... I want to be excited to be in my kitchen! I want it to reflect my personality... I want to wake up every morning with a smile on my face and be so excited to set foot in my kitchen that I cannot sleep at night... ok, that may be taking it a bit far. I already do not sleep enough... but I do want to be excited to spend time in my kitchen.I want to see curves... detail... furniture... not square boxes all lined up and your standard backsplash, and standard tile on the floor... I would love to have the black and white penny tile of days gone by, but Mr. Vintage does not agree... and I know you have to compromise... but why on this one detail do we have to? LOL.So, when I had a crazy idea for a new backsplash, I presented my idea to Mr. Vintage. He did not have much to say at first, sometimes I think he has to prepare himself for the idea and know we will more than likely move forward with it, but he has to mentally get himself ready for it... like why do I want the bathroom closet wallpapered? Click if you would like to read You will never guess what we did. He just shakes his head and asks how do you think this will get done and who is doing this project?My response is we can do this wonderful project together. Then we start whatever project and he takes over because he does not like how I do something or I get frustrated because it is not working out the way I saw it coming together in my mind.... secretly, he is just better at doing projects than me so I tend to get frustrated early on. Shhh... do not tell him my secret!So when I prompted him again about changing out the backsplash, he said he wanted to do it when we remodeled the kitchen. I said well, I have an "easy" way to make it different, and beautiful, and fancy pants... he rolled his eyes and kept doing what he was doing since he has found the projects are seldom easy... so then I had to step up my game and tell him I could do it for less than $15.00! That may have gotten his attention...Here is our backsplash before:

How To Build A Stone Birdhouse

Happy Tuesday from the Mitten!Today, I am talking about beach days and birdhouses!Yes, in this story they do go together!

Things Are Looking up. Pretty New Ceiling Treatment, Cornices & Crown

A few years ago a bought a real fixer. Over the years I totally gutted it and opened up the living room,dining room and kitchen. It was nice but opening up the space left the 8 ft ceiling looking boring. Structurally I couldn’t raise the ceiling. But I still wanted to add some interest to the ceiling and better define the spaces.

Repairing a Mobile Home Ceiling After Having It Moved

Les and I recently bought and moved a 1999 Clayton home and some inside damage that accourred during transport. No problem Les says and when Les says no problem I know it's not a problem.

Dress Up Your Ceilings With Faux Tin Ceiling Tiles

Have you ever been in a house built in the early 1900's that had the original pressed tin ceilings? My great grandmother had them in her bathroom and I remember being fascinated by her "fancy" ceiling even though the metal tiles were rusted and chippy. Did you know you can buy faux tin ceiling tiles at a fraction of the cost of the real thing that are incredibly easy to put up? We installed some in our small half bathroom and I just love how it adds a vintage flair to our new room. To read all the details along with where to find the best deals on the products we used, head on over to my blog: https://www.simplicityinthesouth.com/how-to-install-faux-tin-ceiling-tiles-bathroom/

How to Remove Popcorn Ceilings

Time to get rid of those dirty, dingy, outdated popcorn ceilings!

Why I Learned How to Patch Drywall and You Should Too

Knowing how to patch drywall could be one of the smartest skills you learn. You might feel uneasy by the site of damaged ceilings or walls, but the price to have them repaired by a pro somehow outweighs this inconvenience. Years ago I paid about $600 for a 5 by 5 foot section of ceiling to be replaced. While I was grateful to my contractor it definitely hurt the wallet. For some reason I thought that patching the ceiling was out of my DIY league. That said, I also knew that having the audacity to challenge myself in the art of drywalling would come in handy. Not to mention save me some dinero. And I was right more than once about this hunch. My brand new video will help you learn how to patch drywall and you'll get a ton of tips that will make your finished look fantastic. I'll walk you step-by-step from start to finish. Check out the video here http://www.homerepairtutor.com/how-to-patch-drywall. Got a question? Leave a comment below and I'd be happy to assist. Sometimes drywalling is the first step in getting your dream bathroom or swanky bedroom. So go for it :)

Master Bedroom Closet Makeover

When we moved into our 1970’s home over three years ago, I was tickled pink to have a walk in master bedroom closet. I’ve never before had one, and although this one would be shared with my husband, I was still completely stoked.

Office Closet Makeover

My office closet had been a shameful, shameful place over the last 8 years of living in my home. It became a catch all for things that I was no longer using at the time, or things that I wasn't sure if I wanted to use anymore and needed time to think on. It was bad! I needed to give it a makeover so pretty that I would want to keep it that way, so I did just that.

Steampunk Gnome Doorstop

This project is a combination of two projects I was making that failed. I tried to make a lady sock gnome but could not get the hair to look pretty. And the cement bottle broke and did not work out how I wanted it. So I put them together to get this steampunk gnome doorstop with pretty hair.

DIY Mud & Plaster Vases | Pottery Barn Inspired

Are you loving the vintage clay pottery trend as much as I am lately?I must admit at first I wasn't too sure it was worth trying. But soon I realized how easy it could be with just a few things you can find in your garage or even right outside your house.Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel happen to be two of my favorite places to find high quality decor, and occasionally I get lucky and find things on sale but these vases or vintage clay looking vases do not come cheap. Honestly though these two retail home stores are great to walk through for home decor inspiration and so I'm that person just strolling the store for all the inspo.These DIY vases were in fact inspired by Pottery Barn this time around. And I gotta say I got lucky when I found these two second hand vases, because they were exactly what I was looking for in size even though at the time I didn't know it yet. Sometimes you just happen to be in the right place at the right time.

Painted Concrete Porch Floor

Remember what my front patio looked like?You don’t?Could that be because I don’t show photos of it very often?Hmmmm…….it’s true. I don’t. Wanna know why?Okay I’ll tell you but it’s just between us…..

Spring Bee Sign and Skep Made From Thrifted Items

Pairing up oddball items to create new looks is just something I love to do, sometimes it doesn't meet up with my expectations other times it surpasses them. These items I'm about to share were a success story so I knew I had to create a post about it for my Hometalk folks.

DIY 2×4 Bajot Table

See How We Added Warmth With a Diy Wood Shim Accent Wall

Hello! Today I am sharing a quick and easy DIY we did in the Airbnb. I recently added some warmth to our TV niche with wood shims!

Succulent Wall Planter DIY Tutorial

Spring break gave me the time needed to complete my latest project.I’m pretty excited about this piece. Not only do I get something for my bathroom wall, I discovered a nifty new way to make a basket that may come in handy in the future.

DIY Wood Towel Holder Ring With a Shelf

Finding a good location to hang your towels in the bathroom could be a challenge, especially if you’re limited on wall space. But it makes it even more challenging if you have kids. If the towel bar is attached to drywall, eventually the bar might be ripped off the wall and you’ll end up with a big hole. Having this issue I decided to make my own DIY Wood Towel Holder Ring with a Shelf. This towel holder attaches directly to the stud and will take some effort to be ripped off and doesn’t take much wall space.I made this project using scrap pieces that I had laying around in my scrap pile. If you have some scrap wood and interested in building something out of wood, this could be a great project to try. I created a step-by-step plan with 3D illustrations.For more info and printable PDF visit my website at TheDIYPlan.com

Decoupage Plastic Easter Eggs With Postage Stamps

It’s easy to decoupage plastic Easter eggs to give them a fun new look with just a few supplies needed.

Faux Cement Paint Technique

HOW TO MAKE ANYTHING LOOK LIKE CONCRETESome things just look better with a rustic and weathered look. Like the cute bunnies I found at the thrift store. They had a pretty cheap looking pink finish. I gave them a faux cement treatment with ordinary paints and now they still look cute but also beautiful.

Easter Book Stack

I've created a couple Easter crafts this year, but this one is my favorite because it focuses on the true meaning behind this special season! I'm have various book stacks in my home also, but this was my first time creating a "faux" stack using a crate instead of actual books. I loved the result!

DIY All-Year Wreath on a Budget

Rope Vases

Turn a Kevita glass bottle into a boho vase using jute/ rope and a glue gun.

Crafting Whimsical Stepping Stones With Unicorn SPiT

This post is sponsored by Unicorn SPiT. All opinions are my own. I don’t consider myself an artist. I have to say, though, after this fun project with Unicorn SPiT I feel like one! Unicorn SPiT makes it so easy to create something out of nothing (like random tree slices). Let me show you how I created five fun stepping stones with Oak tree slices and Unicorn SPiT.So what is Unicorn SPiT? According to Eclectic Products website “UNICORN SPiT SPARKLING is a paint, gel stain and glaze concentrate – all in one bottle. It creates a sparkling, 3-dimensional effect on wood, glass, metal, fabric, pottery, wicker, concrete and laminate. Ideal for creating new – or – refinishing thousands of projects.”Let me show you the Oak Tree Slices I’m going to be transforming today with this fun product.

Speckled Egg Wreath DIY

Learn how to make a Spring wreath using speckled eggs! This egg wreath DIY is perfect for your Spring and Easter cottage home decor!Hi friends, welcome back! I guess I’m all about wreaths this week because I’m sharing another one with y’all today! I love this speckled egg wreath and I think it turned out SO CUTE!So, if you have been following for a while, you know I love using this moss in my home decor and crafts! I recently used it to make a bird nest in this Bird Nest Art and Craft. So fun!After I made the bird nest, I came up with the idea to use it for a wreath. The texture and messy look of this moss is perfect for this spring DIY. I added speckled eggs to this particular wreath, but I think it would be so beautiful if you left the eggs off and used it with your fall home decor or even as a neutral year-round wreath! You might see that look in my home later this year. 😉This wreath is very simple to make, it just takes a little time! Let’s get started. You need to gather a few supplies first.

DIY Coffee Bar

Y’all know I love coming down to our camper and I love to decorate it just like our home as well. So obviously I needed to have a coffee bar here since I have one at home too. My sweet hubby made this DIY coffee bar dream of mine come true! And it was so easy to create! We only needed a few things in order to make this coffee bar a reality. And even though it is a small space, we still made it work! So that means no matter how small or tight your space is, you can totally create this DIY coffee bar too!

House Painting Project: Before and After Photos

This house painting project, like so many of our others, went from not a priority to an immediate need fast. I was sick of looking at the peeling exterior paint on the plain plywood siding. Not to mention the sad curb appeal. It took some convincing but eventually, I made my case to my husband and he agreed to at least get some quotes.The first step for anyone about to undertake this type of home improvement is to figure out if this is a project you want to DIY or hire a painting contractor. I knew this answer immediately, I would be hiring this project out. After refreshing our kid’s bathroom over the summer, I swore I would never paint anything ever again. And I meant it.Finding a Painting ContractorI’ve learned over the years that the best way to find a good contractor is through referrals. When we did our kitchen remodel, I asked our good friends who they recommended since they have remodeled two homes and the husband works in construction. Their recommendation was fantastic and once again, they came through with their paint guy.All painting contractors will come and give you a free estimate. I recommend getting 3 different estimates so you can get the going rate for your area. This also gives you some leverage should you need to negotiate. Luckily for us, our friend’s recommendation was friendly, professional and his quote couldn’t be beaten.When we met, I asked about:What was the process like? How much prep was there and what did we need to do to make the exterior house painting project a success.Was capable of doing some of the additional carpentry I was looking to have done?What his timeline would be?What was included in his quote?Exterior House Paint: Before and After PhotosIt was obvious that our house hadn’t been painted in a VERY long time, plus it just didn’t reflect our style. I wanted to update not just the exterior paint color but also add some character and detail to the house without blowing our budget. The plywood siding and stucco, while boring and dated, was still in good condition so there was no sense in taking on a full siding project. Our painting contractor added some planking to give the plywood areas a board and baton look, saving us THOUSANDS of dollars.

How to Make Aroma Stones

How to make DIY aroma stones with essential oils. Use these as a natural passive diffuser in small spaces or as a natural air freshener.

How to Make Plastic Look Fantastic- Clear Drawer Storage

As a crafter I use a wide variety of supplies and tools and because I seldom throw anything out I require lots of storage options. For this project I'll be sharing an updated solution to my original problem that I experienced using those wheeled, plastic, drawer units.

Quick And Easy DIY Laundry Counter

Remember when I did a makeover on my laundry nook? You can find all the details on my blog. Well I told you at that time that I planned to build a countertop over the washer and dryer to make a nice folding surface and some place to hold the detergent within reach.An added bonus is that it keeps things from falling between and behind the machines which was a constant problem.For a few reasons I never got around to building the counter and then a couple weeks ago my dryer died and my washer was making sympathetic noises so I had to replace them both. Once I got the pretty new machines all comfy in my little laundry nook, I realized I needed to complete this project once and for all.Here is how I built it.

Thrift Store Purchase to One of a Kind Hallway Bench

Read on to see my thrift store fixer upper iron bench makeover. I’d been wanting a sturdy bench for my hallway for quite some time. When I saw the one pictured below, I loved the lines of the wrought iron part and stopped to check it out. I kept thinking about the bench as I continued to search for treasures at my local thrift store. I went back and looked at the bench once again to inspect it further. The iron frame was super sturdy. That’s about all the bench had going for it.

DIY Rolling Barn Door Hardware

How to inexpensively create rolling barn door hardware with plumbing pipe. Total cost of hardware was around $60 and the doors were $50. Tip I learned the hard way after this project: My town doesn’t sell very much pipe or hardware and almost NONE of it is black. So I finally just started ordering it all from Amazon. It is a little more expensive but once I factored in how many times my local stores didn’t have in stock what I needed… It just made more sense. Moving back to completing our basement: the bathroom and storage closet down here needed doors! As most everyone knows nowadays rolling barn door hardware isn’t cheap and the very old school look I wanted was the most expensive of all. I had already seen black pipe used just like this so I knew it would work!

Spring Candles With Yogurt Jars

Have You Seen These Tiny Twig Nests for Sweet Wows?

Ahh. Finally. Spring.Let’s Set a Sweet Spring Table with the Tiniest of Twig Nests.A Fast and Easy DIY.

Upcycled Mantel Shelf Made From A Dresser Mirror

This upcycled mantel shelf is a great example of how you can get the exact look you want for your home and still save a ton of money while doing it!I found this piece while browsing my local Salvation Army store.