home art: October 2009

Perfect.

I've been toying around with this post for quite some time now. I have held off because it shows a side of me I'm not so proud of. I decided to write it today because especially lately, more than usual, I've seen comments and posts here and there from bloggers about their home not measuring up...not being as beautiful as the next...not as perfect.This big bloggy world is one that has brought much

(Almost) free Halloween decor

I'm so stinking excited you all love my redo as much as I do!! It's GORG, eh? It just feels like "home" to me, like it always should have looked this way. ;)It hit me this week that, uhhhhh, Halloween is like, in two days and I hadn't shown you more of my decor. Maybe you can file some ideas away for next year, yes?Most of my Halloween decor -- well ALL of my Halloween decor -- was made by moi or

SURPRISE!!

Well hellooooo there!! Isn't it FAB?? (If you are reading this in Google Reader you may want to click over.) I've been thinking about my redesign for AGES and am so totally, completely giddy with how it turned out!! Shannon at Eightcrazy Design is fan-freaking-tastic! She took my inspiration -- my business card I had made up about six months ago -- and ran with it. It is so absolutely cool I

Temporarily Under Construction

*UPDATE* construction is now complete!

A dining room reveal!

Well, its not completely done, but I thought I would stop the torture and just show you already!! :)I have long said there are three rooms I think you can do totally dramatic and fun. Your laundry room, powder room and your dining room. The first two because they are usually small and can take pretty much whatever color you want. The last, because I think dining rooms should have a little bling

Metallic pumpkins!

This time of year, pumpkins have puked all over our house. In a really nice way. I have wood pumpkins: Hee. Aren't they precious?I have glittered pumpkins:(Take some glue, brush it on, and put on the glitter.)I have real pumpkins all over the place outside:I have metal pumpkins:And last year I used black paint and made some cauuute tags to make a set of "Welcome" pumpkins:But this year my

Another great giveaway!

Hello all! Hope you had a fantastic week and have a great weekend planned! It was a busy day for us, but hubs and I got a sitter tonight and took a couple hours to go out for a late dinner -- we don't do that enough! With his fall schedule, we were lucky to get those two hours. :)This weekend we have another fabulous giveaway here at TDC! This one is from Angie at ABCD Images. Angie's original,

How to reupholster dining room chairs!

Well, the time has come to reveal what was one of the most difficult DIY projects I've ever done. I mean, I think this was harder than tiling. Then installing molding, fo sho. It was rough. Let me rephrase that -- getting the backs off the chairs was rough. The rest was easy peasy Squeezy. Serious. Let's go through the process, shall we?First, you'll need needle nose pliers to really grip at the

The most beautiful light (and a winner!)

First of all, the winner (chosen by random.org) of the Joey and Chase Designs giveaway is number 17, Rebecca from Growing Up Our Style! Rebecca, please e-mail me and I'll connect you with Rachel!If you have a few minutes to spare, go take a look at the comments from that giveaway. I asked you to name an event you would put on the bracelet and you did not disappoint. Many of you mentioned you were

A mantel, spookified!

So Friday night, I got a wild hair to make our mantel look a little more Halloweeny, which I've never done. I always leave fall decor up there till November 1 Thanksgiving. I struggle with Halloween and fall decorating -- do I do all fall, then take it all down for Halloween, do I do both? Do Halloween, then fall?Oh, it's so hard being me. The stress of these decisions keeps me up at night. (

Giveaway weekend!

**This giveaway is now closed.Helloooo there! I am so pooped tonight -- I spent the whole evening spookifying our mantel. (You know, spookifying is exhausting.) It started out with a few cobwebs and and quickly became a big project, but I LOVE it! Can't wait to show you next week.This weekend, I have a fantabulous giveaway from Rachel at Joey and Chase Designs! I adore Rachel's jewelry -- she has

The table is set.

I am adding this to Susan's Tablescape Thursdays! :) First of all, can I tell you how much you are my Squeezies? Your responses to my cord covering post absolutely had me cracking. up. You guys get me. Double pound to the chest to y'all.So the dining room is turning out so great, I can barely stand it. I love it so much! I am getting there with the reupholstering of the chairs. I tore off the

Rewind: My nemesis (cords!)

So this post is going to be a few decent pictures and a whole lotta really bad, flash, boring pictures -- but this stuff is important people! If you are cray-zay like me that is. A long time ago I posted about my hatred of CORDS, and I thought I would share more of how I deal with them.There is nothing that ruins a gorgeous room to me more than CORDS. Ugh. I was watching a decorating show the

The Etsy site is LIVE!

Whew, that took FOREVA. I just got all my listings up on my new Etsy site! Sheesh, that wasn't quick. But it was kinda fun! To get to the shop, click here.Here's a sampling of my favorites...I am SO IN LOVE with these vintage snack plates. I have a few different plates listed, but this design is my favorite: I'm determined to gather enough of these to use for my small get togethers from now on. I

Stinkin' cute Halloween!

First of all, thanks so much for the birthday wishes!! I had a great, relaxing birthday weekend with family and friends. I am so blessed and really can't ask for more. I feel like I have gained a couple thousand (or so) new friends in the past year because of this blog, so it was extra special with all your sweet comments.I got the idea for this fun craft from one of my Halloween crafty mags. For

Free paint! Get yer free paint!

Thanks to my fab readers Brenda and Katrina for the heads up on another paint giveaway from Glidden! Go here to register for your free paint. It's not quite as easy as last time -- you have to tear off a label from another paint can you already have and send it in to get the free paint. Here are the rules: Send us your completed registration form along with the brand name off any paint label.

It's my birthday and you all rawk!

**You all are awesome!! Thanks SO MUCH for your help on the chairs! I feel like I can actually do this now. Or, maybe just slipcover them, which I didn't even consider. ;) Thank you!**Well, tomorrow (Friday) is my 34th birthday. I'm writing this on Thursday night, but I celebrate for at least a week every year anyway, don't you? Drag it out as long as possible I say!My hubby is just a teensy bit

A dining hutch redo and fall fillers!

**You are all so awesome for voting over at the One Project Closer site!! I didn't think you could vote more than once, but I think some have been able to...so if you want, check it out. It takes about two seconds to vote...http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/before-after-2009-vote-for-the-best/ The contest goes through Friday night. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your vote. :) **So my

Fall favorites!

**My beadboard island was highlighted at One Project Closer a couple weeks ago (they are raising awareness of the Habitat for Humanity program) and now I'm up for the grand prize -- a $150 gift card to the home improvement store of my choice! Do you know what I could do with $150? :) If you get a second, I would really appreciate your vote! http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/before-after-2009-

Fall decor for the outdoors!

I hope you all had a lovely fall weekend!! We did -- it included just about all of my favorites of this season, which I'll tell you more about tomorrow. I am truly in fall nesting mode right now, and I love it!Every year I have more and more fun decorating the outdoors of our home for the different holidays and seasons. The front door and porch is my favorite area, but this year, because we made

Kortnei's kitchen consultation -- before and after!

One of the great joys of this blog has been to help some of you with your homes through my consultations. I am so incredibly tickled and proud when you send me pictures of your progress. You should love your home, and it is my goal to make that happen for each and every one of you with these consults. Well...maybe not ALL. How about a bunch?Take a look at how simple changes transformed Kortnei's

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