A little over four years ago, I decided to rip up the carpet in our master bedroom and paint the concrete slab underneath. I couldn't take that dirty disgusting carpet anymore. It had to go! I really wanted to continue the existing hardwood floors from the hallway into the bedroom; but, after a ...
Transitioning Your Home From Spring To Summer
Wow, how is it May already? Actually, forget May. It goes by so fast. After sitting around for two years, this year seems to really be flying by. It's already May which means the kids are about to be out of school and you've got to get the house ready for Summer. What do you do to prepare? ...
Cheap And Easy Large DIY Wall Art Ideas
Do you have a large blank space on a wall to fill, but don't want to spend the money on artwork? Well, you don't have to spend a lot when you make it yourself. I always grab the largest cheapest canvases I can find, usually on sale at Michael's. I have used all types of paint from acrylic paint ...
Master Bedroom Updates
Why is the master bedroom always the last room in the house to get a makeover? We have lived in our house for ten years and I am only just now okay with my master bedroom. It's just not a room with high visibility, so I guess it just gets put aside when you are making your to do list. For us, our ...
DIY ART WITH HOUSE PAINT
Art can be expensive. Here's a great idea to make your own large wall art with paint from your garage. It's the perfect solution. If you are like me you have probably have a garage full of extra paint. I'll go to get a couple of samples and try them out and then I'll buy it by the gallon. ...
Black Crown Molding Makes A Major Impact
Do you have a tray ceiling in your master bedroom and you are wondering how you are going to paint it? Well, I too went looking for tray ceiling paint ideas and painting crown molding ideas and I didn't find anything that looked interesting enough for me. That's when I started to consider painting ...
How To Paint Concrete Floors
I have always wondered what it would be like to rip up my dirty carpet and live with the concrete floors underneath. Well, I finally did it and in this post I'm going to walk you through our entire process. I'm going to start with ripping up the carpet and show you what we actually found ...
