Too Early for Valentines?

I started decorating for Valentine's Day this week.  Since it is still January, I didn't want to do much.  But I am loving all the banners all over blogland...so...

I made this little cutie for my front door wreath.

 

I started by printing off a design from I should be Mopping the Floor.  I then realized my printer was out of colored ink.  So I thought it was a fail...until I looked again and realized I had a nice neutral grey color.   SCORE!

 

 

I had some hearts in my scrapbooking stash that I hadn't used and I thought they worked well.

A little twine and glue and I had something pretty darn cute!

 

Happy Valentine's Day

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O.M.G.!!! Love the Blog World

I am over the moon excited!!!  Allison @ House of Hepworths is using my bathroom art as inspiration for her kids bathroom remodel!

I can't believe it!  I have been reading/following her blog for a couple of years.  She has some of the best ideas for making a house a home.  I LOVE her blog....like read it every day, love!

 

The blogger world is so awesome.  Someone that has inspired me is now using something I made for inspiration.  Too cool. 

If you haven't "met" Allison over at her blog...go check her out.  She is da bomb.  Yep, I said that!

House of Hepworths

Kids Bath Finished!!

Well, it only took 2 months....give or take.  It. Is. Finished.  YES!!!

Here's how this all started...dirty towels on the floor!

One seeming little project turned into drywall mudd, sanding, board and batten, framing the mirror, new towels, new shower curtain, and artwork!  Whew.

 Notice the little hook on the bathroom mirror frame?  It's for hand towels!  LOVE

Added some letters to a piece of left over bead board from the entryway storage bench project.  I think the "WASH" sign turned out cute!  The kids just want to know why they have to have a sign to remind them to wash...hmmm, who knows? ;)

 

 

And because we all love a good before and after!

 Our walls all have that textured finish.  Don't love it for board and batten treatment. So I troweled on some drywall compound and smoothed it all out!  Lots of dust, but such a great look now.  Happy happy!

It was a mess...and dusty...and hard work.

But I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!

Yay...one more project finished!

 

UPDATE:

I had to tweek a little...oh and I need a window treatment of some kind, so technically I am not finished, but ehh.  I will be soon!!

 

I added this stained fence board above the door for a fun little surprise :)

 

The heart was free handed with a paint pen.  I only did one coat the make it a little shabby.

 

This is the fabric I want to use for a faux roman shade.  The window is frosted, so no need to worry about privacy.  Hence the reason it will be a faux shade and not a working one.  I can't wait for the fabric to come in so I can get started!

The fabric is Chipper in Vintage Blue and Natural by Premier Prints.  It's only $14.99 a yard, and I only need about 1/2 a yard.  Much cheeper than buying a roman shade!

 

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Guest/Kids Bathroom Remodel...started

I finally had enough!  Enough of towels being tossed on the floor willy nilly!!!

Ignore the unmade bed...this is my 6 year old's  bed.  I am lucky that the drawers are all closed {well mostly}.

So, that led to this...

Ummm, yeah. 

I just wanted to originally add three hooks (one for each kid) in the bathroom.  But just taking down the one towel bar {that was oh so useful!}  and adding the hooks isn't any fun.  Am, I right??  I mean, come on!

Board and batten behind those hooks would look sooooo much better, right?!?  And then of course, if I am putting up board and batten the builder grade mirror needed to be framed out.  And because my walls have texture, I decided to skim coat them smooth to make the board and batten look more realistic.  Yeah, I could have just painted the wall white, and I actually did in our kitchen eating area where I added board and batten, but the texture has always bugged me.  So, now I have a dusty mess.

And it may be weeks before the hooks actually make it up on the wall.  But I am loving the look already!

 

I think it will be a big change from this...

 

 

Can't wait :)

But, I have run into one problem that I would love some advice on.  I didn't buy enough 1x4's and had to put two pieces together to make the left side frame of the mirror.  So far, they are just dry fitted in and I can caulk them when they are up.  I am just trying to decide if it is noticeable or not.  I hate to go buy more wood and wait for it to be primed and painted...hey, I am impatient!  But, I don't want it to look wrong either.  So, let me know what you think!!

Look close (it didn't photograph well).  Just about at the base of the medicine cabinet it where the two pieces of wood meet. 

 

I do like how the moulding on the top part of the frame is turning out though!!  Yes.

 

A work in progress....All over some wet towels on the floor.  Ooops!

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Candy Corn!!

I LOVE candy corn!  I become crazy excited when I see it in the stores.  Unfortunately for my waistline, I can eat my weight in it...daily :(

So, to save myself from unwanted pounds...I decided to make some cute decorative ones this year. 

I had some 2 x 4's left over from my Laundry Room Bench and after searching for ideas on Pinterest, I knew I could create something cute!  And quickly!  This project was completed in under two hours, including paint drying time...YAY.

I just kid of eyeballed the shape and size I wanted.  My miter saw was perfect for quick cuts.  My daughter was off of school and wanted to get in on the painting fun.  She did most of the painting for me!  Thanks girlie!!

 

 

I distressed them with sandpaper and added a little stain.  Just to bump up the cuteness factor :0

And I even had enough wood left over to make a little pumpkin to go with them.  I made the stem out of a leftover cut.

  I think they turned out really cute and I love how they look on my buffet!!

Cuteness!!!!

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Halloween Entry

My kids always want me to decorate SPOOKY for Halloween.  I am more into the cute items.  So for our entry way this year...I went a little spooky and a little cute.  The kids of course think it should be spookier.  But I LOVE IT!!

 

Using my craft cutter I made the bats on the wall and the "boo" for the glass candle holder.  The lamp is draped with cheese cloth that I sprayed black with basic flat black spray paint.  I picked up the trick or treat sign at a craft show this weekend for $6 and everything else, I had on hand.

 

I made the pumpkin print too.  It is cut from glittered paper and just framed in a cheap black frame from the dollar store.  I hot glued the orange ribbon to the edge to hide the cheap quality of the frame.

 

 

Love it!!

 

 

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Little Changes

Builder grade white appliances.  Ugh.  I don't like them very much.  Little by little we have been changing them out for stainless (when the budget allows).  Our range hood was one of those white appliances that I wanted to change.  I would love to have a microwave/hood combo, but I can't find one to fit the space.  Our cabinets over the stove are a one piece unit, and the center cabinet isn't very high.  So a microwave would be VERY low.

But I didn't want to purchase a stainless steel hood.  Just too pricey for what you get (in my opinion).  But I knew I could update the one we had.

Gotta love spray paint!!

 

I figured for the cost of a can of spray paint ($4.98) I could make the range hood match the other appliances and not be such an eye sore.

 

 

I took disconnected and took down the hood.

 

I taped off the electrical, exhaust fan, and the stickers (with all the legal/code/electrical stuff) so that wouldn't get covered with paint.

A couple of coats and it was looking pretty good.

 



 MUCH BETTER!!

 

A little Before and After.

 

No, it's not a huge difference but I love it!

 

I didn't prime before painting, so I hope that it will hold up well to cleaning.  We'll see.

 

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