Guest Room Preview

Well really this is Knox's room. And if you come in town, he'll share with you! Just a few photos...

Knox can be found relaxing on his bed or looking out this window. He's a great guard dog! 

 Fabulous storage and oh so necessary!

Puppy sketches to complete the pup's room! And, more storage. Nothing fancy but here she is!

Guest Bathroom #1

You may remember this hideous preview of our guest bathroom. This is a guest bathroom located upstairs and is used frequently when people come over. Looking at this picture I can't believe I let anyone go in there! Yikes! Luckily, it is no longer quite the eyesore. 

 Before: Where to begin? Dark, two layers of wallpaper. just plain gross!

 This pattern is horrendous!

 After: It's amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do! Really 3 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint but who's counting? Removed the border, new shower curtain, hardware and shelf over the toilet.

So much lighter and even seems bigger! Now whenever you come over I won't make you hold it anymore!

Curb Appeal

I blame/credit this project on my dear friend Alissa. When I was showing her a picture of our house when we were closing on it she said something along the lines of, "So, what color are you going to paint the shutters?" My reaction? "I kinda like them." Well, I got to thinking about it and looking at other houses and decided the answer to her question--black. And boy did it make such a difference! I love it!

 

 Before

 After! The black really pops with our fresh, black mulch.

I do have to brag on my amazing yard boys! Seth, his brother and friends have spent countless hours fertilizing, mulching, planting, trimming, laying rock, etc. It's incredible what a little TLC can do. This is one of our front flower beds that was a disaster just weeks before. Now just waiting on these begonias to sprout up!

The side of our yard that was out of control before. Nice and neat now. Even the neighbors keep commenting on their beautiful work!

Drop Cloth Curtains

Our dining room, like the rest of the house, has been a work in progress. Baby steps! While in search of some furniture the first little project I was able to tackle was curtains. Our ceilings are atad high so we need long curtains. Somewhere in between the standard and the long length. I stumbled across various drop cloth curtains on none other then pinterest as a solution to any length curtains. For just $25 plus a curtain rod and rings, I could have some brand new beautiful curtains at the perfect height. Not to mention this took all of half an hour and did not involve any sewing.

I purchased 2 canvas drop cloths from Home Depot and used a bottle of craft glue. First I ironed both drop cloths. Then I laid them out and measured the length I wanted.

 Knox loves to help!

  I folded over the remainder of the fabric to create a lip at the top of the curtains. 

I used clip rings to hang the curtains from the top. It's a little hard to see the lip from this picture but I promise it looks good! Overall, another super easy and inexpensive project I would recommend!

DIY Farmhouse Headboard

Well, Santa got all the subtle (and not so subtle) hints that we'd be wanting some power tools. Seth's parents got us a circular saw, power sander and jigsaw for Christmas. And boy have I been coming up with plenty of projects to keep us occupied. The first one we tackled was a headboard for our bedroom. I found this tutorial on Ana White's website for an attractive and seemingly easy Farmhouse headboard. Seth made the headboard and I stained it, the perfect team. Here's how it turned out...

All put together, ready to be stained! Looks like our garage door could use a coat of paint, too!

 After a coat of stain. We used a dark walnut oil-based stain.

The final product! 

It makes such a difference in the room. Looking forward to sharing our next project after a few finishing touches!