Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer
Living to inspire and be inspired
If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen the hint I gave about what I was working on yesterday, while the rainy weather had me confined to the house: This arm belongs to this chair: I found this chair at the thrift store for $40. You may be looking at it and wondering why on earth I dragged this home for $40? It is without a doubt, the most comfortable and supportive desk chair my behind and I have ever experienced. It had to come home with me. When I got home … [Read more...]
If you read my last post, Sew Easy Outdoor Cushion Covers (Part 1), you know how easy it is to give your outdoor furniture new life. You don't need to be an expert with your machine to make simple covers for those old cushions, just a willingness to try! In this episode (sounds like I'm ready for TV now ha ha ), I am kicking it up a notch. I'm sharing my new outdoor settee cushions. This is a tiny bit more difficult, but still really simple! Take a look: Cute, … [Read more...]
Looking to update your outdoor patio furniture with new cushions? Look no further! I'm going to show you step-by-step how easy it is to make new covers for those faded, time-worn, covered in bird poop and who knows what else, outdoor cushions! Making new covers made my outdoor furniture look brand new again! (Plus I spray painted the actual chair, again...good for another year!) I purchased this set at Target years ago. It came with several pieces and the price was right. I … [Read more...]
Hello my beautiful friends in blog land! I have a little makeover to share with you today... AND I will also be sharing the recipe for the chalk paint I used to paint it! I found this little stool at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago for $10: Even though I knew it would be super cute when it was I was done with it, I still had a hard time paying $10! Here it is after it's makeover: Cute, right? It was really gross before and that upholstery? … [Read more...]
It is time...time to change out my Winter to Spring wreath. Isn't it crazy how expensive wreaths can be to buy already finished? There are so many new ways to create a budget-friendly wreath floating around out there, but I'm a fan of the traditional flowers-on-grapevine wreaths. Call me unadventurous I guess, but that's what I like. Creating this type of wreath can seem harder than it really is. Sometimes I think it's just knowing what stems to buy. I'm going to show … [Read more...]
I have another easy picture frame project to share today. Do you have that one thing you look for when you're junkin", yard salin', or thriftin'? For me, it's frames. I surely do not need them. It's just that there are so many things you can do with a simple picture frame. So I always keep my eyes open. I gave this one a new life as a pretty tray: There are so many uses for a cute lil' tray, right? Here, I'm offering you sugar and starfish. What?? (Just go with it and … [Read more...]
It's true! I built our gate all my little bitty self. I've been asked several questions about my gate, so I thought I would share how I made it. My husband and I had just finished building the fence. (I give him credit for all the labor-intensive work there. I just held fence pickets.) Unfortunately, we weren't able to get the gate built before our weekend was over. My husband is very busy with work during the summer and I was growing a bit impatient. I really wanted to get going on … [Read more...]
Hello friends! I have another simple painted project for you today. Don't you just love a good before and after? How about we do a good after and before? ...As in this awfully cute chest: Here it is before: Many of you may know what kind of chest this is... Were you right? It's a flatware chest!! I know you all want to go dump out your granny's silver so you can have one of your very own! Although I do … [Read more...]
I recently shared a very detailed post on how to create a landscape from scratch. I wanted to talk about watering your garden in a separate post so I could go into a bit more detail. I can't stress how important it is to provide your garden with the water it needs to stay healthy. We are all guilty of purchasing plants or flowers in a feel good moment the minute warm weather declares it's here to stay, only to neglect them once the real heat rolls in...when they need us the most. My … [Read more...]
You see, I have this problem. It's with my car, actually. Every Monday, after my cleaning is done (Monday is my cleaning day), I sit and make a quick menu of what we are going to eat for the week. Then I make a list of what I need to buy and head to the grocery store. But instead of heading right to the grocery store, my doggone car keeps taking a detour into the Food Lion parking lot (this is not the grocery store I am aiming for)...which just happens to have a Good Will next … [Read more...]
Hi, my name is Christy and welcome to my blog. This is the place where you can see a little bit of everything. From sewing to painting, reinventing to ripping down and rebuilding, with a little bit of craftiness sprinkled in between, I love a project! So stick around and let’s see what we can get ourselves into!
Desk Chair Makeover 
Back Yard Makeover 
Recycled Granite Block Patio 
My $20 Yard Sale Table 
How I Destroyed and Rebuilt My Sectional 
How a Girl Built a Gate 
Cabinet Makeover with a Secret Identity 
Side Table Goes Provence 
Front Yard Transformation 
DIY Summer Wreath for Under $10!! 
How to Create a Landscape from Scratch 
Sew Easy Outdoor Cushion Covers (Part 1) 
Sewing Stool Redo & Chalk Paint Recipe Revealed 
From Old Picture to Pretty Tray 
New Life for Outdated Frames 
