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Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer

Simple DIY tutorials and thrifty furniture and decor makeovers

Recycled Granite Block Patio

Now that the warm weather is almost here, many of you are starting to think about outdoor cleanup and possibly what new outdoor projects you want to tackle this year.  I have an awesome project to share with you that I completed last Spring. We actually completed an entire landscaping overhaul ... VIEW POST

Sweet Spring Table Setting

Today is the first day of Spring, so it's a perfect day to share a Sweet Spring  Table with you.  Actually it's freezing outside and calling for possible snow today,  but we can pretend it's sunny and warm, okay? I found the cutest little unfinished birdcages at Michaels this weekend and although ... VIEW POST

Thrift Store Box Gets a Makeover

Hello friends!  I have a cute little makeover to share with you today. I found this box at the thrift store last week for $2: Of course it didn't look like this when I bought it...it looked like this:  It was pretty beat up. But I adopted it, welcomed it into my home, and gave it a new ... VIEW POST

Side Table Goes Provence

  Do you love aqua as much as I do? Yes? You can be my new BFF.  No? That's okay, I love you anyway:) I really love aqua.  If it's the right shade, I want it.  It could be a doggy bowl in just the right shade and I don't own a dog...but I'm really liking the look of that bowl.  Of course ... VIEW POST

Big Boy Bedroom on a Budget Reveal

  My big boy is really only two and a half, but he will grow to be a big boy in this room. We knew it was time to take down his crib after a recent successful out of town experience in a big boy bed.  Plus, he is really big for a two year old and  needed a bigger bed. We moved him into ... VIEW POST

DIY Under-the-Cabinet Docking Station

Hello friends! I've got a great organizational idea to share with you today! Yesterday I was attempting to get the house in some type of order and I came across my kitchen counter where we house all of our charging apparatus.  It was so frustrating to see cords and phones and iPods strewn ... VIEW POST

I Sawed Off the Awkward Changing Table Hump!

Or I should say, my husband sawed off the awkward changing table hump! These days new parents are using beautiful credenzas and dressers as changing tables. What a smart idea. I used a traditional changing table complete with "awkward hump" that I really loved when my children were babies.  It ... VIEW POST

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