My big project

http://totallytrendytransformations.blogspot.com/2011/12/tables-for-head-over-heels.html

My sister and I re-finished some tables. Go check it out on her blog. Click on the link above.

My home

My home on the MLS

http://snakerivermls.com/ MLS # 170156


Take a look and tell me what you think.

FINALLY finished!

So my new thing is taking old furniture and making it current. This was a night stand that I found at the DI for $5.00. It was all the wood color and had a door that didn't lock. It was a work in progress. After priming, spray painting, sanding, staining, and applying a sealing coat, it is complete.

In his room (I need to put the knob I just bought)

I bought this really cool lamp at IKEA that is plastic and completely enclosed so Ryker can't take out the light bulb. 

HERE ARE PICTURES OF HIS ROOM

This is a magnet board that I finished. He loves to use his magnet letters & numbers. I added some hooks so that Ryker can get his coats & hats when we need to go somewhere. I love that he is big enough to get his coat and that he can put it away when we get home. 

I am really proud of this shelf. I saw one at a craft store for $60 and thought that looks easy. I convinced Dave to help me make this shelf with some wood and beadboard backing. I painted, sanded, and stained. It turned out just as I envisioned. I LOVE IT!!

 Having the window here was hard to take pictures of all our hard work. We added some boards to the one wall to make it look a little like beadboard. It looks so much better in person.

If anyone has License plates they want to donate, send them my way.

Ryker's little art center. It is a magnetic dry erase board. He loves it!

As you can see Ryker loves his new room. He is doing much better staying in his bed and sleeps through the night most of the time. I love how it turned out. I still have one project that I am working on but since the weather has been so nice I have not completed it and don't know when I will get o it. I will post a picture when I am done with it. I hope you all enjoyed seeing pictures of Ryker's new room.

Another thing I want to do

I just need to document some of the ideas that I REALLY want to do. My house was 95% completed before we bought it. We were able to pick out the carpet and appliances. I have always wanted to add something to my mirrors to make them look nice. Here is a link for a tutorial that I am hoping to use to add that little something extra to my bathroom mirrors.

http://showandtell-sausha.blogspot.com/2010/05/framed-mirror-tutorial.html

From This (I have something similar in both my bathrooms)

How different does this look? Crazy huh! I really need to break down and buy my hubby a saw so he can help me with all these awesome projects.

Something to aspire to

So one of my favorite craft blogs is All Things Thrifty. She is very creative at taking old things and making them current. I am always looking for old things at the DI or thrift shops to make over for my house but I am not as lucky at hitting the jack pot as she is. One thing that I am going to be attempting is refinishing furniture. If any of you have something that you wouldn't mind me using to try out some of my new methods, I would love to try.

This is one of the projects that I have in mind after I complete Ryker's room (yes I know it has been over a month but we have been busy EVERY weekend).



I just wanted to document this for myself so I know right where to go to get the instructions on how to complete this project. The lady who did this project only spent around $29 and it looks SO elegant and would solve the problem I have with the curtains over my sliding glass door. One of these days.... Too many ideas... not enough time but this is one project I am going to start shopping around for.

http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/2010/04/window-valances.html      Here is the link for the valance.

So many ideas... so little time

So I have so many ideas running around in my head. I wish that I could just focus on one thing at a time. It seems like I get started on a project and then think of another project and so on and on. I hate that my mind gets in the way of actually finishing a project sometimes. I am excited to post some pictures of Ryker's new big boy room. We received a toddler bed from one of my sisters and I didn't really look at it until Dave had it all put together and I went "that bed needs a good cleaning & paint job" so Dave had to take the bed apart so I could go to Walmart and pick out spray paint to match what I want to do. I should have thought about it months in advance. I have been thinking about this room for 4 months now you think that I would have thought about the bed and the condition that it is in. So now I am off to spray paint on my patio (which is finally clear of snow). Wish me luck!

Clock Make Over

BEFORE

AFTER

So I have been wanting to redo this clock for a LONG time but have never made it a priority. My friend Kimberly refinished some clocks in her home and inspired me to get to work. I didn't really do that much to change it up. I took it apart and added some stain and then took a clean sheet of paper cut to size. I then crinkled the paper and added some distressing ink. I cut out some vinyl with my cricut & storybook cartridge. I then put it all back together. I am horrible in taking pictures so it looks like the clock is not straight even though it is. This was a quick, easy project that didn't take much time at all and NO out of pocket cost.