My new arbors
Sometimes when you build a home, and you finally get to move in, you just want to enjoy it and see all the workers gone. That is how I felt when we finished construction on an area of our yard back in 2007. I had big plans in my head on how I eventually would [...]
Painting a faux {fake} stone bbq island
First of all, I want to thank you guys so much for voting for my entry in the Apartment Therapy Color contest! The voting continues until November 21st, so if you didn’t get a chance to vote you can go here, to “fav” my entry. There are still a lot of votes to get. My [...]
Creepy and Crawly for Halloween
I keep forgetting today is Halloween. I don’t have any young children at home and we don’t get trick or treaters at my house, so the holiday just gets forgotten around here. I miss seeing all the fun costumes and the little kids all excited for the fun day. I am looking forward to when [...]
Gold leaf Rub ‘n buff on a gate
Our house has a gated entrance. I love the security it provides and the beautiful statement it makes for our home. The drawback is, the black iron tends to dull over time and the gold highlights fade. Two years ago we hired a professional to re-paint the whole gate. But recently we noticed that the [...]
What a difference a can of spray paint can make
Right before 4th of July, I showed you how I painted my outdoor brown bar stools red All my outdoor furniture is left outside year round, it takes a beating from the sun and the finish fades. So since me and my family liked the red so much, I decided to spray more of my [...]
Going fake
It is a constant battle at my house to keep all the wild life away from my landscaping. Deer, rabbits, racoons, squirels, birds you name it we have them! But right now it is the rabbits that are the worst. I thought they ate mainly my grass, but I have since learned I was wrong, [...]
Master Balcony Rugs, Finally!
A couple of weeks ago I stepped out onto my master balcony and realized for the hundredth time that I needed to get some rugs for this area. An ugly carpet remnant I had thrown out there when we were building our house {almost 4 years ago} was what caught my eye. It was time [...]
A sweet 4th of July
This year we couldn’t of gotten any sweeter for our 4th of July barbeque. It all started when I got an invite from my friend Gail at myrepurposedlife, for Pinterest. {ADDICTING I tell you!} So I started pinning. And pinning and pinning…and then I pinned these really cool ice cream cone cupcakes. So since I [...]
I took a chance..on red
I took the plunge and painted my outdoor bar stools. Silly me, didn’t take a before picture! But I can tell you, the finish on these bar stools had seen better days, they were brown and fading. At first I was whoa, I might of gone too far. My intent was to bring the red [...]
