DIY Hand Painted Floral Christmas Ornament
November 13, 2019
Learn how to make a beautiful hand painted floral Christmas ornament with this easy video tutorial, plus dozens more DIY Christmas ornament ideas to make.Continue reading
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Learn how to make a beautiful hand painted floral Christmas ornament with this easy video tutorial, plus dozens more DIY Christmas ornament ideas to make.Continue reading
Come see how I gave our farmhouse bistro chairs an easy makeover with copper spray paint, and get all of my tips on how to spray paint furniture to get a smooth, durable finish.Continue reading
Want to make a personalized Welcome or “Hello” Mat? I’m sharing how to do it using a DIY stencil and latex or chalk style paint. You could use a Cricut to cut out your stencil, or I’ll share a way to do it without a machine! Let’s get started.Continue reading
It’s near the end of a busy week, and the progress on our dining room makeover for the One Room Challenge has been sadly very minimal. I’ve been really busy and tired, but I’m hoping next week will be a little less stressful all around so that I can put my nose to the grindstone on this project. The good thing is that I’m almost done the buffet makeover in this space, and I’m excited to share with you a video on how I make my favourite DIY chalk style paint for painting furniture!Continue reading
Caulking trim before you paint it is one of those semi-boring jobs, but I can guarantee you that caulking the holes and cracks in your trim before you paint your walls will make a HUGE difference in the finished look of your paint job! Filling in the seams between your baseboard, casing and walls, and filling nail holes will make your finished, painted room look so smooth and professional. Here are some caulking tricks that I’ve learned over the years as I’ve painted many rooms in our home and others.Continue reading
Well, my muscles have never been this sore, but we finished painting our guest cottage! In case you missed it, we decided to turn the old garage house we lived in before we built into a guest home. My parents will be our first guests this summer, so we have a limited amount of time to get the whole thing clean and updated before they arrive. Plus – we’re on a budget! Today I wanted to show you our progress and also share some of my tricks to painting your home when you have children running around. It can get complicated, so I want to help ease your mind if you also have that situation going on!Continue reading
If you tuned into my blog last week, you’ll know that we’re working on a HUGE project right now: turning our old garage house into a guest house! You can read all about that right here. We don’t want to spend a huge amount of money on this renovation, so I’m busting out all of my favourite DIY tricks. One of my favourite ways to update almost anything on a budget? Spray paint! I love the stuff. It’s so easy to use, and it can make a huge impact on a decor item. This week, I used it to quickly and inexpensively update the hardware and light fixtures in our guest house! Let me show you my spray painting tricks, and make sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to see 11 more things you can do with spray paint from my blogging friends.Continue reading
I'm Christina - a DIYer and decorator living on the Alberta prairies in a home we built ourselves. My goal is to inspire you to create a cozy home and life you love!
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