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A Memory Christmas Tree

December 28, 2014 By Colleen 10 Comments

Memory Christmas Tree

My tree this year was – filled to with ornaments that had photos of my husband who passed 2 years ago. It’s a wonderful way to honor and celebrate your memories.

Filed Under: Christmas, crafts, Dollar Store Crafts, holiday crafts, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, My House, My Hubs, My Stuff

Designer Christmas Tree Decorating Tips

December 8, 2014 By Colleen 16 Comments

Designer Tree Tips

Having decorated hundreds of trees for stores and clients, I wanted to pass on a few designer tips for decorating your own tree.

Filed Under: Floral Design, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, How To & PIY, More Stuff, My House, My Stuff

A Super Simple Spraypainted Stenciled Stool

October 24, 2014 By Colleen 2 Comments

paint-vanity-bench

How to transform a $4 thrift store vanity stool with spraypaint and a stencil. And a little alliteration.

Filed Under: Furniture, Home Decor, How To & PIY, My House, My Stuff, Paint Metal, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Spray Paint, Stencil, Techniques

Painted Vanity with Glidden’s Echo Lake Aqua

October 19, 2014 By Colleen 12 Comments

Painted Vanity with Glidden

I transformed a seldom used vanity into a fresh, bright accent with Glidden’s Duo paint+primer and silver stenciling.

Filed Under: Furniture, Home Decor, Markers & Pencils, Metallic Paint, More Stuff, My House, My Stuff, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Paint Wood, Sponsored, Spray Paint, Stencil, Techniques

Choosing Paint Colors with Glidden Color Tools

October 16, 2014 By Colleen 6 Comments

Choose Colors with Glidden

Choosing paint colors can be a challenge, but I found a fun and easy way to do it. And you won’t believe the name of the paint I chose!

Filed Under: How To & PIY, More Stuff, My House, My Stuff, Sponsored

Wallpapering Bookcases – a Renter’s Solution

September 7, 2014 By Colleen 14 Comments

built in bookcase update

I was desperate to add light to this room, but since I rent, painting was out. Instead I found a way to back the bookcases temporarily.

Filed Under: My House, My Stuff

A Little Cabin in the Woods

June 11, 2014 By Colleen 1 Comment

Cabin-Portrait

Whenever the mercury climbs above 90 degrees, I’m ready to head up to our little cabin in the mountains. Even though our home is at 2300 feet, it still gets plenty warm here. This week was the first really hot one of the year and I’m finding the older I get, the longer it takes […]

Filed Under: My House, my paintings, My Stuff

My Craft Room Tour

April 9, 2014 By Colleen 12 Comments

Craft-Room-Tour

Hi there! Welcome to Day 3 of The Craft Room Tour, hosted by Angie of The Country Chic Cottage. I’m starting today’s tour, but make sure you don’t miss any of the fabulous rooms from Day 1 and Day 2 Let me start by saying that there’s not a single day that goes by that […]

Filed Under: Chalk Paint, crafts, Home Decor, My House, Paint Metal, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Paint Wood, Spray Paint

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