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How to paint a refrigerator

May 11, 2018

  Oh friend, I cannot tell you how fun this before and after were. I always have a running list of things I want when thrifting and junking. Do you keep a similar list? Right now mine looks like this (probably pared down due to recent deep cleaning and getting rid of stuff we don’t…

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Filed Under: DIY, How To Save Money, Spray Paint 101

DIY Galvanized Plate Chargers

November 26, 2017

  I have always wanted a set of beautiful plate chargers, especially for the holidays. And, being a thrifty mama I have had a really hard time justifying the price tag to amass enough of these to create a full place setting around our farmhouse table. I have thought of picking them up at Dollar…

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Filed Under: DIY, Entertaining, Farmhouse Style, Spray Paint 101 Tagged With: DIY, farmhouse, plate chargers, twelveOeight

How to organize your house #howtoorganizeyourhouse #declutter #movingtips

Thrifted wood garden stool before + after!

February 12, 2017

I am SO excited to share this quick and easy before and after with you today. Sometimes a dramatic change is simple and does not involve any fancy tools or lengthy amounts of time to complete. And sometimes… With a little paint, and some dry time…   A beautiful swan emerges from a dark old…

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Filed Under: DIY, home decor, Spray Paint 101

Thrift Store Redo: a thrift store chair makeover

September 10, 2015

  I am fairly certain I had no dang business thrifting or hitting yard sales this year at all. Not with the makings of my own thrift store in my garage right now. But sometimes you have to live on the edge a little, and you see something that strikes a chord (apparently that happens…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, home decor, Spray Paint 101, Thrifty Finds

DIY Lamp Makeover Before + After!!

February 26, 2015

I love a good before and after, don’t you? It’s like watching someone who loves their denim jumpsuits with Birkenstock’s get a whole new look and wow us all between commercials and in less than an hour! Miraculous! Today I thought I would show you the before first. I have a feeling my girlfriends and…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, home decor, Spray Paint 101, Thrifty Finds, Thrifty Living

Day 5: How to Clean and Update Those Gross Vent Covers

January 10, 2015

  I have to admit, I had not really gotten down and looked at my floor vents until a couple years ago. Yeah, it was a little gross! But when I did finally check them out their were really dirty and rusty. And buying beautiful new vent covers (especially for a whole room or home)…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Spray Paint 101, Thrifty Living

DIY Vintage Copper Marquee Lights

December 2, 2014

    My boys are finally getting their shared room makeover they have been waiting so long for. Of course I was so excited to show them the first thing I am making for their rooms, their own Marquee letters for their initials.  They weren’t super excited about the copper color, or the lights until…

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Filed Under: craft, DIY, home decor, How To Decorate, Modern Decor, Spray Paint 101

How to make a Chalkboard Globe {Holiday Edition}

November 23, 2014

    Do you ever think about how very huge our world is, yet so small at the same time? We are all part of something so much greater than ourselves, interlinked, equally loved and valued by our Creator.  On a planet so strong yet so delicately balanced to sustain life. It’s awesome, and wonderful…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Craft Ideas, Decorating, DIY, home decor, how to make a chalkboard, how to use chalkboard paint, Spray Paint 101

How to Make a Glitter House Village {the easy way}

November 13, 2014

  Does the thought of having a your own Glitter House Village sound wonderful? It has to me too for a couple years now. And I have thought about different ways I could construct cardboard glitter houses, But schedules are busy this time of year, and it’s hard enough to sometimes balance it all and…

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Filed Under: Christmas, craft, Craft Ideas, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, Spray Paint 101, Thrifty Finds, Wreaths

Glittered letters + flower garlands

July 10, 2014

    It’s been a little quiet this week around twelveOeight.  I promise I didn’t take a tropical vacay, and forget to snap 1,000 pictures to share.  I’ve been working around the house, purging & cleaning, pricing, did I mention purging? Ugh, the hoard is insane.  I am glad I like to pick up a…

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Filed Under: Craft Ideas, Decorating, DIY, home decor, Spray Paint 101

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