I absolutely LOVE this time of year, here in the Pacific Northwest the weather is just about to turn beautiful (and after months of rain I am ready!) The kids are out of school, our baskets and boxes of flowers are growing like crazy and it’s late before it gets dark each evening. I love…
Painted furniture
Big changes in the dining room
This refresh in our dining room has been a long time coming, I am SO excited! It seems like a living room or kitchen gets more attention (is it just me?) and the dining room just does not seem to be something we think about updating very often. As our style and ideas for our…
Two toned painted china hutch makeover
Ok so this is a post that has been a bit long in the making because we picked this (extremely heavy) hutch up before the holidays. And there it sat in the garage with Christmas wrap and bows all over the place waiting for the tree to come down, and her makeover to commence! I…
DIY neutral beaded vases
You guys! I was thrilled to find these vases this summer at one of our local Goodwill stores, I think I paid $10 bucks for the pair (EVEN BETTER!) I filled them with pretty Fall stems and enjoyed them so much. I tucked them away for the holidays, and when I brought them back out…
Transitioning into Fall entry way
Hello friends! We have a 10th, 7th and 5th grader all back in school and these last couple of weekends I have been kicking my fall vibes into high gear. Are you starting to feel and the fall feels too? This summer I painted two walls in our entry way a warm terra cotta color…
Distressed Black Dresser before + after
As you know I am head over heels in love with painting furniture. And my little green WWI era dresser has been in a few pictures over the past few years. I loved bringing it home (originally $35) and deciding what to paint it. I decided on a pretty Granny Smith Apple green a…