Instagram Faves & Bathroom Makeovers

Happy Wednesday! 

I'm interrupting our Midweek vi schedule to convey y'all a  update, some Instagram favorites, and a piddling DIY inspiration. We'll selection dorsum upward adjacent week, as well as I can't aspect to present y'all the ii gals I have got scheduled for this month!

So, let's teach started amongst the updates first!

To become far easier for ya'll to uncovering our past times projects, I've updated the 'projects' tab on the blog. 

(Insert virtual high five/chest bump!)

You tin click on the projects tab (shown below amongst the arrow), as well as it volition have got y'all to a listing of the overstep projects on this blog. There were hence many I had totally forgotten about, as well as it was fun to think all of the materials I've done inwards the past times twelvemonth as well as a half! I'm yet working on adding a whole bunch, hence banking concern tally dorsum for to a greater extent than soon!

Click here to have got a walk downwards retention lane, or if you're novel y'all tin direct handle of up!

In other news...do y'all follow on instagram yet? I part tons of delightful daily happenings that never brand their agency to the blog. So, today I idea I'd have got a infinitesimal to part a few of my faves from the calendar month hence far.

#1.

My mom cleaned out her garage today as well as brought me her laid of 1970's arts and crafts books. It's in all probability the best handmedown I've e'er received.

I've already cracked opened upward the 'Cosmetics to Egg Decorations' volume, as well as I cannot limited inwards words. I mightiness but have got to part my findings amongst you.

I hateful who doesn't desire to hear virtually beachcombing, cardtricks, carryalls, as well as egg decorating?

#2.

 We of late added a span of novel additions to the kitchen that I volition last sharing rattling soon. While nosotros (and past times 'we' I hateful 'Jesse') were installing the novel additions, the kitchen was a piddling hectic.

I captured Cheese expressing her honey for the kitchen chaos.

#3.

I don't know virtually you, but to me, summertime feels similar it's almost over earlier it e'er began. It makes me antsy when I start seeing the Trapper Keepers scroll out at the grocery store. 

Slow your roll, Lisa Frank.

 Feeling desperate for something fun to do, terminal Sabbatum I woke upward as well as said 

'Hey, Jesse. Find something fun for us to practice today.' 

Jesse is groovy at organizing adventures, hence I was confident inwards delegating this chore to him. Until I came dorsum out of the sleeping accommodation later getting gear upward as well as he said, 

'We're going to tour the Bush Bean Factory.' 

And he was serious.

I actually though he was kidding. 

Because who on populace tours a edible bean mill for fun?!

Especially when nosotros started driving as well as he convinced me to instead become amongst him to Bass Pro Shop (10 married adult woman points), as well as and hence my vantage would last a dockside tiffin at a nearby marina. So, nosotros went to Bass Pro. And as well as hence nosotros went as well as had a beautiful tiffin nigh the lake. 

And as well as hence on the agency home..... 

this happened.

That sneaky piddling edible bean took me forthwith to the edible bean factory.

He was quite pleased amongst himself.

So, although that has absolutely zilch to practice amongst DIY, I but knew y'all would bask seeing my beautiful edible bean footage.

I but knew.

Now, it's fourth dimension for a piddling DIY inspiration. Have y'all tried out Hometalk yet? It's variety of similar a Pinterest for all things habitation as well as garden. You tin part your ain projects, enquire questions to the Hometalk community, as well as teach inspired past times immature human being DIY-ers! You tin fifty-fifty brand inspiration boards of projects y'all love. Hometalk of late asked me to position together a 'Beautiful Bathroom Makeovers' board to part amongst you. I honey a groovy bath makeover, as well as I know ya'll do, too. It was hence difficult to choose, but I eventually narrowed it downwards to the ones I idea were actually beautiful, as well as actually approachable. You know, something I could run into myself beingness able to practice inwards my ain home. 

So, if y'all teach the chance, hop on over to Hometalk and banking concern tally out my favorite DIY bath makeovers. They totally brand me desire to add together some to a greater extent than coloring to my bathrooms. 

And that's all, ya'll!!

Thanks hence much for stopping past times today as well as listening to my random tidbits!

'Til adjacent time!

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The Kitchen-To-Do-List: Progress Report!

This yesteryear week, nosotros knocked 2 whole things off the kitchen-to-do-list! 

While I would prefer to hold upward the speedy hare who rebuilds his entire kitchen on his luncheon break, I direct hold to settle for beingness the tortoise who makes teeny tiny steps towards the complete line. 

I may never instruct there, but y'all tin bet these piddling turtle legs volition at to the lowest degree instruct an honorable lift for effort. 

I'm pretty certain that the turtle is supposed to win inward that analogy, but let's hold upward realistic.

 Anyways, I'm super excited to demo y'all a yoke of teeny tiny updates that we've made recently.

Last fourth dimension nosotros visited the kitchen was dorsum inward April when I painted our kitchen cabinets in addition to replaced the hardware. It made a huge touching on on the await of the kitchen, but didn't help much amongst the function. The basic occupation is that nosotros direct hold well-nigh 2 inches of cabinet space.  

You may retrieve that this cabinet is where I shop all of my pots, pans, toasters, java machines, tupperware, casserole dishes, in addition to 4 babe giraffes.

I tried to brand it a piddling improve yesteryear ikon it, but plainly that didn't help amongst the lack of infinite issue.

This infinite has non been this laid clean in addition to empty since the solar daytime I took this picture. In reality, it's a full hot mess, in addition to there's non plenty room for even one baby giraffe...or to a greater extent than than three pots.

My ideal scenario would hold upward to expand the kitchen well-nigh 4 feet into the side yesteryear side chamber (which has a giant cupboard that I could cutting inward half, as it would hold upward improve served as kitchen space), but that's only an persuasion I've been pondering in addition to I direct hold no plans to knock downward walls anytime soon. 

So, for the fourth dimension being, I had to await for slow options to help increase our storage space. Rather than go out for to a greater extent than space, it dawned on me that I could instead go up!

See this perfectly skillful empty infinite inward a higher identify the sink...just waiting for me to mess amongst it?

 I direct hold wanted to hang a pot rack since the solar daytime nosotros moved in, but I kept putting it off because all of the ones I flora locally were nearly $200.

So, instead, I purchased this stainless steel pot rack online for exclusively $63. (Amazon Affiliate link)  I was a piddling curious to discovery out if it would hold upward a character rack or non since it was thence inexpensive, in addition to was thence pleased when it arrived inward only few days in addition to was gorgeous. Score 1 for the create out hunters!

I was able to hang all of my pots from it, in addition to it frees upward thence much infinite inward my cabinets! 
Plus, I only genuinely dear the agency it looks.
And did y'all notice the other novel addition?

We replaced the faucet! 
When the sort folks at Moen generously offered to allow us direct hold their Annabelle faucet for a spin, nosotros jumped at the chance, knowing our ain piddling faucet was on its terminal leg.

I've never shared a movie of our one-time kitchen faucet on the weblog before. I ever cropped it out of the pictures.

But, today's your lucky day.

Meet Faucet, Jr. 

 He was a difficult worker, in addition to fifty-fifty though he was falling apart, he was a skillful boy. We've been through a lot over the yesteryear few years.

But all skillful things must come upward to an end, in addition to it was Junior's fourth dimension to retire to greener pastures. 

 Luckily, Jesse is slap-up at crawling into the places I don't desire to crawl into, thence I enlisted his help amongst installing the novel fancy faucet.

It took him less than an hour, in addition to he was oh thence rattling patient as I bounced only about taking pictures of our cats....who had rattling dissimilar ways of dealing amongst the kitchen chaos.

You may retrieve terminal calendar week when I showed y'all this look of terror on Cheese's face.

This 1 was taken well-nigh 30 minutes afterwards after she had apparently reached her limit. (Keep inward hear all she is doing is only watching Jesse quietly install a faucet.)

So, after a piddling fleck of kitchen chaos, here's the kitchen faucet! I've wanted to supervene upon this faucet for thence long, thence this is a full mini-kitchen-dream-come-true.

 I chose 1 amongst the 'spot resist' applied scientific discipline that resists fingerprints in addition to H2O spots, in addition to it is amazing. Who knew that materials genuinely works?! I also dear that it has a pulldown spray head. I'm ever washing off paintbrushes or something as messy, thence this characteristic genuinely comes inward handy.

But my favorite characteristic is the built inward lather dispenser. Our sink ledge is kinda narrow, in addition to our one-time lather dispenser was ever falling into the sink. It drove me absolutely crazy. Now, all nosotros direct hold to practise is fill upward the lather container underneath the counter in all likelihood in 1 trial a month. It's genius.

So, those are the 2 rattling wonderful things nosotros knocked off the kitchen-to-do-list this yesteryear week! 

After ikon the trim and walls, ikon the cabinets, replacing the hardware, ikon the tile, ikon the grout, ikon a chalkboard wall, in addition to straight off a novel faucet in addition to pot rack...we are genuinely moving along! Here's what the kitchen looks similar as of today.

And if you're curious, hither are the things notwithstanding left on my to practise list. (Well, my reasonable list. I've got a crazy list, too.)

Here's a quick breakdown. 

1. Replace the thrift shop chandelier amongst a genuinely cool crystal chandelier flushmount. My piddling chandy is a tad besides large for our depression kitchen ceilings. 

2. Put overnice wooden blinds on our windows. 

After three years of having peeping eyes into our kitchen on a daily basis, you'd intend I would motility this 1 upward the list. 

3. H5N1 overnice rug...perhaps a colorful stripe. 

4. Some colorful fine art betwixt the windows

5. Comfier barstools.

Now, let's chop-chop verbalize over #5. You may retrieve when I spray painted my thrift shop stools silver. While I notwithstanding intend they await great, I've been keeping my oculus out for something comfier. I similar to sit down at that topographic point a lot in addition to work, thence I'm certain my behind would appreciate it if I flora something cushier. 

I saw these at Marshall's only yesterday, in addition to I was 2 seconds away from hauling them home, but realized that they were besides short. They were exclusively $99 each, in addition to absolutely perfect for what I needed. Aren't they cute?

So, the search continues for cute in addition to comfy barstools.

I'll hold y'all inward the loop on whatever discoveries.

Until then, I'll only savour the progress we've made! So, that's all for today! Thanks for stopping by!

And a large give cheers y'all to Moen for allowing us to savour their Annabelle faucet! You tin banking concern represent out all of the beautiful faucets Moen has to offering here.

'Til following time!

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The Wed 6: View Along The Way

Welcome to this week's Midweek 6! I'm together with therefore excited to convey Kelly from View Along The Way equally our invitee today! Kelly is together with therefore talented, together with her inventiveness never ceases to amaze me! Today I've picked my fave vi projects to percentage alongside ya'll, together with they are absolutely amazing! So, let's instruct started!







#1. The cutest laundry room ever.

Kelly's laundry room is together with therefore cute that it's famous. Seriously. This badboy has been all over Pinterest together with was fifty-fifty featured inwards concluding month's Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Just inwards illustration you lot somehow missed it, you lot absolutely convey to become banking company represent out the details of this room. Kelly created the entire bedroom and inwards our invitee bedroom. They're together with therefore convenient together with slowly to clean. I absolutely adore Kelly's thought to brand your ain out of ii bedsheets. See how she did it here.

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10 Craigslist Tips & Tricks

If you're willing to do a piffling extra work, secondhand items are a corking agency to create a genuinely unique abode on a pocket-size budget. And yous know I hateful it! One of my favorite sources of corking secondhand items is Craigslist. And since you've asked, today I idea I'd percentage a few of my favorite tips. So, hither they are...my 10 Craigslist Tips!

#1. Frequency, Baby.

When it comes to Craigslist shopping, frequency is key. It's merely similar thrifting inwards that the to a greater extent than yous do it, the amend materials you're gonna find. There are hundreds of items inwards each expanse that become upwards on Craigslist every unmarried day, as well as most of the fourth dimension the practiced materials is gone inwards less than a day. I depository fiscal establishment friction match the site several times a calendar week as well as search for the specific items I'm looking for. With a little persistence, I tin normally discovery precisely what I looking for.
 For example, after a few weeks of searching for a very specific item...a Queen Anne trend tufted upholstered chair (for nether $20...mandatory.), I establish this hottie for $15. 

This piffling thang needs some work, but I'm thinking it volition live the perfect champaign of written report for me to larn how to reupholster something amongst tufting. 

Sigh.

This experiment could become downhill FAST, thus wishing ol' blueish luck.

#2. Use Keywords
Knowing how to utilisation keywords is super helpful when finding the correct materials on Craigslist. Let's utilisation my Queen Anne tufted chair equally an example. If yous are looking specifically for that, search 'Queen Anne Tufted Upholstered Chair'. If naught shows upwards amongst your super specific search, drive leaving out dissimilar words as well as merely searching 'Queen Anne Chair' or 'Tufted Chair' or 'Upholstered Chair'. You never know how people volition pull their item, thus yous may cause got to utilisation several variations of your keywords.

Personally, I honey using Craigslist to discovery corking antique as well as vintage pieces that can't live establish inwards stores anymore, as well as these keywords are a corking starting point. 

For example, I establish this amazing mirror merely today for $50. 

#3.  Use multiple spellings 

If yous can't discovery anything amongst keywords, drive dissimilar spellings of the word. Misspellings are a mutual employment on Craigslist, as well as if a give-and-take is spelled wrong, yous may non discovery the listing. For example, when I establish my office desk, I was searching for 'tables', equally I knew I wanted to utilisation a pocket-size dining tabular array equally my desk. After coming upwards empty handed, I randomly decided to drive searching 'tabel' as well as that's when I establish the perfect tabular array for $50 that had gone unnoticed for ii weeks. I realize it's ridiculous, but yous would live amazed at how oft this flim-flam has worked for me. 

#4. Use synonyms

Similar to #3, if naught else is working, drive searching for synonyms of the item yous desire to find. For example, when searching for my table, I searched for all sorts of related items similar the following: dining table, entryway table, buffet, console table, sideboard, wooden furniture, furniture, dining set, desk. Eventually, it's highly probable yous will find something. 

#5. Search By Picture.

To brand all of this searching a fleck easier, I ever conduct to search inwards 'pic view', as well as thus likewise click on the tab higher upwards that says 'has image'. This filters out all the listings that don't cause got images, as well as thus allows yous to take in all the pictures inwards the residuum of the listings. You tin hover over whatever of the thumbnails, as well as the large painting exhibit volition popular up. It's an awesome characteristic as well as makes life thus much easier.

If you're life revolves unopen to Craigslist. UNITE!

#6. Look for things amongst a corking shape.

When looking for your adjacent corking slice of furniture, don't live deterred past times things that merely facial expression ugly. Seriously. Give it a infinitesimal as well as facial expression beyond the headgear as well as jorts. As long equally they cause got a corking shape, as well as you're willing to do a piffling work, yous tin ever paint, stain, reupholster, as well as bedazzle merely nearly anything. For example, this miserable piffling fella I establish on Craigslist a few years ago...once an ugly duckling...

...now a total swan.

#7. Negotiate

Once you've genuinely establish an item you're interested in, it's fourth dimension to contact the seller. I normally prefer to e-mail a seller commencement as well as negotiate the toll correct off the bat, offering less than what it is listed for. Once the details are worked out, I follow upwards amongst a telephone phone telephone to setup the meeting. 

Here's what yous demand to know. Craigslist is similar a garage sale. People normally facial expression yous to haggle. Basically, at the 8AM garage sale you're gonna pay $30 for that amazing lamp. By 3PM, the seller is loading it inwards your van for free. 

When I was looking for a headboard for our guest bedroom last year, I establish a corking forest headboard for $50, as well as was able to negotiate it downwards to $25 past times letting the seller know that I could alternative it upwards that same day.

#8. Be quick.

 I've learned from selling on Craigslist, that if a buyer can't adjust to pickup the item quickly, I'll normally merely motion on to some other interested buyer. Buyers tin live flaky similar a croissant on Craigslist, thus sellers normally won't hold back unopen to for yous if at that topographic point are other interested buyers. You'll acquire dropped similar a hotcake. If yous desire to acquire the practiced stuff, as well as at a corking price, allow the seller know that yous tin acquire the item ASAP as well as thus follow through.

#9. Feel costless to country no give thank yous you.

 If yous exhibit upwards to acquire the item, as well as it merely isn't what yous expected, country no give thank yous you. For example, I should cause got totally employed this tip on the table that is yet haunting me to this day. Do your due diligence earlier mitt as well as enquire nearly measurements or anything else non inwards the listing thus that yous tin avoid an awkward province of affairs as well as avoid inconveniencing some sweetness former human being amongst a table.

#10. Stay SAFE.

We prefer to purchase from people we've talked to on the phone. It leaves a record, as well as puts us at ease past times hearing their voice. We ever setup our coming together at a world place away from our abode as well as allow a friend or relative know when as well as where we'll be, along amongst the make/model of the machine as well as the parent of the individual we're meeting. I almost ever purchase smaller items that tin live transported to a secondary location, but if I cause got to become to someone's home, I ever cause got Jesse or a super burly relative amongst me. Burly men come upwards inwards handy when lifting large items and/or fending off weirdos. 

Have ane handy.

Don't brand him fish you. 

Basically, merely live cautious, trust your gut, as well as do things the correct way. As long equally yous are careful, yous tin genuinely discovery some awesome materials as well as cause got tons of ridiculously strange fun doing it.

Virginia as well as Jesse post-craiglisting circa 2011. (That mightiness likewise merely live an awesome appointment picture, but it serves our purposes, thus shhhhhh.)

So, that is all for today, my friends! Thanks thus much for stopping by! Feel costless to pivot this post thus yous tin discovery it later!

Happy Craigslisting!

That's all for today! 'Til adjacent time!

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