I love to paint! Okay, maybe I don’t completely love the process, but I always love the transformation. It’s amazing what a difference a little bit of paint can make. I decided to do a quick bathroom refresh on our downstairs half-bath right after the holidays. We hadn’t really done anything to the bathroom since…
Everyone has one, right? A junk drawer. Or maybe you have two, or three, or seven of them… Our junk drawer is in our kitchen. Is it full of useful things? Yes, all sorts. Is it a complete mess? Yep, always has been. Here is what it has pretty much always looked like. Why is…
How to Paint Cabinets Without Sanding. I have to be honest. I feel a little blasphemous for saying this, especially when so many of you out there are pro-DIYers, but….IrarelysandwhenIpaintoverwood. Phew! Now, that I’ve got that out of the way, let me explain just how I get away with painting things, like cabinets, without…
Shortly before Christmas, I just so happened to be in Michael’s shopping. (I seem to “just so happen” in there with quite some frequency…) Anyway, I’m glad I was because they had these Mambi Makers Hanging Wood Photo Kits on clearance. I scored this particular one for $2.99, plus I had a 20% entire purchase…
Hello, my name is Amy, and I’m a bookaholic. Seriously. I love books. I have been an avid reader from the time I was a toddler. The library has always been one of my most favorite places on earth, and I have been taking my not-quite-two year old regularly since she was only about 12…
When I was growing up, my mom was (and still is) a pro garage-saler. She would get up early every Wednesday morning (because that was when garage sales started) and head out with her sister. To this day, she can hardly drive by a “Garage Sale” sign without stopping to check it out. While I…