You know those projects that should be really easy...the ones that should take you less than an hour but end up being a complete time suck and turn out NOTHING like you had planned?
Yeah, me neither. Never happens.
Except like every fourth project or so.
I've been planning to hang pendants in the guest room instead of doing traditional bedside lamps. The room is pretty small and anywhere I can save space I will. Plus I'm certain my tomato cage side tables wouldn't …
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Introducing Paint-A-Pillow + A Giveaway
Many of you know that Cutting Edge Stencils is a sponsor of Domestic Imperfection. It all started when I won one of their stencils in a giveaway and used it to create the paisley stenciled table, which became the project that got my blog off the ground. I have worked with Cutting Edge ever since (almost three years!), they are a fantastic company and my biggest cheerleader.
So recently Cutting Edge launched a new company called Paint-A-Pillow.
I know this is going to come as a surprise, …
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DIY Gold Sunburst Mirror
Ever since I started remodeling the guest room I've known exactly what I wanted to put above the bed....a wooden pallet sign with a song verse on it. More specifically, the beautiful and terrifying chorus from Oceans by Hillsong ...
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
But as soon as the stone wall went up that …
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DIY Faux Stone Wall (aka the best thing ever)
I'm not even going to mess around with a proper intro paragraph in this post, let's just get to the good stuff. Behold...
Before -
After -
I love it SO MUCH.
Now that pictures are out of the way, let's get to the story.
Since deciding to re-do the guest room I knew I wanted something interesting on the wall behind the bed. I didn't want it to be colorful or bold, but rather very neutral. What I was after was TEXTURE. Big, beautiful, neutral texture. So my brain …
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My Painted Shower – One Year Later
Last October I did something crazy....I painted my shower. The post I wrote about the process has become one of my most popular, probably because (much like my paper bag flooring) it's just an unusual concept. Anyway, since it's been over a year I figured its high time for an update. After all, whats the point of posting crazy tutorials if I'm not going to let you know if they are a total waste of time or not?
CLICK HERE TO READ THE ORIGINAL TUTORIAL
I have good news...it wasn't a total …
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Rustic Christmas Art
It's hard to believe that Christmas is only a few weeks away...where did time go? If it wasn't getting dark crazy early and making me feel like I'm cooking dinner at midnight I almost wouldn't believe it.
Today I have a simple Christmas craft to share with you. It's the only one I have planned for the year because I'm not one of those organized bloggers that's good a planning ahead. Also, I'm busy turning food into a human...that's a legitimate excuse, right? It feels legitimate to me. Here …
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Tomato Cage Tables
Sometimes I get the itch to try a project just for the heck of it. Even if I think it will fail, or look horrid, or be a total time-suck...I just want to give it a shot. These tables are one of those projects.
I've been wanting to bring some gold into the house somehow, and I figured guest room bedside tables would be a great way to do that. The first thing that popped into my head was a gold wire table, mostly because I've seen them all over the internet (Pinterest) and they are stuck in my …
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Guest Room Paper Flooring (and why I’m disappointed with it)
This summer I started redoing my guest room, and the first step was new flooring. I wanted to do paper bag floors, mostly because they're cheap and beautiful, but also because I wanted the flooring to match in my boy's room and the guest room (they're right next to each other).
CLICK HERE TO READ MY ORIGINAL POST ABOUT INSTALLING PAPER BAG FLOORS
(If you aren't familiar with paper bag flooring process then please read the original tutorial first. Links to the follow-up posts can be found …
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Upcycled Giant Chalkboard
A couple of years ago I made a chalkboard for my kitchen/dining room area.
I use it every single day for my household to-do list. It's probably one of the things in my house I use most (that's not an appliance, computer, or sink). Recently the boys have taken an interest in it, and each day they drag their little step stool over to the chalkboard and go to town writing all over my list. I let them too, because seeing their little doodles and chicken scratch letters is way better than …
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$30 Giant Map Decor
Remember this big Texas map?
It only cost me about $30 to make. It wasn't some once in a lifetime garage sale, antique store, or curbside find either...I'm can tell you exactly how to make it for the same price. Adam and I made it about four years ago (pre-blog) for above our sofa, and it's been hanging there until I recently moved it to the guest room.
So the first thing I have to share is where we got the map. It's from a government website, the Texas General Land Office, which happens …
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A Completed Wall + Office Organization
This is my first post with the BHG Live Better Network, and the challenge for October is to get your home "holiday ready" using Better Homes and Gardens products. Now, by that I'm pretty sure they meant holiday decor, but I'm not much of a seasonal decorator and to me "holiday ready" means getting the guest room ready for holiday guests. So I've been chipping away at the to-do list, and am excited to show you my completed wall!
As a reminder, this is what the room looked like earlier …
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Easy Fall Wreath
According to the calendar summer is over and fall is upon us. Although Texas has cooled down a bit (thank goodness), it's still summer here. It's hot, everyone is in shorts and flip-flops, and I haven't seen a single colorful leaf or consumed anything pumpkin flavored. We even went to the beach this weekend. And while enjoy living in a state with endless summers, I'm ready for fall. I want to wear a sweater, sip hot coco in front of a fire, and jump watch my kids jump in a pile of leaves. But …
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Building the Deck, Part II
I'm finally back with the second part of the deck post. Let's just pick up where we left off last week, which was with a fully assembled deck frame.
We used pine for the frame but decided to spring for cedar for the top, since it looks nice and it's naturally moisture resistant (which means it's less prone to twisting, cracking and swelling. Basically it lays flat.)
Before attaching them to the joists we went ahead and sealed the backside using Flood CWF-UV.
Then it was time …
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Building the Deck, Part I
First things first...let's start with a before picture.
So our backyard....it's ugly. There's no denying it. It is so full of rocks that I'm at a complete loss at what do with them. For the last five years we've been picking them up and using them in landscaping, but I swear they reproduce at night when I'm not looking. Anyway, right outside our back door there was nothing. Well, not nothing...there was toys, dirt, and welcome mats (which were my sad and unsuccessful attempt to keep the …
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Sewing a Euro Sham Pillow with Flanges
Today I have a simple tutorial to share...
A couple of weeks ago I showed you the new bedding for my southwestern guest room, and today I'm going to show you how to make the euro sham pillows. (Those are the big orange ones in the back BTW, I know different people call them different things.) Euro shams are generally large square pillows, usually 26 x 26 or 28 x 28. They are really simple to make, and if your a beginner you can totally do this. I know that because I'm a beginner...I've …
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Nursery Sign Semi Success
So the saga of the nursery sign for my nephew continues. Two weeks ago I posted about my first attempt at a name sign for baby Chandler, and I ended up with a sign that was wasn't bad, but also wasn't my favorite. And then there was the fact that I couldn't bring myself to give it to my SIL because it was over eight feet long and completely ridiculous.
So I decided to try again. For the first sign I used the 12 inch letter stencils from Cutting Edge Stencils, in all different designs. I …
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How to Paint a Rusty Metal Shed
When we bought our house it had zero storage. No garage, no basement, an attic that isn't really usable, and no extra closets. We needed a place to store lawn equipment, paint, and general homeowner stuff, so Adam's parents offered us an old metal shed that was on their property.
We put it on the back part of our lot, filled it with stuff, and promptly forgot about it.
Or at least I forgot about it. My husband on the other hand thought it needed some TLC. He would casually say things like …
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Nursery Sign Semi Fail
I mentioned in a previous post that my sister-in-law recently had a baby, little Chandler.
Less than two years ago his older sister was born, and I made her this name sign out of an old section of fence and lots and lots of buttons. (tutorial here)
I can't very well make Mallory a sign and not Chandler, so I did a little brainstorming on how I could make one without spending days gluing buttons. Buttons would be fine if his name was Bob or TJ or something, but "Chandler" in buttons …
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Stenciled Farmhouse Table + Country Living Magazine
Are any of y'all familiar with a little magazine called Country Living? Yeah, I thought so...in this crowd that's like asking a toddler if he's heard of something called "blocks". So a few months ago I received an e-mail from Country Living asking if I'd be interested in working with them and Minwax on a project for the magazine.
Now most of the time it takes me a few days (or weeks, even) to respond to e-mails after I receive them. This one though...I was all over this one like white on rice. …
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Stenciling a Concrete Floor
My friend Abby has lived in a tiny old farmhouse for a while, and recently her and her husband renovated and expanded it to be their forever home. Their new house is fantastic...it's roomy and open without being huge. Plus it's on 13 acres...so it's basically my dream house. I should really do a house tour of the whole thing, actually. One day, but not today... today the only part of her house we're touring in the mudroom/laundry room floor. Stop it, it's going to be awesome. Here's the …
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How to Stencil Curtains
If you love stencils then I have some great news. Every Friday for the next month I'll have a have a new stencil project and tutorial for y'all...and three of them include giveaways. Who doesn't love free stuff? So today is the first tutorial - how to stencil curtains.
You will need...
Paint (fabric paint would be best, I just used latex)
Stencil
Curtains (I made my own, tutorial here)
Small roller and/or stencil brush
Paint tray
spray adhesive
dropcloth
Step one- …
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