Category: Glow Ups
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One Room Challenge Week 8

Reveal Week! Wow, wow, wow! I can’t believe it’s the end of our very first (and hopefully not last) One Room Challenge! I’m so glad we decided to go for it because I personally need the accountability to stay on task. And the challenge allowed me to connect with so many other supportive folks also…
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One Room Challenge: Week 7

Well, this week seems very anticlimactic after last week’s wallpaper reveal but that’s just the way these things go. If you saw my post last week then you know I admitted I chose the wrong paint color for the room. It was reading very purple and just didn’t have the “feel” I wanted it to.…
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Spring One Room Challenge: Week 6

Outside of the actual build weeks, this week feels HUGE to me. I finished painting the built ins, wallpaper, and we got the overhead light installed! Well, the wallpaper technically took me past the “week” mark on Wednesday, but we’re not gonna get caught up in the details, ok? I really wanted to be able…
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Guest Bathroom Floor

April 25, 2022 **This post contains some affiliate links. Shopping these links allows me to earn a few dollars to pay for my materials but doesn’t cost you a thing! And I so appreciate it!** I recently undertook a project that I was grossly unprepared for. You’d think that with the inter webs being as…
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“Chutch” Upcycle

March 18, 2022 What is a chutch you ask? It’s a word Husband and I made up to describe this piece – a changing table-turned-cabinet/hutch. Many moons ago, Husband and his dad built a changing table together. It was strong and sturdy and my FIL customized it for what I wanted – for me that…
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Finding a Purpose for a Weird Niche
March 17, 2022 Our home has these weird niches that are all framed in, have fancy plinths, and recessed lights. They’d be great for displaying sculptures or something. But I don’t have those. I’m not that cool, hip, or artsy. I also hate buying stuff just to fill space, it needs to have a function…
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Impulsive Fireplace Changeup

For a while now, I’ve wanted to give our fireplace a makeover but just haven’t quite figured out a plan for it.
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Vintage Dresser Makeover

I can overthink a project to death. But not the kind of overthinking that’s useful. I get caught up on how it’s going to look and obsess about it, without making any actual progress.

