Decorating

New house numbers project and a giveaway!

This week I’ve teamed up with Proctor & Gamble and The Home Depot to bring you a new project and giveaway opportunity. At the first sign of 50 degree weather this year I wasted no time and headed outside to get a jump start on quite a few home projects that have been on my mind all winter. The first was my garage door makeover where I painted trim and glued it up, then I cut some more trim and painted it up to make a frame for my magnetic board, and today I’m showing off my new house numbers project.

Modern, my house is not but if I had my druthers it would be. To fix that I gave it a little hit of modern with my new house numbers.

To tackle this project I picked up some (free) paint stir sticks at Home Depot and cut them down to size. Next I stained them and glued them on to a board that I spray painted (to blend in with the white pillar it would lean against). Then I added my house numbers (from here) and there you have it!

Thumbs up?

So what does this and all the projects I just mentioned have in common?
Sweat, work, mess and paint.
The Home Depot and P&G want you to get you ready for your spring painting projects.
They’re giving away a Swiffer Sweeper, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Original and a $25. gift card to The Home Depot.

Now I’ll be honest, this ain’t no ipad like I’ve given away in the past but seriously, I use these items daily and several times a day at that. I would be lost (or have a much dirtier home) without them. Plus they are in my arsenal when I do any painting project. The Swiffer Sweeper is SO much better than a broom because it traps those tiny pieces of dirt that usually get left behind making my floors much cleaner. And the Magic Eraser…the are heaven sent! I used to use really heavy, toxic cleaners on my shower surfaces, oven, stove, etc. but the Magic Eraser has replaced all of those. The other thing that is so blessed about this Eraser sponge…remember when I posted about the red stool that has left marks all over my counters from being rammed so many times?

I tried soap, cleaning chemicals, finger nail polish remover and nothing worked, Then I tried the Magic Eraser and it took it right off! Even on marks 6 months old, no problem! “Magic” is an understatement. It’s also great for any little paint splatters.

You can find all of your painting supplies, including the Swiffer Sweeper and Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, at The Home Depot near you. Be sure to visit HomeDepot.com for more painting and DIY tips.

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Good Luck!

Procter & Gamble provided the prize for your consideration, as well as any prize provided as part of a contest. I have been compensated to talk about this giveaway. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

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diy outdoor curtains.

16 Apr 22 Comments

I recently posted about my love for outdoor curtains. I almost hit “submit order” on these lovelies but was having a hard time justifying $278.00 on curtains for my porch. So instead I surfed some online fabric stores and found an outdoor, black striped material for $9.99/ yard. $59.94 later I had my fabric and was ready to enlist my mom’s sewing machine and expertise to sew up my own outdoor curtains.

My mom made sewed the tabs to hide on the inside, top panel. The rod gets hidden but it still allows them to pleat and hang nicely.

Today it felt like a swag back sort of a day.

The whole set up has been occupying my boys and the neighborhood kids as a happy accident. Apparently the curtains make a great stage scene for an impromptu talent show. We call it our own front yard community theater.

At any rate, I’m really pleased with the result. They make a great addition to summer (even though it snowed most the day today).
Kudos mom!

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DIY Magnetic Board.

10 Apr 26 Comments

I’ve been busy at work with the Mr. making and installing a new DIY magnetic message board.

This wall off our kitchen has sort of become our make shift message center. We end up taping any important notes, forms, invites, etc. right here so naturally it was the perfect place for a message center. I was originally going to make a cork board message center but then I saw a much smaller magnetic board for sale for on one of my favorite shopping sites for around $200.00. A bit pricey so I decided to see if I could d.i.y. it for much less.

After calling around I ended up on the phone with Metal Supermarket here in Salt Lake City. Apparently they are a chain and can be found in many other cities. I was able to get this board for around $40.00. I needed a rectangle cut out to accommodate my light switch which about doubled the price for labor but I was still way under the much smaller, $200.00 board so I went for it.

I have a tendency of changing my mind on decorating projects quite often so I would never recommend gluing anything right to your wall. However, I’m pretty certain this message board is going to be a much used permanent feature in our home.

I then picked up some MDF, pre-primed board from Home Depot for under $10.00 and made a frame which I measured, cut and glued right to my wall as well.

Then I painted my frame and was done.
I know I must be a broken record with my love for Frog Tape but it really is the best kind of tape because it doesn’t bleed under the tape. Right after painting wait just a few minutes until the paint is just tacky to the touch then remove your tape for best results.