I always love reading furniture painting tips from other painters! Sometimes there’s a completely obvious way to do something or save time but it just hasn’t crossed your mind. It’s that time of year to start new projects (which is actually any time of year in my book…finishing them is another story), so here we go! …

I get a lot of questions from friends and family about how I make money blogging, so I thought I’d address that today. It’s definitely not an instant money maker (for most people anyways). I’ve been blogging here for over 3 years now and just recently started making a decent amount of money. So here …

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BIGSeason #BigLots #CollectiveBias I know some of you are completely against decorating before Thanksgiving, but my way of thinking is that I want to enjoy the festive decorations for more than 4 short, busy weeks. Also, in the thick …

So far in our home, I’ve been mostly concentrating on painting to bring things up to date and to reflect my decorating style. I feel like there’s no point in putting a bunch of stuff on the walls if I don’t even like the way they look! Of course I’ve been painting the walls, but …

When we moved in, redoing the laundry area was not on even on my radar. I mean, who really cares about the laundry closet in the basement? But when we found out the set that came with the house leaked requiring us to turn off the water between each load of laundry, it seemed like …

So – homeownership is no joke. There’s the moving, and the unpacking, and the yard mowing, and the door locking (so many doors), and the trash days, and the painting, and the still unpacking, and the neighbors, and the not feeling like home, and the trying to live life while still, still unpacking. We’ve been …