Hopefully, you're way ahead of me on this. If you're not, this is a fast project that will make you feel like you accomplished something in a very short window of time.
We just did a major interior painting refresh and I'm embarrassed to say I spent a lot of time trying to figure out…
I've been very busy this week gearing up for some Spring projects around here. We're going to be doing a lot of painting, refinishing hardwood floors, and eventually getting our family room renovation started. I'm also in the process of slowly updating my eleven year-old's room. Her original pink, green, and yellow patterns are worn…
As much as I love to write about motherhood, I like to sew even more. As some of you know, I used to make and sell handbags, belts, and baby gifts. Now I like to find quick projects here and there. This bag took about an hour from start to finish, and I mailed it…
I have three children, so the amount of snacks we go through every week is astounding. Multiply that by nine-plus months of school, and we've used a lot of plastic bags through the years. It is great to see my kids driving change here at home, and that is really how this project came to…
Remember the ugly window that I wanted to paint?
Well, it took awhile, but it's done! I still need to spray paint the chandelier and get some new lampshades, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The prep work and the primer was the worst part. Primer is just nasty, no matter…
Recently, I made a cute chevron sign to hang in the room over my garage where I am re-doing the window. (Read more about the window here:(http://thesuburbanchronicles.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/diy-window/).
Chevron is very "in" right now, and as a suburban mom, I'm forever searching for ways to be more en vogue!
This was easy and fun, and the…