Are you drawn to the cozy, dramatic charm of dark and moody interior design but unsure how to transition a bright space into a rich, romantic retreat? Or perhaps, like me, you may be fearful that … [Read more...]
Interior Door Paint Color Inspiration: Paint Your Interior Doors
Paint your interior doors! This is a quick project that will dramatically change your space. Painting your interior doors is a great way to dramatically change a space with little time … [Read more...]
Gorgeous Blue Door Paint Color Ideas: Paint Your Door Blue
Looking for gorgeous paint colors for your front door? Read on for front door paint color suggestions and inspiration pictures! Deciding on a color for your front door can feel like a big … [Read more...]
Kitchen Island Paint Colors: Gorgeous Paint Colors for Your Kitchen
Looking for gorgeous paint colors for your kitchen island? I have some great ideas for you! Painting your kitchen island is an easy and budget-friendly way to transform the look and feel of … [Read more...]
32 BEST FRONT DOOR PAINT COLOR IDEAS
Looking to paint your front door? Let's find the best color for your door! Painting your front door is the easiest way to give your home fresh new curb appeal. Picking a color can be quite a … [Read more...]
Painted Buffet Makeover: Fusion Mineral Paint
Over the last few decades of occasionally painting furniture, I have experimented with just about every paint imaginable. Among the ones I've tried are acrylic paint, latex paint, oil-based paint, … [Read more...]
Painted Brick Home Exterior Makeover Before and After Ideas
7 Gorgeous Ideas for Painting a Brick Home! Are you thinking of painting your brick home? Here are some gorgeous examples and tutorials for how to paint your brick home. Some of … [Read more...]
25 Stenciled and Painted Floor Tiles
Looking to update your outdated floors with paint? Check out these 25 DIY stenciled and painted floor tiles ideas and tutorials! The resurgence of patterned tiles in home decor has been … [Read more...]
20+ GORGEOUS GREEN KITCHEN CABINET IDEAS
Tired of all white kitchens? Then this post is for you! Green kitchen cabinets are trending right now! Enjoy the inspiration of these 20+ Gorgeous Green Kitchen Cabinets. An all-white kitchen … [Read more...]
How to Update Curb Appeal: Paint Your Door
Easy tips on how to update curb appeal without breaking the bank! Painting your exterior doors is one of the simplest ways to create a big impact. I'll show you how. Updating your curb appeal … [Read more...]
How to Transform a Porch with BEHR® Paint
Learn how to refresh and transform a porch using BEHR® products and on trend paint colors from BEHR® Paint. This post is brought to you by PopSugar and BEHR® Color that's True to … [Read more...]
Finding Inspiration for the PERFECT Paint Color
Hands down, the easiest and most affordable way to completely transform the look and feel of your home is with a can of paint. It is the one DIY project that you absolutely CAN (and should) do … [Read more...]
27 Best Front Door Paint Color Ideas
Painting your front door is the cheapest and easiest way to give your home instant curb appeal. However, choosing the right paint color for your front door can be such a difficult decision! I've … [Read more...]
Thrifty Under $50: How to Paint Wood
Learn how to make your own DIY chalk paint and watch me paint, distress, and wax two second-hand cane back dining chairs! I have something very special for you all this week! I have asked … [Read more...]
11 Amazing Furniture Transformations
I have 11 Amazing Furniture Transformations coming your way today! Each week I host a Tutorials & Tips link party where bloggers share their best projects, and I choose a few of my favorites to … [Read more...]
50 Life Hacks Worth Knowing About
If you're looking for some tried and true life hacks that work, then you've come to the right place! I have rounded up 50 life hacks worth knowing about that will make your life easier, … [Read more...]
How to Flawlessly Spray Paint Furniture
If you want to know how to flawlessly spray paint furniture so that it looks and feels as good as a "factory finish", then this post is for you! Over the course of my adult life, I have spray … [Read more...]
How to Paint a Vintage Buffet
As a Lowe’s Creative Ideas blogger, each month I receive project challenges. One of the challenge themes for this month was furniture makeover! I had been trolling Craigslist for a vintage buffet for … [Read more...]
How to Make a Painted Table Runner
I am so excited to share with you today’s project! If you have ever wanted to know how to create a custom table runner for under $20, then you have come to the right place! With the help of … [Read more...]
How to Find Your Color Story {paint giveaway}
Last week, I revealed my Sherwin-Williams Watery Budget Bathroom Makeover. Did you miss it? I know many of you have been having trouble receiving my RSS feed and emails, so if you missed it be sure to … [Read more...]
Gray Paint Color Ideas, Tips, and Examples
I am getting ready to paint our bedroom again. It is currently painted Sherwin Williams In Your Eyes Blue. Over the summer I purchased a new bed, bedding, and chairs (which I hope to show you soon) … [Read more...]
How to Paint a Rug
I love all of the painted rugs that our niche has created over the last few years. Two years ago, I did a round-up post of 17 Painted Rug Tutorials and was so inspired by all of the rugs that I ran … [Read more...]
Painting the Guest Room: HomeRight PaintStick Giveaway
I am on a mission to get some home projects done within the next month and the guest bedroom/library/Matt's office is at the top of the list. We finally finished our Ikea built-in Billy bookshelves … [Read more...]
Row Home Exterior Paint
Almost six years ago, we gutted and renovated our home in the city. I chose the red, green, and white color palette for the exterior colors and loved it at the time. I also worked on flipping our twin … [Read more...]
Painting Furniture
We inherited several items of vintage furniture from Matt's grandparents, and over the years I have enjoyed giving them new life. One of the pieces we inherited was this dark wood vintage armoire. I … [Read more...]
End Table Makeover: Valspar’s PANTONE’s Emerald Green Paint
You all know by now that Pantone's color of the year is Emerald Green. But what you might not know is that PANTONE Universe’s Color of the Year, Emerald Green, is available exclusively at Lowe’s … [Read more...]
DIY Painted Furniture Trend
It’s a new year and you are ready to spruce up your living quarters! Whether you have a limited budget or money to burn, an effective way to update any room is with fresh furniture. I shared in my 5 … [Read more...]
Homemade Chalky Finish Paint Recipe #LowesCreator
I have wanted to try my hand at making my own homemade chalky finish paint for quite awhile now and today's project lent itself perfectly to experimenting with a homemade paint recipe. I am feverishly … [Read more...]
Tip for Mixing Paint with Drill
I am a bit tip-obsessed. I love learning clever ways to make life simpler or solve an everyday problem. I'm sharing a simple tip tonight on how I mix paint. All you need is your can of paint, a drill, … [Read more...]
Expedit from Ikea {bin fabric painting}
The Expedit from Ikea has to be one of the most versatile and affordable storage solutions available! We have an Ikea Expedit in our boys' bedroom to contain their toys and books. Awhile back, I let … [Read more...]
Two-toned Dresser with Card Catalog Pulls
I have been very, very slowly making over my boys' bedroom. I'm not sure why the heck this room is taking me so long, but I have to admit that I'm enjoying fussing over it at a leisurely pace! I think … [Read more...]
Two-toned Dresser Makeover
I am so excited to share with you the dresser makeover I did for my boys' bedroom! I am currently in the process of making over their entire room and their old furniture desperately needed an update. … [Read more...]
Boys’ Bedroom Paint Colors
Boys' Bedroom Paint Colors A few weeks ago, I shared that I’m in the process of making over my boys’ bedroom and I asked you to guess which color palette you thought I was going to choose! Today I am … [Read more...]
How to Stain a Fence {Tutorial and Flood Waterproofing Finish Giveaway}
Today I am teaching you how to stain a fence step-by-step! (BlogHer doesn't allow me to have sponsored giveaways that aren't there own on this page, so I have to put it on a different page. Annoying, … [Read more...]
How to Stain Your Fence
If your fence is looking faded and worn, follow this step-by-step tutorial on how to stain your fence! How to Stain Your Fence When we moved into our home nearly five years ago, our fence was … [Read more...]
Annie Sloan Paris Gray End Table Makeover
This week , I showed you some updates I made to our front porch, but what I didn't show you is what I did with the cute ball-and-claw-foot table that used to inhabit this space! When Matt and I … [Read more...]
Row House Exterior Paint Colors
I live in the city in a row home that up until five years ago was completely abandoned and beyond disgusting. It looked like a haunted house before our contractors got ahold of it! The interior was … [Read more...]
White Painted Kitchen Island & Pantry Screen Door
White Painted Kitchen Island & Pantry Screen Door Easily update your kitchen island color to white using the Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations kit. In this post I'll show you how I painted my … [Read more...]
Recommended Paint Tips for Painting Your Kitchen Cabinets
As you know, I have been itching to paint my kitchen cabinets for a few YEARS now. And as I know, some of you feel very strongly about keeping wood nice and woody. (I've heard you. Seriously, I … [Read more...]
My Colortopia: Tools to Choose Paint Colors
Ever struggle with finding the right colors? Come take a fun quiz which will help determine what paint colors are for you! Click here to take the quiz! … [Read more...]
17 Painted Rug Tutorials {rugs to make}
Rugs are a fantastic accessory and often pull together an entire room design. However, rugs are just plain expensive! It's no wonder that many savvy DIY bloggers are turning to cheap rugs (a.k.a. Ikea … [Read more...]
Paint Colors in My Home {paint colors}
I have had a batch of emails recently asking me for the specific paint colors used throughout my home. Â I thought I would write a post about it!First up, the house exterior. Benjamin Moore … [Read more...]
Creating Your Masterpiece E-book {how to paint furniture & more}
I had the pleasure of meeting Shaunna at Blissdom back in January, and I just adored her! She is down-to-earth, outgoing, vivacious, and genuine. She also has some mad furniture painting … [Read more...]
Kitchen Paint Update & Lower Level Redo In Progress
"It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a blogosphere to paint Beth's kitchen."If you follow me on Twitter or if you ever saw my post here, then you know that I have struggled with … [Read more...]
Chalkboard Inspiration from the Paint Party
A few weeks ago, I hosted a chalkboard paint party and was so inspired by everything all of you have created recently with chalkboard paint! What won't we make into a chalkboard these days? … [Read more...]
