Living life one pin at a time
Today, I was scrolling through Pinterest and I came across this pin*. Since summer is coming, and the pool is almost done, I figured that this would be the perfect time to break out the body scrubs and moisturizers, and get my legs, and arms and elbows and feet, ready and presentable for pool-side lounging. This particular recipe was perfectly timed for today since I had both lemons and limes in the fridge. The recipe calls for: 1/2 cup almond oil 1/2 cup sea … [Read more...]
May 20, 2013 - Winners have been chosen! Thank you!! Last summer, I wrote about using Thompson's Water Seal Fabric Seal Spray here and it went viral on Pinterest. So far, it's been re-pinned over 72 THOUSAND times! Yikes! Very cool, I must say :) Well, Thompson's Waterseal was pretty happy with that too, so to say thank you, they have offered to give away one case of their Fabric Seal Spray to ten lucky winners! Yes, you read that right! Ten different winners - one case per … [Read more...]
We are almost done with all the new furniture pieces for my niece's new big-girl bedroom. One coat of paint left to go on the pink details and we can call it a day. But just as we were on the final steps of deciding on whether we wanted hot pink drawer pulls or white drawer pulls, I found another task to do. We decided that the white pulls looked better, so I set off to spray paint them. Problem was that they were already thick with layers of paint and adding more would just make it … [Read more...]
My sister, MB, is having another baby girl in a few weeks. To say it simply, I'm pretty excited about it :) My niece, Charlotte, is getting a whole new bedroom set because the new baby will be using her "baby" furnishings. And this is where I have stepped in. My sister doesn't have the same kind of interest in re-doing furniture as I do, but she does appreciate a good, solid piece of furniture - and saving money. This is Charlotte - or as she says, "Sharlie". She is just as … [Read more...]
Oh boy, we are getting closer to having the pool finished, and to be honest, it can't come soon enough! South Florida is heating up and a dip in the pool after a long day of re-finishing furniture will be a heavenly treat! Before we go any further, lets recall what was previously our pool... We are only about three weeks into our pool build and the following things have been completed: They tore out the old pool Dug the new pool Framed it out with wood Finished … [Read more...]
I've mentioned before that we recently purchased a shed off of Craigslist. We were in such need of space for all the treasures I've been picking up lately. We got crazy lucky to have gotten such a sweet deal from the previous owner. Did I mention that it is completely insulated and drywalled? And the electricity has already been installed? We will have to wait a while to get power run out to the sheds, but it will be great because it's complete with lights and an air … [Read more...]
My friend Scottie over at Saved by Scottie recently contacted me about trying out a new line of chalk paint that she was carrying, the van Gogh Chalk Paint Collection. Now, if you have read through my posts, you'll notice that I am not the chalk paint type. I like glossy. I like smooth. I love spray paint. But I will try anything once (except for eating bugs or strange, slimy unrecognizable things - I draw the line there) so I said "Sure!" A little while later, a box shows up at my door with … [Read more...]
In a world going a little bit crazy right now, I've been trying my best to think of something I could do to make our planet a better place. Besides praying like mad for the families of those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings and the whole community of West, TX, and practicing a few random acts of kindness (all of which made me feel a little less hopeless and heartbroken about current events in our country), I couldn't come up with anything spectacular. I was feeling a little overwhelmed … [Read more...]
If you have been following this post about the toilet stain that won't die, you will know that I've tried a bunch of things to get rid of the crusty stain around the waterline of one of our toilets. The list of things that didn't work are mentioned in the comments of that post - but in case you don't want to click over to read them, this is the list of things that DIDN'T work. The Works - made the rest of the bowl clean, but not the ring. S.O.S. pads - didn't budge the stain at … [Read more...]
If you follow me on Pinterest, you have probably noticed a new board called "pool re-do someday". Since we moved into this house almost two years ago, we have always had a plan to re-do the pool, and it is finally the time to start. Before we "dive in" to the details (heh heh... see what I did there?), let me give you a little background... A few years ago, before we moved to this house, we had our perfect pool built at the old house. We chose a basic rectangular pool, with bump-outs for the … [Read more...]
The last few weeks have been a little bit of a blur for us, which explains my absence from blogging for a while. It's all good things, but we seem to have hit our busy time of year. We bought a shed off of Craigslist and had it delivered. I never thought about how much preparation was needed to move a shed, especially one of this size. I'm glad it's over and done with now, but while it was happening, it was crazy stressful. We are now in the process of getting it ready to be painted to … [Read more...]
A while back I posted about all the great finds I bought at one of Faith Farm's big sales. One of the things I picked up was this fabulous china cabinet. She was a little beat up, a little dirty and not stinky at all (always a bonus!). This was the one I was going to use for my house because I loved how tall it was, and that it had legs instead of sitting directly on the floor - I love that look! So, after I sold my old one, I brought this one in, and there it stood, for way too … [Read more...]
and I am a Pinterest Addict...
I started this blog to follow all the pins I've tried on Pinterest, but it includes all my DIY projects too. Follow me as I transform my house, one pin, and one project, at a time.
