Project basement remodel is coming along.
If you follow me on Instagram you saw that tile installation has begun (thanks to the Tile Shop)
which means it's time to start shopping for an area rug.
The Mr. keeps questioning why we need to get a rug to cover the brand new flooring we're putting in.
"Oh dear, dear, dear..." (eyes closed, head shaking).
"Layering, Honey. Layering." (He'll get it when he sees it).
I've partnered with Plush Rugs to do a giveaway and review but I first need to
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Choosing a rug pad.
Thank you to Rug Pads USA for partnering with me and sponsoring this post.
A rug without a rug pad is like a skater on ice without ice skates.
That may be a little too poetic and heavy for a Friday morning.
What I mean is you can't have a rug without a good quality pad...the rug just slips all around...it just doesn't work...believe me I tried...and I slipped...and fell on my arsh.
I found this rug at Joss and Main and I love it but it is so slippery on our wood floor without a rug
$250. giveaway to Plush Rugs.
As promised, I'm back this week with a fab giveaway from Plush Rugs!
Last week I revealed our basement family room...
It was lovely but we first and foremost needed an area rug to anchor the space and define a seating arrangement.
The Mr. couldn't understand why would need to cover up our brand new floor with a rug.
I started with my decorator's speech about the fine art of layering to which his eyes glazed over.
All I needed to say was, "So your little toes-ies don't get cold." That did
Basement Family Room Reveal.
Today is the day.
Basement family room reveal day!
This project has been over 2 years in the making...
1 1/2 years of talking and dreaming, 1 year of construction, 4 major arguments, 2,358 gray hairs and 54 trips to Home Depot.
Regardless of the stress and headache, the basement is D-O-N-E and we are H-A-P-P-Y (and still married).
A brief revisit of where we started when we were still bright eyed and bushy tailed...
Enjoy...
For the shelves we used the same wood from Craft-Art that we
Modern DIY Plant Stands.
Summer is here and my front porch has been looking a little frumpy. I turned to Pinterest for some outdoor inspiration and found a handful of DIY projects I just had to try.
My first project...this DIY Mid-Century inspired plant stand.
The instructions looked pretty straight forward but as DIY'er who has a few project under her belt, I know that all projects take triple the amount of time you think they will.
The tricky thing about this project is that if you don't have the right tools,
Apartment Makeover with Frog Tape – The Reveal.
For the past month we've taken you along our journey as we given our basement apartment a makeover with the help of FrogTape.
Today we finally get to show you how the space turned out!
Let's first take a quick revisit as to what this space looked like when we first started.
After...
Before:
After:
Just because you live in an apartment does NOT mean you can't add personality with paint.
Instead of painting the actual walls, we painted two floor-to-ceiling IKEA panels with a
Hey there! I’m Michelle; I’m an Passionate DIY’er and in constant pursuit of how to bring beauty to my house full of men (3 boys + 1 hubby). Stick around and see what I’ve got up my hard-working sleaves!