Every home has "tricky spots". I also call them dead spots.
They are places where you can't do a whole lot with but they are valuable real estate.
I've had few of them in this home and had to get creative.
There was this awkward little corner in my son's room.
Then there was this big empty wall in our kitchen.
The latest little makeover we've been working on is in our kitchen/dining room/office.
Yes this little corner of our house does triple duty as our dining room, kitchen and
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Painting the stair banister.
Post Christmas I typically go in to hibernation mode and try and survive the rest of the cold, dark winter. However, winter in the west has felt more like spring. Today I went out and watered the tulips that have started to grow. I know, right!? Our dry state desperately needs to the snow but it's hard to curse the sun. As a result I've come out of hibernation a bit early and am feeling an extra pang to get started on some spring cleaning and creative projects.
My first "out-of-hibernation"
DIY / Projects
My proudest DIY moment.
Three years ago I tackled one of my most ambitious DIY projects ever of wrapping our entry with stripes.
The reason I'm re-visiting "my proudest DIY moment" is because Part Select is holding a contest for bloggers to post and submit a noteworthy project and potentially win $5,000.00 worth of new GE Appliances!
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Our home was a "tract home" meaning it was visually B-O-R-I-N-G! Feeling a slight allergic reaction to having an identical home that looked like everyone else's I