The Simplest of Tables

To say this project was simple is spot on and anyone can make it!  I needed a potting table in my tool shed with a place to keep all my pots, dirt, and tools plus give me a space to work and make a mess with not a care in the world about clean up.  Here's the finished product, come learn how easy this table really was.

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From Trash to Eiffel Tower Design Treasure

I've got one more Eiffel Tower idea to show you, and the "canvas" for our Eiffel Tower design was discovered in an uncommon place, salvage shopping.  I think I might have tripped over this old framed screen a time or two before an idea came about how to use it, and for a few dollars it was worth the purchase.  It was in good shape and a great color just needed a little cleaning up.

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It's Not Too Late to Make an Advent Calendar, Promise

There have been a lot of cool how-to's on advent calendars and wreaths we've been seeing, so we got inspired to make our own homemade calendar that fits our decor just right.

Perfect next to the tree with all the kids' handmade ornaments.  Come on an see how we did it!

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Custom Salvaged Dresser Request Complete

On one of our salvage trips we were lucky enough to find an old dresser.  One of those deals you couldn't pass up even though we didn't know how or where we were going to use it.  It sat in the barn for six months at least when a friend of mind was looking for just such a piece, and asked if we could redo it with custom colors to match her space.

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From Broken Chair to Towel Bar?

We've been working on updating our builder half bath for sometime now, and I know what you're thinking, that's probably the smallest, easiest, most cost effective room to update right?  Well, it's taken me some time, and I do keep changing my mind on what exactly is going in there, so maybe there is some excuse.  For this addition we took an old broken chair, and turned it into a unique and creative towel bar.  

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Garden Is Growing, and We Need a Place to Work

The big vegetable garden is growing by leaps and bounds everyday.  We've added quite a lot more seeds and plants, and are in the process of adding a couple of fruit trees, but we needed a place to work.  So create one we did!

With a bunch of left over wood from the building of the chicken coup, we were able to make this custom work bench at no cost!!

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Rustic Decor Additions for Wyoming

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If you have followed my blog for any time you know that our family has a place in windy Wyoming. It's been in the family for many years, and the Flying X Ranch holds a dear place in my heart.  We have had our place up there for about seven or eight years now, and quite frankly it needed some rustic decor to spruce up the place.  I've had these ideas for a year or two, but up until now I've not done anything about it.  We are ready to start heading back up there again this summer, and I thought it was time to add some decor to make it feel like a home away from home.

Here's how everything turned out!

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Psst Mom, Don't Read Until Mother's Day

With Mother's Day coming up, I wanted to create a thoughtful and lasting gift for my mom to enjoy.
I thought of the best gift to give her this week, but first we must make it!!  My mom and I share the same love of books and gardening, so when this idea came to me I knew it was perfect.  I stumbled across this quote on Pinterest that embodied both the things we love.  So here's how this customized Mother's Day gift turned out!

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Pallet Wood Designs

I have had some wood laying around the house for some time now with so many ideas for their use, but I just never got around to making anything with it.  My friends that is all changing thanks to a special request.  A friend of mine contacted me and asked if I would custom make her a family tree on a wood board, and she gave me creative leeway, so I got my crafty on to create a one of a kind family tree pallet wood board.

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Quick and Easy Bathroom Project

I've been wanting to decorate my kids' bathroom for some time, say like 5+ years.  Why haven't I you ask, no good reason other than this must have been the idea I was waiting for.  I wanted a sea theme for the bathroom, and this one is simple and easy.

Would you laugh if I told you I had the painter's tape up on the wall in preparation to paint for at least 4 months. Sometimes I'm not a super quick mover!  The color is silent night by Olympic paint.










I had some stencils that I purchased at a local craft store, but I wanted to use my silhouette, and cut them out on vinyl.  So I traced each stencil that I used, and scanned them into my computer, so I could load and trace them into my silhouette.

Cut out the shape I wanted, and removed the extra vinyl.

Covered the image with transfer paper

And positioned it on the glass that fit in the frame I bought.

I used clear silicone around the edges of the glass to keep the glass in the frame.  I wanted to see the wall color from behind the frame so got rid of the frame back, and the silicone once dry keeps the glass in place.

Used a board from pallet wood that I had in the barn, and added hooks for towels.














The drift wood look is exactly what I was going for.

This project (besides the painting) took me maybe an hour, and was a quick and cute decoration for the bathroom.

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Window Project

My husband and I have done a few rebuilds in Denver within the past few years.  So we go in, buy an old house in the city, tear it down, and build a brand new structure in it's place.  The best thing is searching through these old houses before it gets torn down for treasures, and I have found a few!  One of my favorite finds was three old storm windows that were used in the winter to double up the original old windows in the house, and keep the heat in.  I've had them sitting in my basement for a year or two waiting for the perfect inspiration.  I found it.  I have seen silhouettes on Pinterest, and that got me thinking of the perfect idea for one window.  I wanted to paint a tree silhouette on one of these windows.

Final product!  I added the piece of furniture to finish it off and balance out the space!  I keep my piano music and kids' music there which needed a home, so it worked out great!

Here's How...

Taped poster board on the window with painters tape, and started drawing until I liked what I saw, as you can see I erased more than once.  Cut out the finished tree drawings, and taped it back down with double sided tape.

Painted it with permanent acrylic black paint and a paint brush.  Waited for it to dry, and took off the poster board stencil.

When I took off the stencil it still needed a little touching up.  I used an crafting knife, and scraped off the paint where I didn't like it, and then added some more details by hand with a paint brush.

Finished look!

Happy Creating

-K-

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Fun lighting project

I love projects, big ones, little ones, it doesn't matter. I recently came across an old brass light fixture courtesy of my late father-in-law, much like me he could see the potential in anything. My husband and I along with several family members were helping my mother-in-law clean up the barn space at their house, and I came across this light fixture. My poor husband took one look at our newly acquired piece, and turned up his nose. "One more thing we have to bring home, and this thing is ugly." I however disagreed!!

A few weekends later, just to let my husband stew over how this was going to turn out, I finally got started. First thing I did was wash it with soap and water, and took off the glass hardware so I could put it in the dishwasher for a good cleaning. I used a piece of sandpaper, 220 grit, to rough up the surface to prepare it to take the spray paint I was going to use. I went to my local home improvement store and purchased satin finish black spray paint, 5 light bulbs, and 5 small lamp shades, $38 later I was ready to get started painting. I did get schooled from hubby about how to correctly apply spray paint, so for those, like myself, who need a little direction...hold the spray can about 8-10 inches away from what you want to spray, and use short, quick sprays until you get the coverage that you desire. This may take several coats to get the desired coverage.
After letting it dry for several hours and after the glass was cleaned in the dishwasher, I started putting it back together with beautiful results! The lampshades and clean glass against the new black metal looked stunning!

Final step was the hanging, not being familiar with the ins and outs of electricity, I called in my hubby for help, who seeing the finished product was now excited to help me hang this! I turned off the breaker to my daughter's room, and got ready to take the old fixture down. It was far easier than I had expected, a few screws undone, and wire nuts connecting the new wires we were set. The finished product is fabulous. 

My daughter's room looks wonderful with this new light fixture in place along with the wrought iron bed frame and old make-up dresser from Grandpa as well (although a project not yet finished). Her room looks perfect for a little girl ready to grow up way too fast with a few great memories of Grandpa!! We miss you, but see you all around us!

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