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Hey guys! I am very excited to show you my latest diy. My mother and I did this for my grandmother's back porch. We did so many affordable projects for her porch and it is very exciting to share and hopeful inspire you all.   This table was free. My aunt got word that a college near by was giving away all of their old furniture. The table does have several dents and dings. We used a hammered spray paint to hide all of the imperfections.  Here is another view of the table.  I spray painted the table in my grandparent's garage. It is very cold in Chicago now so I won't be doing much outside work anymore.  After we spray painted the table. We took the top off of the table to attach the contact paper.  We took the top off and placed it to the side.  We used a marble contact paper. My mom had this for years. You can find similar contact paper from Amazon for less than $10. When you lay your contact paper out, you want it to be as flat as possible. You want to smooth out any air bubbles. This will take at least 5-10 minutes to get the paper as smooth as possible.  After you place you conact paper on your table top, you need to reattach the table top to the table. Make sure you smooth the ends before you insert the table top.  Here is the finished product.  Total Cost: $15
This would include the cost of contact paper and also spray paint.
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 Hey guys!! Today I will be sharing with you the finale of my grandmother's home makeover. The total Cost for this project was:
Total Cost= $783.00  Here is the before and after of the encouragement wall. We added a bookcase that I painted yellow and added washi tape to. Washi tape is the best! thing since sliced bread!  Here is the shelving area. The before was so doom and gloom. The after is a mix of patterns which I love. My grandmother use to made the ceramics on the top shelf. She made ceramics for most of my life and she is pretty good at it.  Now lets move on to this terrible floor. I always hated this floor its too dark for a back porch area in my opinion, I am a fan of light floors.  Here is the finished product. I really like the color and texture of this peel and stick. This is the easier way to update a floor. You do not need any skill level to put down this floor.  The curtains were such a nice touch!! Also, they were super affordable at $6 a panel. The table is my favorite project. A little spray paint goes a long way.  This clock use to live in my kitchen but I have since updated my kitchen decor. I gifted this beauty to my grandmother and she really loves it. She also made the ceramics on the wall.  The sectional is from Value City and it is very comfortable. Its like the recliners at the new AMC theaters. I think I want one now for my house.  This project turned out much better than I expected. We went into this project with a small plan but it turned out much bigger. My family really chipped in and made all this happen for our Queen Grandmother. It is an amazing feeling when you make you loved ones happy!! Well I hope you enjoyed this blog and I will see you in the next one.  Hey guys!! Welcome back to my blog. Today I will be doing a two for one. The lego table I purcharsed as a birthday gift for my nephew and the side table was an old table of my husband's.  I purchased this lego table back in August and my nephew's birthday is in November. I found this table at the Goodwill for $4.99. Anytime I see pieces like this in the Goodwill I buy them asap even if I cant think of anything to do with it at that moment. My husband and I have a lot of boys in our family under the age of 10 so I knew this table would come in handy.  The total cost of the lego table was $9.00. How great is that? This price includes the table and spray paint. Let go over the steps: 1. First thing I did was clean the table. It was pretty dusty but in good shape overall. 2. I spray painted the table using Rustoleum "Red Apple" spray paint from home depot. Make sure you get even coats. 3. Let the spray paint dry for several hours. 4. You done! Spray Paint makes life easy.  Finished Product. Have you passed up any potential great gifts at your local thrift store?  Here is the side table from my hubby's old house. It has been sitting in our storage room for a while now. I decided to paint this a sleek black and give it away.  For this project I did the following: 1. Cleaned the wood. Make sure it is free from dust. 2. I used Glidden black paint that I had from a previous project. 3. I made even strokes all around the table. You also want to use a quality paint brush. 4. The total cost for this project was FREE. I had all the materials on hand already. If you need to buy paint you can get it for less than $7 bucks.   Here is the finished product. I will be giving this piece to my aunt. Thanks for coming back and I will see you in the next blog. Hey guys!! Do you have an old mirror laying around your house? If so, pull it out and let's update it. The mirror we are working with today has been in my grandmother's house for the past 20 years. We gave her back porch a much needed makeover and this was one of the many projects that was included.  This is the mirror before the makeover.   I started by using painters tape on the edges of the mirror. I also used paper to cover the mirror from flying spray paint when the wind blows.   Here is the after. I love the way this turned out. I am really loving gold spray paint. It makes any piece look classy and really expensive. Share in the comments below anything you have spray painted lately! See ya next time! Hey Guys!! My grandmother asked my mom and I to give her back porch a makeover. My grandmother has a lot of visitors and often uses her back porch to entertain. Its a place where we all watch the 6:00 pm News, Wheel of Fortune, and Family Fued together. My grandmother's back porch is a place of comfort. A very special place to us. Most people use their living rooms, dinning rooms, and TV rooms..Welp that is not the case with my family. Now that I gave you all this background information, lets jump into the makeover.  Here is a before picture of the back porch. This is area is where all of my grandma houses all of her photo albums and ceramics. My grandmother made ceramics for years and so has so many pieces that I absolute love. My grandmother had the gold shelf for at least 20 years. It use to be in her dinning room.  This is the sitting area. There use to be a convertible love seat in this area. They through it out before I snapped the picture.  As you can see the walls are very dark hence the wood paneling. The floor is also old and dark. In the next blog I will be revealing the finished product. Hi Guys!!!! It's been a while since I blogged! Please forgive me!! I have been traveling a lot this month and this has prevented me from working on crafts and DIY's. I am currently on a business trip now and thought that I would catch you with whats going on with me. My Husband Zo and I just celebrated our one year anniversary to Jamaica. It was AMAZING!! Jamaica is my favorite place to visit I went twice in one year a couple of years ago (that's how much I love it). In honor of our anniversary I just uploaded a Youtube video on my favorite Diy's for our wedding. Decorating my wedding was so much fun for me. It is also great to have a vision and to execute it yourself. During the next few weeks I will be breaking down my DIY's. Enough rambling about this and look below at pictures from our trip.  Here is a shot of our room. We don't drink so the bar went to waste in our room. We did have a lot of virgin pina colada that were just full of SUGAR! So many empty calories.  This is a view from the restaurant at our resort.  We thought it would be romantic to chill on the beach in our hammock... Bad idea! We were attacked badly by mosquitoes.  Just Beautiful!! God creations just amaze me.  Time truly flies when you are friends with your spouse and support one another. So very grateful for my husband he is my partner and my BFF. Hey guys!!! Summer is over and fall is here! Today I will be sharing with you how I to get and DIY outdoor furniture on an tiny budget. I am big on saving cost as most of you already know. I like to save money and splurge on travel and save for our future. Anywhoo... I am sure most people are like me and love to save a penny so lets jump into having outdoor furniture for discounted prices.  I purchased 2 of these chairs from Goodwill for $4.99 each. This is just a simple dinning chair. I was thinking outside of the box when I saw this and instantly thought of using it for my yard.  This is a FREE spool that I got from Home Depot! My mom actually told me about getting free spool from Home Depot. When the store is done with the spool they just toss it out. What a waste!! The trick to getting these for free is asking one of the sale associates for one that rarely has anymore product on it. There are some sales associates that may so no but just be consistent or go to another store.  Here is all of the pieces before I spray painted them. Here's what you will need:
 Here is the spool after I spray painted it.  Here i the second spool spray painted red.  Ace of course has to be in the picture. This total project was $17. So affordable! Will you try this for your home? You could also use it for indoor use.   Hey guys!! In today's blog I will share with you how I flipped this cabinet and made custom door handles. This was a very easy project and great for beginners.  Here is the paint that I used. Please excuse the Zebra in the back. It is my sister's. I brought this from home depot for $6.  Quick tip: I use old shower curtains as drop cloths when I paint. They are sturdy and you can reuse them several times. Very Eco-Friendly.  Now on to painting. When painting just remember to keep your strokes even.  Time to spray paint. I used Rustoleum "Dark Gray" spray paint. It is $3.47 a can in Chicago.  Make sure you cover the entire handle and spray even.  Here are the lizards that I brought from dollar tree. I wanted something soft but also long. You can try this with any of your child's toys. Making the handles: You will need the following:
1. Cut the lizard down the middle. 2. Place glue on the door handle and the lizard (or toy). 3. Press firmly down for about a minute or so to attach the handle and toy. 4. Let dry for about 5-10 minutes. 5. After the handle is dry screw the handle back to the cabinet. 6. Wasn't that easy? Also, if you feel that this may not work for your child you can purchase these handles from Hobby Lobby.  Here is the final product! I absolutely love it. I made this for my nephews room and he loves it. This entire project cost me less than $10. I purchased the paint and the lizards.  Hi guys! Welcome back! In today's blog I want to share with you my favorite place in my home. It took me a few times to get the craft room just how I wanted it. I will also be sharing some of my budget friendly storage solutions.  This is my peg board. It helps keep me organized. I brought the peg board from home depot. Here is the link http://goo.gl/6WgEUs. I think I may have paid about $10 for it. You can get organizers and hooks for your board at Tuesday Morning( $6 a pack). I use the peg board to hold my scissors, paint brushes, to do list, spray paint, and to hang cute accessories. The peg board came in a white color but I spray painted it gold and added white trim that was on sale at home depot.  This is my bookshelf, it was purchased from Target last year around Christmas. I caught it on sale for $28. I will be building myself another one soon because this is sorta flimsy. I brought the storage boxes from Michael's when they have the boxes for $1-2 dollars. I use the boxes to store my craft tools and hot glue guns. I would like to create a binder of projects and add that to the shelf as well. I am hoping I will have sometime soon to get to this.  Here is the my handy Recollections Storage Desktop Carousel. It is amazing I brought it on sale for $20. I use this when I am working on projects. It is so nice to have everything you need at your finger tips. As you can see I have crayons and sticks in my Carousel. I made photo props with the stick. I would be happy to do a tutorial if any of you are interested.  Here is my sticker/letter storage. I buy a lot of stickers and letters from Michael's. I use them for my coaster, furniture, and everything. I have two of these and I love them!!! I paid about $35 for two. Again, shop the sales!!!  Here is my mannequin. I use it to house my cute shirts. I was gifted this from my aunt. I think it adds a cute touch to my room. If you are looking for one for your space then check out stores that are going out of business. They typically have them for a cheap price. Let me know if you would like to see any additional things from my craft room in the comments below.
Hi guys!! Sorry for the delay in postings lately. We've had so many different things going on in our life including the death of a family member. I am back on a more structured schedule and plan to update the blog more often! In today's blog I will share with you a super simple way to cover up an eye sore in your house. My doorbell in my kitchen is so ugly to me and I hated looking at it. It is still functional so I did not want to get rid of it (I'm frugal)! The other day my mom gave me a late birthday gift which is a painting of London. I love London and went there about three years ago and had the time of my life.  This is the ugly door bell. It is positioned near my coffee bar that I love.  This is the painting that my mom brought me. I drilled a hole in the wall right above the door bell. Make sure you use long screws if you are covering something large. This will allow your picture to hang over the large eye sore.  Here is the final product. I am very happy with how simple this was. My doorbell still functions just fine. It is now hidden behind some beautiful art. I hope this inspires you to cover up an eye sore you have at home! Let me know in the comments below if you have covered up something in your house. If so, please share! See ya next time! |
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