Entryway Makeover

This was my old entryway, cozy and cute, but like everything else I got tired of it. It began to look cluttered and extra things were getting shoved in the shelves. So a while back my husband added creamy white stripes to the wall, and it looked like this.
Then I added black frames with a touch of ribbon and now it looks like this.

I printed these out on regular white paper, stapled the ribbon to the frames and voila!

This is my touch of fall, cute white pumpkins and a febreze candle in willow blossom, love it!!

Here is the other little piece of entryway on the opposite wall. This is the perfect spot for my son's timeout bench. It is working out perfectly so far.

My husband bought this for him last year during the holidays, he built it 3 months ago, and I painted it 4 days ago. Talk about procrastination!! We are both working on it.
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IKEA Bookshelf Makeover

This book shelf was a $50 buy at the IKEA store a few years ago. I was very close to selling it a couple of weeks ago until it hit me....why not give it a make over! So I nagged my husband to go buy some moulding and so we (he) can get started on it. He began by removing the back board and replacing it with some left over bead board, then the top moulding was next, and finally side rope moulding was added. We used creamy white for the paint from Sherwin Williams.
Here is the finished shelf!


I am very pleased considering we only spent less that$30. This will definitely go in my daughter's room ,which is very close to being finished!!!

Did I mention my husband has no carpentry skills what so ever? Yet he tries his best just to make me happy. I knew he was a keeper the moment I saw him.


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*Mini B4s & Afters

*I say mini because it is just a single thing that is being transformed as opposed to a room, wall, nook, ect.

So this is what kept me from blogging a few days ago(and housework). Can you believe I'm still scrapping off paint from my nails?! First, let me start by apologizing in advance for the poor quality of some of the pictures, my camera was having it's moments. :) Okay then, shall we begin??

simple boring frame

now it's a pretty mini portable chalkboard

This wire basket was bronze before I painted it white and

added a little bit of ribbon and scrap paper.

Remember these, they were my GW finds, not so pretty.

Now, very pretty and cute.

Another GW buy.....

and after a spray of black. Doesn't it look classy now?


Very pretty 2 tier bronze basket, but not my style (anymore).

Ahhh....much better, after it was introduced to Heirloom White.

From cock-a-doodle- NO!

To cock-a-doodle-YES!!

And finally, this was a garage sale find for $2 a few months ago.

After white and chalkboard paint, and little bit of scrap paper, this is what it looks like now. I am planning to do some lettering like the original had, but I'm not sure what to put yet.

So, what do ya'll think!!
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Laundry Room Reveal

This was my sad and ugly laundry room, it's depressing isn't it?? Until this happened.... TA DA!!

I went shopping around my home, and used left over paint from my daughter's bathroom. I did have to buy the shelf abover the washer and dryer at Lowe's for $20, but that all the spending I had to do ( for now).

This is the left side, the black basket rest on a $2 tall deep drawer organizer I purchased at a garage sale a while back. It stores my bleach, light bulbs, dryer balls, and other junk.

The little cute wooden blocks were a goodwill find, I was originally going to paint them white with blk letters, but then this happened. Oh the urn, bird, sm white saucer, and the pic frame chalkboard are also goodwill finds (pic frame was an ugly shiny silver b4).

There's my favorite number 2! My cute chef has been with me for 5 years, I love him!



This small cork board was $1 at GW.

This is the door my husband exits every morning, so he has no excuse to miss his "Honey do List"! It will be filled by Friday, hehe.

I will eventually add trim around the chalkboard and replace the ugly door knob. I will also add a black carpet I already have until I find a cute black and white diamond pattern one. I do need suggestions on what to add above the chef pictures, it looks unfinished. Any ideas???

I still hate laundry days, but this will make it more inviting for me. Thank you so much for stopping by, hope you enjoyed it.

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