Anthropologie "knock offs" & Chair Skirts

Recent Decorating Projects~

Lucky Green~

Thrift Store Finds~decorating ideas~ and a great Recipe

Fabulous Finds

Decorating with vintage linens~

A Fresh Start & Tips

Kitchen update~with a coat of green paint

Dollar Tree Bargains!

Trash to Treasure Decorating

Home Decorating with Scrapbook Paper~

just a little makeover on a yard sale find~

Before and After

Ranunculus painting before and after

My DIY paper mache~ Easter/Spring Lamb

I picked up a ceramic lamb at a yard sale last summer thinking that I could "de glaze" it and then

piano room transformation

Hey Everyone!  I'm going to try to catch up on some posts I have been meaning to share...

Finally...My New Wood Floors!

I promised you a tour of my home once my floors were finished.  (For the before pictures, click here.) We haven't installed the baseboards yet...as soon as we do, I'm pretty sure they will make an even bigger difference!)  Here we go!

plywood subfloors

Well, I took up the carpet in my sun room.  My husband wanted to wait until we got started on the tile, but I couldn't wait to get my hands on it.   It wasn't too bad, just a bit tedious pulling out all of the staples and nails.  I cut the carpet up into squares and put it out with the trash.  Some of it I took out to the township dump during our city's clean up day.

Once I started taking the carpet up, I realized I kind of like the sub floor better than the carpet!  Sarah Susanka actually showed a home with a "finished" plywood sub floor and they were beautiful!  I guess if it is in good condition, you can do lots of things with it.  KariAnne, did a beautiful job painting her plywood sub floors over at Thistlewood Farms.  Check it out.  And, my white painted sub floor at the top of my stairs has held up great!  That being said, my hardwood is in, and I am excited to have the real thing.  We just need to schedule a time to pick it up!

goodbye tile

#5 in a yard sale frame

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