One of the first things we did upon moving into our old house was rip up all the carpeting throughout. It was older carpet and we knew there were hardwood floors underneath, so it was really a no brainer. The wood floors were in pretty good shape and had likely been refinished at one time or another. We didn't have kids or pets to worry about at the time and figured we'd just sand and refinish them ourselves, eventually. And, here we are 12 years later with the same floors. Don't get me … [Read more...] about How to Use Area Rugs with Hardwood Floors
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DIY Painted Bedside Tables
We got a new bed! (We are sharing more details about that here...) So, we took this opportunity to spruce up our bedroom a bit. It wasn't on the DIY agenda, but sometimes when you make one small change it leads to a few more changes. #storyofmyDIYlife Our bedside tables needed to be more narrow so we separated a vintage desk to come up with two identical tables. We painted them with Country Chic Paint in Sunday Tea (limited edition color) and added some Bliss triangles. Get all the … [Read more...] about DIY Painted Bedside Tables
My Country Chic Paint Buffet Makeover
If you want to catch another glimpse of my dining room mini makeover, head on over to the Country Chic Blog today to view my guest post on how I gave this buffet a chic makeover in the color Elegance. I really love the texture of their chalk paint. It goes on smooth and coats well. Check out all their shades here. … [Read more...] about My Country Chic Paint Buffet Makeover
Chevron Painted Bench Restyle
So, you know my love for chevron (like when I painted my staircase chevron)... even my little guy likes to point out things while we're shopping with (in his own words) "that stripey pattern you like." I really do like chevron pattern. I mean really, really like it. I have applied chevron in various ways - from signs to pillows to furniture. Cue old photos... This is the bench before. The base was already painted a really cool dark gray color and has the perfect … [Read more...] about Chevron Painted Bench Restyle