Faux finish

(new construction is no fun in the rain!) My middle child came to work with me today for "Take Your Child to Work Day". I know he had high hopes of "learning to paint". I don't know that his day was "all that" cuz' he already told me he is…

This summer I bought this huge, heavy, bubbly, crystal knobby thingy at a garage sale for $5!!!!!That's right.... $5.00!!!!!!What a steal! The knobs themselves are worth way more than that!!!I know the lilac stenciling was horrible. But look what I made out of it....It just needed a little less lilac…

  Please..... get rid of the brass on the front of your fireplace. Fireplace brass is ugly and outdated! Do a fireplace update right now. It will take you 7.4 minutes.   This is the wonder product for your fireplace update. BBQ grill paint in black. Available at Lowes, Home…

We had our annual pumpkin carving party at our house last week for all of our closest friends!I am not a fan of carving pumpkins. It's soooooooo messy. So after doing my mom duty...I was feeling froggy.... and decided some of us mom's should skip carving pumpkins in lieu of…