Wednesday, March 12, 2014

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Inspiration Space: Lack Thereof

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A lot of home bloggers have a designated area for all things crafty.

Some have offices. Some have nooks.

And others (like me)...

Have this

This isn't even all of it, I have plenty more in the garage in a desk drawer from my old office. I know, it's not ideal but it's what I have.

Our second bedroom once served as an office with the crafty stuff thrown in a corner in there plus the desk. Now the second bedroom is being used by my sister and her two daughters for a few months. I plan to eventually turn the second bedroom into a guest bedroom with a craft nook.

As for now, my craft supplies will stay in this corner in our dining room.

What does your craft space look like? What would you do with this limited space? Do you have to have an organized area to inspire you or can you get inspired anywhere, like me?

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Monday, March 10, 2014

DIY Bath Wall Tile

Posted by stormieariel

When we first bought our house, I knew immediately I wanted to change out the tile in the restroom. However, we were planning to hold it off for as long as possible since it wasn't a necessity. Shortly, after moving in we noticed a certain spot on the carpet in our bedroom would get wet after the shower was used.

We initially thought there was something wrong with the plumbing but that wasn't the problem. The grout was so worn out from the bath wall tile that the water was leaking through the wall into our bedroom. Therefore, we needed to replace the wall tile.

We started off with this as a recap.

My brother-in-law and husband replaced the drywall with backer board and also added insulation on the window wall. They than both started adding the new tile which I am very pleased with. However, we never got finished with it and sadly it has been sitting that way for over a year. We did apply clear caulking which I think was a mistake and never touched up the paint.

Sorry about the quality and darkness of these pictures.

There are two tiles that I do want to replace on the shower wall whenever we get around to matching the floor tile. One sticks out and the other wasn't cut properly for the facet to fit on the correct way.

After replacing the floor tile, I would like to

Add white wainscoting half way up the wall
Replace baseboards
Paint the upper half a light blue color
Replace the current mirror with a larger one
Spray paint the light fixture
Replace faucet fixtures
Remove popcorn ceiling
Remove cabinet above the toilet and use for our laundry nook
Install floating shelves above the toilet
Paint the cabinet with another white color and add hardware
Replace both doors

I am hoping to have the restroom completed before the end of the year. All the projects will be DIY except replacing the floor tile and baseboards. Once that is complete, I know everything else will be complete quickly.

How long have you left a DIY project unfinished? Do you plan on remodeling your restroom?

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

DIY

DIY Jute Wrapped Vase

Posted by stormieariel

I am sharing this post with Remodelacholic
I made a trip to my local Goodwill earlier this week (it's becoming a weekly affair), in search of a lamp that I still haven't found. However, I did find this little blue guy for like 69 cents I think.

When I originally saw him I thought he would fit perfectly in the restroom somehow since blue is in the color palette. Once I got home, I decided to try him in the entry way; the color palette is gray and yellow.

Although, there isn't much yellow represented yet. I'm kind of at a lost of where to begin with this small area.

I normally stick with the matchy matchy but I have been wanting to break out my comfort zone and add random pops of color so this little guy was the perfect subtle pop. I just felt like I wanted to dress him up a bit.

I have noticed a lot of glass figurines have twine wrapped around the neck of the vases. So, I decided to try it with him.

I got little blue ready with some extra twine I had laying around.

I began wrapping first to decide whether I would love it or hate it. If I loved it, I was gonna hot glue the twine to blue.

I tied the twine in the back and decided I didn't even have to hot glue it. I am free to remove it whenever I want but as for now I will keep the twine wrapped around little blue's neck.

I think I still need some more rearranging here to create a layout I like. I finally like the layering on the left but feel the right side needs more TLC. Maybe I will add some books (which is another idea I have played around with on my end table).

How would you decorate this space? Are you a matchy matchy or mix & match type of gal? Are you digging the twine neck on vases?

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