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February 01, 2014

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More Space Saving packing!

August 13, 2015

Earlier I posted on space saving packing with my son's clothes. Now it's my turn to pack clothes for our vacation. Here is picture of how my suitcase has progressed through my packing. My clothes are on the left and my son's clothes are in the bin on the right. I have taken the approach to packing my suitcase by stacking clothes together and then using a pair of pants as the envelope to secure everything. I have a stack of shorts and dresses that are going together. Next I stack all the clothes together and place them in the middle of the pants Folding the pants in half keeps my clothes together and easy to stick in my suitcase like a package. I was able to put two stacks of clothes into the suitcase. That includes another stack with pants, shirts an PJ's. All I need now is my bag of toiletries a...

Hutch Makeover finally finished

April 27, 2014

Another Thrift Store Hutch Makeover I love thrift store furniture makeovers! The furniture is at the right price and you can let your creativity take over. I bought this hutch for $50 at my favorite thrift store. Instead of sticking to Behr paint like I do with all my projects, I decided to try Devine Color and peel/stick wallpaper from Target. I'm very happy with the results! Here are the before pictures of my $50 Hutch. The color of the hutch wasn't my favorite but I liked the faux Bamboo trim and the Rattan weaving around the cabinet and doors. Before I started the priming and painting part of my project, I took the time and removed all the hardware off the hutch. I took all the hinges, screws and other hardware pieces and gave them a bath in Paint brush cleaner to remove all the old paint so everything looks brand new. Brush cleaner will remove any latex and oil based paint. I used my new favorite oil based primer ...

New life in old Ikea night stands and dresser!

March 31, 2014

New life in our old Ikea Furniture The night stands in our Master bedroom are from Ikea and part of the Malm series. We bought our night stands and dressers a couple of years ago when we lived in our condo. They are still in good shape but they are lack luster in our bedroom. What do you do when your husband says NO to new furniture? You make over your current furniture. This project really didn't take much time and money to complete. I was able to get this project completed in 2 days. To give our bedroom furniture new life I turned to my favorite spot for inspiration Pinterest. There is a company called O'verlays ,this company makes decorative fretwork panels for Ikea furniture. You choose which style of Ikea furniture you have and they give you the options of fretwork for your furniture piece. I picked one style for the night stands and one style for the dresser. Supplies for this project 1. Zinsser Oil based Prim...