Home ownership - one DIY at a time

I feel like a snail on the treadmill of life. 

There is SO much to do to this house. I'm trying to document everything on here so I can look back later and be proud of our accomplishments. But blogging about painting a light fixture or replacing a door knob seems so tedious. 

   Oh well. 

   So Far We Have:

•  Lime green paint in the sun room
•  New light switch plate in the sun room
•  Planted Morning Glories out front
•  Added a lattice for said morning glories
•  Dug up all cactus in the front yard
•  Fresh paint for the entryway
•  New light switch plates in entryway and hallway
•  Fresh paint in the living room and dining room 
•  New refrigerator
•  Convert & painted wet bar to a built in bookshelf
•  New Carpet in living room
•  New tile in dining room
•  Replaced light fixture in hallway
•  Repaint light fixture in sun room
•  Replaced master bedroom door knob
•  Removed dead palm tree from the front yard
•  Replaced toilet handle & faucet in hall bathroom (here)
•  Fresh paint in the hall bathroom
•  Laundry room makeover

Ahhh its so ongoing. Our to do list is fooooorever long. blah. All this work just to list the house for sale as soon as we get orders to PCS somewhere else. 

DIY Upcycle Kitchen Curtains 

Pool Party Essentials

Pool Party With a Splash of Awesome

o   Veggies

o   Fruit

o   Hotdog Bar with all the trimming

o   Hydration – Lime Water

o   Lemonade (+ Vodka for the adults!)

o   Sun Block! Sun Block! Sun Block!

o   Pool Party Playlist

o   Ice cream

o   Games

o   Friends

o   Did I mention the Vodka?

o   Pool Noodles

o   Extra Floating Things

 

I learned, by way of Pinterest, that if you put a package of hotdogs in a slow cooker on low and without adding water, they plump up like gas station hotdogs! This was music to this less than classy girls ear! PERFECT! What kid doesn’t like a hotdog? … so it turns out my friends kid doesn't… but I had cheese sticks on hand, so all was well with the world.

Cup Saver Tip: Sharpies

Write some names on the cups a head of time and leave a sharpie near by to help eliminate unnecessary disposing of half drank drinks.

I stashed extra cups, napkins, plates, etc. in a picnic basket near by. Handy and tidy :)

 Gosh, I love me some Mason Jars

Preview of the sunroom makeover!

 Minty green looks tropical and reminds me of Tybee Island.

 

To dress up the dogs we had:

o   Chili

o   Pickles

o   Relish

o   Jalapeños

o   Cheese

o   Ketchup

o   Mustard

o   Mayo

o   Onions

With a freshly painted sunroom (more on diy hell coming soon,) friends, a birthday boy, and music, I’d have to say that the day turned out better than expected. I had completely anticipated chaos, but the kids were pretty chill.  

DIY Day

Today, I am determined. 
I will do something. 
I will do more than one something. 
I will finish each project I start.

Confession: I'm posting this from my Draft's. 

I didn't even finish the blog post last night. Whoops! 
Oh, and my 'Pinteresting Canvas Art' is not complete either.
I'll finish it up today and post my results. So far, I have a few Pinterest Fails under my belt and no real success stories.

Lookie what I got! A complete color chart thingy from Behr. How awesome is this?!

Flowerpot Makeover:
$1.98 flowerpot from Lowes
$3 scrapbook rub-on's from Michael's
Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Clear Gloss Finish from Wal-Mart

Disclaimer: I can not vouch for the longevity of this little DIY, but I will update this post when/if they start to come off. So far so good.  

 This damn thing both infuriated me and completely grossed me out. I did learn, however, that the next time I buy a house (if there is a next time) I will require the previous owners to remove their own black garbage disposal thingy because holy freakin nasty! I couldn't even get the damn thing out. There was so much grossness that I had to soak it with Goo Gone for a good 20 mins and pried it out with a butter knife and scissors. Gagging the whole time. But...

VICTORY IS MINE

and yes, because of my struggle, I deemed this blogworthy.

Next up, the guest bathroom. 
This is a job for the Mr.
Changing out the ugly old faucet and adding a way cute new one.  
P.S. How bout the $2.99 Pier 1 toothbrush holder.
THRIFTED - Score!

(ignore the mirror - thinking about 

doing this to it later, but that's a whole other post)

 

Its going to be

HOT HOT HOT!

I'm so going to love it!!

Cannot wait to post the AFTER pictures of this Home DIY.

 Aww, My Mr. hard at work! ^^

Sparkle Power!

Never underestimate the power of Sparkle. My husband will never again steal my keys when he's running late and cant find his :) Passive aggressive, maybe. Effective, absolutely. 

Love me some ULTA!! 

Sparkle nail polish, its not just for nails anymore.

However, make sure you seal it with clear top coat. Trust me.

I painted my house keys and my key to the hubs truck. Oh yea, and my D ring too. 

~~ Sooo pretty ~~
 

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Ah, much better. I have to have a little color in my life at all times.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

VALSPAR held a contest via their Facebook page. Remember me blogging about it? Here (#6)

Valspar Paint

" Thank you to everyone who participated and voted in our Play to Spray contest! Congratulations to our winners - Becky W, Matt K, Marie S, Anne H, Cheryl M, Pamela S, Belinda H, Holly E, Dorene W and Karen F! You will receive an email with next steps. Happy Painting! "

It came on Christmas Eve. 5 cans of paint: Blue, Gold, Red, Green, and White. A basket, and a couple $1 thingies from Michael's.  - . - Thanks again, to everyone who voted for me!! You rock my socks! 

I'm already brainstorming. What to use the gold one... hmmm... 

Happy Friday

This is how I felt this week!

We can do it! (image credit: www.historyimages.com)

I was able to accomplish a lot, but I'll just post about two :)

*We bought our house in August and it’s been one DIY project after another. This week I tackled removing the handicap bars from the guest bathroom. ((Still need to replace tiles))


Project one: The remove a silicone seal on tile.

You will need Goo Gone, a flat head screwdriver ((ok, my hubs said I was crazy and next time just use a putty knife. So maybe you want to try that instead.)) And an all purpose cleaner. I like Mrs. Meyers Clean Day.


Be sure to open a window. That Goo Gone goes right to your head! No joke.

 

 (As you can see on the mirror below, it needs some diy love too. 

I will be updating that in the near future. 

I'm thinking add molding, frame it, and make it pretty!)

 

muhaha and he said I couldn't be done! 

It did take me about an hour, but all the silicone seal crap was gone!

Project Two: The Polka Dotting of the letter P

I went to Michaels and found letter hooks for 90% off. NINETY PERCENT OFF! That is just crazy! So I got one for my niece, she should be making her debut to the world any day! 
While I was bored last night, I grabbed some pencils and paint and went to town making polta dots on Miss P's new hook! 

*Dab the eraser end of the pencil in some paint and voilà, perfect little polka dots. 

 ah, the week is now done.

Cheers to everyone!

P.S.
Don't forget to vote for me in the Valspar Play To Spray Contest!! Voting open until November 30.  --->  http://bit.ly/tUIfrS

Gypsy Teal

Weekend project:

• Repaint mailbox and make it cute

• Add a splash of color to this Southwest house

            Check & Check!


Remember when Valspar did their free sample giveaway? I was able to get a little gypsy teal from the deal. 

Isn't is Gorgeous?!

You may [or may not] remember me using it on my little tray :

I actually used the same swirly design concept when updating the boring black mailbox:

step 1: freshen up the sun faded mailbox with a fresh coat of black spray paint

step 2: come up with [or reuse] a design idea

step 3: after painting it black & waiting for it to dry, I drew my design on with a pencil then painted it on

step 4: use a clear coat spray paint to protect my little work of art

Also used the Gypsy Teal to refresh the boring blah house number sign:

before|after

ah, much better

Now on to other projects...






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