We lived here only a very short time before realizing that a house designed and built in 1977 needed some work to make it livable for today! When our house was built, it was a big deal to have a two car garage open directly into the kitchen so groceries in paper bags could be […]
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Powder Room Makeover — in progress
The wood floor had been installed in the powder room a few years ago. And then everything came to a standstill while I debated on the color. Color swatches hung on the wall and we had almost come to a decision, when someone said it looked like an Easter egg factory had exploded in our […]
Dining Room Makeover – The Reveal
Dining Room Makeover – the Big Reveal. Finally!!! We actually eat every meal in the dining room — unless we can be outside on the deck. Plus our dining room is used for phone conversations, relaxing, studying, paying an odd bill, meetings with a salesperson or a club committee, . . . and just hanging […]
How to make old art new again
How to make old art new again. And make it coordinate with new room colors. And do it quickly, easily and at almost no cost. That was the challenge in our dining room makeover. I found this picture at a garage sale a few years ago. Someone was selling off the almost new contents of […]
Picture frame makeover — try, try again!
Start with a Nineties style flower picture with mottled gold frame . . . . Turn picture over and remove dust cover. If you are lucky, enough of it will remain to use as a pattern to replace it 🙂 Completely disassemble the picture, being careful of glass. Save backing cardboard. Spray frame a matte […]
Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!