painting Archives - white house black shutters

Painted Burlap Bulletin Board and Dining Room Reveal

posted on: February 27, 2013 30 Comments

Recently, we painted our the beat-up, thick wood trim in our 77 year old home in hopes that it would brighten and update the space. And boy did it ever! I’ve already shared the huge difference painting the trim made in our living room turned mom cave. I couldn’t believe the transformation the paint made in our dining room and wanted to share it, but I needed a little something in the wall art department. And yay, I finally figured it out this week, so here it is. I was struggling to find … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dining room, DIY, free projects, furniture, painting, pinspired, renovation, wall decor

Mom Cave Makeover Reveal

posted on: February 8, 2013 61 Comments

bright, colorful, and happy #MomCave #before and #after with #LaZBoy and whitehouseblackshutters.com

Are you ready for my mom cave reveal? You are not going to believe this after. Does that even look like it could be a room in my house?! When I first talked about creating my mom cave, I thought it would be fun to have its own little corner in my family room. But as I tried to work amongst the chaos, it just wasn’t happening. I decided to take over and transform our rarely-used living room into my own little space. It is away from the TV, the kitchen, the toys, but is still only a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decor, DIY, furniture, Living Room, painting, renovation, SPONSORED

We Painted Our Trim White

posted on: January 23, 2013 29 Comments

There’s a project I’ve been wanting to tackle for the three years that we’ve lived here, and it’s finally done. Well, almost. Two weeks ago we dove into the project and didn’t look back. We primed all of the trim in the living room, dining room, and hallway (here’s a house tour with the rooms). It took a whole week. This past weekend we gave the trim the first coat of paint (Valspar Bistro White), the second, painted the living room walls (Valspar Stillness), and took off all of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decor, DIY, Living Room, OUR HOME, painting, renovation, talking to you

Painted Votive Advent Wreath

posted on: November 30, 2012 4 Comments

paint clear votives to recreate the look of candles for your advent wreath, via @whbsblog

Advent starts this Sunday, December 2nd and normally on a day like today I am running around to a few stores to find three purple and one pink candle. I've tried painting the candles, which looked like a joke. I've thought about ordering them online, which did not happen cause well, I am not good about that. Last year, I painted some vases and stuck a candle inside and they turned out okay. They looked really great before I actually used them, but once I did, the big candles made for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, crafts, DIY, painting, traditions

Two Big Projects – Finished!

posted on: November 1, 2012 12 Comments

I’ve had two projects done since Tuesday and I haven’t posted in all that time because it’s the only project on my brain. I couldn’t wait to finish. I can’t wait to show you. No wait, make that I CANT WAIT TO SHOW YOU!!!!!! These are two projects I’ve been wanting to do for a very long time. Two things that have taken me a long time. Both things inexpensive and both things making a huge impact in the room. One using a drop cloth and some wood, the other some primer, paint, and a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2012 goals, DIY, furniture, greatest hits, our bedroom, painting

Milk Cap Glitter Spiders

posted on: October 26, 2012 1 Comment

I love these little spiders, they make me happy inside. I don’t typically do Halloween decor. I’m lucky to get fall stuff up and blogged. Cause every year it’s the same craziness: you have fall décor that goes up when it’s still hot out. Then you put up some Halloween, and BAM, BIG HOLIDAY! Then you take it down and put up some more fall, then BAM, another BIG HOLIDAY! Then it’s Christmas. BAM BAM BAM, BIGGEST OF HOLIDAYS! That’s a lot of holidays and decorating for me, I’m … [Read more...]

Filed Under: crafts, decor, DIY, fall into me, family, free projects, kid projects, painting, recycling, repurposing

Monster Bean Bag Toss Game

posted on: October 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

My kids love a certain monster movie and their favorite character is this silly green guy named Mike. My dad made this game for a Halloween party. When my kids saw it in their garage, they sounded a lot like the little girl Boo from the movie. “Mike Wazowski! Mike Wazowski!” First, take a 4 foot by 4 foot board and paint your monster on there. This is probably the toughest part, but think of the monster in parts. An egg with triangles, a circle, another circle, etc, and it should go a bit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, fall into me, kids, painting

Anthropologie Inspired Lattice Tank Top

posted on: September 26, 2012 3 Comments

I’ve painted a lot of stuff over the years. The shutters for our home, many lamps, a box fan, frames, pillows (here and here), furniture, light fixtures. Everything. You name it, I’ve painted it. But I never change clothes when painting. It’s a bad habit that has left me with many good paint clothes. Yoga paints, freshly painted nails, shoes, shirts, my feet, my wedding ring, it’s all met the fate of getting paint on it. I was once asked by the lady at Kay jewelers, “what do you do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: free projects, painting, recycling

My Grandma’s Milking Stool

posted on: July 23, 2012 7 Comments

It will be 10 years this November since my grandma passed away. I remember the day she asked me to come close and told me to go find something to keep. To remember her by. She had lung cancer. Some days were good, some days were really bad. This was during a good time. I was seventeen, and my naïve brain didn’t want to accept the fact that one day, she wouldn’t be here. I told her no and brushed off her request like she was being silly. But she looked at me sternly and asked me again. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decor, DIY, family, favorite things, hand-me-down, painting

A Stick, Letters, Some Birds, and a Whole Lot of Mod Podge

posted on: June 27, 2012 11 Comments

How’s that for a title? SEO?! Ha! I just returned from Haven (you can tell I learned a whole bunch...) and I have about 3 recaps in draft. I’m sorry, I stink. No, I’m not sorry. Life got in the way, and you are not top priority here. ;) BUT! I have an awesome project to share with you. The lovely folks at Plaid Crafts and Blueprint Social (remember the giant Martha Stewart box?), blessed me with another huge box of crafty goodness. If you’re not familiar with Mod Podge, it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decor, DIY, kid projects, painting, SPONSORED