Looking to make a DIY capiz chandelier? You will love this super simple and inexpensive tutorial! I hate boob lights. You know, those generic, round lights that builders put on every light fixture? Yeah, I'm on a mission to replace all of them in my apartment. We already replaced the fixture in my walk-thru closet...
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Turn a Wrought Iron Headboard into an Upholstered Headboard
Wondering how to upholster a metal headboard? You are going to love this easy & inexpensive DIY tutorial! I am so pleased with the upgrades going on in the master bedroom. From the ampersand string art to the no sew curtains, to the grid gallery wall and curtains on the closets, this room is really...
Egg Roll Party
It's football season, y'all, at that means snacks, snack snacks! I like to spend Sundays crafting & running errands. So, I've been working on cooking up some yummy football-watching snacks that I can freeze & Sean can throw in the toaster at game time. He gets homemade snacks, I get to go out shopping. Win,...
Dog Day at Whirlin Waters Water Park!
We love our beagle mix, Cici, to the moon and back. However, sometimes I feel a bit sorry for her being stuck with us all the time, without any puppy playmates. That's one of the big reasons that we got an annual pass to the Charleston County Parks - we now have no excuse for...
I'm No Artist, but I Did Stay at a Holiday Inn Express Last Night
I have never considered myself to be artsy in any way, shape or form. Thanks to knowing Morgan, she has helped me bring out part of that side of myself. After carving a candle holder out of leftover driftwood from the driftwood coffee table I made, we put it on top of the toilet in...
Driftwood Crafts for Around the House
After finishing with constructing the driftwood coffee table, I still had some leftover wood from our trip to Dreher Island, so I decided to put some of it to good use. I ended up deciding to donate several pieces to one of my friends in exchange for him allowing me to use a couple of...
August Wrap Up
WHAT?!? August is over!!?? WHERE has this summer gone? It's been crazy around here, here's a little wrap up of everything we've had going on: In the Condo I organized my vanity with a simple glass tray- can you guess what it's made from? We revealed our new bedroom gallery wall! Check out all the...
Drifting Away with a Coffee Table
On Easter weekend, we took a wonderfully relaxing trip to Dreher Island State Park where, among other activities, we did quite a bit of canoeing. We explored some of the little islands spread throughout the lake and discovered there was quite a bit of driftwood that had washed up. We piled a bunch of it...
Bissell SpotClean Cleaner Review
We have two pets, a dog and a cat, so there could be any number of stains that pop up in the condo on any given day. Could be a pee stain, or a vomit stain. The dog could track in dirt or that random sticky substance I found. We try to clean these things...
Charleston Festival of Beers
I don't know about ya'll, but we love beer. We try our best to drink wine at appropriate situations (ever since the waiter at Peninsula Grill held a bottle up against a white towel and proclaimed "Bud Light" and then poured it into his glass, we stick to wine at the fancy places). But beer...
An Organized Workspace - Part I
Since starting to get really into making jewelry & opening my online boutique, I have really started using the build in desk in our dining room. It's funny, because all along I've wanted to rip it out of the wall, but now I'm really thankful that it's there. However, the desk has turned into a...
DIY Rustic Frames on the Cheap & a Gallery Wall Reveal!
I’ve been itching for a gallery wall in the bedroom for a long time. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to display or frame, but I knew that the big wall behind the TV (opposite the bed) needed a major piece to make it feel finished. Though the color scheme in the room tends towards...
Sentimental Art
Sentimental art can be a great way to show off things that are special to you in your home. Here's a few ideas! Sometimes the most special thing that you can frame on your wall are things that are special to you. We've been working on a special project (how to make a gallery wall)...
Framing Word Art
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes the best way to say something on your wall is with word art! Here's a few that have made the cut in our soon-to-be-revealed project! This has been one of my favorite sayings.... forever. "I love you like a fat kid loves cake." But...
Just a Shadow of Yourself - how to make a silhouette in photoshop
We needed a lot of different items in order to fill 18 frames on a gallery wall, so we had to come up with some creative ideas. We didn't want to use any pictures because we already have several galleries with us. So one idea that Morgan had was to put up a silhouette of...
Button Letter Art
I'm back at y'all again today with a low-no cost art project! This time its straight off of pinterest- button art! I have a lot of buttons. I have tons of specialty buttons from certain clothing items that came with spares, but I also have little baggies of more like crafting buttons, by color. For...
3 Ways to Frame & Display Fabric Wall Art
Do you hoard fabric? I sure do. I have a whole 3 drawer plastic Tupperware full of just fabric scraps. No, not large pieces (they’re in a plastic dog food storage container.) Scraps smaller than 1’x1’. And no, I don’t sew. I just have a lot of fabric pieces that I’m either sentimentally attached to...
3 Ways to Frame & Display Sea Shells!
Whenever I'm at the beach, I always see people crouching down, ignoring the beautiful ocean, scrambling to collect sea shells. I know I do this all the time! Then you carry them home, hope they don't break... and then what? Well, I have lots of suggestions for that. However, today I'm going to focus on a pretty simple...
Tissue Paper Art
I love making something beautiful out of nothing. I also love using up things that I hoard (like fabric & wrapping paper)... because if I use it it's not hoarding. Right? Right... Since I have a whole shoebox of tissue paper, I decided to use some to make a pretty picture of a sailboat. I...
Turn an old picture frame into a glass vanity tray!
Today I'll be sharing another free project! I've really been on a kick with these lately and my bank account is thanking me 🙂 I love my vanity and have recently updated it. I top the center section with perfume bottles and painted jars of makeup and brushes, but I have been looking for a...
Summer of my Youth Link Up!
Together with some awesome co-hosts, I'm bringing you the Summer of my Youth Link Up Party. In June, we launched this party! The idea is simple: relive your youth, blog about it, link it up! Go somewhere or do something that reminds you of summertime when you were a kid - read a book (or...
July Recap!
July has been a fun summer month here in Charleston! Partially due to the fact that we've been out of town or had guests almost every weekend, we've put major DIY on summer vacation and focused on cooking & enjoying the city. If you've been on vacation yourself, here's what you missed: In the Kitchen:...
Visiting Charleston? Visit the Riverdogs!!
Anyone that wants to make a list of the best social activities in Charleston has to include a Charleston Riverdogs game. The Class A affiliates of the New York Yankees play downtown at Joe Riley Stadium overlooking the beautiful Ashley River. I haven't been to many minor league baseball stadiums in my life, but I'd...
A Black & White Geometric Paper Frame - Fo Free!
I've been trying to get on some low cost/no cost projects lately. After working on our bathroom board and batten project, I had some small scraps of 2" wide by ¼" thick wood left. So, I cut them to 8 inches long and decided to make a fun and geometric picture frame. I hit up...
Sprucing up an old Wooden Vanity
I have always loved having a vanity to do my hair and make up and jewelry. Growing up, my bedroom set had one that matched the bed and desk. When I was moving into my first apartment my sophomore year of college, my #2 top priority purchase (after a bed of course) was another vanity....
Who Framed... the Bathroom Mirror?
*Hey guys, quick disclaimer if you're stumbling upon this post nowadays. We did this project in 2013 before we really knew a ton about actual home renovation and we didn't have that many tools, so we kind of just had to use what we could and make it work. If we were doing this post...
Adding Board & Batten to a Bathroom
Board and batten is an easy DIY accent wall to add to any room and looks really great in a bathroom! Here's how to do it! The biggest project that I wanted to undertake for Bathroom Week was updating the walls by adding Board & Batten. This look is huge right now & Sean and...
How to Change a Light Fixture
We've changed a number of lights (this is number three) in the condo since getting here to try to eliminate as many "boob lights" as possible. They all look great in the end, and aren't that difficult to change out. The most difficult thing to me is having to do the job with your arms stretched...
Upgrading a Standard Bathroom Light Fixture with a Dip of Paint
As part of the quick & cheap upgrades to our guest bath, I wanted to update the standard light fixture above the mirror. It is a builder-grade fixture with 3 bulbs and glass bulb covers. Though I considered swapping out the bulb covers for a more modern set, I was instead inspired by the new...
Guest Bathroom design plan
We've been in the condo for almost 9 months and have made a ton of changes. However, we don't have a room that I feel like I can call "done." So, we decided to pick a room and go for it. The easiest, closest to "done" room had to be the guest bath. We were...
Oops I Covered Something in Rope Again
So I have a slight rope addiction. Blame it on my proximity to the beach. I mean, have you seen my side table lamp, the set of spiral coasters, or the chandelier? Of course, I can't stop there. I've been wanting a rope vase for a while now. I've planned to cover one of my...
Summer of My Youth Link Up #1!
Together with some awesome co-hosts, I'm bringing you the Summer of my Youth Link Up Party. Last month, we launched the party! The idea is simple: relive your youth, blog about it, link it up! Go somewhere or do something that reminds you of summertime when you were a kid - read a book (or...
June Monthly Wrap Up
June has been a really weird month for me. As far as the blog goes, here's what we've been up to: In the Condo: I finally whipped my linen closet into shape with some simple bins from walmart. We got this awesome instagram poster made with pictures of lots of food that we've enjoyed and...
The Perfect Picnic Spot: Charleston's Angel Oak
We love to feature beautiful, hidden gems in Charleston and today's post is no different. Many visitors come to Charleston to see historical sites and beautiful plantations. If you love the outdoors and imagining yourself in old Charleston, you have to check out the Angel Oak. Located fifteen minutes from downtown, just off of Maybank highway,...
Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series
This weekend, I participated in my first ever triathlon in the second event of the 2013 Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series at the James Island County Park. I'd never done a triathlon before, but I pretty good at swimming, biking and running individually and something was motivating me to try a tri... so I did! The...
Throw Some Feet On It
I've been dreaming for a while of a long window seat in the bedroom. It's the perfect place for the pets to sit and look outside, or to lay out outfits for the next day. I even posted this post of window seat inspiration! However, everywhere that I looked, I couldn't find anything right. Anything...
A Spaghetti Shower Gift
One of my best friends from college is getting married next weekend and I am so excited! Last weekend, she had an "Old Fashioned Pounding" themed wedding shower. I had never heard of this before, but the idea was that the gifts should be food items to stock their new pantry. I was pretty excited...
DIY decorative electrical box cover
Looking for a DIY decorative electrical box cover? You will love this hack that I used to hang a picture frame on hinges over ours! What can I say, I like pretty things. I like colors and patterns and happy pictures. I do not like ugly things messing up the vibe in my condo. For...
Insta-yummy
As I shared in the most recent condo tour, I really haven't done anything except paint the kitchen. I knew that I wanted to feature some art on the far wall next to the fridge. My initial thought was a gallery wall. When I was deciding on what I wanted to feature, I realized that...
A Place for Everything (In the Linen Closet)
I've been on a bit of an organization kick lately, what with the baking cabinet and underneath the kitchen sink. Next, I thought that I'd tackle something slightly more visible to visitors- the linen closet. While a linen closet doesn't seem like a place that guests would look into, our only storage is in guest...
Basil Thai Restaurant
On my actual birthday, we were in Wilmington, but when we got back, we had a celebratory dinner at Basil. Basil is a thai restaurant that we frequently order lunch from at work, but I had never been for dinner. Usually, for lunch, I order pad thai and basil rolls (fresh spring rolls). However, this...
A Minnesota Memorial Day
Over the Memorial Day weekend, I went up to Minnesota with a couple of friends to visit one of my friends who goes to grad school at the University of Minnesota. This guy, Garrett, is literally the first person I have memories of growing up. I've known him since I moved to Charlotte when I...