How to give Grandmas ornate picture frames a modern edge.  I waited a long time to get my gallery wall in my office.  I wanted the brick wall  install to be done before I started but after it was up it took only days to hang all the fun art and frames for revolving projects […]

 How to make a modern extra large frame for your engineered prints. I’m so totally in love with these extra large engineered prints.  I know I keep using them in each wedding I do, I can’t help it the brides see my blog and then want to do them.  Can you blame them?  They are […]

Last Thanks giving I made over my darling glass  plates form Ikea.  These plates are 1.99 and when I was finished with them they looked almost like the gold lace plate I fell in love with from Anthropology.   Let me show you how I turned this IKEA hack for Anthropology gold lace plates into a […]

How to paint your front door, it sounds like a big project.  I’m going to take you step by step of the process and show you how easy it is to do this on your own.  You will need some equipment and I suggest you getting the best you can afford,  remember you get what […]

How to make luxe Crepe paper flowers  Paper flowers have been around for years dare I say since the 70’s, think tissue paper flowers.  But nowadays paper flowers are made with everything from regular paper, cardstock, tissue paper, coffee filters, and crepe paper.  I’ve made a few flowers in my time and have tutorials for […]

I was so excited when Studio 5 asked me to do a front door makeover segment for spring.  The first thing I wanted to change was my very tired old wreath and exchange it for a cute fresh and modern spring wreath. I have a few ideas for your front door,  so let me take […]

I love seeing a cute front porch in the neighborhood, it makes the street feel young and alive.  Spring is such a fun time to add color to the front porch, because after a long winter aren’t we all ready to add color and be happy!  I’m going to show you a few ways you […]

How do you decorate after the holidays?  I tend to take all my Christmas down and just let my house  breath for a week or two.  I like to think about what I have and mix it up a bit so I can have a fresh new start for  the new year.  Then as I […]