tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238067686478485792024-11-01T07:34:12.901-05:00Home, Faith, Family & FunKaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-26305530936870596982015-05-28T19:42:00.000-05:002015-05-28T19:42:17.103-05:00

Hi y'all!  Summer is almost here and we are in the middle of a makeover on our back porch/deck.  We had big plans back in the fall to work on it but....well life happened and the plans didn't.    I want to share some before pictures and our plan.  The picture below shows the view from our back door.  The deck railing when our home was purchased was lattice.  

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-34333930500588224642014-07-14T22:22:00.001-05:002014-07-14T22:22:28.507-05:00

Hi friends!  I'm back today with Part 2 of our wardrobe story.  Last week, I shared Part 1 with you.  Here is how we left her.  I think she is going to be a real beauty!! I had painted the whole base piece and the drawers, inside and out.  However after looking at the drawers in place, I felt like they needed a little something extra.   I decided to

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-58441559345954293272014-07-11T07:00:00.000-05:002014-07-11T07:00:04.191-05:00

A long while back, I shared that I got a dresser and hoped to turn it, plus two other pieces of furniture, into a wardrobe for our daughters' room.  The plan looked like this. Our plan was to use this dresser and 2 identical cabinets that we found on craigslist.  Really, we only used the top of the cabinets.  The drawers we get to use for another project down the road.  The

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-61341819029232828492014-07-09T10:23:00.001-05:002014-07-09T10:26:13.247-05:00

Hi!  I wanted to share a little bit about the evolution of our girls' shared bedroom today and the reason I decided to DIY a wardrobe for their space..... When my oldest (and back then only) daughter Paige (aka Jellybean) was three and transitioned to a "big girl" day bed, we gave her room a makeover.  A makeover which began with Mommy just trying to scrape a small part of the popcorn

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-8298031276122757802014-07-07T12:50:00.003-05:002014-07-07T12:50:52.358-05:00

Great news!!  Side No.2 of our Shed to Schoohouse makeover is finished and ready for caulk and paint. In February last year, my husband and I began to reside our shed with the hopes of turning it into a "Schoolhouse" that we could use for homeschooling.  **squirrel trail......At the end of the 2013 Summer, we decided to put our daughter back in school.  She really missed her

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-24655623872645324772013-10-01T23:10:00.003-05:002014-01-08T17:10:49.184-06:00

Today marks the beginning of The Nester's 31 Days series.  This will be my first time joining in.  I am thrilled, nervous, excited and a bit skeptical.  You see, I am always full of ideas but very seldom do I put them into practice.  When I do put one of my ideas into practice, I rarely bring it to completion.  In other words, I am an unfinisher.  :-)  

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-45834507758346843302013-08-13T11:02:00.001-05:002013-08-13T15:26:01.711-05:00

I'm back with an update on Side no.1 of our "Shed to Schoolhouse" project.  A few days ago I shared the before pictures of our backyard shed and our plan for it.  Right now we are focusing on the exterior of the shed because it was in BAAAD shape.  Also, it needs to be sealed (no holes or openings) completely before we do any work inside.  My husband and I began slowly

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-53192715917452039012013-08-07T11:29:00.000-05:002013-08-09T18:03:27.951-05:00

I introduce you to our backyard shed.  Yep, it's pretty bad.  (as I hang my head in shame...)   Side "no. 1" Our house was built in the 1930s.  This building must have been used as a garage.  We're not sure whether it is the same age as the house or not.  Either way, it is still pretty old.  At some point, a previous owner finished out the interior and

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-38924681996837096892013-06-27T09:57:00.001-05:002014-07-09T21:20:02.739-05:00

Yep, that's what I giddyly (<--is that a word?) exclaimed when I found this coffee table on craigslist. I had just shown my husband how a round table looked in her living room and convinced him we needed a round one in our living room too....It would just work better with the layout we have and give our family of four more room to move about than the current Ikea one did. {via} I

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-51508882337320530802013-06-17T23:30:00.001-05:002014-07-21T17:46:10.445-05:00

......furniture job that is.  That's right!!  I got to makeover a piece of furniture and get paid for it!!! WAHOO!! YIPEE!!  HOORAY!!  Can you tell I'm just a little excited??      A big THANK YOU to my brother-in-law and sister-in-law for giving me this opportunity, to my husband for allowing me to make a mess, my children for being patient & encouraging,

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-16916744589137987962012-10-21T21:15:00.002-05:002014-07-16T00:56:10.589-05:00

I gotta dresser, I gotta dresser, I got a dresser, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!  <<Little Rascals Style>>   I found a dresser on Craigslist.  Yes, this is just a dresser.   That doesn't seem very exciting, but put it together with  2 of these & paint it with some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint,   And I hope to get one of these

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-43464236983411653882012-10-17T22:09:00.000-05:002012-10-18T12:39:04.183-05:00

(Disclaimer: These are OUR family's views & reasons why we chose to homeschool.  Please respect them.)   I promised more insight about our homeschooling choice, so here it is...      Here we were 2 weeks before the start of school here in our small town.  My husband and I had been casually discussing the topic of homeschooling our soon-to-be 2nd grader for

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-78462817748578716672012-09-21T16:48:00.001-05:002013-07-10T14:46:19.508-05:00

Overwhelmed is the feeling I have right now!  Only my fault though since I seem to be all over the place when it comes to projects.  I have several (more like 66) projects either in planning mode, progress mode, or "want to do" mode.  On top of that I began homeschooling our 2nd grader in September.  (A huge blessing! more on that later) **Can I just say I am so

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414723719811706563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23806768647848579.post-44410751902277354902011-09-26T08:57:00.001-05:002012-10-18T12:39:25.514-05:00

Sunday morning I woke up thinking I was going to tackle my living room in all its craziness.  So far, I have not done anything in there.  (It is only 7:30am though)  I was inspired by Iheartorganizing to gather all my children’s crafts, crayons, paints, etc. into one location.  Can I just say how blessed those of you are that have extra closet space in your homes!  I

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