tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754Fri, 24 May 2013 06:05:52 +0000tileFrogtapeStairsoutsidelightingorganizationnurseryTrue Value Blog SquadDIYNYCshoppingmaster bedroomartsolutionsinspirationNKOTBlove and lifedecoratinghomeother holidaysGiveaways and stufffabricbasementmonth in reviewwindowsGoodwilllinkiesbeadboardspray paintbig boy roomdeck and patiojuteofficestencilsChristmasmoldingfamily roomcheck her outkitchencraftsplayroom/loftFall/Halloweenfoyerdining roomflooringI am cooking?fun stufftool schoolpainting furniturebefore and aftershow us your housepopularwicked coolliving roomdebt freebloggingpaintingbathroomslaundry roomSharing simple, inexpensive ways to decorate your home.http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)Blogger895125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-8863034209274152963Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:00 +00002013-05-23T11:37:46.270-04:00DIYbathroomsmoldingProgress people!! It’s happening in the powder room! WHOOT! I know I said I wasn’t going to show you much more before the reveal. I lied. :) I don’t know if I’ve told you about the crown molding in this room before, but I thought it was post-worthy, because it makes installing crown SO easy. I think I have written about it, maybe? I don’t know, remember it’s been five years. Anyhoo, last Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/doHQSy9D2fU/cheater-crown-molding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)20http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/cheater-crown-molding.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-2953769646043042602Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:00 +00002013-05-23T12:04:23.470-04:00wicked coolbloggingHello all! First of all, I have to send out prayers to those in Oklahoma. We are just seeing all the news this morning and it’s heartbreaking. I’m back today with a recap of the recent Home Depot video shoot at my house. When they contacted me about doing a video in the backyard a couple months ago I was all, sure, that sounds like fun! I don’t have to leave my house, low stress right? Well http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/qKIzhbamkg4/home-depot-video-shoot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)440http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/home-depot-video-shoot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-2604963677985515088Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:00 +00002013-05-20T11:13:24.868-04:00bloggingWell today is the day…five years of blogging as of May 20th. Absolutely CRAZY!! This is the longest I’ve stayed at one job – which is hilarious to me. I mean, back in the day I was at one company for longer than five years, but I moved around to different locations. For the first time in my adult life, I am perfectly, completely happy where I’m at and have no desire to do anything else. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/pgVBT3toD2s/no-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)65http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/no-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-5309681481606497246Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:00 +00002013-05-17T11:06:59.505-04:00love and lifehomeHello all and happy, beautiful Friday to you! It is a lovely day here today, although we may get some rain later. For now I’m enjoying it! I’m back with another House Happy post, where I recap some of my favorite photos from around the house, Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram over the past few weeks. It’s been a busy couple of weeks here so I’m perfectly content to just chill at home this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/kDrMvahsai4/house-happy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)20http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/house-happy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-1984006591043033860Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +00002013-05-16T12:00:45.488-04:00check her outHey there all! I’m enjoying this lovely Thursday and relaxing a bit today – it’s been a crazy busy week as I prepared for a big video shoot with the folks from Home Depot yesterday. We shot it outside on the patio and it was really fun and went great. I will tell you more about it SOON! For now I want to show off a few of those who linked up to the “Little Things” party I threw at the last http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/qqKBDpMxKIQ/your-little-things-make-big-difference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)12http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/your-little-things-make-big-difference.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-6459168761969367367Tue, 14 May 2013 13:42:00 +00002013-05-17T11:05:20.190-04:00bathroomspaintingHey hey all! So a few weeks ago during our conversation a conversation with a friend I mentioned that I’ve only painted most of the rooms in our house once. She kind of laughed and didn’t believe me, but it’s true – half the house was the original color for eight years, and the master and bathroom, my stepdaughter’s room, the kitchen and family room and more have only been painted once and havehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/8hL1Y2GaUDE/powder-room-paint-with-ez-twist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)517http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/powder-room-paint-with-ez-twist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-289086111394817959Mon, 13 May 2013 14:01:00 +00002013-05-13T10:01:20.553-04:00artliving roomHello all! I hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day! Mine was just wonderful, I am a lucky woman. So thankful!. So there are times when I feel like decorating-wise this house is doing OK and over time I feel like it’s coming along nicely. And then there are “those” rooms that harass and taunt me for YEARS. Our living room, or “front” room, is one of them. We have a very open floor plan, which youhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/Ij5lhnFmxbY/that-one-room.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)39http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/that-one-room.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-2105634971821374787Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 +00002013-05-13T10:24:55.554-04:00Giveaways and stuff**This giveaway is now closed. The winners have been contacted!   Hello all and can I get a whoo for Friday? This week went crazy fast for me! I guess time flies when you’re trying to get a bathroom reno done. :) This weekend I’ve got another great giveaway from the lovely folks at Decor Steals! TDC and DS are likethis (tight!), and if you haven’t heard of them yet, you are missing out! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/x7DdECui9Yw/decor-steals-giveaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)433http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/decor-steals-giveaway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-6263638728107594711Thu, 09 May 2013 12:53:00 +00002013-05-09T08:53:06.990-04:00bathroomsmoldingOK people. I’m on a mission. A mission to complete the two bathrooms I’ve been putting off forever around here. EONS! I’m making great progress in the basement bathroom and showed you the latest on that one here. At least that one is functional. The upstairs bathroom is only halfway so – it’s been a couple months since we’ve had a sink in there and that’s because of all of the parts of the roomhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/j70Wr0NhJy4/worse-before-it-gets-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)47http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/worse-before-it-gets-better.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-676807979638023349Tue, 07 May 2013 15:49:00 +00002013-05-07T12:47:01.532-04:00GoodwillshoppingHello there! How are ya? So I sometimes dig my heels in on stuff when everybody else does it…it’s just my thing. I will avoid something that is super trendy just because it’s…well, super trendy. :) The same went for Instagram – it took me forever to get on the bandwagon but I gotta say I have enjoyed it. It’s fun to share snippets of stuff throughout the day, especially when I’m out and about http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/3FnwB73j-no/to-goodwill-or-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)172http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/to-goodwill-or-not.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-8799712973682659041Mon, 06 May 2013 13:58:00 +00002013-05-06T09:58:24.212-04:00linkiesbefore and afterHey hey all! How was your weekend? Ours was fantastic! Welcome to another Before and After Party to kick off the month! I’m sharing a few of your awesome projects from last month first today and then you’ll be able to link up yours! First up – I loved how simple (and cheap!) Angie’s mirror project was!: It’s one of those ideas that makes you wonder why in the heck you didn’t think of it??http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/RcvErFUig1I/may-before-and-after-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)42http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/may-before-and-after-party.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-7835229164920702207Fri, 03 May 2013 13:55:00 +00002013-05-03T11:04:15.108-04:00I am cooking?OK peeps, I don’t share recipes around here often but when I do you know it’s going to be either really easy or really good or really easy and good. This is both, score!! I don’t have a source for this, (a friend reposted it on Facebook) so if you’ve seen it somewhere let me know. I don’t even know what to call it? Pineapple angel food cake? Pineangel food cake? Pineapple fluffy goodness? I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/VuqNjdZpGSE/easiest-dessert-ever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)41http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/easiest-dessert-ever.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-465037701521440990Thu, 02 May 2013 13:52:00 +00002013-05-02T09:52:12.106-04:00bloggingHello all! Hope you’re having a beautiful day so far! My fellow team members and I are getting SO excited for the upcoming Haven Conference this summer: Last year was our first year for this DIY/design conference and it was a huge success – we are pumped for another year! This year Haven will be held at the beautiful Buckhead Grand Hyatt in Atlanta, Georgia from Thursday, August 1 to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/k3oH_nesNi4/haven-no-place-like-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)12http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/haven-no-place-like-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-5349688231470419013Wed, 01 May 2013 13:46:00 +00002013-05-01T09:46:56.385-04:00month in reviewHello all! Happy MAY! I’m back today with a quick recap of some of the bigger (or sometimes small with a big impact) projects that I finished up in April! Did you miss one? Early last month I added some super CUTE handles to the sofa table in the family room – they were the perfect finishing touch: And I got the hardware from Target of all places! We had a few lovely days early in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/XepgbrFoRbo/april-in-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)11http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/05/april-in-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-8425425810648668128Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:36:00 +00002013-04-30T12:18:08.055-04:00bloggingHey hey all! It is GORGEOUS here today!!! Whooooo! I am so stinking excited to mow the grass later – isn’t that ridiculous? I’m so happy for the warmer temps. :) I mentioned a couple times I recently took a quick trip out to Salt Lake City to speak at the Snap! Conference. It was lovely and I was so happy to get the chance to see bloggy friends I knew and meet new ones too! I spoke with two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/xMnfW8wkPY8/basics-for-blogging-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)67http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/basics-for-blogging-success.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-6210643842072118510Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:39:00 +00002013-05-13T10:31:33.220-04:00FrogtapedecoratingDIYbathroomsbasementpopularmoldingHello there and happy MONDAY!! It’s feeling like one to me today. ;) So you remember that one time when I started two bathroom renovations and took for-absolutely-freaking-EVER to get them done? Yeah. Well, it’s time to get them done. I’ve set a rule for myself – no gardening or outside projects till the bathrooms are DONE. I may cheat a little only because I am just one person and DANG it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/zlllwkJhgsU/diy-floating-shelves-bathroom-progress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)69http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/diy-floating-shelves-bathroom-progress.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-2288861050770273122Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:29:00 +00002013-04-29T13:18:22.451-04:00Giveaways and stuff**This giveaway is now closed. The winner has been contacted via email.   Hello all! Happy FRIDAY! It is just beauuuutiful here today and it makes me happy. Dare I say it -- I think spring is finally here to stay! Mother Nature has been in a MOOD, for real. Now let’s hope we don’t jump right into 90 degree temps. This giveaway is coming just in time for spring cleaning – ‘tis that time of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/o8LgGL1tes8/spring-cleaning-time-giveaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)628http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/spring-cleaning-time-giveaway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-857742328184891479Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:54:00 +00002013-04-25T12:39:50.280-04:00paintinginspirationHey hey all! The sun is shining, my garbage disposal is fixed – it is a very good day! It’s still not warm – but better. I have hope. :) So I totally got the idea for this post from a reader – Laurie commented on this recent pic of mine on Instagram: It’s a shot of some eggs from a local farm – it’s probably silly but I think they are SO pretty. When Laurie mentioned how they would make a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/9sRqBax-oNc/nature-inspired-paint-palette.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)11http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/nature-inspired-paint-palette.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-1733120186065467907Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:12:00 +00002013-04-30T12:02:30.572-04:00StairsDIYpopularhomeFirst up, my friend Cassie over at Hi Sugarplum did a FUN series while she gallivants around Italy (I’m not jealous or anything). You can check out my answers to her 20 questions here. Go ahead. I’ll wait. :) Fun right?? I’m feeling so nostalgic about our house lately – I don’t know if it’s because I’m coming up on five years of blogging in less than a month (whoa) or because as of five days http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/qxZzfeeyODg/the-days-of-our-stairs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)53http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-days-of-our-stairs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-8138551162986971435Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:01:00 +00002013-04-30T12:02:30.601-04:00spray paintkitchenpopularlighting Hello there! I’m back! Last week was crazy – I flew across the country to Salt Lake City to speak at the SNAP! Conference and then hurried home after my session (I was there for about 36 hours) to get home in time for an event honoring my hubs Friday morning. And then…it was cancelled. You gotta be kidding me. We had SO much rain last week and the school had flooding so it was postponed. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/nKBMtHFW-vo/new-kitchen-nook-complete.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)73http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-kitchen-nook-complete.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-885874137104164594Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-04-18T09:00:13.882-04:00DIYbathroomsmoldingHey there! I’m off at the SNAP Conference today and flying home tonight – whirlwind trip I tell ya! It’s funny --  the older I get the harder it is for me to leave home. I’m such a homebody in my old age. ;) Anyway, earlier this week I made teensy bit of progress on the powder room. Don’t get too excited, it’s nothing major. But still…progress. Let’s just enjoy little bits, eh? It was actuallyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/Ajo433AsM5U/diy-craftsman-door-trim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)28http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/diy-craftsman-door-trim.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-6984555557161633563Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:16:00 +00002013-04-16T11:50:39.077-04:00check her outHello all! First of all, I am sending out love and prayers to those in Boston this week. I am at a loss for words regarding what happened – I just don’t understand the evil. I’m glued to the TV as I prepare for my presentation at the SNAP! Conference in Utah this week – I’m looking forward to meeting some of my west coast blogging friends while I’m there! (I’m only there for a day so I can get http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/JrH1xkJDDlg/indy-girls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)32http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/indy-girls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-623708249470924104Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:36:00 +00002013-04-30T12:02:30.588-04:00DIYkitchenshoppingpopular Hello hello! Hope you had a lovely weekend! I’m back today with a DIY project that I’ve been SO excited to show you! It was a LONG time coming – it took me a few weeks to finish and a couple years to even make happen. So here’s the thing. I love our kitchen but the table area has been a thorn in my side for years: It looks innocent, I know. :) But it was so cramped. I mean, our kitchen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/FpqJGbFJcpA/ikea-table-turned-farmhouse-table.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)95http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/ikea-table-turned-farmhouse-table.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-6101186012417671263Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:39:00 +00002013-04-15T11:02:27.333-04:00Giveaways and stuff**This giveaway is now closed. The winner has been notified via email. Hello hello! The weekend is here! Whooooo! The impromptu little things party was SO fun – you can see nearly 200 inspiring links on this post. Love it! If you’d still like to link up you have till next Wednesday to do so. Today I’m kicking off the weekend with a fun giveaway from one of my favorite sites – Antique Farm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/LLLCohNZiH8/antique-farm-house-giveaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)699http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/antique-farm-house-giveaway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-5287068512757300141Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:08:00 +00002013-04-11T10:17:27.331-04:00linkiesDIYbathroomsToday’s topic – toilets. Get excited. Well, just the handles on toilets. I could do a whole post just on toilets really – the best height, soft close seats (oh yes) -- but that’s not for today. (Don’t be sad!) Today, it’s a little thing, the theme of the week. :) Soon after I shared how I’m planking the walls in the powder room, we got the toilet reinstalled: I was so excited about havinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZBcZ/~3/WdOhfsn0NOo/its-little-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick)41http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/its-little-things.html