August wrap-up

August--what a month!  

The end of summer and the start of school.

August has officially come to a close-

-and the turn towards Fall begins with a new anticipation!

{photo: Horchow.com}

Here are the most viewed projects I shared this month:

It has begun--Wallpaper removal

It all started in the bathroom shortly after we moved into our new home.

I noticed a corner of the minty-green wallpaper was loose...

hmmm..I wonder if I just pulled that up with my fingernail...would it peel up easy?...

and thus it has begun...

Coastal Side Table- A Thrifty Make-over

What says "beachy" more than that aged turquoise blue 

combined with a shabby style white wash?

 I am always drawn to these summer colors and

until now I never knew how to achieve that look in furniture.

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint makes it simple.

Sunday Sentiments-Quiet Backyard Retreat

With the close of summer there suddenly feels like a rush of 

frenetic energy engulfs our family.

The back-to-school schedule is at once an exciting and exhausting 

change from the slower pace of summer.  

I was grateful to be able to escape this past Saturday 

to a wonderful women's retreat 

for some time of reflection and renewal.

The hostess' property was a beautiful environment and the weather was delightful.  

Lamp Re-vamp

Sometimes you just want a change...

Its not that it isn't nice the way it is,

It's just that you happen to have the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (R) bug

and cannot stop painting everything in sight.

But it's not a bad thing...because things look good with a coat of AS Paint!

Here's a recent re-vamp:

Lamp Base before. 

{click to read on how it looks after.}

Sunday Sentiments: In the Cool of the Garden

"The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. 

That's where he put the man whom he had formed...

{click here for more sunday sentiments...}

Summer Chapter Celebrated

How quickly it seems to go...

Like sands through the hour glass...
{click read on for more on my summertime waxing poetic...}

Printed Burlap Cork Message Board How-to

If you are like me, I tend to collect little bits and pieces...

...photos, postcards, business cards...

It's nice to have a nice place to put these items.  

Something that says more "decor" than just an "office supply".

You can create you own stylish message board/cork board 

like this one with a few supplies.

{to see how, click read on below}

Numbered Placemat Project How-To

Typography is a trend that is not going away.

Basic objects become special when a number is affixed to them.

Here is a project that is as easy as 1-2-3....

{click over to my blog to "read on" about how to make these numbered placemats}

Kitten-Kunundrum

Meet "Little Kitten".

He was not planned.

It was the sign's fault: "Adoptions today..."

We stopped.

And now we have a kitty-kunundrum.

Why you ask?....(click below to read on...)