While the husband was away....

I got to work with Operation Make Our House a Home... If you ask my it was pretty successful. Here's some pictures of some of my updates!

The curtains all came from Ross. I believe they were all $15 for a set. I have been collecting  the "R" for the past year. I'm in love with the boot picture! When I had the Whiskey and Rhinestones booth at The Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale the neighboring booth was selling the boot picture. My amazing grandma heard me talking about it and bought it for me :). The rug also came from Ross- It was the perfect color scheme and only $14

Tin "R"- Ross $12

Shelf mirror on the left- Yard Sale- $2

The small boat paddle was $5 at a thrift store. 

I scored the mirror in the corner from Hobby Lobby- only $12, originally $118.

Trunk was a Craigslist steal for $20

I refinished the coffee table, she the step by step process here

The White crate was form Joann's. I payed about $5 after a coupon. I painted it white, sanded it and wiped stain on it. Its now perfect for our remotes on the coffee table.

Sorry for the clutter and my dog, Sage.
I gave the bookcase a makeover with fabric it cost less than $10 and makes such a big difference.
The chest in the corner was another Craigslist find for $50. The ladder was free from my mom and used to be in a chicken coop lol

Paisley runner rug- Ross- $14

Close up of my purty table :)

This rug probably wont stay right here to long. Its actually a patio rug from Lows. I couldnt pass it up for only $12. One day when I get the energy ill re do my patio... Until then, I think it looks great where it is.

My bar tools are a work in progress. Sorry for the dark picture.

My counter was over run with clutter. So I purchased a wooden crate from Walmart- $8 and spray painted it white. For under $10 its the perfect way for me to organize all my cookbooks and it fits in with my rstic decor.

One of my best friends painted me the Sunflower picture a few years ago. Shutter is from a resale store. I believe I paid $5 for it. It has been all over with me at Whiskey and Rhinestones shows.

Sage approves :) I think I was successful on adding more charm and color to our home... and best part I didn't spend tooo much. Out of the items I did purchase, it was a span of a few years. Bryan was a little overwhelmed once he got home, but he said he didnt hate it :) lol

Coffee Table Facelift

We bought our coffee table right before be got out house. So it's been around for 5 years. I haven't been very easy on it, there may have been a few things spilt on it- **cough- finger nail polish remover- cough** the stain was coming off in many places, so I decided that I would refinish it this summer. 

The befores

To strip it, I first used a spray stripper and it didn't work very well so I ran to the hardwear store and picked up a different kind of stripper and it worked so much better!

I sanded it down real good to get the rest of the varnish off.

Slapped some turquoise paint on it.

Ran the sander over it.

Then I coated it with the stain. I didn't bother with wiping the stain off cause I wanted the grainy rustic look to it.

Love it!

Some of my favorite things :)

Barn wood

Old windows

And doors

And you can't forget shutters!

Oh the projects to be made! I only scored a hand full of windows and one of the French doors but I'm so excited to see what treasures they become.   

DIY- T.V. Console orginizer

This past winter my Papa let me go threw his barn to look for treasures to use for my Whiskey and Rinestones display. I found this old flat box/ crate that I'm pretty sure was for shipping glass. It worked out pretty good in my display.

But I decided that I wanted to use it at home. My TV stand is always cluttered with remotes, mail, DVDs and all kinds of other crap so I thought it would be perfect to orginize all that chaos.

I started by cleaning all the cobwebs out :)

Added a few layers of turquoise and orange paint.

I took it out side and sanded it real good.

Then I went to town staining it.

Half way done

The finished product.

I think it turned out great. It adds more turquoise and orange to our living room with out being to loud.