Easy Christmas Mantel Decorating Many homeowners only bring out rustic touches at Christmas, but it’s an aesthetic that instantly adds warmth, coziness, and the beauty of nature. This year I skipped the bright colors and went back to calm neutral tones with white, green, and natural textures. I love the simple look of this neutral…
This rustic wood Christmas sign is easier to make than you think, it’s a perfect touch to a rustic Christmas living room mantel and it would make a beautiful handmade gift. This rustic Christmas sign reminds me of home. I grew up surrounded by large snow covered forests of trees that would brighten the long…
DIY Faux Fireplace with Mantel Today we are adding a DIY faux fireplace mantel in our new house. For whatever unimaginable reason instead of installing a real fireplace mantel upstairs, the builders opted for a wood stove in the basement. I am so excited to be doing this home improvement project as I know it’s…
This post about a new staircase makeover is bittersweet. I really loved this house and these railings, and saved for two years to get them. Then decided it was best to leave this loved home for a smaller town, less debt and much bigger yard. Its a year since I first started writing this post,…
Farmhouse DIY Bird Feeder As were new to the area I am slowly finding favorite stores, I happily report I found a new store, with sadly high prices. The store had an incredibly nice galvanized bird feeder for $85. I’m pretty sure we have all shared the experience of simultaniously falling in love with something…
Spring will eventually arrive in Alberta and when it does were going to be busy building a fence for our dog, but I need a gorgeous DIY outdoor table for the deck. We downsized our previous outdoor set to Hubs son, and you can’t enjoy the outdoors without furniture, so somehow a gorgeous table has…
How to Refinish a Coffee Table Farmhouse Style You can refinish veneer furniture with stain, I found out it can be done through necessity. My much liked and needed coffee table is several years old, its part of a matching set and I loved it especially with all those lovely storage drawers. Unfortunately the top…
While garage sailing for Christmas in July I found a fun box of old wooden toys for $1. Inside the box was a strange looking item that I instantly recognized as legs for a DIY farmhouse table riser. If you love decor, especially farmhouse decor you cannot have too many table risers. DIY table risers…
