Category Archives: For the Home

Patio Furniture (Re)-Makeover

May 8, 2015Flowers and Garden, For the Homeantique orange crate, chair pads, chalkboard door, DIY patio furniture, DIY patio furniture makeover, floral arrangements, how to make a patio stand with an orange crate, how to makeover your patio furniture, outdoor living, patio furniture makeover, patio furniture re-makeover, spray paintRita

A few years ago I did a patio furniture makeover. I made new chair pads and painted all of the chairs and the table. It looked great when I did it…but with time it had faded and did not look all that good anymore! So I decided that it was time for a Re-makeover! Is there such a thing??? Continue reading →

Laundry Room Makeover

May 4, 2015DIY, For the Homebamboo ladder drying rack, Downy Unstopables, Gordman's, hanging drying rack, Hobby Lobby, Home Goods, how to make a bamboo drying rack, Kwal paint, laundry room drying rack, laundry room ideas, laundry room makeover, TJ MaxxRita

Today I have my laundry room reveal!!

My husband is quite proud of this little room because he helped me hang the ladder and the whole time he kept saying…you’re going to do what?…with what? But then when it was all said and done, he really liked the result and agreed with me that it was a-one-of-kind! Continue reading →

Chevron Bird Pillows

April 24, 2015For the Home, Silhouettechevron bird pillow, chevron pillow covers, chevron pillows, Hobby Lobby, home decor, how to make pillow forms, outdoor decor, outdoor decorating, outdoor pillows, pre-made pillow coversRita

It seems that I am on a bit of a pillow kick! But I love pillows all around my house and when I found these chevron pillow covers I just could not resist them! Continue reading →

Burlap Pillow Wrap

April 22, 2015DIY, For the Home, Sewingbeginning sewing project, burlap pillow wrap, burlap pillow wrap tutorial, how to make a burlap pillow wrap, how to make a simple pillow, how to make a simple pillow wrap, how to sew a burlap pillow wrap, how to sew a pillow wrap, sewing, sewing a pillow, sewing a pillow wrapRita

On Monday, I told you about my fun week last week…well, today I have one of the sweet purchases that I made!

I found this at “All that stuff in the Barn” in Midway, Utah.
I love this beautiful burlap pillow wrap! It is so simple, yet so sophisticated.

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Yard Sale Chairs for the Cabin

April 13, 2015Decorating, DIY, For the HomeDIY project, DIY wooden chairs, for the home, how to makeover wooden chairs, wooden chairs for the cabin, wooden chairs makeover, yard sale DIY chairsRita

A week ago my husband and I were coming back from our property in Upton, Utah and I saw a “Home Goods Sale” sign. We were after the hours listed on this sale, but there was no date, so we decided to check it out and see if we could possibly come back the next day! Well, the sweet lady that was holding the sale came out when we pulled in the driveway and she just opened up her sale to us! Happy Day! :)

I found 3 chairs, 2 wall lamps for the cabin, and a wonderful metal tub to plant flowers in! My son came up the next morning and he got a beautiful game table, a lamp, a wall light and a gorgeous metal bowl.

These are the chairs that I found: Continue reading →

Coral Hello Sign and Stand

February 24, 2015Crafts, For the Home"hello" painted slat board, hello board, hello pattern, hello pattern for a painted board, home decor, how to make a painted board, how to make a painted hello board, how to make a painted slat board, how to make a welcome "hello" sign, welcome signRita

My daughter is getting ready to move into her new home and wanted a couple of fun crafts to decorate with, so we made her a hello board and stand for her new front porch! Continue reading →

Painted “hello” board

January 23, 2015Crafts, For the Home"hello" painted slat board, craft tutorial, for the home decor, hello board, how to make a painted board, how to make a painted slat board, painted slat board, tutorial on how to make a painted board using vinyl, vinyl letteringRita

I made a fun little board the other day to put out on my porch. I am loving the fun yellow and gray colors! It brings just a little bit of sunshine during these winter months! Continue reading →

Chair Makeovers

January 16, 2015DIY, For the Homechair makeover, DIY kitchen chairs, DIY project, DIY project-chair makeover, DIY wooden stools, fore the home, how to makeover a kitchen chair, how to makeover a wooden stool, stool makeoverRita

My daughter is building a new home and it will be finished in a few weeks so she has been busy getting some things ready for her new house. She bought these chairs 2nd hand and did a makeover on them! I think that they turned out so pretty! Continue reading →

You Are My Sunshine Pillows

December 29, 2014Crafts, For the Home, Sewingeasy pillows to make, easy slipcover pillows, home decor, how to make 15 minute pillow slipcovers, how to make pillows, how to make word pillows, iron-on vinyl, sewing, word pillows, you are my sunshine pillowsRita

I am trying to get all of my Christmas decorations down and everything cleaned up. It seems like every January I get the cleaning/organizing bug and it is a good thing! Since December is a pile it up month! :)

I made these fun pillows to go on my couch in the living room. I love these word pillows that are so popular right now! Continue reading →

Give Thanks Pillows

November 14, 2014For the Home, Sewing, Thanksgivingchevron pillows, for the home, give thanks pillows, how to make Give Thanks pillows, how to sew pillows, iron-on vinyl, my pillow failure, sewing, Thanksgiving craft, Thanksgiving pillowsRita

I have one last project for Thanksgiving before moving on to Christmas. But, this project is one of those “oops” projects! Last weekend my husband and I went to our cabin for a few days, my husband went hunting on our family property while I worked on projects at the cabin. I got a lot of things accomplished and I was feeling pretty good about myself, until I got home and discovered a mistake in the pillows that I had made! Continue reading →