Chalkboard paint project #1,578,489,458.....

Lots of chalkboard paint projects out there, and that's because it's wonderful!  I painted the front of my pantry with it and write our dinner menu and a fun quote  or verse of the day.  It's provided inspiration and accountability (as in I have to follow thru with what the menu says I'm making).   

Laundry room re-do

 This is pathetic, but the below pic is the before of our laundry room.  Honey oak trim and cabinets, beat-up cream paint, a fluorescent light, and linoleum.  It extends right from our kitchen so that you can always see it.  We did very simple things that made a huge difference!

I wanted the laundry room to be an extension of the kitchen so I used the space as a pantry as well.  Putting all my pretty things up on these open shelves which freed up kitchen space.  I bought a 10 foot long wide board from Home Depot, 4 large brackets, stained them and those became our new shelves.  I LOVE open shelving and would have it everywhere.  It's my go to organization trick.

Baskets and Glass container from Target.  Baskets hold socks and rags, and the glass jar holds detergent.

Spray painted another chandelier gray which matches all the trim now.  Painted the walls and ceiling white, nice and clean!

This was my favorite touch! I gave Andy this board and the knobs and said what I wanted.  He made it happen somehow so that this is the first thing you see when you come in. I took some leftover black paint and made it a bit more personal.  Our laundry room has inspired a big painting project to come and hard wood floors to come.  Love freshly painted walls and ceiling!

So I was sitting inside...

I was thinking about camping, and the ugliness that was the pop up.  All of a sudden I jumped up, headed downstairs and grabbed a paint brush and turquoise paint.  I couldn't stop myself.  The deed was started.  I had seen these pictures which was my 'face that launched a thousand ships,' so to speak.  Andy took care of the painting I did the sewing.   I started this project and never took before shots=(  Here is exactly what ours looked like before... yuck!  So here's the rundown of what I bought;

Chalkboard paint -$9.97for the tabletop, fridge and door.(  Thought that would be fun for tic-tac toe, hangman, etc...)

Material from Wal-mart a total of $20-ish.

The rest of the paint, material and pillows I just had around the house...

Clearly this is the girl's side  with the flowers. 

The chevron were in a fat square bundle from Wal-mart!  Didn't have to cut which makes my day when sewing!

One side of the white curtain was an old shower curtain on it's way out, the other a sheet.  The couch I covered in a sheet as well.

I think I'll be adding white lights and more banners.  We are using it as a guest room/screened in porch.  2 nights ago my parents stayed in there and loved it.  Last night we played games with friends in it, and today the girls will take their spelling tests on the tabletop.  Love our new space!

'Honey-do'

Our very busy season is over which means Andy wants to start right into his 'Honey-do' list.  Husbands am I right?  I just know they are saying yes(=. So here's what is at the top of mine!  

1.  A new roof.  Lord help us, the shingles are literally curling, that can't be good.  I'm thinking of having a roofing party-think barn raising, where all our friends come and I feed them!  Of course bonfires at night with wives and kids.

This roof looks like it would be quick and painless to put on...

 2.  A new bathroom-  Here's my dream hon.

Wood floors, claw foot tub, bright and cheery!

3.  Freshen/ make-over the laundry room.  I like how bright this one is!

4.  A loft bed for the girls and bunk bed for the boys is on the horizon!

I also love the ideas of built-ins to save on
space!

We love Ana White for designs! 

Scrappy Banner

A few weeks ago I posted these blankets to the Etsy store and shared them on FB.

 Soon after I got a special order request from a friend to make 2 banners, one boy themed, and one girl themed, to use as a photography prop. I quickly got to work with fabric I already had from past projects and mailed them out to her. Thankfully, she loved them!

In my opinion, adding a banner to anything makes it look better! I'm planning on making more of these and adding them to the Etsy shop soon. Let me know if you are interested!

New favorite piece!

Our camp's other property was getting rid of this beauty!  I swooped in and now have extra storage in my bathroom.  Love its feel too!  Thanking God for little blessings that are non-essential, but mean the world to me!

I love trash!

It's amazing the beauty that can come from things people throw away!  Our room got  a rehab entirely out of trash.  Doesn't get much scrappier than that!  So many years our room felt off...  I have found our room the hardest for me to decorate.  I didn't want it too girly for Andy's sake.  I always lean toward simple, clean and lots of plants!  So why for so long did I try everything else? 

He used 2 pieces of pier that washed up on to our beach!  Took about 3 hours!

Help is plentiful!

Thinking of a drop cloth bed skirt... and picking up that shirt...and hard wood floors(=

String, pictures and clothespins, we like quick fixes here at Scrappy Love!

Chicken Wire Frame

Since we had a bunch of extra chicken wire from making the coop I thought I would make a chicken wire frame I have seen on Pinterest. It was SO easy! Seriously, if you can use a staple gun, you can make one. 

I got this frame with no glass in it at the Habitat for Humanity re-store for $2 a while back thinking I wanted to do this project sometime. I painted it white, laid out the chicken wire (hard to see against the cream carpet. Sorry), stapled onto the back (requires a little muscle strength), and trimmed off the excess wire. Done!

I hung it by my desk replacing the old window I had hanging there and attached favorite pics, a calendar for the month of May, a magazine clipping of flowers for a future flower garden, and fabric strips.

 

I love how it adds color to the room and how easy it is to switch out pictures or add stuff to it.

You should make one! You won't be sorry.

Bathroom Makeover

Here's what the bathroom looked like when we looked at the house...not that bad, just not my color.

Here's what it looks like now...a new coat of paint and shower curtain.

Brass, I despise you!

Really, was this ever ok?!?

Before...It unfortunately has this amount of coats and shoes usually.

After...took the other light fixture out(let's be honest, Andy did).  Took the glass globes off and got a funky blue color of spray paint from Home Depot.  This took No time!!  10 minutes of sloppy spraying I can handle!(=  Love my entryway!

A little storage, a little flare!

Found this beauty at a local thrift store for $50.  That's pricey to me, but we had just gotten our tax return and I was feeling spendy(=.

I first roughed it up and then let the girls help me paint!  That lasted about 15 min until I took control back.

Many small toys are stashed in here, along with books.  

It was the perfect touch to our living room space!

Cork Board Facelift

I had one of those plain ol cork boards a friend was throwing away hanging up over my desk. I just kept thinking I wanted to do something to it to give it a little life, so I did. 

There is the boring cork board in the back. Please excuse my lack of decorating...this was soon after we moved in. 

I spray painted the brown wood, white, and covered the cork with fabric I had in my stash by hot gluing it down.

There, that's better!!! 

Dining Room Makeover

This is what the dining room looked like when we looked at the house...

What it looked like when we moved our stuff in...

Our dining room now...

I know the before pictures make the dining room look huge! It's really not that big. Pictures can be deceiving! I think whoever took those pictures had a wide angle lens. It's actually a pretty tight space especially with our big farm table which is what made us widen the opening into the family room by about an extra 12-15 inches and add the french doors. I'll give a shout out to my husband here. He did it all on his own in pretty much a weekend! Pretty proud! We LOVE the difference it has made. The dining room feels a lot bigger and gives a much more open feeling to the house.

Other things we did...
Paint the walls
Add wainscoting and painted it white
Changed the light fixture
Painted our dining room chairs

What house projects are you working on???