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July 17, 2017

How To Install a Light Fixture with the DIYZ App

*Thank you to the DIYZ® app for sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% mine. Let’s be honest here....progress in the kitchen is pretty much not happening these days. We got it to where it’s almost completely functional and then quickly became sidetracked with other things. It’s looked like this for a while now - BUT, we did hang a light above the sink recently, so yay for steps in the right direction! So last month I was at a local home decor boutique and spotted this …
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Filed Under: DIY Basics, Home Improvement, House 2, Kitchen, Lighting, Projects14 Comments

March 10, 2017

How to Hang Outdoor String Lights

When Adam and I were designing our home we purposely enclosed the backyard, making it a courtyard that is surrounded by the house and garage on three sides. We plan to put a tiny little irrigated lawn in that area (the only way to keep grass alive in Texas) and have the rest of the property be native. Over this part of the backyard I wanted to add pretty string lights...because no one looks at the photo below and thinks “no thanks”. I originally wanted them romantically swagged …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, DIY Decor, Home Improvement, House 2, Lighting, Outdoor, Projects34 Comments

September 22, 2016

Kitchen Progress – Dark green cabinets, a rustic wood countertop, and lighting

Last time I did an overall kitchen update we had just installed the cabinets and it looked like this.... Well now we have not only moved in, but I’ve painted the cabinets, we poured our concrete countertops, added a wood island top, bought appliances, and installed our island lighting. First thing first, the cabinet color. I wrote a post a few weeks ago about how I went from wanting a light airy green to something dark and dramatic, and I have to say that I’m pretty pleased …
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Filed Under: Building a house, Building/Woodworking, Countertops, Decor & Crafts, Home Improvement, House 2, Kitchen, Lighting, Painting, Spaces39 Comments

May 22, 2015

DIY lampshade with a hidden design

A few months ago I received an e-mail from a woman name Kiri who had recently launched her own company.  It's called i like that lamp, and she sells lampshade kits where you order the exact size you need and use your own fabric to customize it. I thought it was a great idea for a company...not that there aren't plenty of ways to reuse old Goodwill lampshades, but you have to spend time hunting those down and the usually aren't any modern drum lampshades in the pile (at least not in my …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, DIY Decor, Lighting, Projects, Stenciling11 Comments

January 21, 2015

Mason Jar Pendant Light

  You know those projects that should be really easy...the ones that should take you less than an hour but end up being a complete time suck and turn out NOTHING like you had planned? Yeah, me neither. Never happens. Except like every fourth project or so. I've been planning to hang pendants in the guest room instead of doing traditional bedside lamps. The room is pretty small and anywhere I can save space I will. Plus I'm certain my tomato cage side tables wouldn't …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, DIY Decor, Guest Room, Home Improvement, House 1, Lighting, Projects16 Comments

rustic glam light

April 4, 2014

Rustic Glam Foyer Light

A couple of weeks ago Adam and I made this light fixture for our front porch... We actually made two that day, the second was left plain (no frosted glass or metal) and was for the entryway. I wanted the two fixtures to be the same, but different. Like fraternal light fixture twins. I was hoping that my second born light would be a little less like a tomboy, and a little more like a chandelier. If you want a full tutorial on how to make this light, GO HERE. Here's is the CliffsNotes …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, DIY Decor, Entryway, Home Improvement, House 1, Lighting, Projects19 Comments

DIY porch light

March 21, 2014

DIY Mixed Material Light Fixture

This post brought to you by Elmer’s ProBond Advanced. All opinions are 100% mine.. Happy second day of Spring! That might not mean a lot to me here in South Texas (where it's basically sunny all the time), but for all you northerners...this is big stuff. I lived in Northern New York for nearly six years, and that day that you can dash from your house to your car without wanting to DIE of frostbite...well, that's a good dang day. This spring I have plans for a few outdoor projects, the first …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, DIY Decor, Home Improvement, House 1, Lighting, Projects21 Comments

galvanized light from Lowes

August 6, 2013

Bathroom Remodel: Hanging the Mirror & Light

Hey everyone! I just got back from spending some time in Atlanta at Haven, a blog conference for DIY bloggers. It was awesome... I met so many amazing people, learned a ton, and got to spend a few days away from my kids for the first time ever.  Other people cooked my food and cleaned up my messes....I loved it. Now I'm home and cleaning up my own messes...but I think my kids got cuter while I was gone, so it's okay. Before I left I had promised a post about the mirror and light in the …
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Filed Under: Bathrooms, Home Improvement, House 1, Lighting, Projects, Spaces15 Comments

ceiling fan lampshades

October 17, 2011

Ceiling Fan Lampshades – Second Time’s the Charm

A few days ago I posted about the lampshades I made for our ceiling fans. I also mentioned how much the husband hated the (very girly) fabric I choose to cover them with.  Despite hating them, he did say "If you like them that's all that matters". Awwww, so sweet. Now I really had to change them.  As a refresher, here is a before picture of the fan... (there's two actually, but a picture that includes both is kinda hard to see) And here is the after picture with my girly fabric... I …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, DIY Decor, Home Improvement, House 1, Lighting, Living Room, Projects7 Comments

ceiling fan drum shades

October 14, 2011

Ceiling Fan Lampshades

For the longest time now I have wanted to change out the boring glass fixtures on our ceiling fans. Not because they're ugly, just because they're...regular. Not interesting. In this house, things that are totally functional and not ugly obviously need to be changed. So here they are, in all their normalcy:  .  . Now in order to put a lampshade on the ceiling fan I needed a very special lampshade. They had to have and uno attachment instead of the regular spider attachment (there's a …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, DIY Decor, Home Improvement, House 1, Lighting, Projects23 Comments


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