Flippin' Crazy

My black and white guest room is still a major work in progress but here is a sneak preview.

So the old staple gun I was given by my father finally kicked the bucket. The stupid thing is jammed and I can't figure out what the issue is. Not to mention it was so loud that every time I shot a staple my cat thought a gun shot was going off and bolted under the bed. Last night I said enough is enough and went to Lowe's and purchased the Arrow Heavy Duty Electric Staple/Nail Gun for $29.95. It's wonderful! And quiet! And electric! There was a project I was itching to do and I needed a staple gun in order to do it. It also is a brad nailer but only 5/8" nails so I don't know how often that will come in handy as I would use the air compressor nailer to do any type of crown molding/baseboard installing. Anyways - my project. I have learned two things that are the simplest ways to get more bang for your buck. 1) The first is if you need a large amount of fabric, buy a SHOWER CURTAIN. It's cheap, you get a lot of fabric, and you can find a multi...

I wasn't very specific with photos and what the process was like renovating an entire kitchen in under $1,000.00. So here we go: The kitchen before was a nightmare. The house was originally built in 1905 but the kitchen was last updated in the 70's. There were no appliances, vintage steel cabinets and orange walls. Here are the befores: First thing to do was hang the new upper cabinets I purchased from Habitat and painted white: Then we removed the lower cabinet that was already there so that we could lay the luan needed in order to tile. In order to get the new dishwasher to work, half of the wall had to be removed on one side of the room so that the electrical work could be done. Next we tiled and painted the room: Months later, it was time to install the lower cabinets: Finally, during the home stretch came the countertop, sink, appliances, basically putting humpty dumpty back together again. Here she blows - a...

I am in LOVE with www.houzz.com. I live on this website; constantly looking at new design ideas. I definitely need to upgrade houses soon because I have ran out of rooms to decorate and I can't afford to redecorate the same ones over and over again. Anywho, below are some of my favorite designs I've found on that website. One day they will be in my 10 bedroom, 10 bathroom, house. With a pool. bathroom design by toronto interior designer BiglarKinyan Design traditional bedroom design traditional spaces design by san francisco interior designer Fiorella Design traditional bedroom design I love this grey color for the walls. And I love the use of artwork to decorate the hallway. Love love love. contemporary staircase design by san francisco architect Dumican Mosey Architects These moroccan lights are beautiful! mediterranean powder room design by phoenix architect Carson Poetzl, Inc. traditional powder room design by new york...

I'm not a wine drinker but I like cool and interesting accents to my walls. I saw this in the Lowe's Creative Ideas magazine and have added it to my to do list. Assemble the Shelf •From a 1"×8", cut to length the back A; from a 1"×4", cut shelves B and the top shelf C to length (Cutting Diagram, Cutting List). •Drill ¼" holes 1/2" deep in the shelves for the retainer pins (Wine Rack). Sand the parts with 220-grit sandpaper. •To locate the repetitive pin holes in the shelves, make a pin-hole drilling jig. Use a scrap from the 1"×4" and a piece of ½"×1½"×24" poplar. Cut the ½" poplar to fit the edge and end of the 1"×4" to make positioning cleats and nail them in place. The cleats locate the jig in the same position on each shelf. Tip:Drilling holes of equal depth is easy if you use a piece of painter’s tape as a flag on the drill bit to indicate the hole depth. Place tape 11⁄4" from ...

I spent this past Saturday doing what I normally do which is take a trip to the Chantilly Habitat for Humanity Re-Store to see what goodies they have. I was looking through the 50% off furniture section when I saw this: I just had to have it! It may not look too good in the picture but trust me when I say it's a sturdy, 6 foot tall, armoire that would have cost around $200 new. So, I bought it for $35.00, took it apart in the store, crammed half of it in my new Versa (I need a bigger car already) and then had Habitat deliver the other half. I decided I wanted it to go in my master bedroom so that I've have a place for the TV aside from on my dresser which blocks the nice, pretty, rather large framed picture I have above it. Since I have the Hemnes bedroom set from Ikea in dark brown/black, I knew I'd have to spray paint this nice armoire. So, I started taking it apart and spray painting it on my now black patio. I will definitely be posting a "how did I resurface my pa...