DIY window moldings

When we built our home in 2004, we didn't do moldings around any of our windows! What yes people. What was I thinking. money a budget is what I was thinking. It was adding a lot to our budget so we opted out. Darn it. So ever since I moved it I just felt it looked unfinished to me. So the past few weeks I have been slowly adding molding to my kitchen bay windows. WOW! It really makes a difference. Not only does it make it brighter, it makes if look finished. I love it I will be doing more around the house in the months to come. hopefully in the next year I will be able to do the whole house (crossing my fingers).

Before

 After (still need to paint)

I used MDF flat boards 1x4x8. At Lowes they are $5.67 for a 8 foot board. So these windows cost me under $50. They are really simple but I like that, they should be easy to clean :)

I got my idea from Sausha at Sweet Pickens if you have never gone to her site you are missing out. Check out this post on her lintel moldings.

via www.sweetpickensfurniture.com

 

I might still add more molding on top of these to dress them up a bit, but this is how they will stay for now.

Before

 After

 Sorry the lighting is so different. But you get the idea right? Even in the after I have not finished all the sanding and calking and painting but it looks tons better. Thanks for stopping by.

-Lindsay

 

 

Laundry Room Shelf

I have wanted to do some shelf her for some time. It only cost me under $10! I had the white paint and the 2x6 and bought the 1x8 for about $5.94 for a 6 foot board at Lowes (just make sure it is really straight).

Before

 I drew a pattern of the corbels that I wanted and cut them out of a 2x6 with a jig saw then sanded them down. Then glued/nailed them to the 1x8 board and let them dry.

 Then I used my handy new paint sprayer (that I just LOVE) from Lowes. It is the GRACO 2900. It was $128 total and has already paid for its self in the time that is has saved me. I can paint things in way less time than before and it uses less paint and it dries faster and.....it is just wonderful!!! SWOON! 

I was so excited when I first used it that I called my sister in law and told her all about it and she brought me down a table to paint. Then I brought out a dresser, shelf, three chairs and some frames and...well you get the idea I was just looking for things I could paint, because it was so easy and so fast! All these thing took me probably 45 minutes.

This table below was turquoise! There are all sorts of little details that would be awful to do with a brush!

 Drawers that took me about 10 minutes for two coats of paint.

 Some chairs that were dark brown.. yep about 10 minutes total! The sprayer is easy to use and  it takes about 5 minutes to clean out. 5 minutes people, that is awesome!!!

 

Okay sorry for the little side track but I am really excited about my new toy!

 

I painted the shelf in oh about 5 minutes from start to finish. Then used my level and nail gun to mount it on the wall. Added some accessories and here is my new laundry room shelf.

 BEFORE

AFTER

Okay that is it for today. I am so glad you stopped by , have a good one. It is raining and snowing here today so I am trapped in the house cleaning :(

Lindsay

Lets lighten up a bit shall we?

Okay I have to admit something. I have a bad disorder called.... Compulsive Painting Disorder.  I get some idea in my head about paint and I just do it.. well this was one of those times.

When we first built our home we painted our home all the same color walls and ceiling. Doing the three toned paint was out of our budget so i just did the baseboards white and the wall colors the same as the ceiling. I still LOVE the color but really want to lighten it up a bit by painting the ceilings white.

Well, I did it in my sons room in the basement and it really made it brighter. So last week I decided to do my kitchen. I do NOT like painting ceilings. I have had a sore neck since I painted. Next time I will use a paint sprayer. But I am SO glad I did it. I really brightens up the space. If it was more fun(or fun at all) I would do my vaulted ceilings in my family room, front entry, basement and all the bedrooms..I better stop or I will have a painting break down!
I will just have to do one space at a time.
Here is my kitchen ceiling before.
See all the same color

 

 Before

After

Before

After

It took me only about 30 minutes to get it all taped and ready.

During the painting process. It took me two days to do the whole thing, three good coats of paint.

                 After

Before

After

After, See the difference in the ceiling on the left on the picture below.

I am happy with how it turned out. I really notice a difference.

Welcome Spring!!! and gardening

It has been a while since I have done a post...sorry! I am in the process of some projects and will post shortly. Having four kids is more time consuming than I thought. Adjusting to having a little sweet baby takes some time. I want to spend all my time cuddling with her. She is now 2.5 months old and is growing WAY too fast.
Thanks again for all you wonderful people who come visit Country Girl Home everyday I am SO thankful for your kind words and getting to know you.

I am super excited for spring. I was able to do some gardening this past week and it felt so good to feel the sun on my back. These are a few things I would love to do in my yard this summer.

Okay this is not my backyard but I wish it was! So beautiful!! We are working on our yard again this year adding here and there to make it a little better. We recently added a retaining wall and needed some ideas. If I was really rich I would do this!

via houzz.com

                                     But.....I am not so I will just try to copy it for way less..
                                                                      isn't it fantastic?
                           Now check out this next picture...um HELLO! this is AWESOME!!

                                   I love how the stone is used as a patio insted of just plain cement...
                                                 I wanna just get me some smores cooking!

    via pinterest, via hometalk.com

I have bigger plans for my yard than I have money for darn it. But over time we will make small improvements.

 

Here are a few more things I love..

                                                                       via pinterest                                       
                                         Hostas are so great for really shaded areas.

                                                                         via pintrest

via pintrest

 

Boys Basement Bath

 

 My oldest two boys were moved down to the basement so this was now their bathroom.  It is a really small space. But you work with what you've got right!

Before                                                          After

 

 

No one ever showered in this bathroom so I didn't even have a shower curtain. until now!
Before                                                      After

 

Look at this 4 1/2 foot blank wall....boring!

My boys were NEVER going to hang up their towels on the towel hanger so I had to creat a place where they could hang their towels. I did a towell hanging station on this blank wall. It works out SO well. It is easy to just hang your towel and let it dry. there are never towells on the floor! Success!!
I am going to do some sort of board and batten or plank wall on the bottom part I will update you when I do. With a new baby and freezing weather I just don't make it down to Lowes very often.

Before                                                                    After 

I made this sign out of left over bead board I stained it then stenciled the words on to it. Easy and free!

 

Shower curtain bar-Walmart $14.99

Shower curtain hooks-ROSS $3.99

Clear Shower Curtain-$2.99
wood fish-target $1 each
Frames Michaels-$3.50 each with 40% off coupon
Free fish printables off the internet!! I just LOVE Free!

Shelfs-Michaels-50% off $7.00 each (I usually build my own but being preggers I can't do it-but I did add the front faux drawer and knob-yeah me!)

My Little Baby Girl Nursery

 

 

I am really excited how it turned out. I looked and looked at so many nurserys on pinterest and one of my new favorite places www.projectdecor.com and got so many great ideas.

 

I had a quilt that I bought at Walmart a few years ago for $15 and loved it but didn't have a little girl so it sat in a closet until....I new I was having a girl and I knew I wanted to use it for her crib.

It is just the right amount of color and creamy white vintage-ness (if you will).See isn't it pretty.

Everything else in the room just followed after the quilt. Here is the right side of the nursery

Sorry the lighting is so different in this picture below it was taken on a different day. Here is the left side of the nursery. We had the shelving put in when we built our home and they are darling for a little girls room. (I didn't love them when this was my boys room)

The huge flowers are just scrapbook paper in a dollar store frame painted white. The letter blocks are also from the dollar store. They were UGLY red blue and yellow so I painted over them with paint that matched the room and spelled out her name.

 I used burlap and stencils to do her name again on this shelf

(just in case she didn't know her name she can always look up here) hahaha.

 I have had this dresser down stairs for two years. I addded some legs to make it more girlish. I had the mirror I think I got it at ROSS for like $30 and painted and distressed it cream. The flower pots are from a thrift store each a $1 added dollar store tulips. Then added a little cute petite lamp and tada! her dresser.

 As you know I love these rods and just had to put one in her room. Rod Works is where I purchased it. Hung some pictures with vintage flowers and a large W.

 

 Below is the bed ruffle I made out of muslin fabric. adds just the right amount of frillyness. I didn't do it really long because when I put the crib down I didn't want it dragging on the ground. But I might put one more row of ruffling on it.. not sure yet.

 

Okay so I mentioned before about an awesome site called PROJECT DECOR. Well check it out! It has everything and anything you could want for your home. Along with a place to get great ideas from designers. They have furniture, lighting, accessories and rugs.

 

For my nursery I got this HARRY blanket in CREME. Isn't she pretty!!! it is made of the softest cotton and has this really nice herringbone pattern. There are four colors to choose from.

Right now it is at the end of the crib but I got it to eventually go on her big girl bed.

Here is a picture of the other beautiful colors.. So go check out www.projectdecor.com but be carful you might get stuck there looking at all the great stuff and getting great ideas for you home.

(picture via project decor) 

www.projectdecor.com

 

Letter blocks

 My mom got these hand made booties from Europe a couple of years ago and I didn't want to just shove them in a drawer. I framed them in some burlap.

 I saw this on pinterest. Large cardboard letter use elmers glue and make a pattern, then paint over it. easy!

Some more accessories I made

 I got these also at Rod Works they hold back her cutains.. You can also hang pictures from them.

 Okay people I saved one of my most favorite things for last.

The mobil....

I got the idea from this blog... godblessournest.blogspot.com she has a tutorial and hers is way cute. but I took her idea and made it my own.

I just used a wood wreath from yep you guessed it, the dollar store I made this wreath last year and thought it would be cute as a mobil. I just cute strips of fabric and lace and tied them in nots around the wreath form. Then I used beads and pearls I had and tied them on with fishing line at different legnths.

When the sun shines through the window it will make the beads shimmer....ohhhh isn't that loverly.

 

That is it for now thanks for staying with me even though it has been so long since I have posted. I appreciate all your comments and kind words.

Linds