“Best DIY Projects of August” linky party!

August 30, 2011 AT 9:42 pm 18 Comments

Wow!  Can you believe we are at the end of August?!  Really?!!!

September is upon us, and I am beyond excited!  It is time to bring out the mums and pumpkins.  This is my favorite time of the year!

So let’s say goodbye to August with a GREAT linky party.

Remember: This linky party is to spotlight

your BEST DIY project of August.

Here are a few guidelines for my party:

*Your project needs to be about DIY home decor or home improvement.

*Only one project  per blogger, please.

*Your project needs to be from the month of August.

*Please enjoy visiting other great projects by other bloggers and leave some comment love.

 

I looked through my August posts, and decided that  my best project, (or maybe just my favorite), was the DIY Nursery Word Art I made for my sweet niece, Courtney.

It is the first time I have ever made anything like it, and Courtney and I think it looks great in baby Colt’s nursery!

Courtney is scheduled to have a C-section on Friday, so please say a prayer for her and baby Colt.  Thanks!

 

Now it’s your turn!  I cannot wait to see your best!

(FYI:  I will also be spotlighting some of your projects on my blog in September!)



A Laundry/Mudroom Makeover Re-visited

August 29, 2011 AT 11:47 pm 15 Comments

Last December, we built a laundry/mud room in our garage.   We were trying to sell our home at that time, and we thought a laundry/mud room would help the house to sell.

Here is a before picture of our garage:

My very talented husband studded up some walls in the corner of our garage to create our new mud/laundry room…

He did all the plumbing and wiring himself, and created this little storage bench exactly like I wanted to store the boys’ shoes…

Four separate storage spaces for four sweet little boys’ shoes.  HERE  is the video of how he made it.

Cy also installed the board and batten treatment in our laundry room.  You can see how he did it HERE.

We were so thrilled with how it turned out, and I had a blast decorating it!

I completed some of my favorite DIY projects to decorate the room on a tiny budget.

One of my VERY favorite projects I have ever completed on my blog is this $3.00 Pottery Barn Style pendant light makeover.

I probably get more emails about this project than any other!

 

Some more DIY projects for the laundry/mud room included:

This velcro skirt  for the mud sink.

This  mirror makeover for above the mud sink.

And this little  blue mason jar soap dispenser.

 

I also made another Ballard Designs inspired shelf for my laundry room.

You can see the tutorial of how to make it HERE.

I was so proud of this room, because Cy and I worked so hard to complete it together.  It was a lot of fun.  And to be honest, I miss it like CRAZY!

But I have great plans for our future laundry/mudroom in our new home.  However, it  may be several years before I get to that project. :)

Thanks for letting me share our DIY laundry/mud room with you again!

Have a blessed day!

Traci

 

 

 



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