Move Over Martha

A quote I've heard my parents repeat a 1000 times is...
“Eat it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”

Something I've been doing for much of the
decorating around the house.
Besides buying cans of paint
(only the $13 ones from Wal-mart)
I've mainly used items from my closets
and revamped them into something "new".

My favorite is this door.
When Larry and I married he had this tall cd case.
It had this great door on the front.
I loved being able to put pictures of the kids in it over the years.
But on our last move this tall case had seen "better days".
It was completely falling apart.
It had been taped and nailed just to keep it standing.
So before we chucked it, I unscrewed the front door.
And "wal-la".
It has found a new home at the top of our stairs!

After watching numerous decorating shows on HGTV
I was determined to save my kids artwork and use it in the playroom.
And I have to agree, it's the best possible utilization of space.
It just adds an elegant touch to the otherwise "toy-take-over".

This K was made in about 30 mins.
All day I debated back and forth about how to make it.
Eventually I went with the old adage of,
K.I.S.S.
(keep it simple stupid)
and stuck with left over wood and spray paint.
I was determined to add some things that would
define Keira's room as her own.

It's a good thing her name started with a K,
and not something complicated like Q!!!

(man, what project and I going to do when the house is fully decorated?)
mmmmmm....